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Maurice Clarett ran, jumped, lifted weights and caught footballs for pro scouts on Monday. By and large, they came away impressed.
“Obviously he’s going to be a bellcow for somebody — he’s got that type of ability,” said former NFL fullback Tom Rathman, who represented the Detroit Lions. “It’s just a matter of him developing as a football player.”
Clarett had declined to work out at the NFL combine in February, so this was the first time scouts had seen the 20-year-old who could force his way into the draft later this month depending on the decision of an appeals court.
Clarett weighed 230 pounds, exactly his playing weight when he last took the field for the Buckeyes 15 months ago. He had times of 4.66, 4.63 and 4.67 seconds in his three 40-yard dashes, a standing long jump of 9 feet, 5 inches and a vertical jump of 36.5 inches. He lifted 225 pounds 19 times.
“Obviously he’s going to be a bellcow for somebody — he’s got that type of ability,” said former NFL fullback Tom Rathman, who represented the Detroit Lions. “It’s just a matter of him developing as a football player.”
Clarett had declined to work out at the NFL combine in February, so this was the first time scouts had seen the 20-year-old who could force his way into the draft later this month depending on the decision of an appeals court.
Clarett weighed 230 pounds, exactly his playing weight when he last took the field for the Buckeyes 15 months ago. He had times of 4.66, 4.63 and 4.67 seconds in his three 40-yard dashes, a standing long jump of 9 feet, 5 inches and a vertical jump of 36.5 inches. He lifted 225 pounds 19 times.
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