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Pains, trains and high-top Jordans: Inside unique -- and unusual -- NFL combine memories

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Quinnen Williams thought he was on a train the night before the 2019 NFL combine in Indianapolis .

The New York Jets drafted him No. 3 overall after he ran a 4.83 in the 40 -yard dash.

Kyle Van Noy's most vivid combine memory is one that could have derailed his draft process.

Rome Odunze did the 3-cone drill five times because he wasn't satisfied with his first four times.

Ryan Hoag played at Div. III Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter , Minnesota .

Derwin James Jr. remembers being the "most stressed out I've ever felt in my entire life" Brian Branch wants to run the 40 -yard dash back even two years later .

James recalls how questioning at combine interviews didn't always pertain to football.

DJ Moore had a solid combine, leading receivers in the broad jump ( 11-feet ) and the second -best vertical jump ( 39 1/2 inches ) The Carolina Panthers drafted Moore, who would become one of the most prolific receivers in franchise history, with the 24th overall pick.

"It was pretty easy," Moore says.

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