The first day of workouts at the NFL combine in Indianapolis yielded some impressive on-field results to go along with a “controversy” involving Jets head coach Aaron Glenn.
On hand to observe this year’s prospects, Glenn was caught by NFL network cameras in the booth with Glenn appearing to be “asleep” for five seconds before popping his head up and fans did not react well. Outraged Jets supporters called it embarrassing, a joke, and a fireable offense.
Upon further review however, it did appear Aaron Glenn may have been looking down at a phone or tablet in front of him. And even if he did nod off for a second, go ahead and watch his comments at the podium from the previous day. You could hear in Glenn’s voice that he was either coming down with or getting over an illness of some kind. If that meant he didn’t watch somebody run 40 yards in a straight line in their pajamas, so be it. There are far more important things to worry about in Indy.
As far as the players who did pop on the first day of workouts, Ohio State won the day as linebacker Sonny Styles stole the show while projected top five pick Arvell Reese wasn’t far behind. Styles checked in at 4.46 in the 40 while jumping out of the building with a 43.5” vertical, a 11′ 2” broad jump and a 1.56 10-yard split. Combining his film with his workouts mean any notion of Styles falling to the Jets at sixteen is not happening.
Meanwhile, Reese, who many project to the Jets with pick number two, ran a blazing 4.46 40 at 241 pounds
Some other noteworthy performers in Indy:
| Player | Pos | Ht/Wt | School | 40 | 10 yd split | Vert | Broad | 3-Cone | 20yd Shuttle | Bench |
| Bailey, David | Edge | 6′ 4” 251 | Texas Tech | 4.5 | 1.62 | 35” | 10′ 9” | – | – | – |
| Hill Jr, Anthony | LB | 6′ 2” 238 | Texas | 4.51 | 1.58 | 37” | 10′ 5” | – | – | 21 |
| Lawrence, Malachi | Edge | 6′ 4” 253 | UCF | 4.52 | 1.59 | 40” | 10′ 10” | – | – | – |
| Rodriguez, Jacob | LB | 6′ 1” 231 | Texas Tech | 4.57 | 1.6 | 38.5” | 10′ 1” | 6.9 | 4.29 | – |
| Elams-Orr, Kaleb | LB | 6′ 2” 234 | TCU | 4.47 | 1.59 | 40” | 10′ 4” | – | 4.41 | – |
| Dennis-Sutton, Dani | DT | 6′ 6” 256 | Penn State | 4.67 | 1.63 | 39.5” | 10′ 11” | 6.9 | – | – |
| Capehart, Damonte | DT | 6′ 5” 312 | Clemson | 4.85 | 1.71 | 33.5” | 8′ 11” | – | – | – |
| Halton, Grace | DT | 6′ 3” 293 | Oklahoma | 4.82 | 1.7 | 36.5” | 9′ 6” | 8.09 | 4.79 | – |
| Banks, Caleb | DT | 6′ 6” 327 | Florida | 5.04 | 1.76 | 32” | 9′ 6” | – | – | – |
