MONDAY, MARCH 6 (latest updates will appear at the top)
12:53 — The second group of DBs, which includes Lewis, Stribling and Peppers, are going through position drills now.
NFL.com has posted jump results now for the secondary players. Lewis vertically leaped 35 inches, which tied for 17th among defensive backs, and broad jumped 121 inches, which tied for 25th.
Hill's vertical was 33.5 inches and his broad was 115. Stribling's numbers were 31.5 and 114, respectively.
12:23 p.m. — Stribling's second 40 is a little faster, checking in at 4.60.
12:13 p.m. — Lewis' second 40 clocked in a tad slower than his first per NFL Network, at 4.59.
"Jourdan Lewis is quick, he's tough, he's not the fastest DB on the field, but I like him as a starting nickel in the NFL," Mayock said as he ran.
11:57 a.m. — Channing Stribling clocked an unofficial 4.68 in the 40 during his first attempt.
11:49 p.m. — The final defensive backs group is starting their on-field testing now. CB Jourdan Lewis just clocked an unofficial 4.55 in the 40 per NFL Network.
"Another really, really good football player," Mayock said of Lewis. "Because he's 5-10 and runs a 4.55, he's going to get pushed down a little bit, but at the end of the day somebody is going to get a great value on him. … The kid is just a great football player, and I think he's a nickel day one."
9:50 a.m. — Hill's second 40 was an unofficial 4.54, according to NFL Network. Mayock noted that both were solid times for Hill.
9:28 a.m. — Delano Hill's first unofficial 40-yard dash was "a good time for Hill," according to Mayock. It checked in, unofficially, at 4.48.
9:15 a.m. — NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has joined the broadcast to analyze the defensive backs' drills. He started by asking Mayock, "can you tell me the difference between that grown man that plays safety/linebacker for Michigan and Jamal Adams [the LSU safety that Mayock ranks No. 2 at his position in the draft]?"
Mayock: "Look, I love the Michigan kid, flat-out he might be the best quote 'football player' in the entire class, might be. When you get done watching all of the tape and watching all of this stuff, he could be the first safety on my board at the end of the day. What I'm telling you is … I've got to find out if I think he can play that deep middle and get to the deep half or third. I know he's fast enough to do it, I'm just talking about unlocking hips, running and ball skills. I love him, I'm just trying to figure it out."
9:00 a.m. — NFL Network expert Mike Mayock ranks Peppers as the No. 3 safety in the draft right now. He and the rest of Michigan's defensive backs (CB Jeremy Clark, S Delano Hill, CB Jourdan Lewis and CB Channing Stribling) will go through position drills later today. Peppers will go last in the second group of defensive backs, according to NFL Network.
The other four will also go through on-field testing (Peppers did so yesterday with linebackers, although he joked that he was not satisfied with his results and would like a chance to improve his numbers).
SUNDAY, MARCH 5
3:46 p.m. — CB Jeremy Clark tied for third among defensive backs with 20 bench press reps. He also checked in at an impressive 6-3, 220 pounds with an arm length of 32 7/8 inches. He won't test in Indianapolis after tearing his ACL this past fall.
Fellow CB Jourdan Lewis measured in at 5-10, 188 pounds with 31 5/8-inch arms and 9 1/4-inch hands. He did 15 reps on the bench.
SS Delano Hill was 6-1, 216 pounds with 32 1/8-inch arms and 9 3/8-inch hands while bench pressing 225 17 times.
CB ChanningStribling was 6-1 1/4, 188 pounds with 31 1/2-inch hands and 8 1/2-inch hands. He did five bench press reps.
3:35 p.m. — Former NFL Pro Bowler Willie McGinest on Peppers: "I love his personality. When you come here, a lot of these guys don't want to do anything. He invites it, he wants to go out and compete, he wants to do some of the drills over, he wants to try to improve. That's the kind of guy you want on your football team — that constantly wants to improve, is never content, always wants to play at the high level and compete with all of his peers. That's the kind of guy that is going to go high in the draft and be a special gem for some team in the league this year."
Former NFL General Manager and NFL Network analyst Charley Casserly on Peppers:
3:25 p.m. — Peppers explained that he asked to do defensive back drills tomorrow because he had been practicing those. He had not practiced the linebacker drills, but that's where the NFL slotted him. "They weren't going to let me do the DB work unless I did the linebacker work," he said. "About a week and a half from the combine, they said that since I was listed as a linebacker I had to work out with the linebackers."
Mike Mayock then asked if Peppers was going to do any more testing tomorrow, or just positional drills. The U-M star said "I'd love to" do the tests again.
"I have to see if they'll let me," he continued. "I didn't feel too good about my numbers today, especially on the vertical, especially on the broad jump."
When Michigan alum and NFL Network host Rich Eisen asked what he thought about his 40 time, Peppers said that it was "still slow, but I put on 13 pounds. I definitely think if I ran at 200 pounds I could've got that number [better]."
