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Who shone Sunday? Not just Tevaughn Campbell and Shaquille Murray-Lawrence

Calgary's Sukh Chung (62) and Laval's Danny Groulx were two of the top prospects heading into the draft, but Chung went second and Groulx was taken seventh overall. (Pavel Dwulit/CFL.ca.)

Any combine always sees a lot of attention paid to the 40-yard-dash, and that's particularly true at something like Sunday's CFL combine where records fall. Both UNLV running back Shaquille Murray-Lawrence and Regina defensive back Tevaughn Campbell broke the CFL combine's previous electronic-timing record of 4.42 seconds (jointly held by Shamawd Chambers and Kris Richardson), with Murray-Lawrence posting a 4.41 and Campbell topping him later with a 4.355. (That's not the fastest combine time ever, as the CFL used to use hand timers, which often lead to faster times; Steven Turner holds the all-time CFL combine record with a hand-timed 4.31.) Campbell in particular has been one of the standouts of this combine, as he also impressed Saturday, and what he and Murray-Lawrence did in the 40 Sunday will definitely help their draft stock. Lots of other players did well in the 40, the shuttle run, the three-cone drill and the one-on-one sessions, though. As we did with Saturday's events, here are five other performances that stood out Sunday.

Nic Demski, receiver, Manitoba Bisons (CIS): Demski turned in a 6.91-second mark in the three-cone drill, the combine's best showing in that event and the only one under seven seconds. He also led all receivers (and was second overall) with a 4.19-second time in the shuttle run and posted a 4.56-second 40-yard-dash, fifth-best overall and second amongst receivers to Lemar Durant. The 5'11'', 204-pound Demski isn't as tall as some CFL receivers, but he clearly has plenty of speed and agility, which may help him make his mark at the next level.

Byron Archambault, linebacker, Montreal Carabins (CIS): Archambault blew the field away with 41 bench-press reps Saturday, then followed that up with a combine-best 4.18-second mark in the shuttle run Sunday. His 7.16-second time in the three-cone drill was also best amongst linebackers. He's not overly fast in a straight line (his 4.83-second 40 isn't terrible, but it was second-worst amongst linebackers), but he has the ability to change directions quickly, which will help in coverage in the CFL.

Dexter Janke, defensive back, Okanagan Sun (CJFL): Janke, who only made it in through a regional combine in Edmonton, recorded the third-best shuttle time (4.25 seconds) Sunday. He also did reasonably well in the three-cone drill (7.31 seconds, third-best at his position) and the 40 (4.62 seconds, fourth-best at his position).

Anthony Coady, defensive back, Montreal Carabins (CIS): Another regional combine invitee, Coady managed to finish fifth overall in both the shuttle run (4.31 seconds) and the three-cone drill (7.22 seconds). Coady ran the three-cone in an even-better 7.02 seconds at the regional combine in Montreal earlier this week, so he has plenty of agility. His 4.74-second 40 was higher than ideal, but his performances in the agility metrics helped his cause.

Danny Groulx, offensive lineman, Laval Rouge et Or (CIS): Groulx shone in the one-on-one drills, with CFL.ca's Justin Dunk saying "his footwork was so smooth in there." That should be helpful for the eighth-ranked prospect. He wasn't great in the running metrics, but his play on the field impressed, which should be good for his stock heading into the draft.