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Here's how LSU LB Devin White's speed makes him the 'freak of nature' of the NFL combine

LSU linebacker Devin White (40) in the first half during the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game against UCF, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in Glendale, AZ. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Rick Scuteri

Verge Ausberry pulled out a book the NFL had prepared. Inside were historical facts about the NFL draft, detailing scouting combine averages for the biggest, fastest, strongest players at each position group over the past several years.

LSU's deputy athletic director thumbed through the pages, stopping intermittently to read aloud.

Out of the 23 cornerbacks drafted in the first round in the last five years, their average measurements were 5-foot-11, 195 pounds and ran a 4.