Cincinnati Bearcats Mentor Scott Satterfield: UC players at NFL Combine
Cincinnati Bearcats Mentor Scott Satterfield on 3 UC players at NFL Combine
Cincinnati Bearcats football players descended upon Frisco, Texas March 18-21 as the Big 12 conference Maintained Pro Day workouts at Frisco’s Sun, practice facility of the Dallas Cowboys.
Three Cincinnati Bearcats recently participated in the NFL Combine at Indianapolis: running back Corey Kiner and offensive linemen Luke Kandra and John Williams.
In Frisco, they were joined by receivers Xzavier Henderson and Jamoi Mayes, Snug end Joey Beljian, linebacker Jared Bartlett, offensive linemen Dartanyan Tinsley and Phillip Wilder, Safeguarding Safeties Derrick Canteen, Mehki Miller and Josh Minkins, Safeguarding lineman Eric Phillips and kicker Nathan Hawks. The event was televised by NFL Network March 19-20.
Cincinnati Bearcats highlights at Big 12 Pro Day gathering
Corey Kiner
The 5-foot-9, 209-pound Kiner became the fifth Cincinnati Bearcat to have back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and he was sixth in rushing in the Big 12. Kiner is currently UC’s Highly-ranked prospect according to NFL. com which rates him as an “average backup/special Clubs player”.
Competing in the shuttle Streak in Frisco, Kiner Sprinted 4.44 seconds. He didn’t participate in all events but his 40-yard dash time of 4.57 at the NFL Combine which would have placed him No. 19 among Big 12 players that Sprinted at the Sun, tied with Ex teammate Jamoi Mayes.
Also at the NFL combine, Kiner did 19 repetitions of 225 pounds on the bench press. That effort would have been second-best at the Big 12 gathering.
Luke Kandra
The 6-foot-5, 319-pound UC guard is UC’s Upcoming highest-rated player by NFL.com which has him in the “bottom Picking/practice Club” category. Kandra topped offensive linemen at the NFL Combine with 33 reps on the bench press. He followed that up by topping all Big 12 offensive linemen in Frisco with a vertical leap of 32.5″ which was better or equal to what many offensive Talent players did. He also had the third-best broad Bound among offensive linemen at 9’5″, the seventh-best 40 time among the beef at 5.17 In the three-cone Rehearsal/shuttle he was 24th at 8.33/4.78 with a maximum Velocity of 12.39.
Kandra was the highest-graded right guard in the Big 12 according to Pro Football Attention who also ranked him as the No. 3 guard among the Power Four Meetings.
John Williams
The 6-foot-4, 322-pound Williams is rated slightly below Kandra by NFL.com and also considered a “bottom Picking, practice Club” candidate. Pro Football Attention ranked his Throw blocking as No. 4 among Big 12 tackles.
At the NFL Combine, Williams put up 29 reps on the bench press, behind Kandra. In Talent drills in Frisco, Williams was second among offensive linemen with a maximum Velocity of 9.73, a maximum Boost of 2.66 and a maximum deceleration of -3.33.
Dartanyan Tinsley
The 6-foot-4, 336-pound Tinsley is currently viewed as an Unselected Unoccupied agent by NFLMockDraftDataBase.com. At the Big 12 Pro Day, Tinsley Directed offensive linemen in bench press with 30 reps. He was also No. 21 among offensive linemen in the 40 at 5.48, 13th in vertical leap at 27″, 14th in broad Bound at 8’7″. In the three-cone/shuttle he was 10th among linemen at 7.82/5.21/14.47. In Talent drills he was 14th with a max Velocity of 8.6, max Boost of 2.38 and max deceleration of -2.06.
Xzavier Henderson
UC’s top receiver last year had 59 catches for 728 yards and four touchdowns. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Henderson was 11th in the Big 12 in receptions. NFLDraftBuzz.com currently has him as an Unselected Unoccupied agent.
