The 2019 NFL Combine is here and sportsbooks have released performance props. Our staff will be making official picks for prop bets on a number of different prospects, including quarterback Kyler Murray. Here’s the workout schedule for the various position groups: Friday: Running backs, offensive linemen, kickers, special teams Running backs, offensive linemen, kickers, special teams Saturday: Quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends Quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends Sunday: Defensive linemen, linebackers Defensive linemen, linebackers Monday: Defensive backs Now let’s dig into the Murray props that are on the market as of writing, as well as our analysis based on research and official combine data going back to 2006. Kyler Murray 40-Yard Dash Time Over 4.42 Seconds: +100 +100 Under 4.42 Seconds: -130 For a quarterback, Murray has a diminutive listed size at 5-foot-10 and 195 pounds, but he’s reportedly bulked up to 206 pounds while training for the combine, adding weight to allay concerns about his ability to withstand the grind of the NFL season. In 2017 spring practices — when he was significantly lighter — he reportedly ran a 4.38-second hand-timed 40-yard dash, which is roughly equivalent to an electronic 4.43. I doubt that he even runs the 40-yard dash at the combine, but given his recent weight gain, I’m betting over 4.42 seconds to -130. THE PICK: Over 4.42 Seconds Kyler Murray Vertical Jump Over 32.5 Inches: -115 -115 Under 32.5 Inches: -115 Murray is an explosive athlete. Last season, he rushed for 1,001 yards and 12 touchdowns. In his time at Oklahoma, he averaged 7.2 yards per rush attempt. Because of his height and presumably shorter arms, Murray might struggle to hit the over. But almost all of the past quarterback prospects to whom he’s comparable in size have had success in the vertical jump: Pat White (6-foot-1, 197 pounds): 35 inches 35 inches Russell Wilson (5-foot-11, 204 pounds): 34 inches 34 inches Marcus Vick (6-foot-1, 200 pounds): 36 inches 36 inches Seneca Wallace (6-foot-1, 196 pounds): 38 inches 38 inches Romaro Miller (6-foot-1, 205 pounds): 35 inches I’d bet over 32.5 inches to -130. THE PICK: Over 32.5 inches (-115) More 2019 NFL Combine Props<doc-sep>INDIANAPOLIS – The microscope zeroed in more intensely on Kyler Murray this week. But as he navigated the NFL scouting combine, the Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner provided clarity. Some of the most powerful men in NFL front offices peppered him with questions. Doctors poked, prodded and measured him. Reporters hurled more questions his way. Flash bulbs spotted his vision. Flood lights illuminated his form. Murray shined even brighter. As a result, he just might have won the combine. When he reported to the NFL’s annual job fair, Murray already was considered by many to be the most intriguing prospect in the draft due to his impressive resume, elite athleticism, and diminutive stature, not to mention his potential to become the first top-10 draft pick in two professional sports. By the time the medical and psychological portions of his week concluded, Murray had seemingly raised his stock to the point where many teams now regard him as the top quarterback in this year’s draft, and multiple talent evaluators, speaking on condition of anonymity for competitive reasons, told USA TODAY Sports that he now could be the No. 1 overall pick. That’s right. In a matter of days, Murray has gone from a middle-to-late-first-round projection to a virtual lock for the top 10, and maybe the most coveted player in the entire draft. What’s remarkable is Murray made that jump without throwing a single pass, or performing a single sprint, shuttle or jump. OKLAHOMA:Marquise Brown, cousin of Steelers' Antonio Brown, could be first wide receiver drafted in 2019 MURRAY:Oklahoma teammates talk about the much-hyped QB Sure, general managers, scouts and coached would have loved to see Murray showcase his skills by participating in the 40-yard dash and all of the passing drills. But Murray revealed that he, his agent, coaches and family made a joint decision that he should bypass that portion of the combine experience and wait until his pro day on March 13 to perform testing and passing drills. Some talent evaluators acknowledged disappointment with that decision when asked by USA TODAY Sports. Others said its’s not a big deal. But all agreed that the move didn’t cost Murray in any way. Teams already have plenty of film of his play, and they’ll get to see his workout in Norman. So what did Murray actually do to help himself? On Thursday, he measured 5-10 1/8 and weighed in at 207 pounds. Sure, that’s still far smaller than the average NFL quarterback. But some scouts had worried that Murray was as short as 5-8 and as light as 185 pounds. Instead, he's just half an inch shorter than Seattle’s Russell Wilson, who has proven himself capable of playing at a championship level despite limited height. Murray likely won’t play at 207 pounds. His frame isn’t as thick as that of Wilson, who entered the league as a 205-pound rookie and now is estimated to play at somewhere between 215 and 220. But with his dazzling speed and athleticism, he has the elusiveness, instincts and internal clock to avoid big hits, talent evaluators say. After the measurements eased some apprehensions, Murray took care of the rest with in his private interviews with teams. He met with one group of decision-makers after another. He looked each man in the eye and answered questions with great confidence, officials from multiple teams told USA TODAY Sports. Most teams wondered how convincing Murray would be when it came to his decision to choose football over baseball after the Oakland Athletics drafted him ninth overall last