NFL Souting Director on Colin McCarthy: "He's a Tough Kid"

INDIANAPOLIS -- University Miami inside linebacker Colin McCarthy draws high marks from the NFL for his toughness and productivity.

Ranked second at his position on the National Football Post draft board, McCarthy recorded 95 tackles as a junior and 105 tackles as a senior with nine tackles for losses. He finished his career with 308 tackles, 34 for losses and was twice named all-conference.

McCarthy is regarded as an old-school linebacker who plays with sound instincts, but is relatively undersized.

The 6-foot-1, 235-pounder is currently projected to go in the third to fourth round.

An NFL scouting director had solid praise for McCarthy.

"Yeah, he’s a tough kid," the executive told National Football Post. "He runs around. He’s active. He’s instinctive, always working to the football. Gives up a little in terms of size, he's not 250, 260 pounds, but he plays pretty solid for an undersized guy.

"Very competitive player, great intangibles, comes with high remarks from the staff at Miami. So, he’s definitely a quality player and a quality kid.”

McCarthy finished a huge day ranked in the top 10 of every category.

His best mark is at vertical, where he is tied for 4th best mark with 36.5 inches (pictured above).  Here are his official results and standings among the linebacker group:

40-Yard Dash: 4.65 Seconds / 6th Best
Bench Press: 23 reps at 225 lbs. / 9th Best
Vertical: 36.5 inches / 4th Best
Broad Jump: 9 feet, 11 inches / 9th Best
3-Cone Drill: 6.93 seconds / 5th Best
20-Yard Shuttle: 4.2 seconds / 5th Best
60-Yard Shuttle: 11.38 seconds / 5th Best

McCarthy said he has talked to teams about playing outside linebacker as well as inside linebacker and is open to play either position. McCarthy played inside linebacker this season but worked at outside linebacker at the Senior Bowl.

You can all but guarantee that McCarthy will be among the fastest rising prospects leaving Ford Field and Indianapolis after the Combine.



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