Former Chattanooga Mocs defensive back Buster Skrine runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Unofficially, former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga cornerback Buster Skrine ran a very fast 40-yard dash at the NFL combine Tuesday in Indianapolis. Officially, Skrine’s best 40 time was mediocre, but he burned up the turf at Lucas Oil Stadium in several other events.
In his first attempt, the two-time All-Southern Conference player was hand-clocked by the NFL Network with an unofficial time of 4.29 seconds.
He stumbled a bit on his second run but still finished, unofficially, in 4.36.
“I told every scout that came in here that he was going to run fast,” Mocs coach Russ Huesman. “I’m not surprised.”
Speedy Skrine in IndyFormer UTC cornerback Buster Skrine had a strong showing at the NFL combine Tuesday. Despite some confusion over his 40-yard dash time, he still was among the best runners.Event – Time40-yard dash 4.48 (unofficially 4.29)3-cone drill 6.4420-yard shuttle 3.9060-yard shuttle 10.75