Mayock's scouting report that he told Peppers: "I think a team is going to take you in the first round, and from my perspective it's a matchup league. They can line you up in the deep middle and you can go sideline to sideline like an Earl Thomas; they can drop you down on the slot like a nickel or just a base defense; and on third-and-four if they're playing the Pittsburgh Steelers and they want you to cover Le'Veon Bell in the sub-package, you can do that."
Peppers' response to Mayock: "I would absolutely, 100 hundred percent agree with that. They could probably even throw me in a few more situations. The sky is the limit … a little punt return, kick return, punt coverage, anything I can do to prove myself and help the team."
3:23 p.m. — Peppers is doing an interview on NFL Network after commercial break. Here's a simulcam of his 40 against some top NFL safeties:
3:16 p.m. — Peppers just hit a cartwheel and backflip on his way off the field for the camera and then said: "I'm a little disappointed, but I had to do what I had to do to get where I need to be, it is what it is. That 13 pounds I put on slowed me down, but it is what it is."
3:04 p.m. — NFL is listing Peppers' official time as 4.46 seconds, first among linebackers by more than a tenth of a second. The best recent 40 time, according to NFL.com, at the position is Jon Alston from Stanford (4.40) in 2006. His mark would've tied for second among all safeties at last year's combine. He also vertically leaped 35.5 inches (fourth among LBs) and broad jumped 128 inches (tied for first).
Charlton vertically jumped 33 inches (tied for 10th among DL) and clocked a 7.17 seconds in the three-cone drill (fourth among DL) while tying for first with a 4.39 20-yard shuttle.
Glasgow vertically jumped 27.5 inches and broad jumped 105 inches, while Wormley did not participate.
Gedeon timed an official 4.75 in the 4 (tied for 16th among LBs). He also had a 34.5-inch vertical jump (tied for seventh at LB) and 119-inch broad jump (12th).
Linebackers are going through positional drills now, while some defensive back bench press numbers are starting to come out. CB Jourdan Lewis did it 15 times.
2:06 p.m. — Jabrill Peppers runs the 40 in great time. He also shined in drills.
12:00 p.m. — Wormley did not run the 40-yard dash, as reported, due to a hamstring injury.
Glasgow's official time, according to NFL.com was 5.13.
11:26 a.m. — Charlton was among the standouts from the first group of defensive linemen to test that NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah singled out on their coverage.
"Taco Charlton, one of the 974 Michigan players that are here," Jeremiah joked. "He had a really solid workout and has got good hands."
11:01 a.m. — Selected linemen are going through the "conversion" drill, where they line up like a linebacker and drop to try picking off a pass. Charlton was one (he successfully caught the ball on first attempt), and Mayock said: "Interesting, I think he's going to be a hand-in-the-dirt guy, but if you can drop occasionally [that helps], and he did very well right there."
10:42 a.m. — Charlton's official 40-time was just posted on one of the NFL's twitter accounts, it is a 4.92.
9:53 — Glasgow's second 40 unofficially checks in at 5.30 with a 1.93 10-yard split.
9:49 — NFL Network just showed Charlton's second 40, he clocked an unofficial 4.92 with a slightly better 10-yard split of 1.70.
9:26 — Glasgow just ran his 40 in 5.14 seconds with a 1.85 10-yard split (unofficial).
Mayock: "Underrated player; really, really good football player. A rotational defensive tackle. I think he's got really strong hands, able to control offensive linemen. And for him at 302 pounds 5.14 is really good."
9:25 — Charlton, who ranked 13th among defensive linemen (and first among U-M defensive linemen) with 25 reps on the bench press yesterday, just clocked a 4.92 in the 40 with a 1.73 10-yard split (unofficial).
Before his 40, Mayock commented that Charlton reminds him of Carlos Dunlap, a two-time Pro Bowler for the Cincinnati Bengals who was a second-round pick out of Florida in 2010.
"He's in the first-round conversation," Mayock said. "I think the 4-3 teams are really going to like him. … I like his combination of length, size and athletic ability. He's the type of player if he stays healthy he's going to play a long time in the league. He's got some versatility, he's got talent, he can set a really physical edge when he stays square and bends his hips, which he can do."
9:00 a.m. — The second-to-last day of the combine is here, and the defensive line and linebackers are under the microscope today, while the defensive backs will undergo bench press and media interviews.
The U-M defensive linemen and linebackers in action are: DE Taco Charlton, LB Ben Gedeon, DT Ryan Glasgow, LB/S Jabrill Peppers and DE Chris Wormley. Peppers will go through positional drills at both linebacker and safety, and has previously said during his media interviews that he is a safety but it was best for the team this past year to play linebacker, so he did.
Gedeon had the most bench press reps of any linebacker in action with 27 yesterday. Peppers had 19, which tied for 14th among linebackers this year and would have tied for second among safeties at last year's combine.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4
6:40 — Five more former Wolverines take the podium during media availability at the 2017 NFL Combine.
2:10 p.m. – Chris Wormley at the podium. Say Michigan is "starting to trend well" and will have lots of players at the combine as long as Jim Harbaugh is in charge. He's been battling a hamstring injury the last few weeks and won't run.
2:00 p.m. — Jabrill Peppers does 19 reps of 225 pounds, lifting with the linebackers.
