Editor's note: Results in the 40-yard dash and other timed events are unofficial unless otherwise noted.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Maryland OT Bruce Campbell has become the top workout warrior of the 2010 class, confirming everything we thought about his strength and athletic ability coming into the NFL combine.
Campbell ran an official 4.85-second 40-yard dash, turned in a 32-inch vertical jump and put up 34 repetitions on the standard 225-pound bench press.
He needs to play with better balance, his technique needs polishing and he has trouble staying healthy, but this showing proves that Campbell is blessed with rare physical tools and should make him a lock to come off the board in the bottom half of Round 1.
• Oklahoma OT Trent Williams was not far behind Campbell in terms of workout showing. Williams is not as chiseled as Campbell physically, but we were pleasantly surprised by the way Williams moved.
He was fluid and agile during drills, moved his feet well, and was quick in his sets with a strong, compact punch and good balance. This was a good day for Williams and a step in the right direction for a player whose ability to hold up on the left side has been questioned.
• Oklahoma State's Russell Okung is battling with Williams to be the top senior tackle off the board and had an up-and-down day. Okung showed good strength with 38 reps on the bench press and his time of 5.15 in the 40 was adequate. We knew he was somewhat limited athletically and that showed during drills, and Okung's combine ended when he suffered a groin injury during pass protection drills, but he did nothing to hurt his high-first-round grade.
• Florida C/G Maurkice Pouncey is making a strong push to become the top-rated interior lineman on our board. He looked balanced and fluid and moved his feet well during drills, and while Pouncey is not an elite athlete, he is very smooth.
Idaho G/T Mike Iupati remains ahead of Pouncey at this point, but the combine is not an ideal showcase for him because Iupati's game is predicated on power rather than athleticism. He held his own during drills, though, and Iupati remains a first-round prospect.
• Small school prospect Edwin Veldheer of Hillsdale (Mich.) was the under-the-radar story on Saturday. He has great size at 6-8⅛ and 312 pounds and his footwork is impressive. Veldheer showed that footwork off with a 4.51-second short shuttle (official), the fastest of all offensive linemen, and he clocked a good 40 time of 5.09 (official).
Veldheer moves smoothly and easily for his size and picks his feet up and puts them down quickly. He gained some momentum during the season and is continuing to make strides with his quickness and agility. His arms are on the shorter side at just 33 inches but that's really the only beef we have with what we saw from Veldheer.
• Indiana's Rodger Saffold had a solid say as well. Saffold doesn't look the part of a great athlete but is surprising with his flexibility and agility in space. His 5.22-second 40 is more than respectable for his size.
• It was not a good day for a pair of Notre Dame offensive linemen. Irish OT Sam Young showed heavy feet and struggled to bend at the waist and get good knee bend, while C Eric Olsen lacked balance and lost momentum when changing directions, even falling to the ground at one point.
• Arkansas G Mitch Petrus pulled up on his first 40 attempt with an apparent hamstring injury, but he did register a 5.20. We were most impressed with Petrus' overall strength, though, after he tied the combine record (since 2000) with 45 reps.
• Massachusetts G Vladimir Ducasse did little to help himself on Saturday. Ducasse's 5.21 in the 40 was adequate, but he continues to show a lack of athletic ability in space. He was stiff and struggled to change direction, and he also played a bit high. This showing, combined with a Senior Bowl week during which he looked lost on the edge, further convinces us that he is a better fit at guard despite playing tackle in college.
• Boston College C Matt Tennant also had problems during drills, struggling to get out of his stance quickly, shuffling his feet and failing to look fluid when changing directions. His stock has been hurt a bit.
Tight end report
• The story of the day among the tight ends was the performance put on by Pittsburgh's Dorin Dickerson (6-1⅜, 226), whose official 4.40 in the 40 illustrated the explosiveness, burst and separation skills that set him apart from the rest of the tight end class. Dickerson looked good all over the field, catching the ball well and performing well in all phases.
The excitement around Dickerson is tempered by his lack of size, however. He has long arms (34 inches) and big hands but still must find a niche with an offensive coordinator who can create a unique H-back role for Dickerson, one that will use his versatility to create mismatches. Overall, though, Dickerson solidified his third-round grade and is at least in the late-second round discussion.
