The final day of workouts at this year’s Scouting Combine in Indianapolis wrapped up with more fine times being posted as the LBs and DBs strutted their stuff. Among the LBs. for example, three players including Jon Alston of Stanford (4.40), Thomas Howard of UTEP (4.42) and rangy Brandon Johnson of Louisville (4.44) all ran under 4.5 seconds for the 40. Another half dozen or so LBs, including A.J. Hawk, arguably the top-rated LB in the draft class and one of the top 2-3 rated defensive prospects overall, clocked under 4.6 seconds. Hawk, for example, posted a solid 4.59 clocking running at 248 pounds, while Ernie Sims of Florida State clocked in at 4.5 even. Other LBs under 4.6 included Terna Nande of Miami of Ohio, Leon Williams of that ‘other’ Miami, James Anderson of Virginia Tech, and Clint Ingram of Oklahoma. Meanwhile, Chad Greenway of Iowa ran in the low 4.7s. OSU’s Hawk also helped solidify what is expected to be a top 10 grade when he posted the 3rd fastest – not of the LBs but of everyone who worked out at the Combine – time of 3.96 seconds in the short shuttle. The defensive backs also blistered the track, perhaps putting to rest once and for all the notion that the track at the Combine is slow. Indeed, Clemson CB Tye Hill ran the fastest time at this year’s Combine, clocking in at 4.30 flat, while South Carolina junior Johnathan Jackson blitzed a 4.31 and Tim Jennings of Georgia was timed in 4.32. Other DBs to run under 4.4 included Texas CB Michael Huff, Tennessee FS/CB Jason Allen, Nebraska SS Daniel Bullocks, Baylor SS Willie Andrews, and Howard CB Antoine Bethea. Meanwhile, CBs Dee Webb of Florida, Antonio Cromartie of Florida State, Texas' Cedric Griffin, Gerrick McPherson of Maryland, Richard Marshall of Fresno State, David Pittman of Northwestern State, Derrick Martin of Wyoming, Darrell Hunter of Miami of Ohio, Kelly Jennings and Devin Hester of Miami, and Abilene Christian's Danieal Manning all ran in the low-to-mid 4.4s, as did safeties Donte Whitner of Ohio State, Pat Watkins of Florida State, and Ko Simpson of South Carolina. If there was a big winner among the DBs, though it had to be Tennessee’s Allen who was a big question mark coming into the Combine after he missed the second half of the 2005 season with a nasty hip injury. In addition to running under 4.4 in the 40, Allen, who was considered a certain first-rounder prior to the injury, also posted two of the fastest times in the whole Combine in both the short shuttle and 3-cone drill. Same story for Florida State junior CB Cromartie, who missed the entire season with a torn ACL, but bounced back to post some good times yesterday in Indianapolis. And for the record, we will try and post a link to the full Combine results or post what we have ourselves to date ASAP