Colleen Wolfe· Feb 26, 2025
Wolf expects cornerback Will Johnson to post the fastest 40-yard dash at the combine, and says receiver Ariane Smith could boost his stock with a good 40 time.
“I do think that Will Johnson has a chance to run the fastest 40.”
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- Combine SuperlativesWill JohnsonFeb 26, 2025
Will Johnson to lead his drill at the combine
“I do think that Will Johnson has a chance to run the fastest 40. And that's always the thing that everybody wants to see”
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What others said about the same people
- Mel KiperMock Draft Picks · Will JohnsonMiss · 21Kiper's mock draft 4.0, as read out on the show, has Cam Ward going No. 1, Travis Hunter No. 2 to Cleveland, Shedeur Sanders sliding to No. 9 to New Orleans, and a full first round plus second-round picks including a Bears haul of Tyler Warren, Walter Nolen and TreVeyon Henderson.
- Mike MayockMock Draft Picks · Will JohnsonClose · 52Ahead of the combine, Mayock said three injured cornerbacks — Ben Morrison, the East Carolina prospect he called "the Ravel kid from Carolina," and Will Johnson — are potential first-round picks despite medical concerns, and that Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter are capable of going first or second overall after the two top quarterbacks.
- Rich EisenMock Draft Picks · Will JohnsonMiss · 20Eisen said the Falcons will end up the NFC's four seed but will lose Sunday night in Washington, reiterated his earlier call of the Rams as NFC West champs, agreed the Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl, and said Michigan's Will Johnson will be a top-10 NFL draft pick.
- Colin CowherdMock Draft Picks · Will JohnsonMiss · 20Cowherd laid out his prediction mock draft of what he believes will actually happen, naming picks 1 through 15 including a Rams trade-up with Miami for Colston Loveland. He also predicted Ashton Jeanty would average 100 rushing yards a game and that the Chiefs would not equal last season's record.
- Kimmi ChexMock Draft Picks · Will JohnsonMiss · 19In the Good Morning Football 2025 mock draft, she took Cam Ward first overall to Tennessee, Will Campbell eighth to Carolina, Will Johnson ninth to New Orleans and Tetairoa McMillan 16th to Arizona.
- Jourdan RodrigueMock Draft Picks · Will JohnsonMiss · 26Co-authoring the same consensus first-round mock, Rodrigue endorsed every pick, personally pushing Ashton Jeanty to Jacksonville at five, Tyler Warren to the Bears at ten, Emeka Egbuka to Washington at 29 and Nick Emanwori to Buffalo at 30.
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- Peter SchragerCombine Superlatives · Brenen ThompsonHit · 100Schrager flagged Mississippi State's Brennan Thompson as the man likely to post the fastest 40-yard dash at this combine.
- Daniel JeremiahCombine Superlatives · Brenen ThompsonHit · 100As relayed by Eisen, Jeremiah said Mississippi State receiver Brenny Thompson could break Xavier Worthy's combine 40-yard dash record.
- Daniel JeremiahCombine Superlatives · Brenen ThompsonHit · 100Jeremiah previewed the combine with a series of draft projections: Ty Simpson ranked around 40th on his board with first-round upside, Garrett Nussmeier landing on Day 2 (more likely third round than second), Jeremiyah Love as a top-10 pick, Jeneian Price as a second-round pick, and Jermal McCoy potentially the first cornerback drafted.
- Daniel JeremiahCombine Superlatives · Brenen ThompsonHit · 100Jeremiah says Fernando Mendoza is the best player in the draft and a lock to be the first overall pick by the Raiders, grades him behind the 2024 trio of Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels, and outlines a mock draft with David Bailey to the Jets, Reese falling to seventh, Ruben Bain to the Titans, and Tate to the Giants at five. He also expects Ty Simpson to go outside the first round, names Brennan Thompson as the favorite for the fastest 40 at the combine, and expects Mendoza not to throw while Simpson does.
- Mike RennerCombine Superlatives · Trey'Dez GreenPendingRenner ranks the top 10 tight end prospects in the upcoming class, led by Oregon's Jamari Johnson, and attaches an early draft grade to each — Johnson early Day 2, Reynolds/Carter/Green Day 2, Rodriguez late Day 2, and Hasley, Odom, Luckie, Ohrstrom and Vonnahme early Day 3. He also predicts Johnson will be the draft's TE1 and that Trey'Dez Green will record the longest wingspan ever measured at the NFL Scouting Combine.
- Daniel JeremiahCombine Superlatives · Brandon ThompsonPendingAt the combine, Jeremiah laid out his read of the top of the draft: Mendoza first overall to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets at No. 2, Ruben Bain to the Titans at 4, Cornell Tate to the Giants, Jeremiah Love in the 7-9 range, and Ty Simpson as the second quarterback taken. He also expects receiver Brandon Thompson to challenge the 40-yard dash record.