2017 NFL Combine: Best Overall Performance by Position

Over the course of the 2016 season, there was plenty of talk about safeties such as Ohio State’s Malik Hooker, Washington’s Budda Baker, and Michigan’s Delano Hill. Few people were talking about Xavier Woods, the Louisiana Tech safety who helped lead the Bulldogs to a C-USA West title last year. On the last day of NFL Combine action this year, Woods finished among the top 10 among safeties at every measurable drill to make everyone take notice.

Woods started by displaying 4.54 speed in the 40-yard dash. He followed it up by lifting the weight 19 times in the bench press. The safety’s worst performance came in the vertical leap, where he posted a 33.5-inch mark that was good for just ninth among all safeties. His 122-inch broad jump was among the top six figures as well.

Where Woods excelled most was in the cone and shuttle drills. Only Iowa’s Desmond King posted a better time in the three-cone drill. Budda Baker was the only person who performed better than Woods in the 20-yard shuttle. And Woods also finished in the top five in the 60-yard shuttle after stopping the clock in 11.56 seconds. All told, Woods should shoot up draft boards thanks to his performance at this year’s NFL Combine.