10:00 a.m. — Good numbers in the 40 for Michigan's receivers ... Amara Darboh's official time was 4.45, tied for sixth among receives in the first group, while Chesson's official 4.47 ranked 10th. Another group of receivers was slated to run in the afternoon.
4:00 — NFL Network's live coverage for the day is over. Jehu Chesson did 10 repetitions on the bench press and Amara Darboh repped 225 pounds 17 times, which ranked eighth among wideouts at the event.
3:48 p.m. — Braden timed a 4.90 in the 20-yard shuttle, which tied for 25th among OL who tested, and a 7.85 in the three-cone drill, which ranked 17th.
Smith had a 29-inch vertical jump (t-25th) and a 108-inch broad jump (last among RBs).
3:16 p.m. — According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, LB Jabrill Peppers is going to go through positional drills at both linebacker and defensive back:
3:10 p.m. — Smith was one of the few running backs to catch all three passes in the rapid-fire gauntlet of quick passes while running back and forth. He caught every ball that NFL Network has shown.
TE Jake Butt is meeting with the media now and confirmed he will not do any testing in Indy:
2:55 p.m. — Smith cleanly caught all three balls NFL Network has shown from position drills so far, including one that was slightly overthrown on a corner route.
2:15 p.m. — Smith is going through position drills. Mike Mayock said on the NFL Network broadcast, "he did a nice job at the East-West [Shrine all-star] Game, helped himself."
1:45 p.m. — De'Veon Smith did not run a 40-yard dash.
1:00p.m. — Braden's 28-inch vertical is tied for 10th among the 41 who competed, per NFL.com. His 102 inches on the broad jump is tied for 22nd (out of 40).
12:47 p.m. — NFL Network just said Braden's 5.04 in the 40 ranks sixth among all official times for offensive linemen. He also had a 28-inch vertical jump.
12:30 p.m. — Braden's broad jump checked in at 102 inches.
Chris Wormley's measurements, according to Josh Norris, were 6-5 and 298 pounds with 34 1/8-inch arm length and 10 1/2-inch hands.
11:49 a.m. — A note, via ESPN Stats & Info, regarding Peppers' measurements — only nine NFL linebackers 5-11 or shorter played snaps last season.
10:22 a.m. — Some official measurements are beginning to trickle out from the defensive line and linebackers groups.
According to Yahoo's Charles Robinson, linebacker Jabrill Peppers checked in at 5-10 7/8 and 213 pounds with 9 5/8-inch hands, 30 3/4-inch arm length and a 74-inch wingspan.
Robinson reported that defensive end Taco Charlton measured in at 6-5 5/8 and 277 pounds. He had different-sized hands (9 1/8 and 9 3/4) with an 81 7/8-inch wingspan.
10:12 a.m. — NFL Network says Braden's official 40 time is 5.04 seconds, which ranks fourth currently among the first group of blockers to go through the testing.
9:46 a.m. — NFL.com say Braden's 5.03 unofficial time in the 40 ranks fourth among OL tested so far (the first group has completed its two runs, but not all linemen have done it yet). The first batch of blockers are going through position drills now. Mayock commented that Braden had "good slide, good mirror" in one of the position drills.
9:29 a.m. — Braden's second 40 unofficially timed a little quicker in at 5.03 with a 1.78 10-yard split, per NFL Network. Mayock said he had a "couple of good runs," but reiterated that he views Braden as a guard at the next level.
After the first round of times, Braden's unofficial 40 was tied for third so far. His new 10-yard split is also ranked third, but not all linemen have tested.
9:15 a.m. — Braden's first unofficial 40-yard dash result, according to NFL Network — 5.05 seconds with a 1.79 10-yard split.
Analyst Mike Mayock commented: "I was really surprised that two of his offensive linemates were not invited to this combine. I thought Kyle Kalis, the guard, was a good player; Erik Magnuson, the tackle, I thought for sure he'd be here. But Braden is a big guy that's played both guard and tackle. I think his home in the future is probably going to be at guard."
Today's focus is on offensive lineman Ben Braden and running back De'Veon Smith, the first former Wolverines to take the field around 9 a.m., and our blog will continually be updated throughout the event, which wraps up Monday. Their official measurements and bench press results:
According to WalterFootball.com's results, only 13 offensive linemen (of the 47 in attendance) had longer arms. Just nine linemen were taller and six were heavier. His bench press reps tied for 14th among the 39 blockers who tested.
• SMITH — 5-11, 223, 9-inch hands, 29.5-inch arm length, 22 bench press reps
According to WalterFootball.com's results, Smith's hands and arm length were among the smallest among his position group in Indy. Only three rushers had smaller hands and his arm length was third-lowest. On the other end of the spectrum, his bench press numbers tied for fourth among 30 RBs who tested.
The quarterbacks, wideouts and tight ends arrived a day after that first group and will be going through the bench press, media and team interviews, and psychological testing today. U-M's representatives in that group are wide receivers Amara Darboh and Jehu Chesson, plus tight end Jake Butt. Their measurements:
