Beacon Journal sports columnist
At the NFL Combine, Kentucky’s Alvin “Bud” Dupree ran the 40-yard dash in 4.56 seconds. His vertical jump of 42 inches was the second-best among linebackers since 2006, his broad jump of 11 feet, 6 inches was tops at his position.
Coaches and scouts were agog because Dupree stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 269 pounds.
That blend of size and athleticism has Dupree, an outside linebacker, moving up draft boards, with ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. predicting last week he’ll go in the top 16.
For the Browns, who hold the 12th and 19th picks in Thursday’s NFL Draft, there are more reasons Dupree could intrigue them.