summer. But he displayed no hesitation when he professed his commitment to becoming a quarterback, according to team officials. Asked about the matter Friday afternoon, Murray told reporters, “I’m here. I’m ready to go. I was born a football player. I love this game. There’s no turning back. When I made this decision, I’m 100 percent in.” That’s basically exactly what he told teams, and Murray said that’s all they needed to hear. Murray conveyed a determination that suggests he can work through adversity as he adapts to the NFL. He carried himself with a confidence that enabled teams to envision him as a strong leader. He may not be a rah-rah type or a trash-talker like his Oklahoma predecessor, Cleveland Browns quarterback and 2018 No 1. overall pick Baker Mayfield. But Murray has his own self-assured leadership style and grit that impressed teams. Murray may make things look easy on the baseball diamond or football field. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t encountered hardship. On Thursday, he said, “baseball, it’s a game of failure and it’s a lesson that’s helped me learn a lot … just learning to have patience and coming back from adversity.” And he definitely looks at his first college football season before his transfer to Oklahoma as adversity-filled. But he learned from that as well and says the experience also helped define him. “I’ve never questioned myself. Have I struggled? Yes,” he said at his press conference. “My freshman year at Texas A&M wasn’t as successful, being the No. 1 quarterback coming out of high school, expecting to play now, and I did but obviously, I failed a little bit, but everything happens for a reason. I think I needed that to grow on and off the field and going to OU was the best thing that ever happened.” Fit and scheme will be extremely important for Murray and the team that makes him its franchise quarterback. But Murray doesn’t view his size as a limitation. “You can’t play scared,” he said before later explaining. “I’ve always been the smallest guy on the field. I’ve said it multiple times: I feel like I’m the most impactful guy on the field, the best player on the field at all times. That’s just how I feel, the confidence I have in myself and my teammates have in me. I’ve always had to play at this height. Everybody’s trying to make it out to be something, but I just got out there and play the game that I love.” Now we settle in for a suspenseful month and change as we wait to see where Murray winds up. Will the Arizona Cardinals and new coach Kliff Kingsbury, who recruited Murray out of high school while at Texas Tech, take him with the first pick and trade away Josh Rosen, who they just traded up to draft at No. 10 overall in 2018? Will another team trade with Arizona to take Murray first overall? Or will he get past Arizona at No. 1 and go to some other team in the top 10? All of those scenarios are possible, but it’s evident that Murray sees himself as fully capable of shining in the NFL, and he has decision-makers from multiple teams sold. “It’s always been the love of my life,” Murray said of football. “I’m a winner so that’s where my mind’s at. … I’m ready to go.” Follow Mike Jones on Twitter @ByMikeJones.<doc-sep>No position in football draws attention like quarterback, and all eyes will be on the group of passers participating at the 2019 NFL Combine on Saturday. The lightning rod of the group is undoubtedly Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray — a Heisman Trophy winner who already snagged headlines just for measuring a hair taller than 5’10. But Murray wasn’t one of the quarterbacks under the microscope Saturday after he decided to sit out the drills in Indianapolis. Even if that takes a dent out of some of the star power out of the day, there were still plenty of passers worth keeping an eye on. Namely, Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins is considered by many — including our own Dan Kadar — to be the best quarterback of the 2019 class. There’s also Missouri’s Drew Lock and Duke’s Daniel Jones, who each have a strong chance at landing in the first round in April. A year ago, four quarterbacks were drafted in the top 10 for the first time in nearly seven decades. A fifth quarterback, Lamar Jackson, was picked before the end of the first round. The 2019 class probably won’t be as prolific as that group, but quarterback-hungry teams like the New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Miami Dolphins are very much in the market for a new passer anyway. Here’s which quarterbacks stood out Saturday. Winners Drew Lock, Missouri The Missouri quarterback impressed with his arm at the combine, with anonymous general managers calling Lock “the dude” on Saturday. He had the second-fastest time in the 20-yard shuffle (4.12 seconds) plus the third-fastest in the 3-cone drill (7.03), to go with a 4.69 40-yard dash. Tyree Jackson, Buffalo There’s not a ton of reason to care about 40-yard dash times for quarterbacks, but occasionally one will make you raise your eyebrows. Jackson measured in at 6’7, 249 pounds, which made his 4.59 40-yard dash pretty absurd. wtf Tyree Jackson unofficial 4.59 40 pic.twitter.com/ytwq8XihAQ — Billy Marshall (@BillyM_91) March 2, 2019 Jackson also finished with the best vertical (34.5 inches) and broad jump (120 inches) at the position. He is an inexperienced work in progress, but he’s clearly not lacking in raw talent and athleticism. Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State Haskins had the slowest time of any quarterback who ran on Saturday, clocking in at 5.04 seconds while reportedly dealing with leg cramps. Speed was never his strength anyway. Haskins’ credentials are his prototypical size (6’3, 231 pounds) and his arm, both of which he put on display in Indy: "You can't throw it much better than that." @OhioStateFB QB Dwayne Haskins (@dh_simba7) put on a show for scouts. : 2019 #NFLCombine resumes tomorrow (9AM ET on @NFLNetwork) pic.twitter.com/x3iuKu00jA — NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2019 That deep ball, especially, is nice — and we’re just saying, but it would pair well with Odell Beckham Jr. Haskins just needed to confirm what most experts think: He’s a first-round quarterback. Losers Trace McSorley, Penn State While Haskins was the slowest among QBs, fellow Big Ten QB Trace McSorley was the fastest at 4.57 seconds. But like Haskins, that was expected. McSorley has always been fast. His numbers in the non-running drills were less impressive, and his passing was ... neither terrible nor good. Mostly, what McSorley needed was to show that he can be a quarterback who gets drafted — at least one team wanted him to work out as a defensive back (he declined). Did he do enough to prove that? Not really. Daniel Jones, Duke Like McSorely, Daniel Jones could’ve used a performance that proved he belongs — not among the quarterbacks who will be drafted, but in the Haskins/Murray Round 1 tier. His numbers were all fine. Nothing stood out good or bad. Same for his passing drills, where he struggled a bit with accuracy at times and reminded us all that he doesn’t have the strongest arm: He was also a little late on throws. It’s still entirely possible Jones goes in the first round, but nothing at the combine solidified his case.<doc-sep>
INDIANAPOLIS — By season’s end, the routine was set. Same table, same server, same restaurant on the same day of each week. Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray and his offensive linemen became a staple at T.E.A. Café in Norman, Okla. on Wednesdays. Murray relished his noodles dish with egg. His linemen perfected their fried-rice order, Sooners right tackle Cody Ford said. “Combination fried rice with no beef,” Ford told USA TODAY Sports on Thursday from the NFL scouting combine. “Got to add the spice. Level 1 spice. And the trick is to put teriyaki sauce on it.” Then Murray and his linemen would chat, laugh and bond, further building the chemistry that fueled their 12-2 (8-1 Big 12) season and a second-straight College Football Playoff berth in Murray’s first year as quarterback of the Sooners. Like that, the offensive line perfected chemistry well enough to earn four invites to this week’s combine and pave the way for their 5-foot-10 Heisman winner. Or should we say 5-10 1/8? Murray’s highly anticipated measurements arrived Thursday, the quarterback phenom standing at 5-10 1/8, bulked up from 195 to 207 pounds. His hands are 9 ½ inches long. Those are measurements that fellow Sooners draft prospects say don’t make a case against Murray as an NFL quarterback. Each has seen their quarterback play, compete and win. Murray doesn’t lose his composure, offensive guard Ben Powers said. He does some “extra spectacular things,” Ford added. Running back Rodney Anderson marveled at Murray’s speed. “He’s really fast,” Anderson said. “That sounds simple but when you see it in practice and it doesn’t get old? It’s a special thing to see him running down the field every day.” Which NFL franchise will see that at practices next will almost certainly be determined by the end of the first round in April. Quarterbacks run the 40-yard dash on Saturday. Murray’s allure only continues to grow since he committed to football in place of baseball, in which the Oakland Athletics drafted him ninth overall in 2018. Teams are buying into his football investment. PRE-COMBINE MOCK DRAFT:Projecting Kyler Murray's landing spot COMBINE SLEEPERS:Players who could see draft stock rise FOOTBALL FIX:NFL news delivered to your inbox Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim qualified Wednesday that Josh Rosen is his quarterback “for now, for sure.” Seahawks general manager John Schneider said he’d tell whoever drafts Murray “congrats” — he’s seen baseball-football star Russell Wilson lead Seattle to a Super Bowl title. Baseball taught Wilson to slide and avoid punishing hits, Schneider said. The general manager thinks Wilson processes defenses better with experience reacting to both sports at high levels. “I mean he’s always making amazing plays,” Anderson said. “We can talk about how you can scramble for however many seconds getting away from defenders, prolonging plays, making amazing throws.” Murray completed 67.4 percent of passes for 4,361 yards and 42 touchdowns this season. He rushed 140 times for another 1,001 yards and 12 scores. So no, Murray’s teammates aren’t buying claims that Murray’s height will impede his NFL success any more than they’d buy Level 2 spice at T.E.A. Café. Sure, the height catches teammates off guard initially. When Murray transferred to Oklahoma, Ford expected the Gatorade National Player of the Year who never lost a high school football game to greet him at 6-1 or 6-2. “Then it’s this guy who was 5-10,” Ford said. “I was very surprised.” But “I’m 6-0 and I look small next to our offensive line,” Anderson argues. “So anybody out there next to our offensive line is going to look small. He’s a solid 5-10 and plays (that) heavy.” On and off the field, Ford said, Murray fits him. Ford said Murray is not the dancing, trash-talker Baker Mayfield was at Oklahoma; but he was just as charismatic and connected to his team. “Very, very unique,” Ford said. “He’s a good dude, great leader, great guy to have on your team.” Follow USA TODAY Sports' Jori Epstein on Twitter @JoriEpstein. If you love talking football, we have the perfect spot for you. Join our new Facebook Group, The Ruling Off the Field, to engage in friendly debate and conversation with fellow football fans and our NFL insiders.