notre dame pro day results

Xavier Watts was one of the main attractions as NFL coaches, executives and scouts descended upon South Bend for the 25th Pro Day. Watts has a chance to be selected in the top 50, and his performance helped those chances.

The 6-foot, 204-pound Watts put a number on his speed with a 40-yard dash in 4.56 seconds. That time seemed to please several onlookers and confirmed Watts to be one of the best ball hawking safeties in the NFL Draft.

“I’m pretty satisfied with it," Watts said. "A lot of people thought I was like really slow, so I’m glad I came out here and did what I needed to do. I’m satisfied with what I did.”

It was good to see Riley Mills out of the walking boot and supporting his fellow teammates throughout the day. Mills says he progressing nicely in his rehab, and expects to start running again soon. His running mate, Howard Cross, put up solid results across the board without running the 40-yard dash.

The two Fighting Irish WRs showcased their skills with Kris Mitchell running the fastest 40 yard dash at 4.5, and Beaux Collins displaying 4.52 speed and 10-10 broad jump. They both ran crisp routes as they caught passes from Riley Leonard, who looked good on most balls he threw. Leonard threw several beautiful deep passes to receivers and was accurate outside the pocket. Another one of his pass catchers was Mitchell Evans, who showed he’s getting back to his original form running well in the 40 yard dash (4.68) and drills.

Jack Kizer followed up an impressive performance at the NFL combine with a solid day, and defensive back Jordan Clark showed well as his father, Ryan Clark, watched from nearby. New General Manager, Mike Martin, was seen working the crowd of scouts and coaches along with head coach Marcus Freeman and several assistant coaches.

Notre Dame football released the results from Pro Day in the Irish Athletics Center, which all 32 NFL teams sent a representative to attend.