Oklahoma football: Sooners with the most to prove at NFL combine

Cody Ford, offensive line

Ford is the top NFL prospect on the Sooners offensive line after he shot up the draft boards with a standout junior season. Though he played right tackle this past season in Norman, many NFL scouts project he could move inside to guard and become a pro bowler or possibly shift over to left tackle and become the lynchpin of an offensive line.

Where he will play might depend on how he does at the combine and the difference in the pay scale between a left tackle and a guard is significant.

Bobby Evans, offensive tackle

After an accomplished career at Oklahoma, Evans decided to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft early. He’s a versitile athlete who has proven himself at both the left and right tackle position and could help make himself a bunch of money if he has a good workout.

Right now Evans is projected to go on the second day, but he would clearly rather go in the second round rather than the first. At 6-foot-5 and 299 pounds Evans has proven himself to be athletic enough to pull and chase down linebackers and safeties when needed. Last year teammate Orlando Brown‘s poor performance in the bench press competition likely cost him some spots in the draft. A good one from Evans could do the opposite for him in 2019.

Dru Samia, offensive line

Samia is another versitile player who started at multiple positions during his time at Oklahoma. He sometimes gets overlooked because Cody Ford became a road grater right next to him on the offensive line, but Samia is strong enough to play inside at guard and athletic enough to swing out to tackle if that’s where he needs to be. Some have even projected him to possibly move to center at the next level.

Samia is on the bubble of players expected to be drafted, meaning he could really use a big day at the combine to bolster his chances of going in a late round or potentially becoming an undrafted free agent somewhere.