Friday the 13th - ProDay

Talking with Trever (Qb) & Scouts (Rams,Vikings)

I woke up to blowing winds from 17-20 mph with rain and cloudy skies.  It was looking like it was going to stay that way most of the morning.  As I got out of bed my legs felt even tighter than they had the day before but I dismissed it and told myself id loosen up and would be fine. The selected juniors and I were in the locker room by 12:30pm as instructed and were scheduled to start at 1pm.  That wasn’t the case.  The scouts were 45 minutes late, ended up talking to our coach in his office for an extended amount of time so before they even got down to meet us it was 2:45pm. It was arranged that the juniors would do their stuff and then I would go through all of mine separate after. The Juniors then had to take their tests,  fill out the paper work, get measurements,  and then run their 40’s.  All in all I waited for three and a half hours to finally start working out for the scouts.  So pretty much all the supplements and meal planning and timing for optimal success that I had done was now down the drain.  Also within this time fame, the band on my watch broke off and then my "I am Second" band snaps off, all within 10 minutes of each other. Fair to say it had been a long day up this point.   This wasn’t anyone’s fault particularly it was just an unusual proday to start with and was a first time experience for everyone involved. 

We started with the bench press.  I was aiming between 11-15 reps which anything over 10 is acceptable for a receiver.  I end up with 12 reps, I wasn’t thrilled because I know I can get more but didn’t stress about it.   Next, I did the Pro agility, L cone drill, 60 yd shuttle and then moved on to the routes.  I had to skip out on the 40yd dash, vertical, and broad jump because of the clearance provided by my doctor and the lack of preparation of both which was frustrating because the jumps are really a strong suit of mine.  But anyways I did the drills and they wouldn’t tell me my times until the end and when they did I can say I was pretty satisfied  with the results, given the short time to prep for the drills.  Later that night I called and talked to out head coach and he said scouts really liked me “he has good-average numbers but has exceptional hand/ball skills” so that was encouraging to hear.   Friday night I finally got to relax with friends and family, eat a big meal with whatever I wanted and cut loose.  Saturday morning I  headed to the airport to get back to Arizona and back to business.  It was a great trip but still have a long way to go.

Jake Soy              NWMSU                --           12     40.5 (LS)      6.95     4.13       11.32   10’5 ½ (LS)

*(LS) Last Spring Testing 2011@ NW--didnt test 40 LS due to surgury

Name	School	40-Yard Dash	Bench press	Vertical jump	Three-cone drill	20-yard shuttle	60-yard shuttle	Broad jump
Travis Benjamin	Miami	4.36	14	38.0				9'11
Jarrett Boykin	Virginia Tech	4.74	11	36.0	7.12	4.28	11.22	10'3
Danny Coale	Virginia Tech	4.50	12	35.0	6.69	4.15	11.22	9'7
Juron Criner	Arizona	4.68	17	38.0	7.15	4.30		9'9
B.J. Cunningham	Michigan State	4.59	12	31.5	7.10			9'8
Michael Floyd	Notre Dame	4.47	16	36.5				10'2
Chris Givens	Wake Forest	4.41	19	33.5	6.97	4.23		9'10
T.J. Graham	North Carolina State	4.41	8	33.5	6.77	4.18		10'0
Junior Hemingway	Michigan	4.53	21	35.5	6.59	3.98	11.16	10'4
Stephen Hill	Georgia Tech	4.36	14	39.5	6.88	4.48	11.43	11'1
Jerrell Jackson	Missouri	4.62	22	41.0	6.82	4.11	11.08	10'7
A.J. Jenkins	Illinois	4.39	12	38.5				10'4
Dwight Jones	North Carolina	4.55	14	33.0				9'1
Marvin Jones	California	4.46	22	33.0	6.81	4.11	11.47	9'4
Jermaine Kearse	Washington	4.58	14	34.0	7.03	4.12		9'11
Keshawn Martin	Michigan State	4.45	13	39.5	6.85	4.13	11.16	10'2
Rishard Matthews	Nevada	4.62	20	36.0	6.88	4.19	11.25
Marvin McNutt	Iowa	4.54		37.0	7.15	4.07	11.62	10'2
Kashif Moore	Connecticut	4.42	19	43.5	6.82	4.05		10'6
Derek Moye	Penn State	4.52	10	33.5		4.23		9'7
Chris Owusu	Stanford	4.36	19	40.5	6.85	4.11	11.22	10'9
Eric Page	Toledo	4.60	15	30.0	6.95	3.98	11.47	9'4
DeVier Posey	Ohio State	4.50	14	36.5	7.03	4.15		10'3
Brian Quick	Appalachian State	4.55	15	34.0	7.10	4.23		9'11
Rueben Randle	LSU	4.55	15	31.0	6.99	4.36	11.78	10'1
Gerell Robinson	Arizona State	4.62		35.5		4.15		9'5
James Rodgers	Oregon State	4.67	19	37.0		4.23		9'7
Mohamed Sanu	Rutgers	4.67	19	36.0	6.88	4.22		10'6
Jordan White	Western Michigan	4.69	14	35.0	6.84	4.13	11.40	9'11
Jarius Wright	Arkansas	4.42	11	38.0	6.93	4.03		10'0
Kendall Wright	Baylor	4.61		38.5	6.93	4.18		10'1

As you can see from my numbers I’m right in the mix when it comes to the numbers game of the 2012 Wr Combine Results but at the end of the day your either a football player or not….

Side Note: If you want to see my routes you can find them on YouTube. Search "Jake Soy Proday"