Isaac Nauta finished his last stride of the 40-yard dash at Lucas Oil Stadium and began doubting his performance at the NFL combine. The clock read 4.91 seconds, which was the second-highest time of all participants.
Nauta couldn’t give a reasoning for it. Maybe it was a lack of sleep in Indianapolis. Maybe it was fatigue from the strenuous demands of the combine. Regardless of what it was, a cycle of thoughts instantly ran through the former Georgia tight end’s head: Why did this happen to me on this day?
“I was crushed about it,” said Nauta, who was one of many Georgia players who opted to leave the program after their junior season.