๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Disclaimer: this post is by no means meant to disparage Dominick Collins. Collins is an outstanding young athlete who will no doubt play football at the next level.
It is however a shame that he was put in the position of having to actually post on his twitter account that he didnโt run a 4.29 at the Combine.
Think about a 4.29 40-yard dash for a minute. A 4.29 even hand timed would translate to an electric time of around 4.46. 4.46 makes you one of the ten fastest WRs at the NFL combine. 4.29 translates to about a 9.79 100m. That means you are faster than the 2020 Olympic champion in the 100m.
Unfortunately this type of information being put out by the people who run this combine is exactly why this combine should be considered a laughingstock by college programs. When you put out a time like 4.29 you have devalued all of the information you are putting out. A young man who ran 4.6 is suddenly looked at as a guy who runs 4.75 or 4.80. None of the information can be trusted.
And then for the combine to hide behind the fact that multiple college coaches verified the time. Think about the coaching malpractice they are implying. They want us to believe a college coach timed a kid who had over 1000 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns at 4.29 and didnโt offer him on the spot. Carson Jenkins ran a legit 4.4 at a William & Mary football camp a few years ago and was offered on the spot.
Unfortunately nothing will come of this. Next year, this combine will continue to prey on overzealous parents and young athletes. They will overcharge and make promises they have no intention of keeping.
I just wish young athletes and their parents would stop being taken advantage of by combines like this. Parents/kids save your money, donโt waste it on combines like this one. If you want a legitimate college evaluation, go to a college campus and attend one of their camps in front of their coaching staff. Thatโs where you will get a true evaluation.
Best of luck to Mr. Collins. I look forward to following the rest of his career at Princeton High School and I look forward to seeing where he will get an opportunity to play at the next level.