Scouting Combine 2009

2010 NFL Scouting Combine February 24-March 2,2010

Each February, hundreds of the very best college football players are invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, IN, where executives, coaches, scouts and doctors from all 32 NFL teams conduct an intense, six-day job interview in advance of the NFL Draft.

Here are some of the drills the athletes do at the Combine. See how well you can do them the next time you Play 60!

Seconds 4.28 - Jacoby Ford (WR) 4.35 - Jahvid Best (RB) 4.37 - C.J. Spiller (RB) 4.40 - Dorin Dickerson (TE) 4.41 - Taylor Price (WR) 4.41 - Emmanuel Sanders (WR) 4.42 - Golden Tate (WR) 4.43 - Brandon Banks (WR) 4.43 - Kyle Williams (WR) 4.43 - Taylor Mays (S) 4.43 - Ben Tate (RB) The 40 Yard Dash is one of the most popular events at the NFL Combine. Athletes are timed at 10, 20 and 40 yards to see how quickly they explode off the line and how fast they reach top speed.	Reps 45 - Mitch Petrus (OL) 44 - Jeff Owens (DL) 39 - Linval Joseph (DL) 38 - Russell Okung (DL) 35 - Donald Butler (LB) 35 - Joe Wawley(OL) 35 - Eric Olsen (OL) 34 - Bruce Campbell (OL) 34 - Geno Atkins (DL) 34 - Torell Troup (DL) 34 - Brian Price (DL) 34 - Sean Weatherspoon (LB) The Bench Press is simply a test of strength. Athletes lift a 225-pound bar as many times as they can.	Inches 44 - A.J. Jefferson (CB) 43.5 - Dorin Dickerson (TE) 43 - Eric Berry (S) 42 - Trindon Holliday (ST) 41.5 - Scott Long (WR) 41.5 - Keenan Clayton (LB) 41 - Taylor Mays (S) 41 - Donald Jones (WR) 41 - Montario Hardesty (RB) 40.5 - Ben Tate (RB) Athletes stand flat footed next to a pole with plastic flags sticking out of it. They jump straight up and try to swat as many of those flags as they can.	Feet and Inches 11'0" - Chris Cook (CB) 10'10" - Eric Berry (S) 10'7" - Brandon Ghee (CB) 10'7" - Jerome Murphy (CB) 10'6" - A.J. Jefferson (CB) 10'6" - Kevin Thomas (CB) 10'6" - Devin McCourty (CB) 10'6" - Myron Lewis (CB) 10'6" - Emmanuel Sanders (WR) 10'5" - Stephen Williams (WR) 10'5" - Dorin Dickerson (TE) 10'5" - Joe Haden (CB) 10'5" - Taylor Mays (S) Athletes stand behind a line and try to jump as far as they can.
Seconds 6.45 - Scott Long (WR) 6.54 - Trindon Holliday (ST) 6.58 - Cody Grimm (LB) 6.60 - Emmanuel Sanders (WR) 6.65 - Barry Church (S) 6.66 - Marshay Green (LB) 6.66 - Tim Tebow (QB) 6.67 - Kyle Boswroth (LB) 6.69 - Blair White (CB) 6.70 - Devin McCourty (CB) 6.70 - Vern Verner (CB 3 cones are set up in a right triangle 5 yards apart from each other. The athlete sprints from the first cone to the second cone and back. He then sprints back to the second cone, runs around it to the third cone and back around the second cone to finish where he started.	Seconds 4.00 - A.J. Jefferson (CB) 4.03 - Blair White (WR) 4.05 - Jerome Murphy (CB) 4.06 - Dexter McCluster (RB) 4.07 - Josh Hull (LB) 4.07 - Chris Chancellor (CB) 4.07 - Brandon Ghee (CB) 4.07 - Joshua Moore (CB) 4.07 - Devin McCourty (CB) 4.09 - Scott Long (WR) The athlete starts behind the middle of 3 lines each 5 yards apart. He runs 5 yards to the left, touches the line, then runs 10 yards to the right where he touches the line there, then runs 5 yards back to the left to finish where he started.	Seconds 11.04 - A.J. Jefferson (CB) 11.06 - Vern Verner (CB) 11.06 - Scott Long (WR) 11.07 - Blair White (WR) 11.12 - Joe Haden (CB) 11.13 - Kyle McCarthy (S) 11.17 - Trevard Lindley (CB) 11.18 - Barry Church (S) 11.21 - Brandon Ghee (CB) 11.23 - Brian Jackson (CB) 11.23 - Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (CB) The 60 Yard Shuttle is a longer version of the 20 Yard Shuttle. The athlete runs 5 yards to one side, reverses direction and runs 10 yards the other way, reverses again and runs 15 yards, reverses again, runs 20 yards, then reverses one last time for 10 yards to finish where he started.

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