Although the NFL Scouting Combine garners most of the attention, college pro days are also a vital part of the pre-draft process. Each program holds a workout to showcase their prospects to NFL decision-makers in a familiar environment. There are many different storylines going into these pro days. For some players, it’s a chance to improve on what they showed at the combine. Prospects are afforded the opportunity to partake in the same measurable drills (40-yard dash, broad jump, etc.) that are used in Indianapolis. For other prospects, those who weren’t invited to the combine, pro days serve as their only chance to perform in front of professional scouts. Lastly, and most importantly for quarterbacks, is the opportunity to get a full workout in with the teammates they’ve played with for an entire season. That’s a huge difference from the combine, where signal-callers work with a new receiver every few throws. The conditions at pro days are much prospect-friendly. With that, here’s what we’ve learned through the first few weeks of pro days. It’s the year of the BuckeyeAccording to Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller, seven of the top 50 prospects in the 2016 draft class are Ohio State products. That includes five of the first 21 names on the analyst’s big board…
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