The NFL Combine always creates several storylines around the latest crop of draft hopefuls. The annual event has prospects going through on-field drills in front of scouts and coaches to hopefully increase their draft stock.
One player many were looking forward to seeing test this year at the combine is South Carolina defensive back Nick Emmanwori. He was a solid player for the Gamecocks, but analysts are falling in love with his tape and his size as he looks to transition to the next level.
Emmanwori is the latest in a line of Gamecock defensive backs making the jump to the NFL, but he is the most anticipated since the Panthers drafted Jaycee Horn with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Emmanwori played in 37 games for South Carolina over three years. He finished his career with 244 total tackles and six interceptions, four of which came in his final season in Columbia. In a recent mock draft, The Athletic had Emmanwori mocked to the Bills with the 30th overall pick, as did CBS Sports.
Here are Emmanwori’s results from the NFL Combine, including his 40 time, vertical jump, height, weight, and more.
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Nick Emmanwori height, weight
On South Carolina’s team website, the DB was listed at 6-3, 220 pounds. Teams tend to embellish a player’s size, but Emmanwori measured in at 6-3, 220 pounds during the combine, too.
He also came in with 9-inch hands and 32.5-inch arms, which were tied for the longest arms among safeties and trailed only Darien Porter, Shavon Revel Jr., and Tommi Hill among all defensive backs.
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Nick Emmanwori vertical jump
Emmanwori turned heads with his 43-inch vertical jump, which was best among all players through the first two days of testing.
Nick Emmanwori (DB, South Carolina) with a 43” blast in the vert. 🚀👀 pic.twitter.com/TEZFWgCOkc
— EJ Snyder (@FootballEJ) February 28, 2025
Nick Emmanwori broad jump
Emmanwori had an 11-ft., 6-inch broad jump, which, like his vertical, was best among all players through the first two days of testing.
Let Nick Emmanwori cook. 11’6” broad jump in addition to his 43” vert!
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Nick Emmanowri 40 time
Emmanwori ran an unofficial 4.40 40-yard dash on his first attempt.
4.40u for South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori!
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On his second attempt, Emmanwori ran an unofficial 4.38. This is the second-fastest time among the safeties and ranks as a top seven time among all defensive backs. Emmanwori joins Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf as the only players that were 6-3 or taller to run below a 4.4-second 40-yard dash and have a 40-plus inch vertical.
4.38u. Nick Emmanwori is acing this job interview 🔥
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Nick Emmanwori highlights at NFL Combine
Emmanwori looks like an incredible prospect on paper. According to RAS scoring, he could be a huge get in the draft and had an unreal combine.
Nick Emmanwori hit 10.00 at SS, would hit it at FS and CB as well.
He’d also hit 10.00 at WR, though he’d actually be #2 behind Calvin Johnson, there’s just a LOT of WR so due to rounding and such. He’d actually be like 9.999. Hits 9.87 at LB, with size dipping him. pic.twitter.com/kZsecaL1XX
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) February 28, 2025
Holllllly!!!
Nick Emmanwori just launched to 43” on the vert!
Here you go slow mo…@nflnetwork @NFL pic.twitter.com/mQIi20oviC
— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) February 28, 2025
4.40u for South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori!
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4.38u. Nick Emmanwori is acing this job interview 🔥
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