• Oklahoma TE Jermaine Gresham looks like the knee injury that cost him the entire 2009 season is completely behind him. Gresham ran routes well and his 4.76 in the 40 confirmed that he has not lost his ability to stretch the middle of the field.
He still catches the ball naturally and effortlessly, and despite some inconsistency when turning and coming back to the quarterback, Gresham appeared close to his old form and is locking down the No. 1 spot on our tight end board.
• Two other big-name tight ends opted not to run the 40. Florida's Aaron Hernandez sat out because of a strained back that is not thought to be serious, and he will run at Florida's pro day in mid-March.
The case of Arizona's Rob Gronkowski is a bit more curious. A back injury cost Gronkowski the entire 2009 season and the combine would have been the first chance for scouts to see him in over a year. However, he did not run here and will not take part in Arizona's pro day, instead choosing a private workout at a later date.
• BYU TE Dennis Pitta had an outstanding day. Pitta was more athletic than we anticipated, clocking a 4.62 in the 40 and showing more burst and better change-of-direction skills than we thought he had. He showed good strength with 27 reps on the bench and we are also impressed by his hands, which might be the best in the tight end class.
• The day could have gone better for both Anthony McCoy of USC and Ed Dickson of Oregon.
McCoy (6-4, 259) ran an adequate 4.79 in the 40 but put up only 19 reps on the bench press. He also had a few drops, which was also a problem for him during Senior Bowl week. We knew he was somewhat limited athletically so McCoy did not hurt his second-round grade much, but he did miss a chance to get into the first-round conversation.
Dickson was a little better in the bench (23 reps) and the 40 (official 4.67), but he had a bad day catching the ball. He dropped a few passes and lost focus when adjusting to a deep ball thrown behind him, things that also showed up at the Senior Bowl, and Dickson remains an early-third-round prospect.
• The combine is a perfect stage for an athlete like Miami TE Jimmy Graham (6-6⅜, 260), who looked good getting down the field (official 4.56 in the 40), changed directions well and showed some softness in his hands. Graham put up 20 reps on the bench and has the frame to get stronger, and while the former basketball player still needs to develop more mental and physical toughness, he remains a fourth-round prospect.
• The workouts were a mixed bag for Penn State's Andrew Quarless. The measurements (6-4⅜, 254; 34-inch arms, 10¾-inch hands) and workouts (official 4.69 in the 40, 23 bench press reps) were good for Quarless, who also looked good tracking the ball and running routes.
However, he fought the ball at times, stumbled on occasion and seemed to lack body control, and had some drops when turning back to the quarterback to catch the ball. Quarless is a good athlete but needs to work on the little things and focus on being more consistent. Overall, he squandered a chance to show off in this forum.
• Fellow tight ends Colin Peek (Alabama), Nate Byham (Pittsburgh) and Riar Geer (Colorado) all had a tough time in this venue. All project as No. 2 tight ends who can work the underneath areas some, but none of the three were impressive. Peek looked stiff in his routes, Byham ran a pedestrian 5.09 in the 40 and Geer put up only 13 reps on the bench press.
• Wisconsin's Garrett Graham continues to impress us with his receiving skills. Graham does not have great size (6-2⅛, 243) and could get stronger (20 reps on the bench press) but he has added some weight since the Senior Bowl and showed the natural hands to snatch the ball cleanly away from his frame.
We believe after watching film and workouts that Graham is a better football player than athlete and that is why he remains a fourth-round prospect in our eyes.
• We will continue to monitor small-school prospect Clay Harbor of Missouri State, who has flown under the radar but had an impressive combine workout. Harbor clocked an official 4.68 in the 40, had a tight end best 30 bench press reps and showed good overall athleticism.
He did let the ball get into his frame a bit on Saturday but that is really the only issue we had with his performance. Harbor has the athleticism to become a solid No. 2 pass-catching tight end and is a sleeper prospect who could offer good value in the late rounds.
Todd McShay is the director of college football scouting for Scouts Inc. He has been evaluating prospects for the NFL draft since 1998. Scouts Inc.'s Steve Muench and Kevin Weidl also contributed to this report.