Daniel Wise – Noteworthy
After spending the three months since the end of his final collegiate season preparing for the stage, former University of Kansas standout Daniel Wise finally got to show NFL coaches, general managers and scouts what he has to offer. Sunday was the day for defensive linemen to sprint, jump, show off their footwork and power, and generally try to outdo each other at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, where Wise’s agility was on display. Measured at 6-foot-3 and 281 pounds at the combine, Wise, not known for his straight-line speed, began his day with a time of 5.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash – an event in which former Michigan D-lineman Rashan Gary blew away the rest of the competition with a 4.58.
A versatile lineman from Lewisville, Texas, who spent five years with the KU football program, Wise would go on to find more success in other drills. His mark of 9 feet, 4 inches in the broad jump ranked 13th among the 32 D-linemen invited to the combine. Wise’s ability to change direction quickly while on the move made him even more effective in both the three-cone drill (7.53 seconds, 9th among D-linemen) and the 20-yard shuttle (4.37 seconds, 8th). The 2018 first-team All-Big 12 defender also recorded a vertical jump of 27.5 inches and bench pressed 225 pounds 22 times. – Lawrence Journal World