Texas Longhorns at the NFL Combine

by Peter Bean on Mar 1, 2011 6:00 PM CST in Texas Longhorns Football

Big Roy provided you with a fantastic preview of the five Longhorns who participated in workouts at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis the past six days. Let's check in on how Aaron Williams, Sam Acho, Curtis Brown, Chykie Brown, and Kyle Hix are looking as the event wraps up.

NFL Combine results are a little hard to come by while the event is still going on, but below I've filled in the blanks everywhere I was able to find it. Feel free to update with additional info in the comments.

CURTIS BROWN

Name	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Vertical	Arms
Curtis Brown	6-0	185	4.51	10	39.5	32 1/4

Brown helped himself at the Combine, where he merely ran a decent 40 time, but notched a solid vertical jump and made a number of spectacular catches that had scouts ooh-ing.

AARON WILLIAMS

Name	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Vertical	Arms
Aaron Williams	6-0	204	4.52	18	37.5	31 1/2

Williams ran an acceptable 40 time, but watching him do the various drills, Mike Mayock and Deion Sanders were not kind in their comments, with Sanders describing Williams as "all over the place" and Mayock suggesting that Williams' future might be at free safety.

CHYKIE BROWN

Name	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Vertical	Arms
Chykie Brown	5-11	190	4.45	DNP	36.5	33 7/8

Chykie's measurements and drill performances make him an intriguing physical prospect, but as Big Roy noted, "the problem has always been between his ears." No word on how he did with his interviews or the Wonderlic.

SAM ACHO

Name	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Vertical	Arms
Sam Acho	6-2	262	4.63	23	37.5	33 1/2

Big Roy wondered whether Sam Acho lacked the height to play defensive end at the highest level, but I don't think it's much of a concern. When I attended the Combine last year Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert talked for a while about how much more important he thought it was to have good leverage to be a strong edge rusher, and that for ends and outside linebackers, he wasn't as concerned about height. Anyway, Acho performed well at the Combine and looks like a likely 2nd or 3rd round pick.

KYLE HIX

Name	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Vertical	Arms
Kyle Hix	6-7	318	5.43	--	--	34 1/4

It's amazing how difficult it is to get NFL Combine results, which makes evaluating players' performances awfully difficult if you're not watching live. In any event, Hix measurements are what we thought they were, but I haven't been able to find how he did in the various drills. I'm told that Hix has a real mean streak, which for his sake hopefully means he performed better in person than his teammate Adam Ulatoski did last year at the Combine, where he was as quiet and passive as a mouse.

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Is the time on Chykie Brown the official time? Surprised the other two Brown’s ran 4.5s. Guess that is why y’all wanted a new S&C coach. IMO Acho should be a first round pick. He will be in the league contributing in 5 years when half the first rounders will be shoe salesmen.

by miketag on Mar 1, 2011 6:51 PM CST reply actions

Acho was very impressive in the cone drill.

by UT_BKC on Mar 1, 2011 8:15 PM CST reply actions

I heard that his interview was great.

And Sam has this intangible…he’s always around fumbles, creating, pouncing on them or running them into the EZ. That’s one of those knacks that you either have or you don’t.

by whills on Mar 1, 2011 8:42 PM CST up reply actions

Set the All Time Combine Record for DL in cone drill

Note to Bill Byrne "Because you aren´t Texas and you´ll never be Texas"

by realmccoy on Mar 2, 2011 8:21 AM CST up reply actions

catching punts...

Good thing for Aaron and Curtis is that the combine does not have a drill to field punts.

by nash89 on Mar 1, 2011 8:18 PM CST reply actions

Or cover people

by Dawnpatrol on Mar 1, 2011 10:02 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

I laughed every time they mentioned what a good special teams player Curtis Brown was

by miketag on Mar 2, 2011 9:52 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

He is ... and so is Malcolm Williams.

Only problem is that they both have trouble catching the ball. They’re still terrific special teamers, though. But it would help if you watched the games and knew how to recognize talent.

by robthecob on Mar 2, 2011 10:55 AM CST up reply actions

Dropping a punt every game does not connotate good special teams play to me, but I guess we have different definitions of good. Malcolm Williams would have been an All American at free safety. I’ve said that since you recruited him.

by miketag on Mar 2, 2011 12:08 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Connote

by fuelk2 on Mar 2, 2011 2:14 PM CST up reply actions

There are many ways to be good on STs other than as a returner

Obviously Brown and Williams have issues with returning, but they can do other things.

Then we'll write our own bible, with less Sodom and more Gomorrah.

by burntorangehorn on Mar 2, 2011 2:28 PM CST up reply actions

Wow

Acho’s vertical looks pretty impressive.

