ORANGEBURG, SC—The South Carolina State football team held its annual Pro Timing Day, but this year it was at a different venue.
Eight (8) former Bulldog players showcased their skills for NFL scouts Tuesday (March.20
th) at the Gamecock Indoor Football Facility in Columbia, SC. The event was moved due to
threat of thunderstorms and heavy rain.
All thirty-two (32) teams of the National Football League (NFL) were represented, as they measured, watched and critiqued the Bulldogs as they went through various drills.
Some of the notable former SC State players who participated in Pro Day drills were All-American linebacker
Darius Leonard, offensive lineman
Justin Evans, linebacker
Dayshawn Taylor and safety
Jason Baxter.
The day started in the weight room, where players were measured for height, weight, hand width, arm length and wing span. Each player were tested on standing broad jump and vertical jump before rounding out with reps on the bench press at 225 pounds.
The scouts then moved the event to the Gamecock Indoor Facility where the players were timed in the 40-yard dash, the three cone drill and the shuffle run before wrapping up the day with individual position drills.
NFL draft scouts have apparently had their eyes on linebacker
Darius Leonard, who was recently both was invited to the NFL Combine a few weeks ago.
Leonard was arguably the best player in the MEAC and one of the top performers at his position as linebacker in all Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)/I-AA for the second-year straight. He finished the season as the All-Time Leading Tackler in school history with 394 career tackles. He joined the list of few athletes to earn the honor of being selected the SBN/Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year for two years in a row, 2016 and 2017. Leonard was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Year for a second straight year, and he was named to numerous All-American teams during the post season.
Evans earned All-MEAC honors for the second year in a row and recently participated in the NFLPA Collegiate All-Star game.
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