The Auburn Tigers held Pro Day Tuesday at the indoor football practice facilities, with scouts from numerous NFL teams in attendance.
Fifteen players from the 2013 team attended Pro Day, along with former Tigers Will Herring and Demetruce McNeal.
"Any time you have all 32 teams out here to watch our guys perform, that's a good thing," said head coach Gus Malzahn. "It's a good thing for the future. It's what our program expects."
Out of the 17 attendees, Greg Robinson, Tre Mason, Cody Parkey and Will Herring did not participate in drills.
Weighing in at 5-foot-9, 200 pounds, Chris Davis had the best score in the vertical jump, reaching a height of 40.5 inches. Blake Poole finished with the second highest jump at 38 inches, and Dee Ford reached 35 \0xBD inches.
In the broad jump category, Davis and Ford tied, each reaching 10 feet, 4 inches, while Blake Poole was able to reach 10 feet.
Dee Ford was motivated to beat South Carolina defensive end Jadaveon Clowney's combine number of 21 reps at the bench press, and he did so with 29.
"I'm so excited about the drills that I wasn't able to do before," Ford said. "Those are things I can work on. I'm looking forward to that, and I'm going to be better next time."
Former All-American fullback Jay Prosch also had a big day on the bench press, totaling 27 reps, with Craig Sanders and Eguae each getting pressing the weight 24 times.
With Tre Mason sitting out of the 40-yard dash, Blake Poole was the fastest runner at Pro Day by clocking an impressive 4.42-second 40-yard dash.
Chris Davis followed with a 4.51 time and Ford finished with a 4.53 dash.
Ford and Davis will be hoping that their draft stock improves. Ford is projected as a first-round pick, while Davis is most likely looking at being drafted in a middle round.
Blake Poole had a huge day after coming into Pro Day quietly. Poole earned a scholarship in the 2013 preseason after walking on to the team before the 2010 season.
"A few of them want to see my film," Poole said. "I didn't play a whole lot. It would just be a dream come true to maybe do a practice squad or something like."
Greg Robinson and Dee Ford are considered by almost every draft analyst to be first round picks, but Tre Mason is still on the bubble.
Big days for players like Chris Davis and Blake Poole may gain more attention from the scouts, and consistent results from Jay Prosch continued to impress those in attendance Tuesday.
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