NFL Scouting Combine 2022 tracker: Measurements, best individual performances from Indianapolis

This week, 324 players from 106 schools are in Indianapolis for the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine. Each of these players are looking to improve their draft stock while possibly finding their future NFL team in the process.

On Thursday, we compiled the top results from the quarterbacks, receivers and tight ends who took part in on-field drills. Below are each of the top individual performances from Indianapolis, as several players surely improved their draft stocks by virtue of their performances. 

Fans should also check out our complete NFL Draft coverage throughout the next several weeks ahead of the 2022 draft.    

Quarterbacks

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Notable 40-yard dash times

• Desmond Ridder (Cincinnati): 4.49
• EJ Perry (Brown): 4.60
• Kenny Pickett (Pittsburgh): 4.67
• Bailey Zappe (Western Kentucky): 4.78

Wide receivers

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Notable 40-yard dash times

• Tyquan Thornton (Baylor): 4.21u seconds
• Chris Olave (Ohio State): 4.26u
• Christian Watson (North Dakota State): 4.28u
• Velus Jones Jr. (Tennessee): 4.31
• Calvin Austin III (Memphis): 4.32
• Alec Pierce (Cincinnati): 4.33u
• Danny Gray (SMU): 4.33
• Bo Melton (Rutgers): 4.34
• Khalil Shakir (Boise State): 4.35u
• Garrett Wilson (Ohio State): 4.37u
• Wan’Dale Robinson (Kentucky) 4.38u
• Isaiah Weston (Northern Iowa): 4.39u
• George Pickens (Georgia): 4.40u
• Skyy Moore (Western Michigan): 4.41u
• Braylon Sanders (Ole Miss): 4.42u
• Jahan Dotson (Penn State): 4.43u
• Kevin Austin Jr. (Notre Dame): 4.43u
• Tre Turner (Virginia Tech): 4.44u
• Jalen Tolbert (South Alabama): 4.44u
• Makai Polk (Miss. State) 4.50u
• Jalen Nailor (Michigan State): 4.50
• Treylon Burks (Arkansas): 4.50

Notable verticals

• Alec Pierce: 40.5″
• Isaiah Weston: 40″
• Ty Fryfogle: 39″
• Calvin Austin III: 39″
• Kevin Austin Jr.: 39″
• Christian Watson: 38.5″
• Jalen Nailor: 38″
• Bo Melton: 38″
• Tyquan Thornton: 36.5″
• Erik Ezukanma (Texas Tech): 36.5″

Notable broad jumps

• Christian Watson: 11’04”
• Isaiah Weston: 11’03”
• Calvin Austin III: 11’03”
• Devon Williams (Oregon): 11’01”
• Kevin Austin Jr.: 11′
• Tyquan Thornton: 10’10”
• Jalen Nailor: 10’08”
• Ty Fryfogle: 10’07”
• Erik Ezukanma: 10’06”
• Danny Gray: 10’06”

Speedy receiver class

It was generally understood that this wide receivers class was deep and talented, but no one was prepared for the blazing speed we witnessed in the 40-yard dash. This was the fastest combine class in history. We had a total of three sub-4.3s recorded, headlined by Baylor’s Tyquan Thornton, who recorded an unofficial 4.21, which will be a combine record if it stands.

As CBS Sports NFL Draft expert Chris Trapasso points out, the very fast 2019 class featuring Deebo Samuel, A.J. Brown and D.K. Metcalf had nine receivers taken in the first two rounds. We could see more than that selected in 2022. 

Calvin Austin III impresses

A big winner from Thursday was Memphis wide receiver Calvin Austin III. Before the wide receivers started on-field work, he lit up Twitter by recording an 11’3″ broad jump. Austin also registered a 39-inch vert, and then ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash time. With fans in the stands at the combine for the first time, he may go down in history as the first player in combine history to receive a massive round of applause after his 40 run. 

Skyy Moore, Christian Watson are no longer secrets

Skyy Moore out of Western Michigan raised eyebrows Thursday. While he measured in at 5-foot-10 and 195 pounds, he has huge 10.25″ hands and ran a 4.39 40-yard dash. That wasn’t all, as Moore looked extraordinarily smooth running the gauntlet, and had a couple of impressive routes downfield. He’s poised to move up draft boards. 

As for Christian Watson out of North Dakota state, he’s 6-foot-4, 208 pounds, possesses 10 1/8-inch hands and ran a 4.28 40-yard dash. He also beat all receivers in the broad jump with a 11’04” and glided through the gauntlet. First-round buzz?

Tight Ends

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Notable official 40-yard dash times 

• Chigoziem Okonkwo (Maryland): 4.52 seconds
• Jelani Woods (Virginia): 4.61
• Grant Calcaterra (SMU) 4.62
• Daniel Bellinger (San Diego State): 4.63
• Greg Dulcich (UCLA): 4.70
• Connor Heyward (Michigan State): 4.72
• Cole Turner (Nevada): 4.76 
• Peyton Hendershot (Indiana): 4.80
• Jake Ferguson (Wisconsin): 4.81
• Austin Allen (Nebraska): 4.83

Woods, Okonkwo impress in TE workouts

Virginia’s Jelani Woods led all tight ends with 24 bench press reps. A projected Day 3 draft pick, Woods then put up the second-fastest 40-yard dash time among tight ends. Woods also impressed during his on-field workout. During his lone season at Virginia, the 6-foot-7 Woods caught 44 passes for 598 yards and eight touchdowns. 

Chigoziem Okonkwo ran the fastest 40-yard dash time among tight ends with a 4.52. He did look a little slower running the gauntlet drill, but had one of the better workouts of this group. Per NFL Media’s Peter Schrager, he’s interviewed well this week, and has made an impression on scouts.

Michigan State’s Connor Heyward, the younger brother of Steelers All-Pro defensive lineman Cameron Heyward, had a solid day that included an impressive performance during the sled drill. UCLA tight end Greg Dulcich was solid in the 40 as well as during the bench press, but he really stood out during the gauntlet drill, as he barely broke stride while catching every pass thrown his way.