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Englebert said speed can improve through weight room work. But the biggest leaps an elite athlete can make in the few months between the end of the college football season and the NFL draft has to do more with refining mechanics than actually gaining more speed.
“To get them a tenth faster, two-tenths faster of true speed in four to six weeks, for people that say they can do that, nine times out of 10, they’re full of it,” Englebert said. “… If I’m going to improve someone’s 40 time by a tenth of a second in a month … it’s going to be [through] mastering the start because you can lose a tenth, gain a tenth, in your 40-yard dash just by having the right technique.”
Scouts will never know for sure Johnson’s true 40 time since they couldn’t clock it in person. But there is something millions of people have seen Johnson do live — score on the field.
Johnson set program records through four years with the Gophers, amassing 3,305 receiving yards and 33 receiving touchdowns. He also bested his own single-season marks in those categories set his junior year, ending 2019 with 1,318 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Gophers receivers coach Matt Simon said those stats alone prove Johnson has something special, especially because he played quarterback in high school, only learning receiver in college.
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Englebert said speed can improve through weight room work. But the biggest leaps an elite athlete can make in the few months between the end of the college football season and the NFL draft has to do more with refining mechanics than actually gaining more speed.
“To get them a tenth faster, two-tenths faster of true speed in four to six weeks, for people that say they can do that, nine times out of 10, they’re full of it,” Englebert said. “… If I’m going to improve someone’s 40 time by a tenth of a second in a month … it’s going to be [through] mastering the start because you can lose a tenth, gain a tenth, in your 40-yard dash just by having the right technique.”
Scouts will never know for sure Johnson’s true 40 time since they couldn’t clock it in person. But there is something millions of people have seen Johnson do live — score on the field.
Johnson set program records through four years with the Gophers, amassing 3,305 receiving yards and 33 receiving touchdowns. He also bested his own single-season marks in those categories set his junior year, ending 2019 with 1,318 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Gophers receivers coach Matt Simon said those stats alone prove Johnson has something special, especially because he played quarterback in high school, only learning receiver in college.
Gophers' Tyler Johnson seeking speed entering NFL draft
With no 40 time for NFL scouts, Tyler Johnson working on his technique
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