Snake bit: Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson dealt with a lot in college. As a freshman in 2015, he broke his fibula in the second game of the season. He missed the 2016 season after fracturing a vertebrae in his neck during fall camp. As a sophomore in 2017, he played in all 13 games and rushed for 1,161 yards and scored 13 touchdowns. Last season, he tore his ACL the third game of the year. Anderson played in just 17 career games, carried the ball 200 times and averaged 6.4 yards per attempt and scored 16 touchdowns. The talent is there. The medical evaluations will be important for him at the Combine. Can he stay healthy in the NFL? – Tim Twentyman
Staying power: Prospects have good stories about humble beginnings, and offensive tackle Devon Johnson (6-7, 338) of Ferris State started his journey at the bottom. He played only one football game at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, Ill., but he became a Division II All-American at Ferris, which went 15-1 in 2018 and lost to Valdosta State in the DII national championship game. What will he tell NFL teams at the Combine?
"I'm real relentless," Johnson said. "It's just being relentless and nonstop. Nobody's going to stop me." – Mike O'Hara
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)
Taking one for the team: Last season after a loss to Florida, LSU tight end Foster Moreau was back on the grind working out, doing seated low rows with the weight stacked. A few reps in, the cable controlling the weights snapped, sending pieces of metal toward Moreau. Moreau was hit in the face, and ended up losing three teeth in the incident.
He had some fun retelling the story at the Combine, talking about how after it happened, instead of moping around after a tough loss, his teammates were asking, 'Oh my god, did y'all see what Foster did to his face?!' – Detroitlions.com
Strong back, fast back: The strongest running back at the Combine is officially Kansas State's Alex Barnes, who lifted 225 pounds 34 times, the most for a running back since 2003. Barnes, who is 6-foot, 226 pounds, rushed 256 times for 1,355 yards and 12 touchdowns last season at Kansas State.
The fastest running back at the Combine was Oklahoma State's Justice Hill, who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.40 flat. Hills was a 1,000-yard rusher for the Cowboys in 2016 and 2017, and finished 2018 with 930 yards on 158 carries (5.9 average) with nine touchdowns. – Tim Twentyman
Spartan style: Players have role models, and Michigan State running back L.J. Scott said he and former Spartans star Le'Veon Bell have similar running styles.
"I'm a patient runner – the dead leg kind of runner," Scott said. "I'm able to run somebody over as well."
Sitting out a season, as Bell did in 2018 with the Steelers, isn't something Scott thinks he'd do. "Personally, I wouldn't do it," Scott said. "It's his decision. It's his career." – Mike O'Hara
Rave on, Risner: Kansas State offensive lineman Dalton Risner put on one of the better reps at the mirror drill today. His moves caused NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah to exclaim, 'I feel like I'm at a rave!' – Detroitlions.com
Punters can run too: Mitchell Wishnowsky (4.63), Jake Bailey (4.72) and Jack Fox (4.73) had three of the top five 40-yard dash times by punters at the Combine since 2003, according to NFL.com. Wishnowsky's time in the fastest by a punter since 2003. –Tim Twentyman
Star struck: Iowa State wide receiver Hakeem Butler measured in at just under 6-foot-6 and 227 pounds, making him the biggest receiver here at the Combine. He caught 60 passes for 1,318 yards (22.0 average) and nine touchdown in 2018. Butler made headlines before the Combine when a video of him working out and getting coaching tips from former Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson went viral. Butler said at the Combine Friday it was kind of surreal working with a player the caliber of Johnson. He also said he got a ton out of the session as Johnson gave him a lot of good insight and tips as a fellow bigger-bodied receiver. –Tim Twentyman
