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Follow NFL columnist Jarrett Bell on Twitter @JarrettBellPHOTOS: NFL scouting combine USA TODAY SportsLSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette goes through workout drills during the 2017 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. CLOSE Skip in Skip x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports' Tom Pelissero fills you in on how the top quarterback prospects fared during Day 4 of the NFL Scouting Combine. (Photo: Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports)INDIANAPOLIS – It was coincidence that just before heading to the NFL scouting combine, I began reading Blink, the Malcolm Gladwell best-seller that delves into instincts and the subconscious mind. "I would say just praying on it," Schneider said, "work ethic, just learning from your mistakes."That topic was something of a starting point for the blur of the NFL scouting combine, where teams, agents, media and more than 300 prospects looking for a job converge.




That doesn't necessarily mean the QB pecking order has gotten any clearer for the 2017 NFL draft. View photos Deshaun Watson scored good marks for accuracy in his workout at the NFL scouting combine on Saturday. Two sources were less than pleased with his footwork on a few drops – suggesting Mahomes looked a little sloppy and out of alignment at times. Here's a look at the four from the standpoint of evaluators:• Deshaun Watson: He came away with the most consistently positive assessments. He stuck out."Overall, it was a workmanlike day for the big four who appear to be in varying first-round consideration: Watson, Trubisky, Kizer and Texas Tech's Pat Mahomes.


Just about all the key front-office decision-makers and coaches from every NFL team were in Indianapolis to assess draft-eligible college players at the league's scouting combine. Deshaun Watson and Mitch Trubisky Associated Press photos Associated Press photosDeshaun Watson, Mitchell Trubisky: Watson impressed many observers during the on-field passing drills and helped himself during the team-by-team interview process. Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffery Associated Press photos Associated Press photosLeonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey: Eyebrows were raised when Fournette weighed in at 240 pounds, despite his explanation that he was carrying five pounds of water weight that quickly would be shed. Agents were on hand for an NFL Players Association seminar and might have sneaked in a conversation with a team or two. People will show up just to watch potential NFL players lift weights.


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