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Georgia running back James Cook is a much different style of running back than his older brother, Dalvin Cook of the Minnesota Vikings.
Both are powerful runners but the elder Cook is more of a straight-ahead back while James is a one-cut back who explodes past defenders with more jukes and moves.
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He looks forward to the day the brothers face each other in the NFL.
"Oh, we’re going to get after it," James Cook, smiling at the thought Thursday. "I’m going to try to beat him and he’s going to try to beat me. That’s how competitive we are. So, if he’s on the other side I’m going to try to beat him and if I’m on this side, I know he’s going to try to beat me, too."
What if the Vikings draft him?
Georgia running back James Cook (4) points to fans as he scores a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
That would be a blessing, James Cook said, "but they’ve already got a guy."
James Cook skipped the Senior Bowl after helping the Bulldogs win the national championship, but he said Thursday it wasn't just so he could focus on running an elite 40-yard dash in Indianapolis.
"I didn't pull out of the Senior Bowl just for no 40," he said. "I pulled out of the Senior Bowl because I felt like everybody's seen me play on the highest level, and I won a national championship and I played a lot of football.
"So, I feel like I can showcase my talent at the combine."
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HANDS DOWN
The answer is at hand for former Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, whose right hand measured at 8½ inches Thursday at the NFL scouting combine.
That would be the smallest of any quarterback in the NFL right now, bumping Taysom Hill of the New Orleans Saints, whose hands were measured at 8¾ inches before the 2017 draft.
Like Bengals backup QB Brandon Allen, who increased his hand measurements by three-eighths of an inch at the 2016 combine after checking in at 8½ inches at the Senior Bowl, Pickett had been doing hand exercises to widen his measurement at the league's annual gathering of top college prospects.
"The reason why I didn’t measure at the Senior Bowl was to have those extra couple weeks," Pickett said Wednesday. "Just a common sense thing, having more time to work the exercises. ... Whatever it measures, it measures."
Pickett's 8½ -inch hands tied Jeff Blake, Michael Vick and Kliff Kingsbury for smallest measured hands by a quarterback at the combine.
Pickett, a 2021 Heisman Trophy finalist and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award winner, is considered a first-round draft pick. He or Liberty's Malik Willis are seen as the top two QBs this year.
Pickett said his hand size hasn't been a topic of conversations with teams this week.
When Joe Burrow's right hand was measured at 9 inches at the combine two years ago, he joked on Twitter: "Considering retirement after being informed the football will be slipping out of my tiny hands. Keep me in your thoughts."
Although Burrow reached the Super Bowl in his second season after going first overall to the Bengals in the 2020 NFL draft, a quarterback’s hand size can be a deal breaker, especially for teams that play outdoors where the weather can get nasty because it could make it harder to hold onto the football.
CORRALLED CORRAL
Former Ole Miss star quarterback Matt Corral isn't throwing at the combine as he works his way back from a high ankle sprain sustained in the first quarter of the Sugar Bowl.
Corral, who plans to fully participate in the Rebels' pro day on March 23, said he was going to have to impress teams with his football IQ in Indianapolis.
"Teams need to know that I understand the game of football," he said. "I wanted to make it a point. It's definitely something I wanted to show that they knew the ability I had in my head and not only my physical ability, but mental ability as well."
Corral said it's not easy sitting out while watching the other quarterbacks show off their arms and accuracy.
"This has been my dream since I started playing football. I'm here with the best of the best. Now I'm not able to perform physically, but I definitely can show the teams what I know mentally," he said. "It does absolutely kill me. I'm itching to get back out there. About 2½ weeks ago, I started running and throwing with no pain. I just thought it would be smart to sit out. If I wanted to put my best foot forward, just wait until my pro day."
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