Mississippi State's Montez Sweat ran a blazing 4.41-second 40-yard dash Sun...
Mississippi State’s Montez Sweat ran a blazing 4.41-second 40-yard dash Sunday to set a modern record for defensive linemen at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Sweat ranked among the SEC leaders in sacks and tackles for loss in each of his two seasons with the Bulldogs, tallying a combined 22.5 sacks and 30.0 TFL in 2017-18. At 6-foot-6 and 260 pounds, Sweat’s time was faster than all but one of 23 running backs tested. After clocking a time of 5.05 seconds in his first 40 attempt, the 6-foot-4, 342-pound prospect suffered the injury on his second try and did not complete the workout. NFL Network ranks Lawrence as the No. 31 player available in the 2019 NFL Draft.
The 6-foot-3, 303-pound prospect’s time trailed only Jaye Howard , Luis Castillo and Tank Johnson among 300-pounders, per NFL.com. If the Cowboys do not reach agreement by Tuesday, the deadline for franchise tags, they may be forced to use that option to keep him — albeit at a hefty price tag. Set to become an unrestricted free agent later this month, the 25-year-old pass rusher led the Super Bowl LIII champions in sacks for the third straight season with a career-high 7.5 in 2018.
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