Devin Funchess' 40-Yard Dash Time - 4.70
This isn't going to help his draft stock...
http://www.diehardsport.com/college-football/devin-funchess-runs-40-yar…
Edit: Unofficial 4.7
MOD EDIT: I meant to come back to this and alter the title to show a hint of tact - LSA
February 21st, 2015 at 10:53 AM ^
Measured at 6-4, 232. He's either the smallest TE in the NFL or the slowest WR in the NFL.
I remember reading about the 4.33 he supposedly ran too, didn't seem realistic, but a lot of people believed it. If he was our 2nd fastest player, that explains a lot. At 4.70 and 232 lbs he'll be slower and smaller than most any OLB who is covering him in the NFL, that's not good.
Hope he does well in the other drills and still goes in the 1st two rounds.
February 21st, 2015 at 11:11 AM ^
These are all statistics, just like wins and losses.
February 21st, 2015 at 11:18 AM ^
remembering that quote makes me think that kid doesn't belong on team HARBAUGH.
February 21st, 2015 at 11:42 AM ^
Include Kelvin Benjamin (1st round) and Allen Robinson (2nd Round) who ran a 4.6. Jarvis Landry was at nearly 4.8 and he got drafted in the 2nd Round.
This is far from a death blow for Funchess given his size.
He has good speed for a TE. Only 3 TEs ran better than 4.7 last year.
He does not have great speed for a WR. Anyone who watched Michigan football and is surprised by this is not especially observant. The number of high end cornerbacks Funchess blew by last year is closer to zero than 10.
It's true there has been some talk of him being a first rounder but that always felt overstated, as did the talk of Zak Irvin or Caris LeVert as NBA lottery picks FWIW.
February 21st, 2015 at 10:57 AM ^
If there was talk of a potential sub 4.4 40, even if that was absurb, most of us here were expecting something quicker than 4.70. Maybe something along the line of 4.5x. That's a ways off sub 4.4, but that's a long way from 4.70.
Manningham ran 4.59. That's pretty good.
February 21st, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
For perspective, that is in fact the worst time (unofficial, I believe, for the moment) among those WRs with times recorded. The top of the list to date is Phillip Dorsett from Miami (4.33), Chris Conley (4.35) and Kenny Bell (4.40).
February 21st, 2015 at 10:54 AM ^
They are announcing the official ts right away this year. So the 4.70 is official.
February 21st, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^
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February 21st, 2015 at 11:01 AM ^
Larry Fitzgerald: 4.63
Anquan Boldin: 4.71
Funchess could have had a bad day like these two. I expect to have him run again at the Michigan Pro Day.
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February 21st, 2015 at 11:39 AM ^
But Funch doesn't have magnets like Fitzgerald and isn't a warrior like Boldin.
Put up a 4.4 and GMs may be willing to look past so-so effort and a total lack of desire to block. 4.7 is another matter.
February 21st, 2015 at 1:24 PM ^
February 21st, 2015 at 11:03 AM ^
We had starting WR running a 4.7 and now you see why the passing game sucked and we couldn't get open.. I expect the passing game to be along the same lines this year because the WR we have on the roster aren't quick or fast
February 21st, 2015 at 11:29 AM ^
February 21st, 2015 at 11:03 AM ^
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February 21st, 2015 at 11:22 AM ^
he is just slow, can't catch the ball, and thinks that wins are just a statistic... other than that he is Megatron 2.0
February 21st, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^
When you factor in his dubious blocking and pass catching skills he could end up way down. He maybe could have done himself some good with a year of Harbaugh. Doesn't matter now.
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February 21st, 2015 at 11:18 AM ^
What the hell do you know about his work ethic? How many practices did you attend?
I swear, people say the dumbest things.
February 21st, 2015 at 11:42 AM ^
I saw the games where he barely tried on the field. I can't imagine practice was that different.
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February 21st, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
Actually no, it's laser timed and the tolerence has to be nearly nothing.
February 21st, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
i'm saying that if he ran it again right now, there's a good chance he could run a time 0.2 faster than what he did three hours ago.
February 21st, 2015 at 1:23 PM ^
Uhhhhh idk about that. A .2 difference is pretty significant and everyone runs it twice. Funchess ran a 4.7 flat both times.
February 21st, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
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February 21st, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
To be fair...thats the 3rd fastest time for a Tight End. If only he could block!
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February 21st, 2015 at 8:59 PM ^
The film he dropped
February 21st, 2015 at 11:18 AM ^
February 21st, 2015 at 11:20 AM ^
I think this is another example of why the NFL Combine is not a good indicator of whether a guy will be a good NFL football player or not. If you watch Devin play football he looks fast. He's never had a problem running away from a defender or getting open. But, this closed skill test says he's slow. He's not slow (even for an NFL reciever), he's just not good at this particular test. Why anyone would consider tests like this over game film and watching a guy play the game is beyond me.
February 21st, 2015 at 11:38 AM ^
February 21st, 2015 at 11:44 AM ^
Then Funchess is really in trouble, because his game film is going to be middling with a few highlight reel leaps thrown in.
The combine was supposed to save his draft stock after a lackluster season.
February 21st, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
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February 21st, 2015 at 6:08 PM ^
I dunno, everyone? I thought the general assumption was Funchess was going to blow everyone away at the combine, thus keeping his spot in the first round after a mediocre season.
February 22nd, 2015 at 3:09 AM ^
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