"A lot of people look for the easy way to do anything, in swimming there is no easy way." - Eddie Reese

by SwimTexas on Mar 1, 2011 9:51 PM CST reply actions

I watched Curtis ans Chykie

live doing the drills. Yeah, they were definitely ooh-ing and ahh-ing over Curtis Brown. He’s always had great athleticism. Chykie Brown did terribly. He looked desperate and uncoordinated. He might have looked the worst of all the corners. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he goes undrafted. I really wanted to see Sam Acho’s performance. It’s amazing that people aren’t treating him as though he was the best defensive player on Texas’ team the last two years, besides Earl Thomas, of course. Height is overrated. He’s a great athlete and a playmaker. I guess I always just figured he’d be a much higher draft pick.

by LookinForIt on Mar 1, 2011 11:03 PM CST via mobile reply actions

At 4.45 and 5-11 - he gets drafted

Note to Bill Byrne "Because you aren´t Texas and you´ll never be Texas"

by realmccoy on Mar 2, 2011 8:22 AM CST up reply actions

I wouldn't draft Chykie

Just not a good football player. Drills showed he has no hips. Curtis Brown on the other hand has great hips, just not elite speed.

by miketag on Mar 2, 2011 9:54 AM CST via mobile reply actions

“I wouldn’t draft Chykie”

Well, I’m sure he’s glad that you are not, nor ever will be, an NFL owner or talent evaluator. Go away, troll.

by robthecob on Mar 2, 2011 10:59 AM CST up reply actions

This isn't trolling

He offered an evaluation of Chykie, and not a terribly controversial one.

You ain't hurt...

by Peter Bean on Mar 2, 2011 11:07 AM CST up reply actions

Fine. You're probably right this time.

As a whole, his posts are usually meant to critize everything UT. This didn’t seem to be any different.

by robthecob on Mar 2, 2011 1:13 PM CST up reply actions

Okay, prove my assertion wrong. Explain to me how Chykie is even a good college CB.

by miketag on Mar 2, 2011 12:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

I would take a swipe at Chykie in the late rounds

He has enough physical tools to merit that. But I wouldn’t be surprised if he had to go the UFA route.

by TheElusiveShadow on Mar 2, 2011 11:40 AM CST up reply actions

He looks great amongst all the other DBs

You put him out there and he looks like a robot, completely unnatural. He may make a hell of a safety if someone was willing to develop him and he had the smarts to “qb” a defense.

"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo

by run Bevo run on Mar 2, 2011 7:31 PM CST up reply actions

I feel like an A. Williams basher

But I really am not. I wish he had stayed, but now that he is in the draft I really do hope that he has a succesful NFL careera and makes lots of money while performing well.

But I just don’t see how he played for us all year and had 0 interceptions. We were not a good team on offense or defense, yet here he is going to the NFL and he wasn’t even a star on an otherwise iffy defensive team. The Browns are not really much behind him in my opinion.

The good news for us is that with this unusually low loss to the NFL we shouldn’t see much drop off from last year. LOL…I actually wrote that……what more could drop off?

And that's what I have to say about that.

by Wrangler86 on Mar 2, 2011 3:04 PM CST reply actions

That's how I feel, I guess

I came out as saying that Williams had probably hurt his draft stock, and that he should stick around. Others disagreed, of course, and some of them later reversed themselves. Turns out it wasn’t just the season, but perhaps the combine performance as well, that jeopardized his draft position.

It’s not that I dislike AW. I just really think he’d have been much better off sticking around another season. In light of the lockout that appears to be on the way, that might have been an enormous understatement. Guys who stick around for another year of college ball will at least be playing high-level football in 2011, while those who jumped early could easily find themselves out of football with no paycheck for an entire season.

Then we'll write our own bible, with less Sodom and more Gomorrah.

by burntorangehorn on Mar 2, 2011 6:05 PM CST up reply actions

I agree.

He’ll ride the pine this year in the pros when he could have pushed for All-American status at UT.

by robthecob on Mar 3, 2011 8:00 PM CST up reply actions

Friendly bet?

AW gets drafted before the 3rd round you have to put how awesome I am in your sig line for the month of May. Anything after I’ll throw something awesome about you on mine for the month.

"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo

by run Bevo run on Mar 2, 2011 7:44 PM CST up reply actions

I think he goes in the second round

His game tape speaks for itself. I’m with you, RBR.

You ain't hurt...

by Peter Bean on Mar 2, 2011 8:05 PM CST up reply actions

At the very least it may come down to simple math.

Top 10-15 DB, 64 picks.
Plus:

What GM is going to turn that down?

"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo

by run Bevo run on Mar 2, 2011 8:23 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed, he really hasn't hurt himself in any way that won't be immediately reversed with a good pro day

Which he almost certainly will have.

proud to swim home

by learned hand on Mar 2, 2011 9:07 PM CST up reply actions

I don't think many doubt that

I think what’s at issue is the common belief that he’s a top-20 lock.

Then we'll write our own bible, with less Sodom and more Gomorrah.

by burntorangehorn on Mar 2, 2011 9:14 PM CST up reply actions

AW looked stiff to me. Seemed like he bulked up but lost some flexibility.

We should of put AW at safety from the moment he stepped on campus. He would of been a 3 year starter and I wouldn’t have the headaches Gideon gives me.

by cj43 on Mar 2, 2011 8:41 PM CST up reply actions