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The Best Broad Jump Scores In NFL Combine History

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The Best Broad Jump Scores In NFL Combine History

The Broad Jump is a test of forward explosiveness. In conjunction with the Vertical leap, shuttle and 10 yard dash, the Broad Jump it helps provide scouts with an idea of how quickly a player can “explode” into action. The Broad Jump is an important drill for many positions.

The Best Broad Jump Scores at the NFL Combine Since 1999:

  1. 137 inches – Scott Starks – Wisconsin
  2. 137 inches – Justin Fargas – USC
  3. 136 inches – Terence Newman – Kansas State
  4. 136 inches – Jerome Simpson – Coastal Carolina
  5. 136 inches – Chris McKenzie – Arizona State
  6. 135 inches – Boss Bailey – Georgia
  7. 135 inches – Donald Washington – Ohio State
  8. 134 inches – Darius Butler – UCONN
  9. 134 inches – Chris Chambers – Wisconsin
  10. 134 inches – Pierson Prioleau – Virginia Tech
  11. 134 inches – Dekota Watson – Florida State
  12. 134 inches – Jay Hinton – Morgan State
  13. 134 inches – Anthony Aldrige – Houston
  14. 134 inches – Cedric James – TCU
  15. 134 inches – Jonathon Carter – Troy
  16. 134 inches – Carl Stewart – Aubrun

All of these scores are impressive, but Boss Bailey at 233 pounds is possibly the most impressive feat of athleticism.  Dekota Watson and Justin Fargas also posted elite Broad Jump numbers for their respective sizes.

It is also worth noting that many of the best performers in the Broad Jump have gone on to successful NFL careers.  The Broad Jump may in fact be one of the combine drills that best translates to the football field, and the ability to explode forward quickly clearly applies to nearly every position.

 

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The Best Vertical Leap Scores In NFL Combine History

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The Best Vertical Leap Scores In NFL Combine History

The Vertical Leap is a test of explosion.  Combined with the 10 yard dash time, Broad Jump score, and shuttle drill it helps provide scouts with a good measure of how quickly a player can “explode” into action.

The best Vertical Leap Scores at the NFL Combine since 1999:

  1. 46.0 inches – Gerald Sensabaugh – North Carolina
  2. 45.5 inches – Cameron Wake – Penn State
  3. 45.0 inches – Chris Chambers – Wisconsin
  4. 45.0 inches – Chris McKenzie – Arizona State
  5. 45.0 inches – Donald Washington – Ohio State
  6. 44.0 inches – A.J. Jefferson – Fresno State
  7. 43.5 inches – Jay Hinton – Morgan State
  8. 43.5 inches – Jerry Azumah – New Hampshire
  9. 43.5 inches – Kevin Kasper – Iowa
  10. 43.5 inches – Dustin Fox – Ohio State
  11. 43.5 inches – Dorin Dickerson – Pittsburgh
  12. 43.0 inches – Cedric James – TCU
  13. 43.0 inches – Scott Starks – Wisconsin
  14. 43.0 inches – Darius Butler – Connecticut
  15. 43.0 inches – Eric Berry – Tennessee

The most impressive is perhaps Cameron (Derek) Wake, who posted the second best vertical leap while being quite larger than his closest competition at 6’3″ 236 lbs. Somehow, Wake slipped out of the entire draft and later signed as an undrafted free agent. It’s amazing that nobody took a chance on such an athletic player, but the Dolphins are extremely glad that they finally did.

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The Best Wonderlic Scores In NFL Combine History

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The Best Wonderlic Scores In NFL Combine History

The Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test™ is used at the NFL Combine to measure players problem solving abilities.   See more detailed information about the Wonderlic Exam here.

Harvard’s Ryan Fitzpatrick owns the highest Wonderlic score for a QB ever recorded at an NFL Combine with a score of 48.  Alamaba’s Greg McElroy was rumored to have scored a 48 in 2011, but it was later found that he had scored a 43 which is the second best score in NFL history.

The Top Combine Quarterback Wonderlic Scores in NFL History:

  1. 48 – Ryan Fitzpatrick (2005)
  2. 43 – Greg McElroy (2011)
  3. 43 – Jason Maas (1999)
  4. 42 – Blaine Gabbert (2011)
  5. 41 – Kevin Barnes (2009)
  6. 40 – Darrell Hackney (2006)
  7. 40 – Alex Smith (2005)
  8. 39 – Todd Husak (2000)
  9. 39 – Aaron Rodgers (2005)
  10. 39 – Eli Manning (2004)
  11. 38 – Matthew Stafford (2009)
  12. 38 – Matt Flynn (2008)
  13. 38 – Omar Jacobs (2006)
  14. 38 – Craig Krenzel (2004)
  15. 38 – Charlie Frye (2005)

At the time of this writing, 6 of the top 15 names on this list are current active NFL starters (Fitzpatrick, Gabbert, Smith, Rodgers, Manning, Stafford) with another sure to get a legitimate shot at starting in the near future (Flynn).

