NFL Combine workout live blog, Day 2: Tracking former Notre Dame CB Cam Hart
The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine rolls on in Indianapolis with Day 2 of workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium. It’s time for Notre Dame cornerback Cam Hart to put his athleticism to the test.
Former Fighting Irish linebacker Marist Liufau and defensive end Javontae Jean-Baptiste took the field on Thursday. Linebacker JD Bertrand wasn’t able to give it a go with a lower-body injury, but he was the only one from that trio who participated in the bench press today. He put up 20 reps of 225 pounds, the second-most of the seven linebackers who lifted.
Also earlier in the day, Hart checked in with the following measurements…
Height: 6-3
Weight: 202
Arm: 33
Hand: 9 3/8
Wingspan: 78 7/8
Click here for a recap of Liufau and Jean-Baptiste’s results from Thursday.
Follow along below for live updates of the second day of live action at the combine. You can watch the combine live on NFL Network and streaming on NFL+ from 3 p.m. ET until it wraps up around 8 o’clock.
Live updates: Notre Dame CB Cam Hart at the NFL Combine on Day 2 of workouts
3:10 p.m. ET: Defensive back workouts start with the 40-yard dash. NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah says it’s “going to be a fast group,” so we’ll see how Hart figures into that.
3:14 p.m. ET: Blue & Gold’s Jack Soble reports that Hart performed some of his drills before NFL Network’s TV coverage started at 3 p.m. ET.
• Hart’s vertical of 39.5″ ranks ninth among 27 corners. His broad jump of 10’10” ranks seventh of 26 corners who went through that drill.
3:17 p.m. ET: Hart runs an unofficial 4.50 in his first attempt.
• Terrion Arnold of Alabama is a name to remember in this corner class, and he ran an unofficial 4.51 on his first 40. So Hart was just a hair ahead of the cream of the crop.
• The best 40 time of any player who’s run from either position in the combine so far was recorded just ahead of hart by Daequan Hardy of Penn State. He clocked in with an unofficial 4.39. You can check up to the minute 40 times for all participants from every position here.
3:23 p.m. ET: Toledo’s Quinyon Mitchell runs an unofficial 4.33, which is going to be difficult to beat. Not long after, Mississippi State’s Decamerion Richardson clocks a 4.34. Jeremiah was right; this is a fast flight of corners.
3:31 p.m. ET: Clemson’s Nate Wiggins puts down an unofficial 4.29. Blazing.
3:32 p.m. ET: The corners begin the second round of 40s. Let’s see if Hart can improve upon his time.
3:37 p.m. ET: The broadcast shows Wiggins being helped off the field with what he told a reporter was a groin injury after his 4.29. He’s done for the day. Last thing you want to see.
3:40 p.m. ET: The broadcast goes to break right before Hart is due up for his second run. Insider Ian Rapoport was speaking about Alabama corner Kool-Aid McKinstry not going through drills when Hart ran his first 40, so we’re 0-for-2 on getting live commentary from Jeremiah or Rich Eisen on Hart’s game.
3:43 p.m. ET: Coming back from commercial, the broadcast shows Hart ran a 4.59 in his second attempt. So he’ll stick with the 4.50 he ran in the first heat.
• Jeremiah notes that he’d like to see Hart’s 40 matched up on an overlay with that of former Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton, who ran an official 4.59. If you recall, some people were skeptical of his athleticism because of that. The 2023 All-Pro safety has proven them wrong and has gotten the last laugh.
3:48 p.m. ET: An update on Wiggins, who held Notre Dame wide receivers in check last fall: he believes he strained his hip flexor and will be ready for Clemson’s Pro Day.
• The following tweet seems very noteworthy…
4:02 p.m. ET: The broadcast shows Hart go through an on-field drill designed to test how well the defensive backs flip their hips. Jeremiah notes Hart’s high school background as a wide receiver and how that lends itself to overall athleticism.
4:11 p.m. ET: Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is on the broadcast. He’s ushered in with highlights from his own combine experience in 2009. He jokes that he looked a little stiff. As for Hart, he says he’s just scratching the surface of his potential as a cornerback.
4:13 p.m. ET: Freeman says he has a lot of respect for former Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman, who he calls an elite competitor and a great leader. Freeman says Hartman won some big games for the Irish in 2023. Hartman will go through workouts and drills on Saturday.
4:14 p.m. ET: Freeman says offensive tackle Joe Alt is “one of the most complete” football players he’s ever been around. He says he would not be surprised if Alt is a team captain in the NFL by his second season. Freeman says he remembers when Alt was tight-end size in 2021 but quickly blossomed into one of the best tackles in college football by the end of that year. Alt will compete at the combine on Sunday.
4:16 p.m. ET: Freeman says he prides himself on preparing players like Hart and the rest of the Irish who are in Indy to be ready for interviews. There is a certain level of maturity exuded by Notre Dame players that guys from other programs don’t have. Hart goes through a ball tracking drill while Freeman is on the set, and he goes and up and high-points the ball. Freeman quips, “He better catch it or he’d never hear the end of it.”
4:23 p.m. ET: Wiggins’ official 40 is a 4.28 to lead all corners. He reached 24.05 miles per hour, a number Jeremiah called not normal and ridiculous.
4:30 p.m. ET: Hart is locked in at an official 4.50 40-yard dash. That only beats seven of the 29 corners who were given a time.
4:33 p.m. ET: Hart is televised doing a change of direction drill, but the broadcast is interviewing Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter at the time. So, per usual, no analysis on Hart at this time.
5:12 p.m. ET: Hart goes through the “gauntlet” drill that tests a skill player’s ability to catch seven passes, five of which come on the run, in a short time span. Jeremiah said it looked like Hart went through the drill confidently.
5:17 p.m. ET: The defensive backs are officially done with their workout session. When the broadcast showed who went through the final drill the fastest, Hart is the first example NFL Network elects to show.
