NFL Combine: Top Workout Comparables for Every Skill-Position Player at the 2017 Combine

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Jim Sannes Mar 8th, 2017

Now that each skill-position player in the 2017 NFL draft class has completed the combine, we know what their numbers are for each event. But how does that compare to previous players?

Running Backs

This is where things start to get interesting.

As numberFire's JJ Zachariason showed last month, we can learn plenty about running backs from the combine, specifically by looking at their combination of speed and size. That's something that will shine through in the workout comps.

If you want to just see how each player compared to his expected 40 time based on his weight, Zachariason also compiled that information after they completed the 40. Here are the full comps for each player who completed at least two events, again in alphabetical order.

Christopher Carson, Oklahoma State

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Marion Grice	2014	Round 7, Pick 9	94.95%
Daniel Thomas	2011	Round 2, Pick 30	93.62%
Marcus Lattimore	2013	Round 4, Pick 34	93.49%
Andre Williams	2014	Round 4, Pick 17	93.38%
Ahmaad Galloway	2003	Round 7, Pick 21	93.16%

Corey Clement, Wisconsin

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Jonas Gray	2012	Undrafted	97.80%
Marcus Lattimore	2013	Round 4, Pick 34	94.50%
Dameon Hunter	2002	Undrafted	94.40%
Keith Brown	2000	Undrafted	93.85%
Onterrio Smith	2003	Round 4, Pick 8	93.74%

Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Brandon James	2010	Undrafted	91.49%
Hodges Mitchell	2001	Undrafted	91.08%
Dantrell Savage	2008	Undrafted	90.42%
Ketric Sanford	2000	Undrafted	88.49%
Chris Rainey	2012	Round 5, Pick 24	87.75%

James Conner, Pittsburgh

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Jeremy Hill	2014	Round 2, Pick 23	99.78%
Ahmaad Galloway	2003	Round 7, Pick 21	95.69%
Chrys Chukwuma	2000	Undrafted	95.46%
Charles Scott	2010	Round 6, Pick 31	95.40%
Daniel Thomas	2011	Round 2, Pick 30	95.23%

Dalvin Cook, Florida State

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Adam Muema	2014	Undrafted	95.96%
Cyrus Gray	2012	Round 6, Pick 12	95.95%
Onterrio Smith	2003	Round 4, Pick 8	94.48%
Alex Haynes	2005	Undrafted	93.94%
Alonzo Coleman	2007	Undrafted	93.47%

Matt Dayes, North Carolina State

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Kalvin McRae	2008	Undrafted	96.02%
Mike Hart	2008	Round 6, Pick 36	95.63%
Yvenson Bernard	2008	Undrafted	95.46%
Stepfan Taylor	2013	Round 5, Pick 7	94.66%
Amos Zereoue	1999	Round 3, Pick 34	93.99%

Leonard Fournette, Louisiana State

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Allen Bradford	2011	Round 6, Pick 22	95.68%
Jamal Lewis	2000	Round 1, Pick 5	93.75%
Michael Turner	2004	Round 5, Pick 22	92.65%
Chrys Chukwuma	2000	Undrafted	91.89%
Daniel Thomas	2011	Round 2, Pick 30	91.63%

Wayne Gallman, Clemson

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Marion Grice	2014	Round 7, Pick 9	96.46%
Marcus Thomas	2008	Round 5, Pick 31	95.36%
Daniel Thomas	2011	Round 2, Pick 30	95.27%
Santonio Beard	2003	Undrafted	93.28%
Ahmaad Galloway	2003	Round 7, Pick 21	93.03%

De'Angelo Henderson, Costal Carolina

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Fred Russell	2004	Undrafted	96.31%
Giovani Bernard	2013	Round 2, Pick 5	94.24%
Kendall Hunter	2011	Round 4, Pick 18	93.78%
Ryan Moats	2005	Round 3, Pick 13	93.66%
Henry Josey	2014	Undrafted	93.49%

Brian Hall, Wyoming

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Terrance West	2014	Round 3, Pick 30	92.15%
Brian Shay	1999	Undrafted	91.89%
Cory Ross	2006	Undrafted	91.70%
Fred Russell	2004	Undrafted	91.08%
Thomas Seih	1999	Undrafted	90.35%

Kareem Hunt, Toledo

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Silas Redd	2014	Undrafted	95.72%
Thomas Clayton	2007	Round 6, Pick 12	95.50%
Jonas Gray	2012	Undrafted	95.26%
Stevan Ridley	2011	Round 3, Pick 9	95.24%
Joique Bell	2010	Undrafted	95.10%

Aaron Jones, Texas-El Paso

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Doug Chapman	2000	Round 3, Pick 26	96.34%
Tre Mason	2014	Round 3, Pick 11	94.57%
Ronnie Hillman	2012	Round 3, Pick 4	94.36%
Cierre Wood	2013	Undrafted	94.35%
Brian Shay	1999	Undrafted	94.08%

Alvin Kamara, Tennessee

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Doug Chapman	2000	Round 3, Pick 26	96.84%
David Wilson	2012	Round 1, Pick 32	94.38%
Adam Muema	2014	Undrafted	93.94%
Joe Echemandu	2004	Undrafted	93.84%
LaDainian Tomlinson	2001	Round 1, Pick 5	92.83%

T.J. Logan, North Carolina

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Steve Slaton	2008	Round 3, Pick 26	95.50%
Foswhitt Whittaker	2012	Undrafted	95.42%
Derrick Blalock	2001	Round 5, Pick 19	94.41%
J.J. Arrington	2005	Round 2, Pick 12	94.36%
DeAndra Cobb	2005	Round 6, Pick 27	93.90%

