The Broncos will host a local pro day Thursday afternoon for about 15 prospects who attended area high schools, according to an NFL source, giving them all a chance to showcase their skills in front of Broncos coaches ahead of the April 27-29 draft.
Among the list of invites, according to another league source, is Wyoming receiver Tanner Gentry, a standout at Grandview who was named to along with Christian McCaffrey. Gentry (6-foot-2, 210 pounds) led the Cowboys with 1,326 receiving yards and 14 touchdown catches last season as a senior.
Oregon tight end Evan Baylis, Colorado offensive lineman Shane Callahan and Auburn offensive lineman Alex Kozan also attending Broncos’ local pro day.
Callahan, a Parker native and All-American at Chaparral, transferred to CU from Auburn in 2014. Baylis, a 6-foot-6, 250-pound former Grandview star, recorded 44 catches and 511 yards in his four seasons at Oregon.
Kozan earned first-team All-SEC honors by The Associated Press and was a second-team All-America selection by The Sporting News last season as a third-year starting guard. Before landing at Auburn, he was a lineman at Valor Christian.
Quarterback Austin Apodaca, a Silver Creek (Longmont) High grad who played at New Mexico the last two seasons after transferring from Washington State, will be there as well, according to NFL Draft Diamonds. At the Lobos’ Pro Day, Apodaca reportedly ran a 4.74-second 40-yard dash and showed off his arm strength; his throws have been clocked at a whopping 61 mph.
Austin Apodaca throws a football 61 MPH, That would be a Combine Record
— NFL Draft Diamonds (@DraftDiamonds)
And , offensive lineman Palmer White, who went to Thornton’s Horizon High and Division II Chadron State in Nebraska, will be there Thursday, as well.
Last year’s local pro day featured nine players, the (Valor Christian). The eldest of Ed McCaffrey’s four sons signed with the Raiders after going undrafted last year and is now a receiver for the Packers. Former Wyoming linebacker Eddie Yarbrough (Grandview), also among last year’s standouts, signed with the Broncos as a college free agent in May and .
