At Texas’ Pro Day, former Longhorns gathered to the football practice facilities to showcase their abilities.
Jahdae Barron had a d ay for the books at the 2025 NFL Combine. The former Texas star defensive back and 2024 Jim Thorpe Award winnerexcelled as he sped through the 40-yard dash. However, Barron sat out for the rest of the day after completing the sprint drill and said it was a decision that he and his manager came to together.
Afterwards, the NFL Network interviewed the Longhorn legend and asked him how he prepared for the day beyond the usual workouts and drills.
Barron literally puts his goals around his mirror that he looks at every day, an idea for which he gives credit to none other than his mom. Stacey Dales, the NFL Network reporter, asked Barron to go into a little more detail about what exactly the visualization does for the young athlete.
“You have to do it; my mom tells me to do it so I can be committed to something, so I can hold myself to a standard,” Barron said. “You have to be exact with your goals, you can’t be off. You can’t be a word off, you can’t be anything off. Exactly what you want, you have to put it on there, and you have to look in the mirror every day and tell yourself that’s what you want.”
For the Texas cornerback who won the Thorpe Award for the top defensive back in college football, it appeared like the visualization performed admirably.
With a 40-yard sprint time of 4.39 seconds, a 35-inch vertical leap, and a 10.25-foot broad jump, Barron exceeded all expectations at the Combine. Barron had a total score of 90, the second-highest for a cornerback at the Combine, after receiving 94 points for production and 82 points for athleticism from the NFL Network.
