With the 2026 all-star showcase games finished, all those notes and scribbled thoughts can be penciled in to update draft boards. As always, there were a number of surprise risers and fallers and just as many subjective opinions on who they were. One data point that is less subjective is speed and in this day and age, there’s plenty of numbers to report.
Zebra Technologies tracks both the East-West Shrine and Senior Bowls using RFID (radio frequency identification) chips to measure speed, distance traveled, acceleration/deceleration, and passing data. Her’s a look at top numbers from the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Over 20 MPH
22.13 WR Chris Hilton – LSU – 6’ 190 lb.
21.33 CB Jarod Washington – South Carolina State – 6” 186 lb.
21.19 TE Bauer Sharp – LSU – 6’4” 251 lb.
20.96 WR Zavion Thomas – LSU – 5’ 10” 196 lb.
20.85 CB Devon Marshall – North Carolina State – 5’ 10” 197 lb.
20.52 CB Andre Fuller – Toledo – 6’ 1” 201 lb.
20.47 CB Avery Smith – Toledo – 5’ 10” 195 lb.
20.46 WR Jeff Caldwell – Cincinnati – 6’ 5” 208 lb.
20.39 CB Ceyair Wright – Nebraska – 6’ 184 lb.
20.38 CB Tyreek Chappell – Texas A&M – 5’ 10” 181 lb.
20.36 WR Michael Wortham – Montana – 5’ 8“ 182 lb.
20.30 CB Domani Jackson – Alabama – 6’ 1” 192 lb.
20.15 WR/RB Eli Heidenreich – Navy – 5’ 11” 192 lb.
20.10 WR Skyler Bell – UCONN – 5’ 11” 187 lb.
20.09 CB Marcus Allen – North Carolina – 6’ 1” 179 lb.
20.04 WR Colbie Young – Georgia – 6’ 4” 215 lb.
20.02 CB Jadon Canaday – Oregon – 5’ 10” 175 lb.
Fastest accelerators
ILB Karson Sharar – Iowa – 6’ 1” 228 lb.
S Cole Wisniewski – Texas Tech – 6’ 3” 214 lb.
WR Eric Rivers – Georgia Tech – 5’ 10” 179 lb.
WR Kaden Wetjen – Iowa – 5’ 9” 195 lb.
WR Michael Wortham – Montana 5’ 8” 182lb.
Composite Top 10
Derived from a simple formula based on combining MPH, acceleration, deceleration, and total number of explosive efforts from the workouts and game data.
WR Kaden Wetjen – Iowa – 5’ 9” 195 lb.
WR Eric Rivers – Georgia Tech – 5’ 10” 179 lb.
CB Brett Austin – Cal – 5’ 11” 179 lb.
CB DeVonta Smith – Notre Dame – 5’ 11” 191 lb.
CB Ceyair Wright – Nebraska – 6’ 184 lb.
CB Jarod Washington – South Carolina State – 6’ 186 lb.
WR Michael Wortham – Montana – 5’ 8” 182 lb.
CB Andre Fuller – Toledo – 6’ 1” 201 lb.
WR Jeff Caldwell – Cincinnati – 6’ 5” 208 lb.
TE Seydou Traore – Mississippi State 6’ 4” 233 lb.
Any candidates for the Rams?
Plenty of cornerbacks and wide receivers in this grouping, albeit mostly smaller prospects. You can read TST capsule profiles previously posted on cornerbacks Jarod Washington and Marcus Allen or wide receivers Zavion Thomas and Kaden Wetjen.
On defense, safety Cole Wisniewski and corner Andre Fuller are worth a good long look. DeVonta Smith and Avery Smith are slot corners with some meat on their bones and have history on special teams. Wisniewski likely goes late Round 4/early Round 5, but all the others are late prospects. Offensively, Eric Rivers is a sneaky good prospect who can take the top off with speed and has good mid-area route running skills. I have him in Round 4. Jeff Caldwell is a smooth-moving, long, tall drink of water. Good film on this sleeper. Speaking of sleepers, guard Josh Gesky (Illinois) had the best move skills of the offensive linemen at 6’ 4” 335 lb.
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