Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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TROY NIKLAS, TE Height: 6-6 Weight: 270 pounds Arm length: 34.125 inches Hands: 10.0 inches Bench press: 27 reps Vertical jump: 32.0 inches 40-yard dash: Did not run (will run at Notre Dame's Pro Day) Three-cone drill: 7.57 seconds Broad jump: 114.0 inches 20-yard shuttle: 4.55 seconds NFL Draft expert Scott Wright's projection and analysis: Second round to early third round. "Had he come back for another year, he could've been the top overall tight end. … He looks the part. There's a reason they called him Hercules. … He's still raw. He's only been playing tight end two seasons now." LOUIS NIX III, DT Height: 6-2 Weight: 331 pounds Arm length: 33.0 inches Hands: 9.875 inches Vertical jump: 25.5 inches 40-yard dash: 5.42 seconds Three-cone drill: 8.29 seconds Broad jump: 97.0 inches NFL Draft expert Scott Wright's projection and analysis: No. 21 overall (Green Bay Packers). "I think the fact he came in at 331 [pounds] was absolutely a positive sign for him, but I think those questions are going to linger with both Nix and [Stephon] Tuitt because they had struggled with conditioning, durability and stamina in the past." PRINCE SHEMBO, LB Height: 6-1 Weight: 253 pounds Arm length: 33.125 inches Hands: 10.5 inches Bench press: 26 reps Vertical jump: 38.5 inches 40-yard dash: 4.71 seconds Three-cone drill: 7.29 seconds Broad jump: 122.0 inches 20-yard shuttle: 4.31 seconds NFL Draft expert Scott Wright's projection and analysis: Mid-round pick. "Shembo's a better pros- pect than [former Irish linebacker] Darius Fleming was in 2012. … The concern with Shembo is he doesn't have that ideal height you're looking for. … He has arms of a guy a couple inches taller." STEPHON TUITT, DE Height: 6-5 Weight: 304 pounds Arm length: 34.75 inches Hands: 10.0 inches Bench press: 31 reps 40-yard dash: Did not run (Ran in 4.8 seconds at his personal pro day at his high school) NFL Draft expert Scott Wright's projection and analysis: No. 31 overall (Denver Broncos). "I think the biggest issue he's facing right now is the dura- bility concerns. I believe this is the third offseason in a row he has had to undergo some sort of medi- cal procedure in the offseason. The last two sea- sons he's been hindered for half the year by injury. When healthy and in shape, he's shown he can be a dynamic, difference-making player up front." CHRIS WATT, OL Height: 6-3 Weight: 310 pounds Arm length: 32.75 inches Hands: 9.5 inches Bench press: 29 reps 40-yard dash: Did not run (will run at Notre Dame's Pro Day) NFL Draft expert Scott Wright's projection and analysis: Third to fifth round. "I don't know if he has the versatility Martin has. I think Watt is a true offensive guard and is a potential starter at the next level."