He played more than 200 snaps in the box, in the slot and deep, according to Pro Football Focus, and his leadership was beyond reproach. “I’m going to get an opportunity and when I get my opportunity I’m going to give it my all and prove to people that I have the ability and the work ethic to get it done (at the next level).”“I was devastated, I’m not going to lie, because the pro day was going to be a good opportunity to show (NFL teams) my skill set,” Mayden told the Montgomery Advertiser by phone last Friday as he drove to his home state of Texas still largely uncertain what the future would hold.Now, as the country shifts into a state of recommended stay-at-home self-quarantines, with many businesses — including gyms and popular training facilities — temporarily closed down by government mandates, draft hopefuls like Mayden are now forced to figure out how to best impress NFL teams that can no longer evaluate them in person.For fringe Day 3 draft prospects such as versatile Alabama offensive lineman Matt Womack, whose injury-plagued college career admittedly didn’t turn out how the former three-star Mississippi product envisioned, that means a little self-promotion.“That’s something that, especially with the safety class this year, there aren’t that many versatile safeties … (especially those) that can run a 4.3 and show they have the speed to play corner (as well), and I have that speed,” Mayden said. I think that’s the biggest thing, just to know that no matter how the game is turning out to be whether we’re winning or losing, I’m going to go hard. Strengths. The former Alabama safety cramped during his first attempt at the 40-yard dash on Sunday at the NFL Scouting Combine, according to NFL Network's Kimberly Jones, clocking an official time of 4.63 seconds.
Knowing the program he comes from, he fits the mold of the smart, tough, fundamentally sound guys we're looking to build with. The Georgia native played in 827 snaps this past seasons, recording 70 tackles, 16 tackle … Xavier McKinney | Safety | Alabama Height | 6-1 Weight | 200. You can see that in the tape," McKinney said at the Combine.
And I do it well. “There’s a couple of solid first-rounders you could say, but even like X (McKinney), he did get to go to the combine … but this would’ve been an opportunity for him to go out there and solidify himself as the No. And he's a good tackler. He earned a starting job as a sophomore, playing 924 snaps while earning an 82.0 grade from Pro Football Focus.
Much like Mayden, fellow Alabama defensive back Xavier McKinney was eager to show out during Tuesday’s pro day after cramps limited him at the NFL combine, where he ran a … "We had a first-round value on him," Gettleman said of the 6-foot, 201-pound McKinney.
It’s kind of like (that opportunity has) just been taken away, like you’ll never know.”Part of that adaption has come in figuring out different ways to catch the attention of NFL scouts.Along with a handful of other NFL hopefuls that trained at Total Athletic Performance in South Florida, the massive 6-foot-7 and 326-pound Womack participated in his own personal “pro day” last Friday from the Naples-based training facility, where he went through the workout gamut traditionally held at the NFL combine. He's versatile. A four-star recruit out of high school, McKinney had plenty of suitors when declaring for school.