Football: Bud Clark, Kaleb Elarms-Orr among TCU Horned Frogs to shine at 2026 NFL Draft Combine

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 27: Bud Clark of the Texas Christian Horned Frogs participates in the 40-yard dash during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The TCU Horned Frogs had five athletes participating in the 2026 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week. Eric McAlister, Bud Clark, DJ Rogers, Kaleb Elarms-Orr and Namdi Obiazor were all invited to conduct interviews and compete in on-field drills and workouts in front of professional scouts. Below are all of the combine results for each of the five TCU athletes who participated in this year's scouting event.

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Bud Clark

Position: Safety

Height: 6 feet 1 inches

Weight: 188 pounds

Arm Length: 31 1/2 inches

Hand Size: 9 inches

40-Yard Dash: 4.41 seconds

10-Yard Split: 1.56 seconds

Vertical Jump: 38 inches

Broad Jump: 10 feet 7 inches

The three-time All-Big 12 defensive back posted a production score of 79 and an athletic score of 75 which, per Next Gen Stats, rate him as the fifth-best safety at the combine. Clark's 40-yard dash time ranked seventh out of 14 safeties and his 10-yard split ranked sixth. Clark's vertical jump ranked fifth out of 16 safeties and his broad jump ranked fifth out of 12 safeties.

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Eric McAlister

Position: Wide Receiver

Height: 6 feet 4 inches

Weight: 194 pounds

Arm Length: 32 5/8 inches

Hand Size: 9 3/4 inches

The All-American and All-Big 12 First Team selection didn't compete in some of the combine workouts, but his production score of 78 and his athletic score of 69 gave him a combined number of 70, which ranked 31st out of 46 wide receivers. McAlister did interview with scouts at the combine, despite not performing tests.

Kaleb Elarms-Orr was FLYING with a 4.47u to kick off LB 40's here at the #NFLCombine#NFLCombine on #NFLNetwork

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Kaleb Elarms-Orr

Position: Linebacker

Height: 6 feet 2 inches

Weight: 234 pounds

Arm Length: 31 1/2 inches

Hand Size: 9 inches

40-Yard Dash: 4.47 seconds

10-yard Split: 1.59 seconds

Vertical Jump: 40 inches

Broad Jump: 10 feet 4 inches

20-Yard Shuttle: 4.41 seconds

Elarms-Orr was an All-Big 12 linebacker this season and tested very well at the combine. His athletic score of 83 ranked seventh among 28 prospects at the position and with a production score of 67, Elarms-Orr had a total score of 74, which ranked eighth among linebackers. Elarms-Orr's 40-yard dash time ranked second, his 10-yard split time was fifth, his vertical jump was second and both his broad jump and 20-yard shuttle were eighth-best.

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Namdi Obiazor

Position: Linebacker

Height: 6 feet 3 inches

Weight: 229 pounds

Arm Length: 30 3/4 inches

Hand Size: 10 1/2 inches

40-Yard Dash: 4.53 seconds

10-yard Split: 1.56 seconds

Vertical Jump: 37 inches

Broad Jump: 9 feet 11 inches

20-Yard Shuttle: 4.36 seconds

3-Cone Drill: 7.24 seconds

A versatile player at TCU, Obiazor started out as a safety before moving to linebacker for the latter stage of his Horned Frog career. Obiazor's 53 production score and 73 athletic score put him at a combine Next Gen score of 63 for 26th among linebackers. However, Obiazor's 40-yard dash time was fifth and he had the fastest 10-yard split of any linebacker. His 20-yard shuttle ranked seventh, but his vertical and broad jumps ranked near last.

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DJ Rogers

Position: Tight End

Height: 6 feet 4 inches

Weight: 258 pounds

Arm Length: 33 5/8 inches

Hand Size: 9 1/2 inches

Rogers did interviews with scouts but did not perform any of the timed or measured workouts. His 69 production score and his 70 athletic score put him at a total score of 69, which ranked 18th among 27 tight ends at the event.