NFL Scouting Combine: Top Results From Defensive Line, Linebacker Workouts
EDGE rushers Chop Robinson (Penn State) and Dallas Turner (Alabama), both projected first-rounders, put up gaudy numbers. FSU defensive tackle Braden Fiske led his position. N.C. State linebacker Payton Wilson ran Thursday's fastest 40.
INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL Combine provides some of the best college football athletes to impress scouts through a variety of interviews and drills over a five-day period.
On Thursday, defensive ends, defensive tackles, and linebackers were the first to take the field at Lucas Oil Stadium. Here are the top results from the day (per NFL.com).
Defensive ends
40-yard dash
- Dallas Turner, Alabama — 4.46 seconds
- Chop Robinson, Penn State — 4.48 seconds
- Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State — 4.57 seconds
- Jared Verse, Florida State — 4.58 seconds
- Chris Braswell, Alabama — 4.60 seconds
10-yard split
- Chop Robinson, Penn State — 1.54 seconds
- Dallas Turner, Alabama — 1.54 seconds
- Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State — 1.58 seconds
- Gabriel Murphy, UCLA — 1.59 seconds
- Chris Braswell, Alabama — 1.59 seconds
Vertical jump
- Dallas Turner, Alabama — 40.50 inches
- Gabriel Murphy, UCLA — 39.50 inches
- Cedric Johnson, Ole Miss — 38.00 inches
- Jalyx Hunt, Houston Christian — 37.50 inches
- Jaylen Harrell, Michigan — 37.00 inches
Broad jump
- Jalyx Hunt, Houston Christian — 10 feet, 8 inches
- Chop Robinson, Penn State — 10 feet, 8 inches
- Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Notre Dame — 10 feet, 7 inches
- Jared Verse, Florida State — 10 feet, 7 inches
- Dallas Turner, Alabama — 10 feet, 7 inches
3-cone drill
- Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan — 7.02 seconds
- Nelson Ceaser, Houston — 7.30 seconds
- Jared Verse, Florida State — 7.31 seconds
- Brandon Dorlus, Oregon — 7.43 seconds
- Eric Watts, UConn — 7.59 seconds
20-yard shuttle
- Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan — 4.18 seconds
- Chop Robinson, Penn State — 4.25 seconds
- Jared Verse, Florida State — 4.44 seconds
- Nelson Ceaser, Houston — 4.57 seconds
- Eric Watts, UConn — 4.73 seconds
Bench press (225 lbs)
- Jared Verse, Florida State — 31 reps
- Xavier Thomas, Clemson — 26 reps
- Cedric Johnson, Ole Miss — 25 reps
- Gabriel Murphy, UCLA — 25 reps
- Javon Solomon, Troy — 23 reps
- Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State — 23 reps
Defensive tackles
40-yard dash
- Braden Fiske, Florida State — 4.78 seconds
- Mekhi Wingo, LSU — 4.85 seconds
- Byron Murphy II, Texas — 4.87 seconds
- Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson, — 4.89 seconds
- Kris Jenkins, Michigan — 4.91 seconds
10-yard split
- Mekhi Wingo, LSU — 1.64 seconds
- Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson — 1.67 seconds
- Braden Fiske, Florida State — 1.68 seconds
- Byron Murphy II, Texas — 1.69 seconds
- Jadem Crumedy, Mississippi State — 1.69 seconds
Vertical jump
- Braden Fiske, Florida State — 33.50 inches
- Byron Murphy II, Texas — 33.00 inches
- DeWayne Carter, Duke — 32.00 inches
- Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson —32.00 inches
- Gabe Hall, Baylor — 31.50 inches
- Logan Lee, Iowa — 31.50 inches
- Mekhi Wingo, LSU — 31.50 inches
Broad jump
- Braden Fiske, Florida State — 9 feet, 9 inches
- Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson — 9 feet, 8 inches
- Gabe Hall, Baylor — 9 feet, 7 inches
- Kris Jenkins, Michigan — 9 feet, 7 inches
- Logan Lee, Iowa — 9 feet, 6 inches
3-cone drill
- Logan Lee, Iowa — 7.16 seconds
- Mason Smith, LSU — 7.62 seconds
- Gabe Hall, Baylor — 7.65 seconds
- Leonard Taylor III, Miami — 7.81 seconds
- DeWayne Carter, Duke — 7.95 seconds
20-yard shuttle
- Braden Fiske, Florida State — 4.37 seconds
- Logan Lee, Iowa — 4.37 seconds
- Jaden Crumedy, Mississippi State — 4.66 seconds
- Gabe Hall, Baylor — 4.67 seconds
- Maason Smith, LSU — 4.69 seconds
Bench press (225 lbs)
- Jordan Jefferson, LSU — 34 reps
- Tyler Daivs, Clemson — 29 reps
- Kris Jenkins, Michigan — 29 reps
- Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson — 29 reps
- Byron Murphy II, Texas — 28 reps
Linebackers
40-yard dash
- Payton Wilson, NC State — 4.43 seconds
- Kalen DeLoach, Florida State — 4.47 seconds
- Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M — 4.51 seconds
- Trevin Wallace, Kentucky — 4.51 seconds
- Jordan Magee, Temple — 4.55 seconds
10-yard split
- Tyrice Knight, UTEP — 1.54 seconds
- Jordan Magee, Temple — 1.54 seconds
- Edgerring Cooper, Texas A&M — 1.54 seconds
- Payton Wilson, NC State — 1.54 seconds
Vertical jump
- Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington — 39.50 inches
- Trevin Wallace, Kentucky — 37.50 inches
- Darius Muasau, UCLA — 36.50 inches
- Jordan Magee, Temple — 35.50 inches
- Cedric Gray, North Carolina — 35.5 inches
Broad jump
- Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington — 10 feet, 8 inches
- Trevin Wallace, Kentucky — 10 feet, 7 inches
- Curtis Jacobs, Penn State — 10 feet, 4 inches
- Jordan Magee, Temple — 10 feet, 4 inches
- Jaylan Ford, Texas — 10 feet, 1 inch
3-cone drill
- Steele Chambers, Ohio State — 7.13 seconds
- Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson — 7.13 seconds
- Tyrice Knight, UTEP — 7.25 seconds
20-yard shuttle
- Steele Chambers, Ohio State — 4.23 seconds
- Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State — 4.24 seconds
- Tyrice Knight, UTEP — 4.40 seconds
- Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson — 4.40 seconds
- Maema Njongmeta, Wisconsin — 4.66 seconds
Bench press (225 lbs)
- Tyrice Knight, UTEP — 21 reps
- Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson — 21 reps
- JD Bertrand, Notre Dame — 20 reps
- Curtis Jacobs, Penn State — 18 reps
- Cedric Gray, North Carolina — 17 reps
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