Week 172019 NFL DraftCombine stock up, stock down: Top

The cornerback workouts were disappointing Phil McConkey Color Rush Jersey , but the safeties made up for it"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015, corners disappoint, but safeties look strongNew,29commentsThe cornerback workouts were disappointing, but the safeties made up for itESTShareTweetShareShareCombine stock up, stock down: Top corners disappoint, but safeties look strongBrian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsThe 2019 NFL Scouting Combine is officially in the books. After an incredible day of workouts on Sunday, hopes were high for the defensive backs on Monday. Unfortunately, several of the top prospects failed to live up to the hype on the field. But as always happens, there were also several under-the-radar prospects who gave scouts a reason to go back to their film. That the top prospects disappointed is bad news for a New York Giants team which could be in desperate need of help in their secondary. However, they might have also been put on the trail of some potential value picks. So, which defensive backs helped themselves, and who might have given scouts pause?Stock upJamel Dean (Auburn) - Dean has medical red flags for knee injuries dating back from high school through 2016. He was originally recruited by Ohio State but was ruled medically ineligible. Dean eventually enrolled in Auburn and helped himself Monday by running a 4.31 second 40-yard dash and showing very well in the field drills. His medical check-up was the most important part of his week in Indy, but his workout likely made teams feel better about potentially taking a risk on him. Jordan Brown (South Dakota State) - A player nobody was talking about at the national level prior to the Combine, but a workout that included a 4.51 second 40-yard dash, 39-inch vertical Andrew Adams Color Rush Jersey , and 10-foot 8 inch broad jump will send scouts looking for his tape. He isn’t the longest corner, but also showed some promising fluidity and ball skills in the field drills.Sean Bunting (Central Michigan) - Every day of the Combine a small-school prospect has stepped up and made his presence known. One of those players from Monday’s workouts was Sean Bunting of Central Michigan. Teams in search of big, long press-man cornerbacks will take an interest in Bunting. He wasn’t the smoothest corner, but his size and ball skills will get teams interested.Isaiah Johnson (Houston) - Another big, long press-man corner who transitioned from wide receiver to cornerback. Johnson ran well and looked good in field drills. Both James Bettcher and Dave Gettleman have shown a preference for cornerbacks with long arms, and Johnson had among the longest in the cornerback group at 33 inches. David Long (Michigan) - At 5-foot-10, Long is probably a slot corner at the next level, but he as the quickness to hang with receivers and the physicality to deal with running backs who motion to the slot. He was one of the quickest receivers in drills and had one of the best times in the 40 yard dash. Long made himself some money on Monday.Justin Layne (Michigan State) - Another converted wide receiver, Layne has only been a cornerback since 2016. He ran well, and showed a remarkably smooth player for a tall (6-foot-2) corner. Unsurprisingly, he showed good ball skills in those field drills which simulated intercepting the ball. He is still new to the position and has upside as he continues to learn the nuances of playing cornerback. Rock Ya-Sin (Temple) - In what was a disappointing morning for the cornerbacks, Rock Ya-Sin stood out. He ran well enough, though he didn’t have “blazing” speed with a 4.51 second 40-yard dash, but his feet and hips are good enough to hang in press-man coverage and he has the physicality to jam receivers at the line of scrimmage and disrupt routes. Ugochukwu Amadi (Oregon) - Ugo Amadi got people’s attention by opening the safety group with a 4.52 second 40-yard dash. He had 18 reps on the bench press, letting scouts know that he definitely knows the way to the weight room and was also among the most fluid safeties in the field drills. Amadi might be a little short at 5-foot-9, but he has upside as a free safety who can also defend the slot.Darnell Savage Jr. (Maryland) - Savage wasn’t a name bandied about before the combine, but he had a legitimately explosive workout Wayne Gallman Color Rush Jersey , running a 4.36 second 40-yard dash, 39.5-inch vertical, and 10-foot 6 inch broad jump. He was solid in field drills and should earn a look from teams looking for a free safety with the ability to defend in man coverage. Stock downThe cornerbacks as a whole - To quote Charles Davis on the NFL Network broadcast this is a “safety heavy” class. By that he means that the cornerback group did not run well, with several struggling with tightness in field drills. As good as the front seven prospects looked on Sunday, the corners were disappointing. Greedy Williams (LSU) - Williams started his day strong with a 4.3740-yard dash, but it was downhill from there for the player who is at the top of many cornerback boards. Williams looked tight-hipped and out of control in many of the field drills. His day later ended early after reportedly suffering cramps. If Williams had followed his 40 up with strong field work he could have confirmed his status atop the cornerback depth chart and a top-10 pick. However, all he did was create doubt.Deandre Baker (Georgia) - Baker is another prospect who entered the year as a potential top prospect, but didn’t take the next step which was expected from him. Likewise, his work on Monday was expected to be good, but was probably best described as “okay”. D’Cota Dixon (Wisconsin) - Dixon is a safety, but even so it is not good to have a 40 time that would be slow for a linebacker. He had the top performance on the bench press, which suggests that he might have to try to convert to linebacker at the next level, but at 5-foot-10, 204 pounds, that seems unlikely. