OXFORD, Miss. -- All 32 NFL teams were represented Thursday to watch Michael Oher, Peria Jerry and a number of former Rebels work out at Ole Miss' Pro Day. More than 45 scouts were on hand for the event, which was held in the Indoor Practice Facility on campus.
Other draft-eligible Rebels performing included Jamarca Sanford, Ashlee Palmer, Tony Fein, Maurice Miller, Darryl Harris, Dustin Mouzon, Jermey Parnell, Jason Cook, Chris Adams and Markus Crockett.
Post-Event Comments
Buffalo Bills scout Bobby Nix:
“One of the better Pro Days we go to is right here. It was that way
when Houston (Nutt) was at Arkansas and it will be that way at Ole Miss with him
here. His strength coach (Don Decker) does an outstanding job of getting his
seniors ready for Pro Day and they always improve the numbers we are looking for
under his direction. Plus, Ole Miss has some good players. The reason you see
this many scouts here is we know there are several players from this team you
will be seeing playing on Sunday. When you have players like (Peria) Jerry,
Michael Oher and Mike Wallace, the scouts are going to show
up."
Peria Jerry:
On his performance:
"Considering
I'm not 100 percent, I was pleased with what I did. I might have done better at 100 percent,
but I hit nearly all my goals today, so that's a good thing. I'm feeling pretty
good about where I am now and will just keep working."
Michael Oher:
On his
performance:
"I helped myself big time today. I
improved everything dramatically since the combine. I was trying to improve my
40 and my bench. I did both. I think I ran a 5.08 in the 40 and I went up to 25
reps in the bench. It was more comfortable doing the tests here. This is
home."
On where his projected
selection:
"You hear so much stuff, but all I
know for sure is that I will be in the Green Room on draft day in New York, so
that tells me I should go fairly high," he laughed. "I was glad I did well, but
I am also proud of guys like Ashlee and Tony and Jason and how well they did."
On his upcoming schedule:
"I have to go
around to several different teams to do some tests and interviews. That will be
big for me, but I am looking forward to the process,"
Mike Wallace:
On the entire
scouting process:
“The whole process has been a
blast. I have just been trying to show people what I can do. There was no need
to do any tests today. I was trying to save my legs for what the scouts did want
me to do - run routes and catch passes. I didn't have any drops today, so maybe
I raised my stock some more."