The coronavirus pandemic has left numerous draft hopefuls with little to no hopes of a pro day before the 2020 NFL Draft kicks off in one month. But the shutdowns have led to players getting creative with how they expose themselves to NFL scouts, including Matt Womack.

The now-former Alabama offensive lineman took part in a mock pro day on Friday, March 20, in Naples, Fla., where he has been training since his redshirt senior season ended. There, the 6-foot-7 Womack weighed in at 326 pounds, ran a 5.00-second 40-yard dash, including a 1.65 10-yard split, and threw up 225 pounds a total of 26 times on the bench press.

Everything Womack did was videotaped and will be sent to every NFL team. He participated in the vertical and broad jumps, the 5-10-5 and the 3-cone drill and also on-field drills -- similar to the Scouting Combine -- alongside Boston College offensive lineman John Phillips.

Womack hopes that what he was able to do in front of a camera will make up for what he won’t get to do in front of what is usually an army of NFL personnel that gathers in Tuscaloosa.

“Luckily for me, I did have 15 games I started, so I have film out there. That’s good for me,” Womack told BamaOnLine. “But some guys that don’t have much film, they really rely on a great pro day, and them not having a pro day is going to really hurt them. And I mean, it’s going to hurt me, too. I’m hoping that the recording of the mock pro day we had down in Florida is really going to help out with all this coronavirus stuff shutting down pro days.”

Womack headed south the day after Alabama defeated Michigan in the Citrus Bowl and trained there until the gyms starting closing. He traveled back to Tuscaloosa over the weekend and will return home to Hernando, Miss., on Tuesday to continue training at his high school.

In between his college career ending and the mock pro day, Womack played in the East-West Shrine Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game took place 17 days after the Michigan game and the practices even earlier, so Womack had to adjust quickly. But that overall experience in the postseason all-star game was beneficial for the behemoth offensive lineman.

“The Shrine Bowl, I think, really helped me a lot,” Womack said. “I had really good practices. The game was alright. I wasn’t really ready to play left tackle because I hadn’t practiced that in a long time, and that’s all I played at the Shrine Bowl. But I think the practices really helped me a lot because I think I did really well. I wish I had a little bit more time to train for it because I kind of just went straight into it after the bowl game. But I was happy with the Shrine Bowl.”

Alabama offensive lineman Matt Womack blocks for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa

Versatility is an attribute that Womack believes will benefit him as he looks to land on a roster in the next month. He was the Tide’s starting right tackle in 2017 as a redshirt sophomore but was limited by a foot injury in 2018, allowing Jedrick Wills to take over at the position. Womack spent the next two years as a reserve but started one game this past year at right guard.

Although he dealt with setbacks, Womack became a more versatile offensive lineman, which he knows will help since teams only travel with a certain amount of players at his position.

“I think that the past two years of me not starting definitely hurt me a lot,” Womack said. “But I do have film. I did start one game this year. But most of the questions I was being asked at the Shrine Bowl was about this past year, and I didn’t have much film from this past year, so it was kind of hard answering a lot of those questions.

“But I think that my experience from the past and being a team player will help me, especially once I get the opportunity to go and perform and go through a camp, hopefully, and show them what I can do and show them my work ethic, I think it will prove what kind of player I am.”

Like a lot of players, Womack was disappointed when he learned Alabama’s Pro Day had been cancelled due to the coronavirus. He never got the chance to perform in front of NFL scouts, which was going to be “really big for me,” he said. But he is making the best out of his situation, which is something he has always done and will continue to do at the next level.

“I think my work ethic, my positivity and being a team player is definitely something that I can bring to the table,” Womack said. “I think my run-blocking will be something that teams will like, and my versatility to be able to play whatever they need me to play on the line is going to help me. I don’t know, I think I’ve got a few good attributes, myself.”

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