He likely was on last year and beat the test, either by timing it better or using different gear.
Just doing sprint training will shave a load of time off a big guys 40. OL and DL generally don't know how to sprint, they aren't the type to run track. So they run a 40 just based on instinct and put up whatever time, train specifically on how to run the 40 and shave a bunch of time off, combined with them getting in better all-around shape for the combine.Going from 5.11 to 4.82 under the circumstances isn't necessarily due to PED's IMO. I've seen lots of big guys shave time off their 40's just by learning how to run properly.
Thats what I thought. Having that kind of improvement makes his story of not really knowing seem somewhat believable. Although I could be totally off-base with that. You never know.Going through his history on the concordia website and his high school he's been the same weight and size since grade 10. And I doubt he's been on it since then.
Also you do have to give the kid some kind of recognition to how he handled the whole situation. He could have tried to defend himself or blamed someone but he didn't.
I don't think this is going to affect his draft stock that much.