NFL Combine

The NFL combine is a very exciting part of the off season for players hoping to be scouted. It's the time of the year that all their hard work and dedication are shown on the football field through various tests. As a huge football fan, I thoroughly enjoy watching the stats these athletes produce. It's awesome being able to look at the different NFL potentials trying to compete and show what they got to make the teams.

The different NFL team's scouts are out in full bloom watching many different tests for all the different positions. Bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, and 40 yard dash are typically the most popular tests for spectators wanting to watch! All of these drills are meant to test the players speed, strength, agility, etc. It's very impressive watching these athletes, especially after you've ran all of these drills before.  NFL website shows all of the statistics regarding the NFL combine.

Top 40 yard dash times. (Athletes sprint 40 yards as fast as they can, 2 attempts.)
1) Corner Back, Josh Robbinson 4.33seconds.
2) Wide Receiver, Travis Benjamin 4.36 seconds.
2) Wide Receiver, Stephen Hill 4.36 seconds.
2) Wide Receiver, Chris Owusu 4.36 seconds.

Bench Press. (Athletes bench press 225 pounds as many times as possible.)
1) Defensive Tackle, Dontari Poe, 44 reps.
2) Center, David Molk, 41 reps.
3) Defensive Tackle, Loni Fangupo, 36 reps.

Vertical Jump. (Athletes jump straight up in the air hitting sticks to measure vertical, keep jumping till they are unable to move a stick.)
1) Wide Receiver, Kashif Moore, 43.5 inches.
2) Wide Receiver, Jerrell Jackson, 41.0 inches.
2) Wide Receiver, David Wilson, 41.0 inches.

Broad Jump. (Athletes jump from a stand still as far as they possibly can.)
1) Wide Receiver, Stephen Hill, 11.1 feet.
2) Corner Back, Josh Robinson, 11.1 feet.
3) Running Back, David Wilson, 11,0 feet.

3 Cone Drill. (Athletes sprint from one cone up, and back then around the first cone they stop at to go touch another cone and sprint back around through the starting cone.)

1) Running Back, Chris Rainey, 6.50 seconds.

2) Corner Back, Josh Robinson, 6.55 seconds.

3) Corner Back, Terrence Frederick, 6.59 seconds.

3) Wide Receiver, Junior Hemingway, 6.59 seconds. 

20 Yard Shuffle. (Athletes start in middle of 10 yard distance, sprint 5 yards to one side, touch cone/ground,  sprint 10 yards to other side touching cone/ground then sprinting another 5 yards through middle cone.)

1) Defensive Back, Casey Hayward, 3.90 seconds.

2) Running Back, Chris Rainey, 3.93 seconds.

3) Corner Back, Stephon Gilmore, 3.94 seconds.

60 Yard Shuffle. (Athletes start in middle of 20 yard distance, sprint 10 yards to one side, touch cone/ground,  sprint 20 yards to other side touching cone/ground then sprinting another 10 yards through middle cone.
1) Corner Back, Jamell Fleming, 10.75 seconds.
2) Running Back, Chris Rainey, 11.06 seconds.
3) Wide Receiver, Jerrell Jackson, 11.08 seconds.