TicketsCINCINNATI – Former University of Cincinnati star wide receivers Tyler Scott and Tre Tucker both were clocked with unofficial times as fast as 4.32 for the 40-yard dash to highlight the Bearcats' annual NFL Pro Day on Thursday at the Bengals' Kettering Health Performance Center at Paycor Stadium and the IEL Indoor Facility.
A total of 15 former Bearcats competed at the Pro Day in front of representatives from every NFL team and more than 50 scouts.
Drills included the 40-yard dash, broad jump, vertical jump and position specific workouts.
Cincinnati's rising sixth-year senior quarterback Ben Bryant served as the quarterback during a scripted pass-catching session at the end of the event for Scott, Tucker, tight end Josh Whyle and running back Charles McClelland.
In addition to the lightning fast 40 times from Scott and Tucker, other highlights included:
Pace Jr. played three years at Miami (Ohio) before coming to UC for 2022 and having one of the greatest seasons ever by a Bearcat, tallying 137 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks en route to AAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-American honors.
"I felt like I already had that game in me," Pace Jr. said. "I have also had that mentality that I am good enough to play anywhere. That is why the main reason I transferred to come to Cincinnati and my brother [Deshawn] was here too. I could have went somewhere else, to a bigger Power Five program, and played there, but I came here to show those things and ball out with him."
"I want to show [scouts] that I can play with anybody and that the size does not matter to me."
Pace Jr., Tucker and Whyle all competed in the Senior Bowl and are projected by most NFL Draft insiders and scouts to be selected in next month's draft as is Scott, a game-breaking wide receiver who declared for the draft early following his junior year.
Defensive backs Arquon Bush and Ja'Von Hicks also showed out during testing and defensive back drills. Bush did not run the 40 after recording a solid 4.54 time at the Combine.
"It is still crazy to think that three months ago or four months ago I was preparing to play my last game at Cincinnati," Tucker said. "Time flies by, but it goes also slow at times starting off with the Senior Bowl. I think once that kicked in that things started to be fast. I got back from the Senior Bowl and I couldn't take time off because I had the NFL Combine in a few weeks and after the combine, you go to Pro Day. It is a grind, but I have really enjoyed it."
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A total of 15 former Bearcats competed at the Pro Day in front of representatives from every NFL team and more than 50 scouts.
Drills included the 40-yard dash, broad jump, vertical jump and position specific workouts.
Cincinnati's rising sixth-year senior quarterback Ben Bryant served as the quarterback during a scripted pass-catching session at the end of the event for Scott, Tucker, tight end Josh Whyle and running back Charles McClelland.
In addition to the lightning fast 40 times from Scott and Tucker, other highlights included:
- Offensive lineman Lorenz Metz repping 225 pounds 26 times on the bench press.
- Linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. leaping 35" on the vertical jump and repping 22 on the bench.
- Linebacker Ty Van Fossen jumping 35.5" for the vertical jump.
Pace Jr. played three years at Miami (Ohio) before coming to UC for 2022 and having one of the greatest seasons ever by a Bearcat, tallying 137 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks en route to AAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-American honors.
"I felt like I already had that game in me," Pace Jr. said. "I have also had that mentality that I am good enough to play anywhere. That is why the main reason I transferred to come to Cincinnati and my brother [Deshawn] was here too. I could have went somewhere else, to a bigger Power Five program, and played there, but I came here to show those things and ball out with him."
"I want to show [scouts] that I can play with anybody and that the size does not matter to me."
Pace Jr., Tucker and Whyle all competed in the Senior Bowl and are projected by most NFL Draft insiders and scouts to be selected in next month's draft as is Scott, a game-breaking wide receiver who declared for the draft early following his junior year.
Defensive backs Arquon Bush and Ja'Von Hicks also showed out during testing and defensive back drills. Bush did not run the 40 after recording a solid 4.54 time at the Combine.
"It is still crazy to think that three months ago or four months ago I was preparing to play my last game at Cincinnati," Tucker said. "Time flies by, but it goes also slow at times starting off with the Senior Bowl. I think once that kicked in that things started to be fast. I got back from the Senior Bowl and I couldn't take time off because I had the NFL Combine in a few weeks and after the combine, you go to Pro Day. It is a grind, but I have really enjoyed it."
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