AUSTIN, Texas — Pro Timing Day should be a time to celebrate what’s going right in a college football program. Until Tom Herman arrived on campus and started winning games, the event at Texas gradually turned into a day where most in attendance were left wondering how things had gone so wrong.

The final two years or the Charlie Strong era produced only two total draft picks and the Longhorns have produced only two first-round picks in the current decade, which has taken much of the shine off of pro day. However, with current NFL Longhorns like Malik Jefferson of the Cincinnati Bengals, DeShon Elliott of the Baltimore Ravens, All-Pro punter Michael Dickson of the Seattle Seahawks and his teammate, Poona Ford, and Holton Hill of the Minnesota Vikings (all either selected in the 2018 NFL Draft or made rosters as undrafted free agents) roaming the field watching the action, it’s clear a bright future is shaping up on the Forty Acres when it comes to producing NFL talent and seeing it prosper.

Most of the five Longhorns who attended the NFL Scouting Combine last month — cornerbacks Kris Boyd and Davante Davis, wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey, linebacker Gary Johnson and defensive lineman Charles Omenihu — had their draft resumes largely completed in terms of drills and tests. That said, with all five at least doing on-field drills and several other draft hopefuls in action, pro day inside the Denius Fields practice bubble had its share of noteworthy happenings.