Demaryius Thomas will miss NFL Scouting Combine with broken foot

While the top football players across the country are preparing for the NFL Scouting Combine, they practice the drills that they will be participating in at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. A great performance can improve your draft stock by leaps and bounds.

Georgia Tech wide receiver Demaryius Thomas was going through the three-cone drill when he suffered an unfortunate injury. Thomas broke his left foot while training in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to a SI.com report.

Per the report:

"His agent, Todd France, told SI.com that it was a clean break and doctors expect a recovery time of four to six weeks. “There are no longterm effects from the injury and Demaryius will be 100 percent by the time OTA’s begin,” said France, who added that surgery is a possibility. “If surgery hastens the healing process, that is something we will consider.”According to observers at Athletes Performance, where Thomas has been training, the 6-foot-3, 227-pound receiver had been turning in sensational workouts in preparation for the combine. He recently ran a verified 4.38 in the 40, which was recorded on film and will be sent to every team in the league, France told SI.com."

Thomas is currently the number two wide receiver in the NFL Mocks rankings and No. 23 overall on the Big Board.

Thomas possesses great size at 6′3, 229-pounds and is a very talented player. He was overlooked in college due to Georgia Tech’s option-based offense, but he had an excellent junior season. Thomas finished the year with 46 receptions, 1,154 yards and eight touchdowns — 25.1 yards per reception. Over his career, he had 120 receptions, 2,339 yards and 14 touchdowns.

The Georgia native was moving up draft boards and word of the 4.38 40-yard dash time should only help his draft stock. His broken foot could push him back to the early to mid second-round range.