The TCU football team hosted its 2011 pro day on Friday afternoon. Among those participating were wide receiver Alonzo Adams, offensive tackle Marcus Cannon, wide receiver Curtis Clay, quarterback Andy Dalton, defensive end Wayne Daniels, tight end Evan Frosch, defensive tackle Cory Grant, nose tackle Kelly Griffin, safety Alex Ibiloye, wide receiver Bart Johnson, safety Colin Jones, wide receiver Jeremy Kerley, center Jake Kirkpatrick, defensive end Clarence Leatch, safety Tyler Luttrell, offensive tackle Zach Roth, cornerback Jason Teague, offensive guard Josh Vernon, cornerback Malcolm Williams and wide receiver Jimmy Young.
The morning started in the weight room and then moved to the Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility where several former Horned Frogs earned a closer look from NFL scouts. Once inside the facility, players cycled through the vertical jump, to the standing long jump. Players then ran the 40-yard dash and finished with agility drills. Afterward, Dalton threw 52 passes to the participating receivers, completing 49. Amazingly, two of the three misses were dropped by his receiver, meaning Dalton put 51 of the 52 passes on target, or just over 98%. This came following what some considered a "lackluster" performance at the NFL Combine last month.
The first highlight of the morning came during the 40-yard dash. While the receivers posted times between 4.4 to 4.5 the "time of the day" came from an unlikely source. On his second run of the day, safety Colin Jones blazed across the field with a time that was clocked at 4.27 by TCU Horned Frogs Examiner Stephen Francis. While that time is "unofficial," it was not far off from what others had timed as well. A quick survey of the other timers on hand yielded results ranging from 4.3 to 4.34. The run received a chorus of "whoas" from those gathered with stopwatches. In a moment of humor, several former and current Horned Frogs cackled the phrase "white lightning" after his run.
During the vertical jump, two Horned Frogs stole the show as the final two participants. Cornerback Malcolm Williams posted an astonishing vertical jump of 40 inches. A few of the players around then joked about the next guy having to follow that jump. However, in a valiant effort not to be out-done, receiver Jimmy Young followed up with a jump of 39", which promptly quieted the jokesters.
In all, the newest group of TCU football alumni showcased well and left NFL scouts and general managers with quite a bit to think about. Look for a slide show of the event to follow as well as updates from Examiner.
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