Jalen Ramsey: Is he the next Patrick Peterson?

COMBINE NUMBERS — 

Jalen Ramsey:

It was expected Jalen Ramsey possessed the size that made GMs and scouts alike to salivate and that was confirmed at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine. Jalen Ramsey measured in at 6-foot-1, 209 pounds with an arm length of 33 3/8 inches and 9 1/2-inch hands.

Those measurements became even more impressive a few days later when we got a chance to see them in use in the combine drills. Despite arriving at Indianapolis as one of the largest, longest defensive back prospects in the draft, Ramsey still performed like one of the top athletes at the position.

Ramsey managed 14 reps of 225 on the bench and posted a 4.41 with a 1.58 10-yard split in the 40, which was honestly a modest outcome for a member of FSU’s ACC outdoor championship winning 4X100 relay team.

But if Ramsey’s 40 was a moderate disappointment for a guy that some considered a top candidate to break Chris Johnson’s combine-record 4.24, he more than made up for it in the other drills.

An ACC title-winning long jumper with the Seminoles, Ramsey posted a vertical of 41.5 inches, which was tops among defensive backs at the 2016 NFL Combine. Ramsey’s broad jump was even more impressive — the 135-inch leap was cited as one of the best numbers put up by a defensive back in the last 10 years.

When combining Ramsey’s eye-popping numbers with a smooth showing in combine drills, the former Florida State star was one of the clear winners of the 2016 NFL Combine that was rife with uninspiring performances among many of the top prospects.

Patrick Peterson:

Some originally thought Peterson could be too big to play corner in the NFL, which seems silly now with the recent success of guys like Richard Sherman. Especially since Peterson actually measured in at the 2011 NFL Combine smaller than Jalen Ramsey in almost every way.

Peterson was measured at 6-foot, 219 pounds, which is significantly heavier than the taller Ramsey, but with shorter limbs with 32-inch arms and 9 1/4-inch hands.

But Peterson workouts were almost must-watch T.V. (well, as close as watching guys workout can get to being must-watch T.V.). Peterson’s 40 was clocked at 4.34 seconds — an insane time for a guy that size. He also paced all defensive backs in his draft class with a lightning-fast time of 6.58 seconds in the 3-cone drill.

Peterson’s other numbers didn’t quite match up to his foot speed, though. His vertical of 38 inches and his 126-inch broad jump were still very good numbers, albeit not quite the show Ramsey put on, but only 15 reps of 225 on the bench were a bit of a disappointment for the workout warrior.

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