Auburn RB Corey Grant Boosts NFL Draft Chances After Blazing Pro Day 40

March 3, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

They call it "The Dash for Cash."
No drill gets fans more lathered up than watching a young player tear up the track in the 40-yard dash.
Fans aren't the only ones who swoon over a fast 40 time. One run got wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey drafted inside the top 10 in 2009. Another got running back Chris Johnson his own nickname, "CJ4.24."
Auburn running back Corey Grant isn't going to be drafted in the first round in 2015. In fact, Grant wasn't even invited to last month's NFL Scouting Combine.
However, after lighting up the track at Auburn's pro day on Tuesday, Grant's NFL draft "Q Score" has increased exponentially. And that's exactly what a Day 3 prospect like Grant should be trying to accomplish on a day such as this.
There were plenty of questions entering Auburn's pro day. Representatives from all 32 teams were in town to view prospects like wide receiver Sammie Coates.
The question du jour soon turned to "Who is Corey Grant?"
As Knox Bardeen ...

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