The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022 Texas Football Pro Day
03.10.2022 | Football
Fifteen Longhorns with NFL aspirations participated in Pro Day on Thursday.
AUSTIN, Texas – Fifteen former Longhorns took part in Pro Day on Thursday to display their abilities for NFL scouts, providing them with an opportunity for in-person workouts with many teams having multiple scouts on hand.
The group consisted of TE Cade Brewer, EDGE Ben Davis, K/P Cameron Dicker, DB Darion Dunn, EDGE Jacoby Jones, OL Derek Kerstetter, DS Justin Mader, OL Denzel Okafor, WR/DB Brenden Schooler, DB Josh Thompson, EDGE Ray Thornton and RB Gabriel Watson from the 2021 Longhorns as well as former DB Donovan Duvernay. Former Longhorns Earl Thomas and Chris Brown participated in defensive back drills.
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The day began with measurements and testing with Schooler and Thompson each recording a vertical jump of 37.5, while Kerstetter and Okafor highlighted the bench press with 31 reps each. Schooler posted the top 40-yard dash (4.41) and 3-cone drill (6.65) and Duvernay registered the fastest pro-agility (4.09).
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After the testing were the individual drills, beginning with the offensive skill players, followed by the offensive linemen, defensive backs, defensive front and finishing with Dicker and Mader for special teams.
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The NFL Draft will take place Thursday, April 28 to Saturday, April 30 in Las Vegas.
Texas Pro Day Performances
Top 3 in each category
Vertical Jump
37.5 Brenden Schooler
37.5 Josh Thompson
34.5 Darion Dunn
34.5 Donovan Duvernay
Standing Long Jump
10-8 Brenden Schooler
10-7 Ben Davis
10-7 Josh Thompson
Bench Press (225 reps)
31 Derek Kerstetter
31 Denzel Okafor
21 Ben Davis
40-yard Dash
4.41 Brenden Schooler
4.56 Donovan Duvernay
4.69 Darion Dunn
Additional Notables – Ben Davis (4.70), Gabriel Watson (4.70), Cade Brewer (4.80), Ray Thornton (4.83)
Pro-Agility (20's)
4.09 Donovan Duvernay
4.16 Brenden Schooler
4.18 Josh Thompson
3-Cone Drill
6.65 Brenden Schooler
6.80 Donovan Duvernay
6.84 Josh Thompson
