Dippre was the fast of the two by a fair margin. He ran his first attempt in 4.74 seconds, then improved the time to 4.69.

Ouzts ran a 4.95 on first attempt. He also improved the second time around, shaving the time down to a 4.91, still slowest in the group.

Dippre’s time was good enough to finish third among tight ends, behind Terrance Ferguson from Oregon and South Carolina’s Joshua Simon. Ferguson ran a 4.63, while Simon went in 4.65.

The two Alabama tight ends split snaps for the Crimson Tide during the 2024 season. Dippre was more of a threat in the passing game than Ouzts, who is known as a fearsome blocker.

On Thursday, speaking to reporters in Indianapolis, the two tight ends, who roomed together at road games for the past two seasons at Alabama, said they were thrilled to go through the combine together.

“It’s a blessing to have CJ here with me,” Ouzts said. “That’s my brother. We’ve been through it. Through the ups and the downs. He’s done a lot for me and I’m very proud of that kid and everything he’s been through. All the work that we’ve done behind the scenes that nobody’s seen, it’s just very special to be able to share a moment and opportunity like this with a guy that’s done so much for me.”

Besides Ouzts, the only Alabama player who could have run on Friday was Malachi Moore. However, Moore, who underwent a sports hernia surgery earlier this offseason, was not participating in drills and will instead run at the Crimson Tide’s pro day in March.