Two years ago, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s uninspiring pro day helped him fall to the Vikings in the NFL draft. Could history repeat itself with wide receiver Laquon Treadwell?

Treadwell’s Mississippi pro day on Monday wasn’t as shaky as Bridgewater’s in 2014, when he dropped from a possible top-10 pick to going to the Vikings with the 32nd and final pick of the first round. Still, there were questions about his 40-yard dash time.

Treadwell didn’t run at last month’s NFL scouting combine, saying he hoped to clock in the range of 4.5 seconds at his pro day. Instead, he had times of 4.63 and 4.65 seconds. Related Articles Vikings elevate CB Mark Fields from practice squad for Sunday’s game

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The Vikings are expected to take a wide receiver early in the April 28-30 draft. Although Treadwell has been projected as a top-15 selection, could Monday’s showing lead him to being available when Minnesota picks at No. 23?

“His 4.63 40-yard dash shouldn’t matter because that’s the speed he shows on film,’’ draft analyst Dane Brugler said. “But it will scare some teams and cause him to slip a tad, even if it shouldn’t. There are some smart (general managers) hoping that is true, because they would love to scoop him up in the 20s.”

One hopeful GM could be Minnesota’s Rick Spielman, who was at Tuesday’s pro day in Oxford, Miss. Other top prospects on hand were tackle Laremy Tunsil, who could go with the top pick in the draft to Tennessee, and defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche, who could provide the Rebels with a third first-round pick.

The Vikings are looking for an explosive receiver after a one-year experiment with Mike Wallace didn’t work out, and Treadwell has said he plans to meet with them before the draft. Wallace, who also played at Mississippi, was released this month and signed a free-agent deal with Baltimore.

Most draft analysts have made Treadwell the draft’s top-rated receiver. It remains to be to be seen if the gap narrows between Treadwell and receivers such as Baylor’s Corey Coleman, Texas Christian’s Josh Docston and Notre Dame’s Will Fuller.

“I didn’t run what I wanted to run, but it was fun,” Treadwell told the NFL Network. “I’m proud of myself of what I did run. Most importantly, I gave it my all, and I’m just a playmaker. When I get in the game, it’s a different feeling than just running a 40-yard dash.”

Treadwell compares himself to Dallas wide receiver Dez Bryant, who ran the 40 in 4.52 seconds when he was coming out of Oklahoma State in 2010. Brugler sees the comparison, to some extent.

“Treadwell wins with his physical ability to the ball, strong ball skills, large catch radius,” Brugler said. “He is a not-as-dynamic version of Dez Bryant.”

Scouts know that not having a blazing 40-yard dash time doesn’t always indicate a wide receiver won’t excel in the NFL. Take the case of Cris Carter, whose time in the 40 was 4.63 seconds.

Carter starred for the Vikings from 1990-2001 and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. Earlier this month, Treadwell said he worked out for 45 minutes with Carter.

“Working with Cris Carter helped me a lot, catching the ball a certain type of way, stretch my fingers out, a lot of little techniques,” Treadwell told reporters.

The Viking haven’t had much success with receivers since Carter left and Randy Moss was traded after the 2004 season. Over the past 11 seasons, Sidney Rice (2009) is the only Vikings receiver with at least 1,000 receiving yards.