INDIANAPOLIS -- Saturday marks the third day of on-field events and the fourth day of prospect press conferences at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. Quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers will work out, while offensive linemen stepped up to the podiums. Here are the biggest things we learned from the day's events.
Programming note: Tune in to NFL Network and NFL+ for live coverage of the NFL combine beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.
ON THE FIELD
1) RBs put up eye-popping numbers. Virginia Tech's Bhayshul Tuten nearly hit the running back Triple Crown during the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, leading the position group in the 40-yard dash and vertical jump and barely missing the top spot among RBs in the broad jump.
The 5-foot-9 1/4, 206-pound Tuten ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash, improving on his first attempt (4.38) by a notable measure.
Tuten's 4.32 matched the number put up by De'Von Achane in 2023, which tied for the fourth-best RB time at the combine since 2013. Only Chris Johnson (4.24 seconds in 2008), Dri Archer (4.26 in 2014) and Keith Marshall (4.31 in 2016) have registered faster times in that span.
Tuten's vertical jump of 40.5 inches ranks in the top 15 among backs since 2013. It was tied for the fourth-best vertical jump overall at this year's combine so far, although prospects at several positions -- including wide receiver -- had yet to test.
Ohio State's Quinshon Judkins turned in the best broad jump among the backs, leaping 11 feet. Right behind him were Tuten, North Carolina's Omarion Hampton and Kansas State's DJ Giddens, who all came in at 10-foot-10. The broad-jump numbers are particularly strong, with Judkins tying for sixth and Tuten, Hampton and Giddens tying for 11th since 2013.
Other noteworthy 40 times included Texas' Jaydon Blue (4.38), SMU's Brashard Smith (4.39) and UCF's RJ Harvey (4.40). But at 206 pounds, Tuten was the heaviest among the fastest runners, making his strong showing Saturday all the more impressive.
A Senior Bowl participant, Tuten ran for 3,600 yards and scored 52 touchdowns in 46 career games (35 starts). He spent his first two seasons at North Carolina A&T, followed by two more with the Hokies. He currently projects as a possible mid-round pick.
-- Eric Edholm
OFF THE FIELD
1) Simmons on the mend. One of the draft's top prospects shared encouraging news on Saturday about his recovery from a knee injury.
Ohio State offensive tackle Josh Simmons told reporters he is "way ahead of schedule" in his rehab from a torn patellar tendon that ended his 2024 season in October.
"I'll probably be cut loose like mid-April to give everybody a good pro day," he said.
Working out at a pro day for NFL teams ahead of the draft could help alleviate any concerns about his health after the injury put his stock in question. Simmons ranks as NFL.com lead draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah's No. 31 prospect in this year's class.
-- Dan Parr
2) Campbell tackles arm length questions. LSU's Will Campbell is bringing an All-American pedigree to the NFL, but that doesn't mean he's immune from criticism.
The concern most often voiced regarding Campbell: his arm length. He thrived during his three-year career with the Tigers -- making 38 starts at left tackle -- but measurables matter at the next level, and folks are wondering whether Campbell might be destined to follow the path of another former collegiate standout tackle, Peter Skoronski, the Northwestern product who moved to guard for the Tennessee Titans after they selected him 11th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Campbell said he believes his tape speaks for itself.
"You can go look at my tape," Campbell said on Saturday. "There's not one play on there that when I get beat, you say, 'That's because he has shorter arms.' Obviously, I don't have your stereotypical offensive tackle arms. I'm aware of that. That's something that I use every week in my game plan and preparation of how I'm going to attack."
Despite the concerns about his arm length, Campbell is rated the No. 8 prospect in the draft by Daniel Jeremiah. Questions regarding fit have been coupled with compliments for his versatile potential. To his credit, he said on Saturday that he was willing to play either position, but it's clear he's heard these critiques for a long time and uses them as motivational fuel. It sounds as if he's determined to overcome the odds at the next level, too.
"People have to nitpick something," Campbell said. "I've heard it all my career. When I was coming out of high school, the college coaches said the same thing and I proved them wrong. That's something that I anticipate doing again (in the NFL)."
-- Nick Shook
3) Potential combine star to watch. Missouri's Armand Membou has been a fast-rising player over the past six months, becoming one of the better offensive line prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft. Membou believes he played his best ball last season "from about the Oklahoma game on" and has positioned himself as a possible first-round pick.
But Membou also is a bit of a curiosity in that he lacks prototypical offensive tackle dimensions, measuring in at 6-foot-3 3/4 and 332 pounds at the Reese's Senior Bowl a month ago. You typically don't see tackles shorter than 6-4, which has led to some teams projecting Membou inside to guard.
"I don't understand. It's not like I'm not super short; like, I'm barely under 6-4," Membou said with a laugh on Saturday. "So, I don't know why everyone's going crazy about my height, but, you know, I'm still just attacking."
Membou pulled out of the Senior Bowl early due to an illness he said stemmed from "some bad chili I ate the first night" but has recovered and is prepared for some big things in Indianapolis. He has a 40-yard dash goal of 4.8 seconds, which would put him in rarefied air among OL prospects. (Only two, Terron Armstead and Lane Johnson, have run faster at the combine in the last 20 years.) He also plans to do most of the other testing and all of the on-field work.
Membou said nearly all the teams he's met with have asked him about playing guard, just to gauge his interest. But they also seem to like him at tackle.
"I think most teams think that I have the ability to play tackle," he said. "For me, I think there's no reason why I couldn't play tackle. I think I'm more than athletic enough, and I have the tools."
And if an NFL team wants to kick him inside?
"Hey, let's do it," Membou said with a smile.
-- Eric Edholm
4) Teams talking to Banks above move inside. Which position will Texas' Kelvin Banks Jr. play in the NFL?
Whether he lines up at tackle or guard appears to be an open question for some teams, even though Banks says he has never taken a snap at guard and ranks as NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks' No. 2 OT in the draft.
Banks said on Saturday that of the 19 meetings he's had with NFL teams at the combine, six of them have asked about his willingness to move to guard at the next level. The San Francisco 49ers were among the squads gauging his interest in a position change from left tackle.
"They asked me if I was willing to play any position on the line and of course my answer was definitely yes," he said.
San Francisco might have to trade up to land Banks, though. Both Brooks and Daniel Jeremiah have the former Texas tackle landing with the Bears at No. 10, one spot ahead of the 49ers' pick, in their most recent mock drafts.
-- Dan Parr
