Who showed out on the final day of the Combine
And just like that, the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine is in the books, and our next stop is free agency.
The final day of the Combine featured the offensive linemen workouts, and it’s always fun to watch enormous humans do incredibly athletic things. In addition to being entertaining, the work in the field drills help us separate the tackles, guards, and centers.
And that makes this year’s offensive line class is interesting. There are a lot of good players in this class, but we could have quite a few prospects who played tackle in college but project inside in the NFL.
The New York Giants might need a guard or a tackle for 2025 (or beyond), so these workouts were definitely important.
Who stepped up on Sunday afternoon?
Aireontae Ersery (Minnesota)
Men who are 6-foot-6, 331 pounds shouldn’t be able to run 5.01-second 40-yard dashes, but here we are. He even hit the 3rd-highest top speed of the first offensive line group at 15.99 mph. He also put down a 9-foot-3 broad jump, which is fairly absurd for someone his size.
Some teams may view Ersery as a guard while others look at him as a big tackle. That could come down to how well favorably they view his lower-body fluidity. Ersery performed well in the field drills, though he did show a bit of stiffness when asked to move laterally.
Joshua Gray (Oregon State)
Gray is an intriguing guard prospect who’s been on my radar for a while. He’s a bit undersized at 6-foot-5, 299 pounds with short (31⅜ inch) arms, but he was also one of the most athletic linemen on the property. His 1.70 10-yard split and and 31-inch vertical speak to some impressive lower-body explosiveness. He also moved very well in the field drills, with easy change of direction skills.
Gray will likely have a lot of fans among teams that run zone-based blocking schemes. He might not be a down-hill mauler, but his movement skills will fit well in any scheme that looks to stress defenses laterally.
Grey Zabel (North Dakota State)
I made a point of getting Zabel’s prospect profile up before the Senior Bowl for a reason. It didn’t take long before he started being talked about as one of the top interior linemen in the draft, and he’s steadily risen up public draft boards as folks on the outside have looked closer at the FCS product.
Zabel just keeps building his resume, and his 36½-inch vertical jump is incredibly impressive. He might not have the frame to stay at tackle in the NFL, but he’s athletic, versatile, and has plenty of power in his lower body.
Armand Membou (Missouri)
Membou’s measurements were a bit disappointing and raised the specter of moving inside. After all, there aren’t many offensive tackles who are 6-foot-4 with 33-inch arms. However, he moves extremely well on tape and was a very strong pass protector at right tackle for Mizzou — He gave up no sacks or QB hits last year, and only nine hurries.
I’m not sure anyone was expecting him to put down a 4.9-second 40 yard dash or a 34-inch vertical. He moved really well in the field drills, easily opening his hips as a puller as well as moving laterally.
Jared Wilson (Georgia)
Wilson’s tape suggests that his footwork needs development, but he definitely moved well on tape. But even noting athleticism as a strength of his didn’t quite prepare for his 4.84-second 40-yard dash, 32-inch vertical, and 9-foot-4 inch broad jump at 6-foot-3, 310 pounds.
Wilson might need some work, but he’s one of the most athletic centers to ever enter the NFL. That will get scouts interested and coaches will definitely want to be the one to unlock his potential.