*Kyler Murray – Noteworthy
Dynamic. Impressive. Versatile. Exceptional. Those are the four words eight anonymous scouts, GMs, coaches and league executives at OU’s pro day Wednesday chose to describe Kyler Murray. “By far he should go No. 1,” one anonymous league executive told The Daily Wednesday. “Why not?” When asked to give one word to characterize the former OU quarterback, four said dynamic, two said impressive, one said versatile and another said exceptional. And Murray was all four on Wednesday, putting on a show in front of more than 60 NFL personnel, including the likes of New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur and Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, among others. He didn’t re-measure his height or run the 40-yard dash despite everyone wanting him to. Instead, the Heisman Trophy winner showed off his cannon for an arm in a 36-minute throwing session and held his calm, business-like personality through a nearly six-hour day. He did what he set out to do: Impress. – The Oklahoma Daily
*Marquise Brown – Noteworthy
Even more eyes would have been on Oklahoma’s pro day if wide receiver Marquise Brown hadn’t been wearing a medical boot on his left foot. The injury that hobbled him late last season still is healing after surgery in January. Still, Brown said Wednesday at OU’s pro day in Norman that he doesn’t believe that will hurt his NFL draft stock much. “They like my film, so for me they just want me to be healthy, make sure I know football and being the strongest, the healthiest that I can be,” Brown said about his interviews with NFL teams. Brown’s timetable to be fully healed is around June or July. That means he’s entering the NFL draft and won’t have one combine metric.
OU coach Lincoln Riley said he doesn’t see that as a problem. NFL teams liked Brown’s willingness to play in the Orange Bowl with the injury. The All-American receiver’s production speaks for itself, Riley said. “I think the feedback from scouts, GMs and coaches and all that on Marquise is him trying to gut it out is a positive because a lot of guys would have ducked out of that,” Riley said. “A lot of guys don’t place the value on the team like this kid does. “It’s not going to hurt him a bit. Everybody knows what kind of player he is. Turn on the tape, and he’s the most dynamic receiver in this draft and a tremendous Sooner for us.” – Tulsa World
*Kyler Murray – Noteworthy
Baker Mayfield had the luxury of throwing to one of his favorite targets at Oklahoma’s 2018 pro day, with Mark Andrews participating in the workouts. With the exception of Carson Meier, Kyler Murray had previously completed just a handful of passes to his receiving corps when taking the field for NFL scouts Wednesday. He threw to Meier, current OU receiver Charleston Rambo and former Sooners Geno Lewis and Jarvis Baxter. Joel Blumenthal, a Southwestern Oklahoma State product, was also in the mix. “We had a few more guys working out at the pro day last year, where we had to kind of piece Kyler’s together a little bit,” OU coach Lincoln Riley said, noting Rambo had to be shuttled in on a golf cart after class to make the workout. “So there was actually a limited time to work with these guys. I thought considering the limited prep for it, it was pretty darn sharp.” With his top target from last fall, Marquise Brown, still injured, Murray said he was “scrambling” to find three receivers. “It’s my job to put the ball on them. We’re not in sync but I thought today went well,” Murray said. “I’ve only thrown with those guys the past two days. It’s not going to be perfect. You’re going to miss balls or people are going to drop balls. You’ve just gotta move on. I thought today was pretty good.” – Norman Transcript
