Defensive Linemen Showing Out at 2012 NFL Scouting Combine
NFL scouts are likely gushing over what they saw on Monday from prospective NFL defensive linemen. Guys like Dontari Poe, Nick Perry, Bruce Irvin, and others dazzled in the 40 yard dash, vertical leap, broad jump, and agility drills.
This was already looking like a really good defensive line class, but when you put numbers to the athleticism you see from these guys on the field, it makes it even better. Watching a guy like Dontari Poe run a 4.87 40 yard dash at 346 pounds was just absolutely incredible, and the upper-body strength that he showed in the bench press throwing up 44 reps of 225 pounds–it’s a new breed of player, folks. Here are the measurements from this stellar defensive line class:
Player | School | Height | Weight | 40 Time | 10-Yd Split | Bench | Broad | Vertical | Arm |
Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | 6-4 | 296 | 5.34 | — | 19 | 8-3 | 25.5 | 33 3/8 |
Frank Alexander | Oklahoma | 6-4 | 270 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 35 |
Jake Bequette | Arkansas | 6-5 | 274 | 4.78 | 1.72 | DNP | 9-5 | 34 | 32 |
Jamie Blatnick | Oklahoma State | 6-3 | 263 | 4.84 | 1.72 | 28 | 9-4 | 32.5 | 31 1/2 |
Andre Branch | Clemson | 6-4 | 259 | 4.62 | 1.56 | DNP | 10-0 | 32.5 | 34 |
Michael Brockers | LSU | 6-5 | 322 | 5.33 | 1.77 | 19 | 8-9 | 26.5 | 35 |
Josh Chapman | Alabama | 6-1 | 316 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 32 |
Quinton Coples | North Carolina | 6-6 | 284 | 4.72 | 1.63 | 25 | 31.5 | 9-1 | 33 1/4 |
Fletcher Cox | Mississippi State | 6-4 | 298 | 4.79 | 1.63 | 30 | 26 | 8-7 | 34 1/2 |
Jack Crawford | Penn State | 6-5 | 274 | 4.76 | 1.70 | DNP | 33 | 9-8 | 33 1/2 |
Tyrone Crawford | Boise State | 6-4 | 275 | 4.81 | 1.62 | 28 | 33 | 9-5 | 33 3/4 |
Jared Crick | Nebraska | 6-4 | 279 | 4.94 | 1.69 | DNP | 8-8 | 31 | 32 |
Vinny Curry | Marshall | 6-3 | 266 | 4.85 | 1.68 | DNP | 9-2 | 32 | 32 3/4 |
Mike Daniels | Iowa | 6-0 | 291 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 32 1/2 |
Loni Fangupo | Brigham Young | 6-1 | 323 | 5.16 | — | 36 | 8-3 | 31.5 | 32 3/4 |
Marcus Forston | Miami | 6-1 | 301 | 5.10 | — | 35 | 8-9 | 28 | 33 |
Justin Francis | Rutgers | 6-2 | 268 | DNP | DNP | 23 | 9-1 | 32 | 33 7/8 |
Trevor Guyton | California | 6-3 | 285 | 5.03 | — | DNP | 8-9 | 31 | 33 |
Dom Hamilton | Missouri | 6-5 | 313 | 5.50 | — | 31 | DNP | DNP | 33 1/8 |
Dajohn Harris | USC | 6-3 | 306 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 33 |
Akiem Hicks | Regina | 6-5 | 318 | 5.21 | — | 26 | 9-0 | 31.5 | 35 1/8 |
Jaye Howard | Florida | 6-3 | 301 | 4.75 | 1.72 | 24 | 8-10 | 27.5 | 33 |
John Hughes | Cincinnati | 6-2 | 309 | DNP | DNP | 28 | DNP | DNP | 33 7/8 |
Melvin Ingram | South Carolina | 6-1 | 264 | 4.66 | 1.72 | 28 | 9-1 | 34.5 | 31 1/2 |
