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Dallas Cowboys: 2019 NFL Combine Spotlights Sunday

By Adithya Prabakaran

JACKSONVILLE, FL - DECEMBER 30: Montez Sweat #9 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs reacts after a tackle for loss against the Louisville Cardinals during the TaxSlayer Bowl at EverBank Field on December 30, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. The Bulldogs won 31-27. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL - DECEMBER 30: Montez Sweat #9 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs reacts after a tackle for loss against the Louisville Cardinals during the TaxSlayer Bowl at EverBank Field on December 30, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. The Bulldogs won 31-27. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 15: Jerry Tillery #99 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish rushes against Devin Cochran #77 of the Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Stadium on September 15, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Vanderbilt 22-17. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 15: Jerry Tillery #99 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish rushes against Devin Cochran #77 of the Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Stadium on September 15, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Vanderbilt 22-17. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame, Defensive Linemen

None of Tillery’s numbers are eye-popping but collectively they make for an impressive evaluation. Here are the numbers:

40 yard dash: 4.93 seconds

Vertical Jump: 32 inches

Broad Jump: 9’7″

3 Cone Drill: 7.45 seconds

20 yard shuttle: 4.33 seconds

For someone who stands at 6’6″ and 295 lbs with 34.25″ arms, he ran quite fast and with good agility. Here is a tweet from Jon Ledyard with Tillery’s “spider web” of percentiles from drills and measurements at the combine.

In every drill except the bench press, Tillery stood above the 70th percentile amongst interior defensive linemen. Collectively, this was a fantastic showing especially considering other bigger named defensive tackles under-performed in their tests.

Jerry Tillery has improved as a pass rusher every season so seeing he has above average athleticism should entice teams to select him earlier. His draft stock was set for day 2 but now he is a Top 50 prospect even if he doesn’t get selected that early. A team in need of a defensive tackle will gladly use his services.

Chase Winovich, Michigan, EDGE

The biggest thing we heard about Winovich was he consistently played with “high intensity and with good work ethic.” It seems, that wasn’t necessarily the case because his combine numbers showed he was more athletic than we gave him credit. Here were his numbers:

40 yard dash: 4.59 seconds

Vertical Jump: 30.5 inches

Broad Jump: 9’8″

3 Cone Drill: 6.94 seconds

20 yard shuttle: 4.11 seconds

Winovich’s jumping numbers weren’t outstanding but his runs were fantastic. No one would’ve anticipated he was that fast, quick, or agile. His 6.94 second 3 cone drill was the highest amongst edge rushers and his 20 yard shuttle was faster than a lot of offensive skill players.

Winovich definitely did win the combine. (See what I did there) Jokes aside, his “ceiling” in the draft was the late second round because his motor was compromised by his technique and supposed lack of athleticism. However, the lack of athleticism shouldn’t be a concern anymore.

The team that drafts him will need to work on his technique, but if he continues to work as hard as he did at Michigan, you can expect him to be successful at the next level. His combine performance should definitely raise his value to teams because he’s more than what the film shows.

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