WATCH: D’Andre Swift step ahead of Nick Chubb, Sony Michel in NFL combine 40

INDIANAPOLIS — Brian Herrien was explaining earlier this week how Kirby Smart held a combine-like workout last spring to give players an idea how they stacked up.

On Thursday and Friday at the NFL combine at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indianapolis Convention Center, it was the real thing for 10 Bulldogs.

Projected first-round Georgia picks D’Andre Swift and Andrew Thomas held their own in key drill work, and Herrien and redshirt sophomore Isaiah Wilson posted some eye-opening numbers.

Swift ran a 4.48-second 40-yard dash — a tenth of a second off the RB-best 4.39 ran by Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor on Friday.

D’Andre Swift vs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel

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But Swift’s time was a tick better than the 4.52 and 4.54 times run by former UGA stars Nick Chubb and Sony Michel at the 2018 combine, which qualifies him as plenty fast enough when one considers his unique cutting abilities.

Former Georgia running back Keith Marshall holds the team mark for fastest 40 time run at the NFL combine, turning a 4.31-second time in 2016.

Todd Gurley ran a 4.52-second 40-yard dash, and last year Elijah Holyfield ran a 4.78.

Thomas ran the fourth-fastest 3-cone drill among the offensive linemen and 6th fastest 20-yard shuttle, his quick feet and athleticism on display to compliment his celebrated technique.

Wilson, whose impressive 6-7, 350-pound frame attracts attention even in a room full of 300 pounders, did a broad jump of 9 feet, 2 inches. That was 13th among the offensive linemen, and 2 inches better than Thomas’.

Impressive combine numbers have been known to convince teams to take another look at prospects they may have passed over.

Herrien certainly proved his explosive abilities with his 10-foot, 6-inch, broad jump and 38.5-inch vertical jump on Friday

“UGA prepared us pretty well,” Herrien said at his NFL combine interview drill. “We even had a couple of days during the spring where we had a little combine, like a junior day, a combine day. So we kinda did all this stuff before.

“I just want to show my ability to run, jump, be explosive in my lower body and catch the ball.”

Herrien managed to do all that, and his teammates will have another opportunity to impress NFL scouts when Georgia holds its pro day in mid-March.

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Even Rodrigo Blankenship got into the action, drilling a 55-yard field goal during the special teams workouts at the combine.

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Georgia offensive linemen Solomon Kindley is expected to perform there after deciding not to compete in the drills at the NFL combine.

Several other Bulldogs’ players who didn’t get invited to the NFL combine will also have their chance to shine.

Players like defensive linemen Tyler Clark, Michael Barnett and David Marshall, along with linebacker Tae Crowder, tight end Eli Wolf and receiver Tyler Simmons will take part.

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40-yard dash

D’Andre Swift, 4.49 (6th among running backs)

Brian Herrien, 4.62 (Outside Top 15 running backs)

Charlie Woerner 4.78 (12th among tight ends)

Jake Fromm 5.01 (13th among quarterbacks)

Andrew Thomas 5.22 (Outside Top 15 offensive linemen)

Isaiah Wilson 5.32 (Outside of Top 15 offensive linemen)

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