Recap of Day 1 of the NFL Scouting Combine.

Friday was the day players got weighed measured and poked and medically checked out by the teams.

Then came Saturday and the first look at the offensive players in categories like tight end and offensive lineman. Where players were put through the ringer of test, such as the vertical jump, the broad jump, 3 cone drill, bench press, 20-yard shuttle and the 40 yard dash. These test are used to see what kind talent and potential these young players have.

Here are a few of the top performers and their scores from the OL and TE groups:

OL (Offensive Lineman)
40 Yard Dash
Lydon Murtha 4.89
Jamon Meredith 5.03
Xarvier Fulton 5.04

Bench Press
Louis Vasquez 39
Travis Bright 34
Juan Garcia 34

Vertical Jump
Travis Bright 35.5
Lydon Murtha 35.0
Brandon Wlaker 34.0

TE (Tight End)
40 Yard Dash
Jared Cook 4.50
Shawn Nelson 4.56
Cameron Morrah 4.66

Bench Press
Travis Beckum 28
James Casey 28
Dan Gronkowski 26

Vertical Jump
Jared Cook 41.0
James Casey 36.0
Marquez Branson 35.0

Video link to Saturdays top performers:
http://www.nfl.com/combine/videos/topperformers#page:1/video:09000d5d80edc4d8

But the 2 biggest stories of the day were the people who didn't even perform. OL Andre Smith a projected top 10 pick in the upcoming draft could not be found. Seems Mr. Smith decide not to participate in the draft combine which is not unheard of but just getting up and going home with out telling anyone got a couple of people upset. Later on that day Smith apologized for his actions and said he wanted to get back to training for his personal workouts.

Next was Micheal Crabtree a wide receiver from Texas Tech breaking the news that he has a stress fracture in his leg and he would post pone surgery until after his personal workout where he would run the 40 yard dash for teams. This news was not taken well since Crabtree is a projected top 5 pick in the upcoming draft. The stress fracture will take a minimum of 10 weeks to recover from which would cut into his rookie training camp.



*All Stats and video from NFL.com.