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Breathe a little easier Philadelphia and surrounding areas. The Eagles are back and looking super.Just goes to show you what a little urgency, some big plays — and a timely game against the New York Giants can do for the defending Super Bowl champions.Carson Wentz threw a season-high three touchdown passes and the Eagles got an early lift from their defense and special teams in beating the struggling Giants 34-13 on Thursday night Jon Halapio Color Rush Jersey , avoiding their first three-game losing streak since the 2016 season.“It’s a big win for us,” said Wentz, who finished 26 of 36 for 278 yards and no interceptions. “NFC East and the conference. It’s huge. Being 3-3 is better than 2-4. This is more like who we are. We can build from this.”The win put the Eagles into a first place tie with Washington (2-2) in the NFC East with Dallas (2-3) a half game back. The Giants are fading fast.Wentz sandwiched touchdowns passes of 13 and 1 yard to Alshon Jeffery around a 10-yarder to tight end Zach Ertz to help the Eagles build a 31-6 lead. They beat the Giants (1-5) for the fourth straight time and seventh in eight games.Corey Clement scored on a 1-yard run and Jake Elliott added field goals of 33 and 30 yards.“This is finally the game where we played like the Philadelphia Eagles,” said Ertz, who was limited to seven passes for 43 yards. “We’re finally the Eagles again.”Rookie halfback Saquon Barkley scored on a 50-yard run and rushed for 130 yards in one of the few bright spots for the Giants’ offense, which was booed repeatedly in losing at home for the third time. Aldrick Rosas had field goals of 33 and 21 yards.This was seen as a must-win game for both teams in the weak and wide-open NFC East, and the Eagles went out and grabbed it.They came into the game having scored seven points in the first quarter and they doubled that against New York.Eli Manning was under pressure all night from the Eagles. They sacked him four times and hit him 13 other times. He finished 24 of 43 for 281 yards.“We want to get after the passer every week,” coach Doug Pederson said. “These games are battles. It all comes down to which team gets after the passer. We hit Eli and put him on the ground. That was big.”It started on the opening series.Kamu Grugier-Hill intercepted Manning’s pass that was tipped by fellow linebacker Jordan Hicks and he returned it to Giants 16. Three plays later, Wentz was forced out of the pocket and found Jeffery after getting all day to throw.A 46-yard run by Barkley set up Rosas’ 33-yarder to cut the gap to 7-3, but the Eagles took control later in the quarter after DeAndre Carter returned a punt 23 yards to the New York 44. Passes of 17 to Jeffery and 14 to Clement set up Clement’s touchdown run.A spectacular tackle-breaking run by Barkley on a 55-yard screen pass helped cut the lead to 14-6 in the second quarter but Wentz hit a wide-open Nelson Agholer on a third and 3 and connected with Ertz for a 21-6 lead on the next play.Elliott made it 24-6 just before halftime and Philadelphia put the game out of reach with a 75-yard drive that ended with a short Jeffery TD catch.“We didn’t do anything well enough to win tonight,” Giants coach Pat Shurmur said. “Credit Philadelphia. Good football team.”The only thing meaningful after that was Barkley’s touchdown run.“How do I feel about my performance tonight?” Barkley asked rhetorically. “Doesn’t matter to me. We didn’t win.”FAN OF THE GAMEOdell Beckham Jr. headbutted a giant cooling fan during a second-half fit that also included him screaming from the sideline and eventually being calmed by Barkley. Beckham also left for the locker room before the end of the first half, though Shurmur said Beckham was excused early because of cramping.Beckham said his tirade was just a bit of self-motivation.“I was just trying to get myself going,” he said. “I felt like some of those plays where I was getting myself going was some of my best stuff. So I was just trying to get myself fired up. I did that and it helped me.”Thursday’s scene comes a week after Beckham bemoaned the lack of downfield passes from Manning and the team’s subpar energy following a 33-31 loss to Carolina. Beckham had six catches for 44 yards Thursday, and his longest reception was 12 yards.INJURIES: Eagles LT Jason Peters left with a biceps injury. Backup cornerback Sidney Jones left in the first half with a hamstring injury. The Giants had LB Ray Ray Amstrong (concussion), WR Cody Latimer (hamstring) and CB Antonio Hamilton (illness) leave the game.BARKLEY GAINS: Barkley has gained at least 100 yards from scrimmage in each of his first six career games. He is one off the NFL rookie record set by Kansas City’s Kareem Hunt.UP NEXTEagles: Host Carolina on Oct. 21.Giants: At Atlanta on Oct. 22.