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Tennessee running backs, wide receivers by the numbers at 2025 NFL scouting combine
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The NFL scouting combine continued Saturday with quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers working out at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tennessee prospects invited were running back Dylan Sampson and wide receivers Bru McCoy and Dont'e Thornton Jr . McCoy did not participate in Saturday's drills.
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In 2024, Sampson set the following single-season program records at Tennessee: Total touchdowns scored (22), points scored (132), rushing yards (1,491) and consecutive games with a rushing touchdown (11).
Thornton Jr. played for the Vols from 2023-24. He totaled 39 receptions, 885 yards and seven touchdowns at Tennessee.
Sampson and Thornton Jr.'s NFL scouting combine results in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump and broad jump are listed below.
Dylan Sampson
Sampson logged a vertical jump of 35 inches and a broad jump measuring 10 feet, 4 inches. He did not participate in the 40-yard dash.
Sampson's prospect grade was 6.36 with a total score of 81. He earned a 79 in athleticism and a 78 in production.
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Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Thornton Jr. ran the 40-yard dash in 4.30 seconds , one hundredth of a second behind wide receiver leader Matthew Golden from Texas .
His vertical jump measured at 33 inches, while recording a broad jump of 10 feet, 6 inches.
Thornton Jr. finished with a 6.10 prospect grade and a total score of 72. He earned an 89 in athleticism and a 62 in production.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Vol running backs, wide receivers compete at 2025 NFL scouting combine
