Early-Season Chicagoland Combine Sleepers And Risers Part 2

Under the radar and young emerging prospects commanded attention at early combine season events this winter. These five caught eyes with physical and athletic traits as well as their ability to perform at a high level in competition.    [player_tooltip player_id='1887922' first='David' last='Croom'] walks through the door at 5080 172 with a slight track build. The way this tailback performs, though, is anything but slight. Croom is short area explosive, possesses good long speed, and showed wiggle in space. In the one on one passing drills, he was very tough to cover. In terms of verified speed, Croom ran 11.1 in the 100m during his sophomore track season in 2025. Expect this athlete to put up some solid numbers throughout this offseason.     [player_tooltip player_id='1841567' first='Khairi' last='Sias'] has been observed live multiple times over the past couple years in the combine setting, and everytime he comes away a top performer. At 6003 175, Sias is a tough cover in one on ones with his length and physicality. A deep ball threat, Sias is able to gain the advantage downfield with his route running. He climbs with aggression and breaks in route with quick feet and sharp change of direction. At the catch point, he attacks the ball with his hands away from the frame. Every rep is executed with great effort.     [player_tooltip player_id='2133181' first='Zen' last='Cambric'] stands currently at 6001 167 with a lean frame and good overall length. Cambric is smooth and fluid in coverage. He transitions with loose hips and quick feet. In one on ones, he shows anticipation and instincts in phase, bursts out of his break and attacks the ball with aggressiveness, also displays high point ability. As competitive as Cambric is in coverage, on tape he excels at safety, where his reactive suddenness makes him a ball hawk in the back half. This emerging prospect will draw attention heading into his junior year.     At 5113 177, [player_tooltip player_id='1539371' first='Dinari' last='Overton'] is versatile athlete that could work out on both sides of the ball at any event he participates in if he wanted to. On tape, Overton impacts the game in all three phases. In live observation, he is an impressive athlete, particularly at his age, with a great combination of physical and athletic traits. He competes at a high level, runs good routes with aggressiveness and twitch, is easily able to separate from the coverage, shows natural hands. Overton already looks like a high end prospect with great potential, and will only get bigger and better moving forward.     Without ample film to conduct an initial evaluation, the combine setting was the first time to get a good look at the good sized freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2133242' first='Ricky' last='Myers']. On the hoof, Myers is noticeably physically mature for his age. On the field he is highly competitive in drills and one on ones making plays with raw size and athletic ability. Myers is a two sport athlete that ran sub 12 second 100m times in middle school, and will be one to watch develop in the Class of 2029.

Under the radar and young emerging prospects commanded attention at early combine season events this winter. These five caught eyes with physical and athletic traits as well as their ability to perform at a high level in competition.