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UKathletics.com to Stream NFL Pro Day

UKathletics.com to Stream NFL Pro Day


LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky will hold its annual NFL Pro Day for draft eligible players on Friday, March 22 in the Joe Craft Football Training Center and the Nutter Indoor Field House at 9 a.m. ET.

Pro Day, which attracts scouts and player personnel from nearly every NFL team, will be streamed live on UKathletics.com and SEC Network +, beginning at 9:15 a.m. ET. Dick Gabriel, along with former Wildcats Jeremy Jarmon and Avery Williamson will host the show. Pro Day is not open to the public, but will be open to credentialed members of the media.

Sixteen UK alumni are set to participate. The entire list is below. Bios for each player are available here.

Kentucky Pro Day
**Josh Allen
George Asafo-Adjei
** Derrick Baity, Jr.
Dorian Baker
David Bouvier
Miles Butler
Tymere Dubose
Nick Haynes
**Lonnie Johnson, Jr.
**Jordan Jones
Adrian Middleton
Benny Snell, Jr.
Bunchy Stallings
**Darius West
Chris Westry
Tristan Yeomans

#Mike Edwards – Due to a hand injury, Edwards will hold his Pro Day on April 8
 
**Participated in the NFL Combine
 
The athletes will be put through a variety of skills tests which includes running and agility drills, bench press, position-specific drills and the vertical jump.

8:45 AM – Measurements (FTC Weight Room)
9:15 AM – Vertical Jump, Broad Jump and 225-Rep Test (FTC Weight Room)
Rolling Schedule begins after 225 Rep Test, Proceed to Nutter Indoor (9:45-11:30 EST.)

  • 40-yard test
  • Short Shuttle
  • 3-Cone Shuttle
  • 60-yard Shuttle
  • Position Drills
    • OL
    • DL
    • DB/LB
    • WR/QB/RB

Interviews may be conducted following Pro Day on the field of the indoor facility if the athletes choose to do so at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET.

The NFL Draft is set for April 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee. The first round will be held on April 25, followed by the second and third rounds on April 26, and will conclude with rounds 4–7 on April 27. The main NFL Draft stage will be on First and Broadway. Draft picks on the main stage will take place the evenings of April 25 and April 26 and during the afternoon of April 27. Schermerhorn Symphony Center will be host to Selection Square, which features the team tables where representatives from each club will make their draft selections.

The NFL Draft Experience, a three-day football festival, will be held in the parking lots and areas surrounding Nissan Stadium.

The NFL Draft Red Carpet will take place on April 25 at The Green at Riverfront Park.

 

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