Bruce Irvin | West Virginia | 6-3 | 245 | 4.43 | 1.63 | 23 | 10-3 | 33.5 | 33 3/8 |
Malik Jackson | Tennessee | 6-5 | 284 | 4.93 | 1.69 | 25 | 9-9 | 28 | 33 3/4 |
Jamaar Jarrett | Arizona State | 6-5 | 265 | 4.94 | — | 21 | 9-6 | 30 | 32 3/4 |
Cam Johnson | Virginia | 6-3 | 268 | 4.75 | 1.66 | DNP | 8-9 | 35 | 33 1/2 |
Chandler Jones | Syracuse | 6-5 | 266 | 4.85 | — | 22 | 10-0 | 35 | 35 1/2 |
Markus Kuhn | North Carolina State | 6-5 | 299 | 4.91 | — | 28 | 9-4 | 34.5 | 32 1/2 |
Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 253 | 4.69 | 1.65 | 36 | 9-4 | 31 | 32 1/2 |
Brandon Lindsey | Pittsburgh | 6-2 | 254 | 4.78 | 1.56 | 23 | 9-9 | 33 | 32 5/8 |
Mike Martin | Michigan | 6-1 | 306 | 4.84 | 1.69 | 36 | 9-5 | 33.5 | 32 1/4 |
Jonathan Massaquoi | Troy | 6-2 | 264 | 4.78 | 1.70 | 20 | 10-0 | 33.5 | 34 1/8 |
Shea McClellin | Boise State | 6-3 | 260 | 4.62 | 1.57 | 19 | 9-10 | 31.5 | 32 3/4 |
Vaughn Meatoga | Hawaii | 6-1 | 294 | 5.00 | — | 27 | 9-0 | 30 | 33 |
Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | 6-4 | 261 | 4.63 | 1.56 | 27 | 9-10 | 32 | 33 7/8 |
Rennie Moore | Clemson | 6-3 | 268 | 4.97 | 1.62 | 21 | 9-1 | 30.5 | 32 3/4 |
Donte Paige-Moss | North Carolina | 6-3 | 268 | DNP | DNP | 26 | DNP | DNP | 33 |
Nick Perry | USC | 6-3 | 271 | 4.50 | 1.56 | 35 | 10-4 | 38.5 | 33 |
Dontari Poe | Memphis | 6-4 | 346 | 4.87 | 1.68 | 44 | 9-9 | 29.5 | 32 |
Tydreke Powell | North Carolina | 6-2 | 311 | 5.28 | — | 29 | 8-3 | 28.5 | 32 1/2 |
Kheeston Randall | Texas | 6-5 | 293 | 5.00 | — | 28 | 9-3 | 34 | 33 3/4 |
Kendall Reyes | Connecticut | 6-4 | 299 | 4.79 | — | 36 | 9-5 | 34.5 | 33 1/4 |
Travian Robertson | South Carolina | 6-4 | 302 | 5.19 | — | 30 | 9-6 | 26 | 32 1/4 |
Brett Roy | Nevada | 6-3 | 275 | 5.03 | — | 32 | 9-0 | 30.5 | 32 3/4 |
Derrick Shelby | Utah | 6-3 | 266 | 4.81 | — | 26 | 9-8 | 35.5 | 33 1/2 |
Jacquies Smith | Missouri | 6-3 | 253 | 4.75 | — | 21 | 9-2 | 31.5 | 32 |
Scott Solomon | Rice | 6-3 | 262 | 4.94 | — | 34 | 10-4 | 35 | 31 5/8 |
Devon Still | Penn State | 6-5 | 303 | 5.00 | — | 26 | DNP | 29.5 | 33 1/4 |
J. R. Sweezy | North Carolina State | 6-5 | 298 | 4.97 | 1.84 | 21 | 9-5 | 36 | 34 |
Alameda Ta’amu | Washington | 6-3 | 348 | 5.34 | 1.78 | 35 | 8-7 | 26 | 32 |
Brandon Thompson | Clemson | 6-2 | 314 | DNP | DNP | 35 | 8-4 | 31 | 33 1/2 |
Christian Tupou | USC | 6-2 | 289 | 5.35 | 1.84 | 30 | 7-8 | 24 | 32 |
Deangelo Tyson | Georgia | 6-2 | 315 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 33 7/8 |
Olivier Vernon | Miami | 6-2 | 261 | 4.68 | 1.71 | 31 | 10-2 | 34.5 | 33 |
Billy Winn | Boise State | 6-4 | 294 | 4.95 | 1.70 | 24 | 8-11 | 27 | 32 1/2 |
Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | 6-5 | 295 | 4.94 | 1.70 | 33 | 9-0 | 33.5 | 33 1/4 |
Jerel Worthy | Michigan State | 6-2 | 308 | 4.97 | 1.64 | DNP | 8-11 | 28.5 | 33 |