Cody Kessler· Feb 27, 2025
Kessler said Texas A&M's Shemar Stewart will test very well at the combine, referencing Stewart's own stated goal of running a low 4.5 or high 4.4 forty.
“I think he's going to test very well because he's so athletic at the combine”
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- Combine MeasurementsShemar StewartFeb 27, 2025
Shemar Stewart to post either a low four five or a high four four forty at the combine
“he went out and said he expects at six five twot eighty to run either a low four five or a high four four forty... I'm picking him for my defensive line. Either way, I think he's gonna go out there and crush”
Close · 60Scored 60.41a naive guess scored 68.8-8.39 skillHow this was scored
- off:
- 0.09
- drill:
- forty time
- naive:
- the average EDGE (4.66, from 90 results)
- scale:
- credit halves every 0.12 — one standard deviation for a EDGE
- skill:
- -8.39
- player:
- Shemar Stewart
- result:
- 4.59
- season:
- 2024
- combine year:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 60.41
- baseline:
- 68.8
- predicted:
- 4.5
- sigmas out:
- 0.73
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
Combine results via Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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