The most impressive workout of any at the NFL scouting combine was that on Wake Forest’ Aaron Curry, who clearly established himself as a top ten pick and appears headed to a top five selection.

Curry ran a 4.56 40 yard dash and recorded a 37″ vertical leap, which were both tops among linebackers. Curry could even sneak into the #1 overall picture overall and give the Detroit Lions something to think about. If he doesn’t go there then chances are St. Louis and Kansas City aren’t going to let him drop too far.

Curry is taking advantage of what he’s got going for him now, especially after he told this story about what happened to him two years ago:

“I came home from college and my mom was telling me we were being evicted and we didn’t have anywhere to stay,” said Curry. “At that point, we didn’t have the funds to get into another house. Those are the moments you think about in the fourth quarter when there’s a play that needs to be made and you have the opportunity to provide for your family for the rest of their lives.”

Curry was the overall winner of the NFL Draft combine. He steadied his stock and improved it in a lot of ways, assuring himself of a mammoth contract in April.

Matter of fact, in SI.com’s Don Banks latest mock draft Curry is slotted to go #1 overall to the Lions. Before the NFL combine that wasn’t very likely.

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