Path to the Pros
Wisconsin Running Back Melvin Gordon Is Ready to Take the NFL by Storm
When you finish 42 yards shy of setting the FBS single-season record for most rushing yards, the bar for success in the NFL is set extremely high. If Jameis Winston [...]
Path to the Pros 2013: Alec Ogletree
If a running back bounces outside or catches a swing pass out of the backfield, count on Alec Ogletree to close quickly on the ballcarrier and deliver a jarring, open-field [...]
How Travis Kelce Improved His NFL Draft Stock With a Conversation
Travis Kelce is in a good mood. Dressed in a clean pair of Air Jordan XIs, jeans and a white t-shirt, the former University of Cincinnati tight end and soon-to-be [...]
Path to the Pros 2013
RB Montee Ball trains at IMG Academy For athletes who want to make it to the NFL, the months before the Draft are the most important time in [...]
Eddie Lacy: The Power Back
What sets Eddie Lacy apart from the other running backs in the 2013 NFL Draft? “I’m a bigger back but I can be agile,” Lacy says. “I can break long [...]
Kenny Vaccaro: The Swagger
Top-tier safeties in today’s NFL must possess the cover skills of a cornerback along with the instincts and explosiveness of a linebacker. Kenny Vaccaro is the consensus top-ranked safety prospect [...]
Margus Hunt: The Workout Warrior
Three hundred and ninety-five pounds rests on the barbell in front of Margus Hunt. It’s by far the most weight any athlete has attempted at this practice test. Why would [...]
Desmond Trufant: The Fast Riser
Nick Winkelman knows fast. As a coach with Athletes’ Performance who’s been instructing NFL prospects in the science of speed since 2007, Winkelman has worked with plenty of extraordinary athletes [...]
Montee Ball: The Workhorse
The workout is over, but Montee Ball isn’t done. Most of his training partners—including MVPs of the BCS national championship game and several likely first-round draft picks—have left the gym. [...]
Cordarrelle Patterson: The Raw Playmaker
“If you’re not sweating when you step up to the line, then you’re not ready to run the 40,” says coach Ken Vick, advising a group of 20 or so [...]