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S. Carolina safety Emmanwori wows at combine

  • Jeff LegwoldFeb 28, 2025, 07:31 PM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS — South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori put himself on the shortest of lists with his work Friday at the NFL scouting combine.

Emmanwori, who is the No. 2 safety on ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest Big Board and was the No. 27 pick in Kiper’s latest mock draft, made the most of his workout at Lucas Oil Stadium during the combine’s second night of on-field drills.

The 6-foot-3?, 220-pound All-American safety blistered the 40-yard dash in an official 4.38 seconds and had a staggering 43-inch vertical jump and 11-foot-6 standing broad jump to go with smooth work in position drills.

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According to ESPN Research, it made him one of just four players 6-3 or taller to have topped 40 inches in the vertical jump and run a sub-4.4 time in the 40-yard dash since 2003.