By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Cam Newton followed through on his promise to participate in drills at the NFL Scouting Combine on Sunday, and he was impressive.
The Heisman Trophy winner from Auburn ran the 40 yard dash in 4.59 seconds, which tied Washington's Jake Locker for the third-fastest time among quarterbacks, tied for the best broad jump at 10 feet, 6 inches and had a 35-inch vertical jump.
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock said the 6-foot-5, 248-pounds Newton performed as expected.
"What do I think of Cam Newton? Nothing changed for me," he said. "He's got a big arm, better mechanics than Vince Young or Tim Tebow or any of those other big guys."
Mayock said the biggest questions about Newton weren't answered during physical testing.
"He's coming out of a pass offense where it's fairly simple, not a lot of reads," he said. "He didn't have a lot of patience in the pocket, and I'm not hitting him on any of those things because that's what he did to win a national championship. That's what he's supposed to do."
Virginia Tech's Tyrod Taylor had 40-yard dash time, 4.51 seconds. Nevada's Colin Kaepernick was second with a 4.53-second 40. Missouri's Blaine Gabbert and Cal's Joshua Portis tied for fifth with a time of 4.62 seconds.
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SCOTT BLAZES: The analysis on NFL.com says Da'Rel Scott lacks home-run speed.
So much for that. The Maryland running back posted the fastest 40-yard dash time among all players on Sunday, finishing in 4.34 seconds.
The 5-foot-11, 211-pound back ran for 708 yards and five touchdowns last season, a 5.8-yard average per carry.
Auburn's Mario Fannin had the second-fastest time among running backs, finishing in 4.38 seconds.
Two small-school receivers set the standard. Edmond Gates of Abilene Christian and Ricardo Lockette of Fort Valley State posted times of 4.37 seconds. Julio Jones of Alabama was third in 4.39 seconds. A.J. Green of Georgia was 12th, in 4.50 seconds.
