Every year there's a highly rated cornerback prospect who slips down NFL draft boards after his postseason workouts simply because his lack of 40-yard dash speed. Typically, once a cornerback's lack ...

The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine has arrived. Teams have reported to Indianapolis, Ind., while the top college prospects trickle in before participating in interviews and drills at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Players start in a three-point stance in front of three cones that are set up in a triangle or L shape, with each cone five yards apart. They then sprint five yards to one cone, sprint back to the ...

Detroit Lions defensive back James Ihedigbo develops his speed in cone drills with added resistance. Cone drills are an excellent way to build football speed and reaction time. (NFL) Football speed is ...

When it comes to drafting wide receivers and defensive backs, the New England Patriots have historically pursued not the fastest players -- but the quickest and most agile. As a result, Bill Belichick ...

Of all the football players from Alabama’s high schools and colleges who’ve tried to reach the pros, which one has had the best performance in the three-cone drill at the annual NFL Scouting Combine?

The 2017 NFL Scouting Combine hosts 330 of the top college juniors and seniors in this year's draft class and tests them mentally, psychologically and physically. The mental aspect of the Combine ...

Leading up to the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine, theScore's staff will take you through all the events the top prospects will participate in. The combine takes place in Indianapolis from Feb. 17-23.

While all of the vertical jump, broad jump, 40-yard dash and shuttle run drills can be used to measure explosiveness as well as other traits, the three-cone drill is the one that focuses primarily on ...