Gerald McCoy is no longer just a top player. He's a dream choice to be the face of a franchise.
It’s only just begun. No matter how much scrutiny these prospects have undergone in the weeks leading up to the NFL Combine, nothing can compare to what they’ll face now. Now that they’ve run the 40 yard dash, sprinted through cone drills, faced the vertical jump, and the white-hot interrogation of the media it’s only going to get worse.
It’s important to remember that no matter what happened here, there are years of game film on all of these prospects, and one weekend of auditioning shouldn’t have a drastic effect on their stock. But, in a world of immediate news and up-to-the-millisecond opinion-shifting tweets, knee-jerk reactions are inevitable.
So, in the volatile tradition of the NFL Draft, here are 10 prospects that saw their stock leap through the roof of Lucas Oil Stadium.
