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April 01, 2010
SI.com's Tony Pauline checks in daily with news and notes about top prospects participating in pro days.
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April 01, 2010

Pro Day Tracker

Latest developing news, analysis as prospects prepare for 2010 NFL Draft on April 22-24

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Jonathan Dwyer looked very impressive from start to finish. In similar fashion to his combine performance, Dwyer looked terrific in drills, effortlessly moving around and looking in great shape. Unlike Indianapolis, Dwyer was swift in the 40, clocking times which read in the mid-4.55 area, almost .15 faster than his time at the combine. This will restore Dwyer's draft ranking and he now battles Ryan Mathews of Fresno State and Jahvid Best of Cal for the right to be the second running back selected in next month's draft after C.J. Spiller of Clemson.

Safety Morgan Burnett, who did not participate in combine workouts due to a strained left hamstring, has turned heads today. Burnett started the day by posting a vertical jump of 40 inches and a broad jump of 11-feet. Most clocked his 40 times in the mid-4.4 range, with some timing Burnett as fast as 4.42.

Defensive end Derrick Morgan stood on his solid combine numbers but is participating in position drills. Morgan looks good and the consensus is he's assured to be a top 12 pick in the draft.

The pro-day schedule this week has a decidedly SEC flavor as scouts will be traveling to Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Vanderbilt over the next five days. One of the largest crowds will be on hand in Baton Rouge today as almost 20 LSU seniors will be working out.

It will be an opportunity for two highly considered prospects, receiver Brandon LaFell and running back Charles Scott, to improve on their poor 40 times from the combine.

• Another interested group of NFL decision-makers and scouts will be in Atlanta as the Georgia Tech pro day is also on today's schedule.

Jonathan Dwyer is another highly rated running back who hopes to run significantly faster today than he did in Indianapolis.

Scouts also hope to get an update on the progress of receiver Demaryius Thomas, who is just three weeks removed from the foot surgery that prevented him from participating in the combine.

More than two dozen scouts and coaches were on hand for the TCU pro-day and the players they came to see did not disappoint.

Linebacker Daryl Washington, a prospect shooting up draft boards, had a sensational outing. Weighing in at 229-pounds, one less than his combine number, Washington clocked times that ranged between 4.46-to-4.51 seconds in the 40, more than one-tenth faster than his performance in Indianapolis. His short shuttle time of 4.07 seconds was better than any linebacker who ran at the combine.

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