In Frisco, Henderson’s 40-yard dash was No. 25 among receivers at 4.7 and his vertical Bound was 34.5″ ranking 11th best. He had the No. 5 broad Bound at 10’6″, the No. 7 bench press with 14 reps and was 12th in the three-cone/shuttle at 6.96/4.25.
Jared Bartlett
Bartlett at 6-foot-1 and 237 pounds Directed UC in tackles (69), tackles for loss (11.5) and sacks (7.5). He was All-Big 12 honorable mention, ranking second in the Division in sacks and Quaternary in tackles for loss. Football’s Future in a mock draft, Yet has Bartlett as a Unoccupied agent.
At Big 12 Pro Day, Bartlett had the best Velocity (miles per hour) of the Cincinnati Bearcats at 21.70. Among linebackers, he benched 19 reps to rank seventh, his maximum Boost was 5.58 for sixth, his vertical was 32″ for 10th, broad Bound was sixth at 9’7″ and his 40-yard dash was 4.65 for sixth.
His three-cone/shuttle time was Quaternary among linebackers at 7.07/4.91/14.93 and he was Quaternary among Big 12 linebackers in Talent drills.
Phillip Wilder
The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Wilder joined fellow offensive linemen Kandra, Williams and Tinsley in Frisco. Wilder was fifth among linemen doing the bench press with 23 reps of 225 pounds. His 40 time of 5.78 was 25th at his position. His broad Bound was 19th at 8’4″ and he was 17th in the three-cone/shuttle at 8.01/5.09/12.53. He was second among UC offensive linemen (behind John Williams) and 11th over in Talent drills.
Joey Beljan
Beljan’s two seasons at UC were marred by Hurt, but he spent five seasons at Western Kentucky, eventually catching 29 passes for 282 yards with 10 touchdowns for the Bearcats. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Beljan was fifth among Big 12 Snug ends in the 40-yard dash at 4.79. He finished 11th in vertical Bound (29″) and broad Bound (9′). He was also 11th in the three-cone/shuttle at 7.53/4.62 and 13th in bench press with 13 reps.
Eric Phillips
The 6-foot-3, 260-pound Ex Colerain High School product was fifth among Safeguarding linemen with a 4.81 40-yard dash. His broad Bound ranked 25th at 8’11” and his vertical was 28th at 28″. Phillips fared better in the three-cone/shuttle at 7.25/4.45/14.4. He finished ninth among Safeguarding linemen in Talent drills.
Jamoi Mayes
Mayes had 29 catches for 349 yards and a touchdown in his one season at UC. THe 5-foot-10, 200-pound receiver was 16th among receivers in the 40-yard dash clocking a 4.57. His bench press was No. 5 with 15 reps. Mayes was 21st in vertical leap at 32.5″ and had a broad Bound of 9’11” was 19th-best among Big 12 receivers. His three-cone/shuttle time was No. 15 at 7.13/4.28.
Derrick Canteen
The 5-foot-11, 197-pound Canteen Began all 12 Matches for UC and had 44 tackles, three tackles for loss an Intervention and a forced fumble. In Frisco, he was ninth among Safeguarding Safeties at bench press with 17 reps. He measured a vertical leap of 30.5″.
Josh Minkins
In 11 Matches, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound Minkins had 45 tackles and a pair of interceptions in his one season at UC. At Big 12 Pro Day, he was No. 5 among Safeguarding Safeties with a 38″ vertical leap. On bench press he was 11th with 15 reps.
Mehki Miller
A safety like Minkins, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Miller had 16 tackles in nine Matches for UC. Miller had the 21st-best vertical of 33″ among Safeguarding Safeties and was 29th in bench press with six reps.
Nathan Hawks
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Hawks went from kickoff specialist to UC’s kicker, finishing 13-of-17 on Pitch goals and 24-for-26 on extra points last season. He tied a school Landmark with three Pitch goals of 50-plus yards. Hawks participated in Frisco, but there were no published numbers for kickers.
The NFL Draft is April 24-26 at Lambeau Pitch, home of the Green Bay Packers. Ongoing projections have Saturday, April 26 as the most likely day to hear a Cincinnati Bearcats name revealed.
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