Other Notable Wonderlic Scores:

  1. 36 – Sam Bradford (2010)
  2. 35 – Christian Ponder (2011)
  3. 33 – Tom Brady (2000)
  4. 32 – Matt Ryan (2008)
  5. 30 – Matt Schaub (2004)
  6. 30 – Tony Romo (2003)
  7. 30 – Philip Rivers (2004)
  8. 29 – Andy Dalton (2011)
  9. 28 – Drew Brees (2001)
  10. 28 – Mark Sanchez (2009)
  11. 27 – Josh Freeman (2009)
  12. 27 – Joe Flacco (2008)
  13. 26 – Jay Cutler – (2006)
  14. 22 – Tim Tebow (2010)
  15. 21 – Cam Newton (2011)

It is increasingly common for starting QBs to have scored better and better on the Wonderlic exam. This may be due to several factors including increased pre-draft preparation by the players, an increased value placed on Wonderlic scores by NFL teams on draft day, and an increased likelihood of success for highly intelligent Quarterbacks.

*A high Wonderlic score does not necessarily indicate intelligence, nor does a low Wonderlic score indicate a lack of intelligence.

 

 

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The Strongest Players In NFL Combine History (Bench Press)

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The Strongest Players In NFL Combine History (Bench Press)

The Bench Press at the NFL Combine is used as a basic measure of strength.  The event measures how many times a player can bench press 225 lbs.  The best bench press scores ever recorded at the NFL Combine are:

  1. 51 reps – Justin Ernest (1999)
  2. 49 reps – Stephen Paea (2011)
  3. 45 reps – Leif Larsen (2000)
  4. 45 reps – Mike Kudla (2006)
  5. 45 reps – Mitch Petrus (2010)
  6. 44 reps – Brodrick Bunkley (2006)
  7. 44 reps – Jeff Owens (2010)
  8. 43 reps – Scott Young (2005)
  9. 42 reps – Isaac Sopoaga (2004)
  10. 42 reps – Tank Tyler (2007)

51 reps has stood since the beginning of the electronic timing era (1999).  Only Stephen Paea with his 49 reps has even come close to the impessive mark of 51 reps set by Eastern Kentucky’s Justin Ernest in 1999.

 

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The Fastest Forty Yard Dash Times In NFL Combine History

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The Fastest Forty Yard Dash Times In NFL Combine History

The NFL Combine began electronic timing of forty yard dash times in 1999.  This means that any time after 1998 can be considered “official” as the time was gathered through electronic means removing any possible human error.  Times gathered before 1999 can be considered “unofficial” in that the humans are unable to consistently gather completely accurate times.

Reported NFL Combine times also vary by scout.  The reason for this is that the athlete runs several trials of the 40 yard dash, and there are several different methods of condensing a series of 40 yard dash times down to one officially reported 40 yard dash time.

Best NFL Combine Forty Yard Dash Times

  1. 4.21 – Trindon Holliday (2010)
  2. 4.22 – Jacoby Ford (2010)
  3. 4.24 – Chris Johnson (2008)
  4. 4.24 – Rondel Menendez (1999)
  5. 4.25 – Demarcus Van Dyke (2011)
  6. 4.25 – Darius Heyward-Bay (2009)
  7. 4.26 – Jerome Mathis (2005)
  8. 4.27 – C.J. Spiller (2010)
  9. 4.27 – Stanford Routt (2005)
  10. 4.28 – Mike Wallace (2009)
  11. 4.28 – Champ Bailey (1999)
  12. 4.29 – Johnny Knox (2009)
  13. 4.29 – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008)
  14. 4.29 – Fabian Washington (2005)
  15. 4.29 – Jay Hinton (1999)

The best hand-recorded times cannot be trusted, and many can see why as some of the times are far lower than any reported time from the electronic timing era.  This likely means that human error helped make the following fast times even faster.

Other NFL Forty Yard Dash Times of Note (Unofficial – may not be at Combine)

  1. 4.12 – Bo Jackson (1986)
  2. 4.42 – Alexander Wright (1990) (Updated)
  3. 4.15 – Darrell Green (1983)
  4. 4.18 – Joey Galloway (1995)
  5. 4.29 – Deion Sanders (1989) (Updated)
  6. 4.42 – Don Beebe ( 1989) (Updated)
  7. 4.38 – Randy Moss (1998) (Updated)
  8. 4.28 – Michael Vick (2001)

 

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