NFL scouting combine: Jaw-dropping performances from Thursday in Indy

Tight ends, quarterbacks and wide receivers took the field Thursday to get the NFL Scouting Combine kicked off in grand style. This event isn’t to be looked into too deeply when it comes to overall talent evaluation. The bigger deal is how prospects handle their interviews and how medicals turn out. However, many players in the past have experienced big surges in draft stock due to electric performances during combine drills. That’s what we’re diving into here as we look at prospects who impressed the most during Thursday’s action at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. Justin Jefferson, wide receiver, LSU Nobody saw this coming. Justin Jefferson wasn’t expected to be that fast. But once he hit the field for his 40-yard dash Thursday, it was all over. Jefferson ran an official 4.44-second 40-yard dash and immediately boosted his already hot draft stock. Jefferson also impressed on the field with soft hands during the gauntlet drill and ran crisp routes, as he did all last season for the Tigers. For a guy who racke

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