Pro Day Tracker

NORTHWESTERN

Defensive end Corey Wootton ran for scouts today during the Northwestern pro-day and turned in a reasonable workout. His times in the 40 ranged from 4.93-to-4.95 seconds. Wootton's short shuttle time was 4.28 while his three-cone time was an unofficial 7-flat, a terrific mark.

He was later put through defensive end and linebacker drills. The consensus is Wootton, who measured 6-feet, 6-inches and 272 pounds to start the day, looked smooth on the field.

Projected as a top-10 pick through much of his college career, Wootton suffered a serious knee injury during the 2008 Alamo Bowl and never fully regained his dominant form last season. He is getting a lot of attention as a two-gap end in a 3-4 alignment and presently grades as a second round pick. Wootton could end up being a steal in the draft if he gets his game back on track.

Cornerback Sherrick McManis, who did not run at the combine due to injury, was again unable to perform for scouts today due to similar reasons. Northwestern officials say they hope to have a pro-day for McManis sometime in April.

Sam Bradford's pro-day ended just a few minutes ago and it is surely to be classified as a success. The Oklahoma junior, coming off shoulder surgery that cut short his 2009 season, completed everything that NFL scouts asked of him this morning in Norman.

From the get-go, Bradford seemed loose and was joking around while warming up. Yet once his passing workout commenced, he was all business. He was accurate from start to finish, placing passes into receivers' hands. He rarely had his passcatchers getting vertical or reaching back to grab the ball. Bradford threw several beautiful strikes downfield, hitting receivers in stride some 40 yards from the line of scrimmage an drawing applause from the people on hand. His deep outs, the money throw for any quarterback in these workouts, were also on the mark. Bradford put plenty of air under the ball and let receivers easily run to the pass.

Bradford also displayed good footwork when asked to move outside the pocket and then make the throw in motion. He was accurate and lost little on passes while throwing on the move. He also looked natural when simulating looking off defensive backs from the pocket.

Early on, receivers were waiting a bit for his pass to arrive, likely a timing issue as Bradford becomes more accustomed to setting up in the pocket from underneath center, rather than taking the majority of his snaps from the shotgun, as he did at Oklahoma.

Bradford did not display a rifle arm, yet he showed enough strength to make all the throws.