Video - Louis Rankin Runs a 4.0 Forty

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A Note to NFL Scouts Who Simply Have No One to Draft
Published 4/25/2008 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
Check this video of Louis Rankin, running 40 yards in four seconds flat in the UW-Syracuse game (check the game clock in the upper-right hand corner, which turns just as he gets to the 40-yard-line). I realize that Rankin has a running start here. Then again, he's also wearing full pads, which guys don't do when they are running at a combine. The guy has football speed, and got 1294 yards behind an iffy offensive line. If an NFL team is looking for a value pick, they could do worse than Rankin.

Oakland Raiders: Rookie free agent signings
Published 4/28/2008 by Rob Calonge at Thoughts from the Dark Side
Oakland Raiders: Rookie free agent signings As of 9:42pm pst, the Raiders have continued to work on their rookie class by signing three undrafted free agents. The Raiders only had five draft picks in the seven round draft and only one pick prior to the fourth round. The players signed are Chris Wagner, TE, South Dakota State; Louis Rankin, RB, Washington (I guess you can never have too many); Shane Simmons, OLB, Western Washington. Chris Wagner was a dual sport athlete at South Dakota State, also playing basketball. He’s 6′6″ and 255 pounds with a 4.85 40 yard dash time. In his Senior year, he played 11 games, caught 25 passes for 249 yards ...