Marlon Mack, South Florida

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
James Jackson	2001	Round 3, Pick 3	96.98%
Marcus Lattimore	2013	Round 4, Pick 34	95.96%
Marshawn Lynch	2007	Round 1, Pick 12	95.85%
Cierre Wood	2013	Undrafted	95.81%
Tim Cornett	2014	Undrafted	95.58%

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Kenny Irons	2007	Round 2, Pick 17	96.84%
Adam Muema	2014	Undrafted	95.00%
Julius Jones	2004	Round 2, Pick 11	94.99%
Tyler Gaffney	2014	Round 7, Pick 12	92.64%
James Jackson	2001	Round 3, Pick 3	92.32%

Elijah McGuire, Louisiana-Lafayette

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Eldra Buckley	2007	Undrafted	94.76%
James Jackson	2001	Round 3, Pick 3	94.48%
Larry Ned	2002	Round 6, Pick 25	94.23%
Adrian Peterson	2002	Round 6, Pick 27	94.17%
Adam Muema	2014	Undrafted	93.94%

Jeremy McNichols, Boise State

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
DeAngelo Williams	2006	Round 1, Pick 27	99.99%
Jewel Hampton	2012	Undrafted	97.98%
Marlon Barnes	1999	Undrafted	96.60%
Earnest Graham	2003	Undrafted	95.88%
Brian Shay	1999	Undrafted	95.58%

Dare Ogunbowale, Wisconsin

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Larry Ned	2002	Round 6, Pick 25	97.30%
Stafon Johnson	2010	Undrafted	97.17%
James Jackson	2001	Round 3, Pick 3	96.11%
Marcus Lattimore	2013	Round 4, Pick 34	95.96%
Dave Minnich	2002	Undrafted	94.90%

Samaje Perine, Oklahoma

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Dwone Hicks	2003	Undrafted	93.57%
Quincy Wilson	2004	Round 7, Pick 18	93.09%
T.A. McLendon	2005	Undrafted	92.09%
Allen Bradford	2011	Round 6, Pick 22	90.79%
P.J. Daniels	2006	Round 4, Pick 35	90.58%

Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Dantrell Savage	2008	Undrafted	91.42%
De'Anthony Thomas	2014	Round 4, Pick 28	90.98%
Chris Rainey	2012	Round 5, Pick 24	88.37%
Kerwynn Williams	2013	Round 7, Pick 24	87.78%
Ketric Sanford	2000	Undrafted	87.58%

Devine Redding, Indiana

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Stepfan Taylor	2013	Round 5, Pick 7	93.21%
Stefphon Jefferson	2013	Undrafted	92.92%
Ka'Deem Carey	2014	Round 4, Pick 21	92.40%
Montee Ball	2013	Round 2, Pick 26	90.57%
Rashon Spikes	2000	Undrafted	90.28%

Sam Rogers, Virginia Tech

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
DonTrell Moore	2006	Undrafted	90.44%
Aaron Stecker	1999	Undrafted	89.80%
Zach Boren	2013	Undrafted	89.56%
Ka'Deem Carey	2014	Round 4, Pick 21	89.55%
Antonio Andrews	2014	Undrafted	88.93%

Rushell Shell, West Virginia

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Gartrell Johnson	2009	Round 4, Pick 34	95.75%
Lennon Creer	2012	Undrafted	95.08%
George Winn	2013	Undrafted	94.99%
P.J. Daniels	2006	Round 4, Pick 35	94.31%
Vick Ballard	2012	Round 5, Pick 35	94.15%

De'Veon Smith, Michigan

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Kenneth Darby	2007	Round 7, Pick 36	94.71%
Antonio Andrews	2014	Undrafted	94.07%
Matt Asiata	2011	Undrafted	92.58%
Lonnie Pryor	2013	Undrafted	92.30%
Lennon Creer	2012	Undrafted	91.08%

Freddie Stevenson, Florida State

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Antonio Andrews	2014	Undrafted	91.48%
Nate Ilaoa	2007	Round 7, Pick 26	90.69%
Matt Asiata	2011	Undrafted	90.67%
Stepfan Taylor	2013	Round 5, Pick 7	89.13%
Lennon Creer	2012	Undrafted	88.98%

Jahad Thomas, Temple

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Ketric Sanford	2000	Undrafted	93.16%
Dantrell Savage	2008	Undrafted	92.14%
DonTrell Moore	2006	Undrafted	92.05%
Demontray Carter	2002	Undrafted	91.88%
Montee Ball	2013	Round 2, Pick 26	91.76%

Jamaal Williams, Brigham Young

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Rondell Measley	2000	Round 7, Pick 46	91.45%
Keith Brown	2000	Undrafted	91.41%
Lorenzo Taliaferro	2014	Round 5, Pick 10	90.96%
Tim Cornett	2014	Undrafted	90.57%
Damien Berry	2011	Undrafted	90.47%

Joe Williams, Utah

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Marshawn Lynch	2007	Round 1, Pick 12	94.13%
Joseph Addai	2006	Round 1, Pick 30	93.63%
Kory Sheets	2009	Undrafted	93.35%
Antonio Pittman	2007	Round 4, Pick 8	91.26%
Eldra Buckley	2007	Undrafted	90.65%

Stanley Williams, Kentucky

Comparable	Year	Draft Slot	Similarity
Kerwynn Williams	2013	Round 7, Pick 24	94.12%
Kenjon Barner	2013	Round 6, Pick 14	94.10%
Fred Russell	2004	Undrafted	93.92%
Kendall Hunter	2011	Round 4, Pick 18	93.21%
Quentin Griffin	2003	Round 4, Pick 11	93.04%