Cowboys 2026 draft: Risers and fallers on the final day of the combine
Time to review the fourth and final day of testing at the combine, and it was all about the big nasties with the offensive linemen. Let’s get straight into the risers and fallers from the final day of testing.
Risers:
Chase Bisontis, IOL, Texas A&M
He looked like the rare interior guy whose movement skills popped straight off the bat. He put in an impressive 5.02s forty yard time plus an explosive 32” vertical (both 94th percentile), and then he repeatedly stood out in the drills. The on-field activity was the separator with Bisontis, his pass-pro sets looked natural for a player with tackle experience, so the workout read like a plug-and-play starter.
Jager Burton, IOL, Kentucky
Burton’s combine was a clinic in functional athleticism for a zone interior. A rapid 4.94s forty time with a 1.76s ten-yard split and a 9’3” broad jump truly showed off the speed and power. Then he backed it with fluidity in the positional work. It’s the kind of clean, controlled drill tape that moves a guy from mid-round depth to top-100.
Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State The testing was outstanding with a 4.91s forty yard time and 1.73s split at 321 pounds. He carried that explosiveness into the drills showing off a quick kick-slide, solid punch timing, and looked fluid in movement work. He could be a real Round 1 mover because the workout validated that his size isn’t a stiffness tax.
Logan Jones, C, Iowa
Jones’ day screamed high-end zone center. He made an offensive line-best forty time at 4.90s plus a 7.46s three-cone with a 32” vertical. He was steady and consistent in the drill circuit which mattered most. When a center is both fast and technically composed in space, teams stop arguing if can he move and start arguing how early does he get drafted.
Emmanuel Pregnon, OG, Oregon
This was a big win. He jumped 35 inches and his on-field work matched his tape as a smooth mover down the line with a noticeably strong punch in the contact phase of drills. The overall picture is a powerful, explosive guard who still looks comfortable working laterally.
Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
For a 353-pound lineman, a 5.21s forty time and 32.5” vertical is legitimately impressive, but the bigger point was visual. He looked surprisingly smooth in the on-field segment for his mass, which directly attacks the main concern evaluators have had on him.
Fallers:
Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
Fano actually worked out well, but the combine still created a problem. His 32 1/8” arms and 9” hands are below many clubs’ tackle thresholds, and his on-field movement looked better in short areas than true lateral range. He didn’t tank, he just made the question about him really being a guard more valid.
Drew Shelton, OT, Penn State
This was a missed-eval day. So his 5.16s forty didn’t help, but then he appeared to pull up on his second run and skipped the field drills, which is the exact place you can save yourself if you’re trying to convince teams you still have starting-tackle movement traits.
Sam Hecht, C, Kansas State
If you were expecting a top-tier athlete at center, the explosion and agility numbers didn’t deliver. Hecht registered a 28” vertical, 8’5” broad, and a 7.75s three-cone, which are all underwhelming relative to expectation, even with a respectable 1.73s ten-yard split. When the testing profile doesn’t pop in a class full of movers, it’s hard to keep him in the same tier as the true difference-makers.
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