Combine Season: Ten Names To Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>More than 100 athletes descended on the sunny Central Kansas town of McPherson on May 24 for a skills and drills combine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The McPherson College Coaching Staff hosted the camp, which was facilitated by Revive Performance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The combine was divided into four testing stations, two competitive speed drills, and then wrapped up with specific positional-oriented drills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yesterday, I shared a report on five athletes who impressed me in the Pro Agility drill.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Revive Performance distributed results from the combine late last night, and here is a quick look at ten athletes who posted solid numbers in both speed tests.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1211012' first='Roman' last='Gage'],</strong> OL/EDGE, 5'11”, 250, Valley Center, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valley Center's Gage is a thick lineman ranked No. 143 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026. He moves well for a big man, running a 5.23 Forty and a 5.06-second Pro Agility.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hayden Herzer,</strong> ATH, 6'0”, 204, South Central, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Herzer is an unranked prospect from South Central. He posted solid numbers, running a 4.52-second Forty and recording a 4.68 time in the Pro Agility.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1403628' first='Yamnoel' last='Oyola Bernier'],</strong> ATH, 5'8”, 150, Trinity Academy, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Trinity Academy athlete is currenlty ranked No. 173 in the Kansas Class of 2026. He was clocked in the Forty at 4.75 seconds and 4.34 seconds in the Pro Agility.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1622490' first='Conner' last='Holladay'],</strong> LB, 6'0”, 190, Great Bend, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holladay performed well enough at the combine with an offer from McPherson College in his pocket. The Great Bend linebacker ran a 4.6 Forty and 4.5 Pro Agility.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1325108' first='TJ' last='Mills'],</strong> WR, 5'11”, 165, Eureka, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mills is currently ranked No. 200 overall by Prep Redzone Kansas in the Class of 2026. He proved that he can move well with times of 4.5 seconds in the Forty and 4.25 seconds in the Pro Agility.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1651893' first='Kingsley' last='Smith'],</strong> DL/OL, 6'4”, 250, Wakefield, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith is a talented and dangerous big man. He was clocked in the Forty at 5.03 seconds and posted a 4.85-second time in the Pro Agility.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lemont Love,</strong> RB, 5'11”, 172, Girard, '27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Love is an unranked running back from Girard. He has nice size and could possibly be moved to the tight end position. He recorded times of 4.87 seconds and 4.75 seconds in the two speed drills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1594487' first='Curtis' last='Campa'],</strong> LB, 5'9”, 170, Clearwater, '27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Campa is ranked No. 126 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027. He was clocked at 4.9 seconds in the Forty and 4.72 seconds in the Pro Agility.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='884942' first='A'Keem' last='“King” Anderson'],</strong> ATH, 5'8”, 140, Salina Central, '28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anderson is currently ranked No. 6 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028. He is a quick athlete who ran The Forty in 4.55 seconds and the Pro Agility in 4.66 seconds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582714' first='Blake' last='Thomas'],</strong> RB/DB, 5'10”, 180, Blue Valley Southwest, '29</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thomas is just heading into his freshman season, but he showed up at the McPherson College combine to show how serious he is about his football future. He recorded times of 4.8 seconds and 4.63 seconds in the Forty and Pro Agility, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->