Former Georgia cornerback Damian Swann, who played at Grady High, performed well on the last day of the NFL scouting combine on Monday.
Swann measured 6-foot tall and weighed 189 pounds at the combine. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds, which was tied for the 11th fastest time of the cornerbacks. He had a 33-inch vertical and 9-foot, 8-inch broad jump.
“People like his combination of height, weight and speed,” NFL Network’s Mike Mayock said of Swann.
Before taking the field at Lucas Oil Stadium, Swann was determined to turn in a solid performance.
“I’m an athlete and I can play football,” he said when asked on Saturday what he planned to show the teams. “I can do the combine drills. I can run a decent time. I can do all of the things I need to do to backup what I put on tape.”
Swann did all of the drills except the bench press. He’ll complete that at Georgia’s pro day workout on March 18.
Swann took his interviews with the NFL teams seriously.
“I went through two coordinators and I need to show them that I’ve learned different things,” Swann said. “I learned different terminology. I’m bright enough to pick up on any kind of scheme and play in any defense.”
In addition to Swann, several players with Georgia ties had strong combines.
Here’s a look at how some of the local players performed:
—Georgia wide receiver Chris Conley, who had a decent career for the Bulldogs, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds, which was tied for third best among receivers. He had a 45-inch vertical, which was three inches better than any other receiver. His broad jump on 11-feet, 7-inches was better than the rest of the receivers by seven inches. Both the vertical jump and the broad jump were combine records for a wide receiver.
—Georgia Tech wide receiver Darren Waller ran in the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds, lifted 225 pounds 12 times, had a 37-inch vertical and 10-foot, 5-inch broad jump at the scouting combine. He ran the 60-yard shuttle in 11.35 seconds, the fourth fastest times of the wide receivers.
—Clemson defensive end/linebacker Vic Beasley, of Adairsville, who is the school’s career sack leader with 31, ran the 40 in 4.53 seconds and had 35 lifts in the 225-pound bench press, best among all linebackers at the NFL combine. The NFL has posted combine results on its website since 2006 and Beasley is the first linebacker to post the top 40 time and the top bench press performance in the same year over that 10-year period.
—Oregon State cornerback Steven Nelson (Northside-Warner Robbins) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.49 seconds, which tied for the 10th fastest time.
—William & Mary wide receiver Tre McBride (Ola) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds, which was the sixth fastest time of the wide receivers.
—West Virginia wide receiver Mario Alford (Greenville) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds which was the 11th fastest time of the group.
—South Carolina running back Mike Davis (Stephenson) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.61 seconds, which was 14th fastest of the group.
—Auburn quarterback/defensive back Nick Marshall (Wilcox County) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.54 seconds, which was second fastest of the quarterbacks.
—Alabama quarterback Blake Sims (Gainesville) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.57 seconds, which was the third fastest of the group.
—Auburn defensive tackle Gabe Wright (Carver-Columbus) lifted 225 pounds 34 times, which was tied for second among the defensive linemen.
—Chattanooga defensive end Derrick Lott (North Cobb) lifted 225 pounds 30 times, which was tied for seventh among the defensive linemen. He was also a top performer in the 40-yard dash.
—Stanford defensive end Henry Anderson (Woodward Academy) completed the three-cone drill in 7.20 seconds, which was the fifth best time of the defensive linemen. He also was a top performer in the broad jump.
—Mississippi State defensive end Preston Smith (Stephenson) completed in 7:07 seconds which was the fastest time of the defensive linemen. He was also a top performer in the 20-yard and 60-yard shuttles.
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