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About 50 NFL scouts, coaches, and executives (including 18 running backs coaches) were at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, California to watch one private workout. And if you don't follow FCS football closely, you may not even know the name of the player they came to watch.

After serious work and rehab at Athletes Performance in Carson, California (a bit of which we caught on tape recently), Jones flew up to the Bay Area and put on a major show in front of what San Francisco 49ers running backs coach Tom Rathman told one observer was the biggest NFL attendance for a private workout he had ever seen. API's Travelle Gaines told Yahoo! Sports that Jones ran one 40 and times in the range of 4.27 to 4.35 on all stopwatches. We'll get the official times later today and pass them along (as well as an interview with Mr. Jones), but this could really push Jones up quite a few draft boards. Currently seen as a third- to fifth-round prospect, Jones may jump up a bit higher based on today.

Jones also put up a 39.5-inch vertical leap (which would have been third among running backs at the combine), and an 11-foot broad jump, which would have been second overall at the combine behind Alabama receiver Julio Jones, who was universally acknowledged as the star of the 2011 event.

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:He likely locked himself into the second round with his performance today.

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:FO_DougFarrar FO_DougFarrar
Just heard from Travelle Gaines that Taiwan Jones timed in the 4.27-4.35 range on all stopwatches.

uofmman1122 wrote:

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:He likely locked himself into the second round with his performance today.

Nice! He did pretty damn well!

Sooooooo glad he's not gonna be at EWU next year. The dude single handedly beat us last year.

EWURanger wrote:

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:FO_DougFarrar FO_DougFarrar
Just heard from Travelle Gaines that Taiwan Jones timed in the 4.27-4.35 range on all stopwatches.

Not possible. The experts on Bisonville have judged him to not be very fast. Bill Fette must have been keeping time.

This doesn't count.

JBB wrote:I was impressed with his speed, especially how he accelerated toward the sidelines after taking a few monster truck hits. But what impressed me most was the statement in the article that EWU went on to win the national championship WITHOUT him. Thats the most revealing statement in the article.

JBB wrote:But what impressed me most was the statement in the article that EWU went on to win the national championship WITHOUT him. Thats the most revealing statement in the article.

kalm wrote:

JBB wrote:I was impressed with his speed, especially how he accelerated toward the sidelines after taking a few monster truck hits. But what impressed me most was the statement in the article that EWU went on to win the national championship WITHOUT him. Thats the most revealing statement in the article.

Too bad one of your slow lineman stepped on his foot or we could have watched him sprint up to the press box and hand Bill Fette the game ball.

EWURanger wrote:Here's some more articles about TJ.

http://seattle.sbnation.com/seattle-sea" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... k-rob-rang

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... en-jackson

"His representative stated after the performance that Jones is only about 90 percent. If he was being straightforward, and Jones does have a little left in his tank, Chris Johnson has some competition."

http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2011/3/29/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... d-the-rams

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2011/4/15" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... fs-raiders

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:

EWURanger wrote:Here's some more articles about TJ.

http://seattle.sbnation.com/seattle-sea" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... k-rob-rang

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... en-jackson

"His representative stated after the performance that Jones is only about 90 percent. If he was being straightforward, and Jones does have a little left in his tank, Chris Johnson has some competition."

http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2011/3/29/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... d-the-rams

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2011/4/15" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... fs-raiders

Your links aren't working Ranger.