INDIANAPOLIS – The NFL Scouting Combine is all about competition. Who can run the fastest, lift the most and look the smoothest doing drills?
In that regard, it's killing Oklahoma wide receiver Marquise Brown to sit out of workouts this week as he recovers from Lisfranc surgery on his foot. Brown was in a walking boot talking to the media Friday, and says he'll be in the boot for another three or four weeks.
Brown, who is the cousin of NFL All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown, caught 132 passes for 2,413 yards and 17 touchdowns the past two years for the Sooners. He caught 75 passes for 1,318 yards (17.6 average) and 10 touchdowns this past season.
Brown is an interesting prospect in that his smaller stature (5-9, 166) has some draft analysts wondering if he's strong enough to hold up in the NFL. Can he beat press coverage? Then there's the foot injury to further complicate the evaluation.
But the one thing teams can't deny is his game-changing speed and playmaking ability with the ball, something the Lions could be looking to add to their receiving corps this offseason.
Oklahoma played Brown on the outside, where his long speed allowed him to consistently get behind cornerbacks. His ability to make players miss and be dynamic after the catch was a reason the Sooners played him in the slot as well.
"I'll let the film speak for itself," Brown said Friday of his game as it translates to the NFL. "I played outside, I played inside, whatever you need. I can play outside and catch a comeback and take it to the house. I can play inside and catch an out (route) and take it to the house. So, I feel like I can play both pretty well."
That's certainly a trend we're seeing more and more in the NFL as teams try to move their playmakers around to find favorable matchups.
Considered a fringe first-round prospect before the foot injury, it will be interesting to see where Brown ends up being selected come draft weekend in late April.
His game has drawn a lot of comparisons to that of NFL veteran DeSean Jackson, who also had to answer some of the same questions about his size and frame coming out of California in 2008. He was ultimately a second-round pick by the Eagles, and has played 11 years in the NFL with over 10,000 receiving yards and more than 50 touchdowns.
When healthy, Brown said he'll play around 170-175 pounds. Jackson plays at 175 pounds and has been successful at that weight for years.
As a likely Day 2 prospect, Brown's pre-draft evaluation will be an interesting one for teams looking for a dynamic playmaker, but one coming off a serious foot injury and no testing numbers to go by.
View photos of the prospects that met the media on Day 2 of the 2019 NFL Combine.
Auburn wideout Ryan Davis talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Malone wideout Ashton Dulin talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
California-Davis wideout Keelan Doss talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Rice punter Jack Fox talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Syracuse wideout Jamal Custis talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Utah placekicker Matthew Gay talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Buffalo quarterback Tyree Jackson talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Mississippi quarterback Nick Fitzgerald talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Arizona State wideout N'Keal Harry talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
NC State wideout Kelvin Harmon talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Missouri quarterback Drew Lock talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
NC State quarterback Ryan Finley talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Florida Atlantic wideout Jovon Durante talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
LSU placekicker Cole Tracy talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Oklahoma wideout Marquise Brown talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Wake Forest wideout Greg Dortch talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Michigan State wideout Felton Davis talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Oklahoma placekicker Austin Seibert talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Utah punter Mitchell Wishnowsky talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Ohio State wideout Johnnie Dixon talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Stanford punter Jake Bailey talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Washington quarterback Jake Browning talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Georgia wideout Mecole Hardman talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Northwestern State wideout Jazz Ferguson talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Stanford wideout JJ Arcega-Whiteside talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Old Dominion wideout Travis Fulgham talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Notre Dame wideout Miles Boykin talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Marshall wideout Tyre Brady talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Missouri wideout Emanuel Hall talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Ole Miss wideout AJ Brown talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Northern Arizona wideout Emmanuel Butler talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Texas wideout LJ Humphrey talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
West Virginia quarterback Will Grier talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Georgia wideout Terry Godwin talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Ohio State wideout Parris Campbell talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Iowa State wideout Hakeem Butler talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Duke quarterback Daniel Jones talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
LSU tight end Foster Moreau talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Michigan tight end Zach Gentry talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Stanford tight end Kaden Smith talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Ole Miss tight end Dawson Knox talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Alabama tight end Irv Smith talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Texas State tight end Keenen Brown talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Utah State tight end Dax Raymond talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Missouri tight end Kendall Blanton talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Georgia tight end Isaac Nauta talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Notre Dame tight end Alize' Mack talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Washington tight end Drew Sample talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
West Virginia tigh end Trevon Wesco talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
San Diego State tight end Kahale Warring talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Boston College tight end Tommy Sweeney talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Iowa tight end Noah Fant talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Texas A&M tight end Jace Sternberger talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
San Jose State tight end Josh Oliver talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Toledo wideout Diontae Johnson talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Clemson wideout Hunter Renfrow talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Buffalo wideout Anthony Johnson talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Texas Tech wideout Antoine Wesley talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Ole Miss wideout Damarkus Lodge talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Colorado State wideout Bisi Johnson talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Fresno State wideout KeeSean Johnson talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
West Virginia wideout David Sills talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Oregon wideout Dillon Mitchell talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
South Carolina wideout Deebo Samuel talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Ohio State wideout Terry McLaurin talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Toledo wideout Cody Thompson talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
UMASS wideout Andrew Isabella talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Louisville wideout Jaylen Smith talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
South Alabama widout Jamarius Way talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Baylor wideout Jalen Hurd talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Georgia wideout Riley Ridley talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Auburn wideout Darius Slayton talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
NC State wideout Jakobi Meyers talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Nebraska wideout Stanley Morgan talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
Ole Miss wideout D.K. Metcalf talks to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP)
