Redskins: 2020 NFL Combine risers and fallers at wide receiver
By Ian Cummings
The Redskins picked a good time to need a receiver. The 2020 NFL Draft is stacked at that position.
The wide receivers in the 2020 NFL Draft performed field drills on Thursday, participating in events like the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill, and the short shuttle. The events were designed to quantify each prospect’s athletic upside and give teams like the Washington Redskins more concrete data to work with, and this year’s class has a lot of potential.
The risers were plentiful on Thursday, as a number of prospects helped themselves by putting up at least respectable numbers, and at most otherworldly parameters. The players on the next page put up very solid numbers for their respective profiles, and undoubtedly improved their stock heading into March.
For reference, the 40-yard dash is designed to showcase a player’s long speed, as well as their initial acceleration via the 10-yard split. The vertical jump and broad jump are both designed to focus on a player’s explosive potential, and the three-cone and short shuttle drills center on a player’s agility and flexibility when bending the corner and changing direction.