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Biggest Losers Of The 2025 NFL Combine: NFL Draft Prospect Analysis

Isaiah Bond - College Football Rankings, NCAA CFB DFS Lineup Picks - NFL Draft

Andersen looks at the NFL prospects who may have lowered their stock at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine and how they could impact the fantasy football and dynasty landscapes.

The NFL Scouting Combine has concluded. While most of our energy was spent admiring jaw-dropping prospects with fast 40-yard dash times or an otherworldly number of bench press reps, we must also keep an eye on some members of the draft class who underperformed.

We must analyze these prospects while remembering that the Scouting Combine isn't an end-all, be-all. Puka Nacua, Bucky Irving, and Kyren Williams are among the many recent examples of players who underwhelmed in Indianapolis but have already achieved stardom in the NFL. Nevertheless, it's worth keeping stock of individual performances and adjusting our fantasy football draft boards accordingly.

Here are several players who might have seen a dip in their dynasty ADP and could also fall down teams' draft boards in April. This article intends to remain conscious of the current market, identify players we shouldn't reach for, and potentially spot focus on a few players who are now steals after their stocks dropped too far.

 

NFL Combine Losers

Will Howard, QB, Ohio State

With no clear favorite for the QB3 in this year's draft, Ohio State signal-caller Will Howard had the chance to boost his stock last week. The 23-year-old was already trending up after winning the national championship, and a strong performance in Indianapolis could have cemented him as the best quarterback prospect not named Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward.

Instead, Howard went viral for a horrible showing in the passing drills. He repeatedly missed his receivers, mixing underthrows and overthrows while occasionally leading the pass-catchers in the wrong direction.

One bad day doesn't define Howard as a player, and it's possible he couldn't overcome the nerves associated with throwing in front of NFL decision-makers. Still, last week's showing creates questions about how much development Howard will need before taking on NFL defenses.

Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon

At 5-foot-9 and 154 pounds, many critics expected Johnson to showcase his speed in the 40-yard dash. The belief was that he could use his quickness to make up for a severely undersized frame.

Instead, Johnson was clocked at 4.54 seconds, the slowest time for a receiver under 170 pounds since 2003. Setting a new record low for a 20-plus-year period is not ideal, and it could hurt Johnson's draft stock.

With that said, fans and media members familiar with Johnson's game were quick to defend him, noting that he appears to play a lot faster than his 40-yard dash time indicates.

Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas

Bond planted his flag during an interview with the media, proclaiming that he would set a new 40-yard dash record by beating fellow Texas receiver Xavier Worthy's time from a year earlier. Bond promised that he would break the record "for sure," and he even suggested that he might run a sub-4.20.

In the end, Bond was clocked at 4.39 seconds. Not only did he fail to break the record and fail to beat Worthy, but he ran slower than current teammate Matthew Golden, too. Bond was only the ninth-fastest receiver at this year's Scouting Combine.

Speed (and a lack thereof) doesn't mean everything. Just ask John Ross. Still, given that Bond's quickness is such an important component of his game, it's fair to wonder just how far he'll slide down draft boards after his performance in Indianapolis.

Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado

Sanders chose not to work out at the Scouting Combine. This is not a completely rare decision, especially for top-tier prospects like Sanders, but it certainly creates some discussion nonetheless.

However, Sanders' decision to skip workouts is not what's hurting him right now. Instead, he has started to lose some allure due to new rumors about his attitude. NBC Sports' Matthew Berry spoke to executives from two different teams who said their meetings with Sanders were "bad ... and that he came off as unprofessional and disinterested."

Sanders may be trying to manipulate his landing spot by having worse meetings with teams for which he doesn't want to play. Maybe Berry's reporting is inaccurate or he's being fed info to create a smokescreen. However, it's also possible that real concerns exist about his character.

Most worrisome of all is a tidbit from Berry that reads, "A few folks said to me it was a much closer discussion about Sanders vs. Jaxson Dart than Sanders vs. Ward." If Sanders ends up being the third quarterback off the board, fantasy managers will start to panic.

Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State

Carter had already decided to skip workouts at the Scouting Combine, and then he was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his foot. The injury was serious enough that Carter and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, floated the idea of surgery, but ESPN's Adam Schefter has since reported that the star defender won't need an operation.

Still, any sort of injury is an issue, especially for a player who could cost teams a top-5 selection in the draft. That's a heavy investment for a player who has medical concerns, even if his agent downplayed them.

With all this said, Carter is expected to work out at Penn State's pro day on March 28. If he performs well at the pro day and doesn't show any lingering injury concerns, we can put this behind us and resume referring to Carter as a potential No. 1 pick.

Tyler Booker, OL, Alabama

Testing at the Scouting Combine revealed some potential flaws in Booker's athletic makeup, including subpar strength, speed, athleticism, and explosiveness.

Booker was among the worst members of his position group in terms of 40-yard dash time (second to last), 10-yard split (last), vertical jump (second to last), broad jump (last), three-cone drill (last), and short shuttle (third to last).

Media and fans rave about Booker's performance at Alabama and what he has shown on film, so there is still a clear path to him becoming a quality NFL starter. However, his Scouting Combine results suggest that he faces an uphill battle.



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