2025 NFL Scouting Combine Recap: Saturday

We finally have a receivers short list for the Packers after the position ran in Indianapolis today

While the Green Bay Packers shouldn’t be too interested in quarterbacks or running backs in the 2025 NFL Draft, Saturday’s Scouting Combine events did feature a position of need: wide receivers. If you haven’t already read our Thursday (front seven defenders) and Friday (defensive backs and tight ends) recaps, take the time to sift through that information.

Here’s everything you need to know from Saturday’s action in Indianapolis:

Projected first-round picks

• #2 on consensus draft board Cam Ward, QB, Miami and #4 Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado: Let’s talk about these players together, since they’re already attached at the hip. Both of the projected first-round picks didn’t test or throw today in Indianapolis. They both measured in under 6’2”, too, which used to be a much bigger deal than it seems to be in the NFL now. If you want any hard data about their athleticism, you’re going to have to wait until their pro days.
• #7 Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona: Not only did McMillan not run today, but D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that McMillan is thinking about not running at his pro day, either. There are some speed questions about McMillan, who is expected to run a 4.5-second 40-yard dash. Draft analysts like ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah are already dropping McMillan on their big boards.
• #9 Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State: At the moment, Jeanty is the only running back who is considered to be a first-round lock. He chose not to test at the combine.

• #22 Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri: The Missouri slot receiver answered some questions today by running a 4.41-second 40-yard dash at over 6’0” and 200 pounds. While it remains to be seen if Burden will be a slot-only player at the NFL level, his best comparison is probably Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who was picked 20th overall in 2023 with a similar profile.
• #25 Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State: There’s a chance that if McMillan falls and Travis Hunter is considered a true cornerback, Egbuka can be the first outside receiver drafted in April. He did not test in Indianapolis.
• #28 Matthew Golden, WR, Texas: One of the highlight performances of the day was Golden running a 4.29 40-yard dash, the best mark of any receiver at the combine. It was also the second-fastest a wide receiver ran since 2003, among those who weighed 190 pounds or more.

Other notable nuggets

• #49 Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin’s Rebels don’t run an NFL offense. A lot of what Harris was asked to do was produce as a vertical threat for Ole Miss. When he ran a 4.54-second 40-yard dash, questions started to surface about whether that part of his skillset, his strength at the college level, will translate to the NFL. If Harris doesn’t have field stretcher speed for the professional level, is he really worth a Day 2 selection?
• #51 Alic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford: A big winner today was Stanford’s Ayomanor, who doesn’t have the best release off of the line of scrimmage but documented his deep speed in Indianapolis. At 6’2” and 206 pounds, the receiver ran a 4.44-second 40-yard dash and a 38.5” vertical. Despite his streaky production, that should keep NFL teams interested in him throughout the process.
• #59 Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas: Bond “only” ran a 4.39 40-yard dash at the combine. Yes, that’s extremely fast, but Bond spoke openly throughout the week about breaking the 40-yard dash record. His teammate, Matthew Golden, ran 0.10 faster than him. He wasn’t close to a record-breaking mark.
• #72: Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State: Maybe no one earned themselves more money today than Higgins. At 6’4” and 214 pounds, Higgins ran a 4.47-second 40-yard dash and posted a 39” vertical. Projected to be a mid-third-round pick going into the combine, it’s hard to imagine that Higgins isn’t picked in the second round (at least) come April.
• #84 Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon: One player who set off alarms today was Johnson, who at 154 pounds ran only a 4.51-second 40-yard dash. Small and not fast? Pick a struggle.
• Since we’ve talked about the Packers’ size thresholds a lot at Acme Packing Company, along with the team’s need for a field-stretcher, I just wanted to update you all on who I would have on Green Bay’s shortlist right now. These are the receiver who are 6’0”, 200 pounds and ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash: Luther Burden III (22nd), Elic Ayomanor (51st), Jalen Royals (70th), Jayden Higgins (72nd), Savion Williams (78th), Kaden Prather (127th), Elijah Badger (253rd), Isaac TeSlaa (267th), Dont’e Thornton Jr. (329th) Sam Brown Jr. (unranked) and Isaiah Neyor (unranked.) Burden and TeSlaa are both slot receivers, so you might want to eliminate them off of the list, too, based on Green Bay playing Jayden Reed full-time at the position. The following players are “Packers sized” but didn’t run at the combine: Tetairoa McMillan (7th), Emeka Egbuka (25th), Jack Bech (69th), Bru McCoy (252nd) and Beaux Collins (298th). We’ll have to wait for pro days for their 40 times.