Steelers GM Kevin Colbert and Head Coach Mike Tomlin were in attendance at Penn State’s Pro Day today.
Penn State Pro Day…@coachjfranklin chatting with @steelers head coach Mike Tomlin… pic.twitter.com/tjuk0qxewU
— Tony Mancuso (@GoPSUTony) April 8, 2014
Penn State Pro Day attendees. #DominatingtheState with the @Eagles & @steelers coaches. pic.twitter.com/v7VqzBYUdB
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) April 8, 2014
Here’s the list of prospects who participated today:
- Punter Alex Butterworth
- Linebacker Glenn Carson
- Receiver Brandon Felder
- Offensive lineman Garry Gilliam
- Offensive lineman Adam Gress
- Defensive tackle DaQuan Jones
- Tight end Matt Lehman
- Defensive back Stephen Obeng-Agyapong
- Receiver Allen Robinson
- Offensive lineman Josh Urschel
- Defensive back Malcolm Willis
As you may already know, there’s one guy on that list who is high on my radar, and likely the team’s radar as well- Allen Robinson. Robinson improved greatly on his combine performance today, posting a 4.4x 40 yard dash and a tremendous 42 inch vertical jump. To put that into perspective, that’s higher than what any receiver posted at the combine, and 5 inches higher than Mike Evans’ vertical jump in February.
Allen Robinson said scouts told him he ran the 40 somewhere in the mid-4.4s. pic.twitter.com/1Cy9PyVWpW
— Josh Moyer (@ESPNJoshMoyer) April 8, 2014
The 6’2″, 220 lb Robinson had 97 receptions, 1,432 yards and 6 touchdowns last season. One of Robinson’s stats that jumps out at you is his yards after catch on screens. You may have seen this in the forum a couple months ago, but here are some gifs that capture how shifty he can be in those situations.
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