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Tennessee offensive lineman Cade Mays runs 40 time at the NFL Scouting Combine

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•03/04/22
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The 2022 NFL Scouting Combine is underway this weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana and college football prospects from around the country are putting on a show. Unfortunately for former Tennessee offensive lineman Cade Mays, his combine performance has not gone as well as he would have liked. The former Volunteer ran his 40-time and he posted a 5.29 40-yard dash time.

Check it out below.

On his second 40-yard dash attempt, he ran an unofficial 5.30.

While his performance might not be as fast as he would have liked, Mays proved his worth the past few years on the field for the Volunteers, playing a variety of positions. He also stumbled a bit during the wave drill on Friday night.

Later in the night, the official 40-times were released. The fastest 40-time that Mays ran on Friday night was a 5.24, per his profile page on NFL.com.

The NFL Scouting Combine is just a piece of the scouting process. He’ll likely hope to rebound and post better numbers during the Tennessee Pro Day.

Cade Mays Career Accolades and Stats

An important piece of the Volunteers‘ offensive line, Mays had to deal with a number of injuries during the 2021 season. Mays proved his value during the 2021-2022 season for Tennessee and he was recognized by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press. He was named second team All-SEC by the Associated Press. He was also named third team All-SEC by Phil Steele.

According to PFF, Mays was the Vols’ highest-graded offensive lineman for the 2021 season. The gifted tackle allowed just one sack and five pressures in 493 offensive snaps played.

He was a former five-star prospect in the class of 2018, according to the On3 Consensus Rankings.

The offensive linemen in the 2022 draft class are incredibly fast. This year, the 2022 class has had 12 offensive linemen run a sub 5.00 40-yard dash, the highest number since 2003 by a wide margin.