*Jachai Polite – Noteworthy
At least four players couldn’t finish their workouts because of injuries, including potential first-round pick Jachai Polite from Florida. The outside linebacker came to Indy with high expectations but ran the 40-yard dash in 4.84 seconds, slower than inside linebacker Manti Te’o in 2013, whose 4.82-second run helped him slide into the second round. Polite stopped after hurting his hamstring and will have to try and rebuild his stock before the draft. – AP College Football
*Jawaan Taylor – Noteworthy
A Florida coach told Taylor he needed to lose weight to receive a scholarship offer, so he lost 50 pounds in two months. How? Eat healthy. Work out more. Go figure. “Just been a dream of mine since I was four years, old, just running around, talking about playing in the NFL,” Taylor said. “I knew that I had the opportunity to go to Florida. I knew going from Florida, I had a chance to play in the NFL. I had to do what I had to do just to do it.” Taylor has quickness for his size and is a powerful run blocker. “He strikes his hands and you can kind of feel it in your teeth,” former Gators offensive line coach Mike Summers once told the Gainesville Sun.
The Dolphins are intrigued. On Tuesday night in Indianapolis, they put him through a film session that required he explain both good plays and bad. “You can’t make any excuses,” Taylor said. “Just say, ‘Coach, this is my bad, my fault.’ Nobody’s perfect. Everybody has a bad play here and there.” Taylor seems like a friendly fellow. But on the field, he’s well, surly. “Whoever’s in front of me, I just want to attack them,” Taylor said. Taylor’s favorite tackle is La’el Collins of the Cowboys because, well, he’s mean. “Just the aggression he plays with,” Taylor said. “The nasty, physical, toughness he plays with.” – Ames Tribune