2013 NFL Scouting Combine: DL Bench Press and Broad Jump Results

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Feb 23, 2013; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Dion Jordan speaks at a press conference during the 2013 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Credit: Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports

Day 3 of the NFL Combine is moving along with the defensive linemen and linebackers, and more of the results from the day are in. A lot of these measurables occur in a vaccuum, and aren’t really related to football, but some of them are. For example, you want your linemen to have strong upper bodies, to fight off the blocker they are facing to make the sack/tackle.

The Bench Press is a decent indicator as to who strong guys are, so let’s look at those results:

NAME	COLLEGE	POSITION	REPS
Hunt, Margus	SMU	DL	38
Williams, Brandon	Missouri Southern St.	DL	38
Spence, Akeem	Illinois	DL	37
Boyd, Josh	Mississippi St.	DL	32
Jenkins, John	Georgia	DL	30
Jones, Chris	Bowling Green	DL	30
Jones, Abry	Georgia	DL	30
Logan, Bennie	LSU	DL	30
Maponga, Stansly	TCU	DL	30
Richardson, Sheldon	Missouri	DL	30
Williams, Jesse	Alabama	DL	30
Williams, Trevardo	Connecticut	DL	30
Jones, Datone	UCLA	DL	29
Carradine, Cornellius	Florida St.	DL	28
Hill, Jordan	Penn St.	DL	28
Powell, Ty	Harding	DL	28
Smith, Jared	New Hampshire	DL	28
Williams, Nick	Samford	DL	28
Lemonier, Corey	Auburn	DL	27
Williams, Sylvester	North Carolina	DL	27
Goodman, Malliciah	Clemson	DL	26
Barnes, T.J.	Georgia Tech	DL	25
Werner, Bjoern	Florida St.	DL	25
Williams, Tourek	Florida International	DL	25
Kruger, Joe	Utah	DL	24
Williams, Nate	Ohio St.	DL	24
Dawkins, Everett	Florida St.	DL	23
Gholston, William	Michigan St.	DL	23
Buchanan, Michael	Illinois	DL	22

NAME	COLLEGE	POSITION	REPS
Hughes, Montori	Tennessee-Martin	DL	22
Ansah, Ziggy	BYU	DL	21
Okafor, Alex	Texas	DL	21
Bass, David	Missouri Western	DL	20
Jenkins, Brandon	Florida St.	DL	18
Taylor, Devin	South Carolina	DL	14
Moore, Damontre	Texas A&M	DL	12

Another drill worth looking at is the broad jump. An important characteristic is also lower body strength, so the player can explode forward as they rush the passer. We can definitely use the broad jump as a barometer. Let’s see:

NAME	COLLEGE	POSITION	DISTANCE(inches)
Mingo, Barkevious	LSU	DL	128.0
Taylor, Devin	South Carolina	DL	128.0
Williams, Trevardo	Connecticut	DL	124.0
Jordan, Dion	Oregon	DL	122.0
Moore, Damontre	Texas A&M	DL	122.0
Powell, Ty	Harding	DL	122.0
Hunt, Margus	SMU	DL	121.0
Edwards, Lavar	LSU	DL	119.0
Lemonier, Corey	Auburn	DL	119.0
Ansah, Ziggy	BYU	DL	118.0
Bryant, Armonty	East Central (OK)	DL	118.0
Kruger, Joe	Utah	DL	117.0
Richardson, Sheldon	Missouri	DL	116.0
Smith, Jared	New Hampshire	DL	115.0
Goodman, Malliciah	Clemson	DL	114.0
Montgomery, Sam	LSU	DL	114.0
Buchanan, Michael	Illinois	DL	113.0
Williams, Nate	Ohio St.	DL	113.0
Jones, Datone	UCLA	DL	112.0
Williams, Tourek	Florida International	DL	112.0
Bass, David	Missouri Western	DL	111.0
Werner, Bjoern	Florida St.	DL	111.0
Williams, Nick	Samford	DL	111.0
Gholston, William	Michigan St.	DL	110.0
Spence, Akeem	Illinois	DL	107.0
Floyd, Sharrif	Florida	DL	106.0
Boyd, Josh	Mississippi St.	DL	104.0
Hankins, Johnathan	Ohio St.	DL	104.0
Hughes, Montori	Tennessee-Martin	DL	104.0
Logan, Bennie	LSU	DL	104.0

NAME	COLLEGE	POSITION	DISTANCE(inches)
Dawkins, Everett	Florida St.	DL	103.0
Hill, Jordan	Penn St.	DL	103.0
Williams, Sylvester	North Carolina	DL	102.0
Williams, Brandon	Missouri Southern St.	DL	102.0
Jones, Abry	Georgia	DL	101.0
Barnes, T.J.	Georgia Tech	DL	97.0
Grissom, Cory	South Florida	DL	97.0
Geathers, Kwame	Georgia	DL	96.0