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When production meets measurables, a first round pick is created.
There are several outside linebackers who meet this description, and based on their Combine performances, optimism is high for the position as a whole.
Clemson's Vic Beasley and Kentucky's Bud Dupree were perhaps the highlights of an uber-athletic outside linebackers group who ran and jumped Sunday at the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine. Beasley ran a 4.53 40-yard dash (1.72 10-yard) and logged a broad jump of 10 feet, 10 inches Sunday, solidifying himself as a likely first round pick.
Dupree was even more impressive, logging a broad jump of 11 feet, six inches, the highest among both groups, along with a 42-inch vertical jump and a 4.53 40 (1.6 10-yard).
In comparison, Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier had a 10 feet, 10 inch broad jump and a 42-inch vertical jump at 237 pounds. Dupree weighed in at 269 pounds.
We liked Beasley a bit more than Dupree, but both made strong cases Sunday as to why they may not be around for the Steelers to need to choose between them.
Here are the results for all the linebackers involved with the Combine.
Player | School | Height | Weight | Arm | Hand | 10 Yard | 40 | Bench | Vertical | Broad | 3-Cone | Short Shuttle | 60 Yard Shuttle |
Kwon Alexander | LSU | 6'1 | 227 | 30 1/4 | 9 1/4 | 1.59 | 4.55 | 24 | 36" | 10'1" | 7.14 | 4.2 | |
Stephone Anthony | Clemson | 6'3 | 243 | 32 1/2 | 10 3/8 | 1.57 | 4.56 | 23 | 37" | 10'2" | 7.07 | 4.03 | |
Neiron Ball | Florida | 6'2 | 236 | 33 5/8 | 9 3/8 | DNP | DNP | 22 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil | Maryland | 6'2 | 248 | 32 5/8 | 9 3/4 | DNP | DNP | 25 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
Aaron Davis | Colorado State | 6'0 | 225 | 31 | 9 | 1.77 | 4.95 | 16 | 29" | 8'11" | 7.38 | 4.37 | 12.01 |
Paul Dawson | TCU | 6'0 | 235 | 31 1/2 | 9 1/2 | 1.69 | 4.93 | 21 | 28" | 9'1" | DNP | 4.49 | |
Trey Depriest | Alabama | 6'0 | 254 | 31 5/8 | 9 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
Xzavier Dickson | Alabama | 6'3 | 260 | 33 1/2 | 10 | 1.71 | 4.74 | 19 | 29.5" | 8'4" | 7.56 | 4.53 | |
Bud Dupree | Kentucky | 6'4 | 269 | 32 5/8 | 9 3/4 | 1.6 | 4.56 | DNP | 42" | 11'6" | DNP | DNP | |
Alani Fua | BYU | 6'5 | 238 | 32 | 10 1/8 | 1.67 | 4.73 | 18 | 34.5" | 9'10" | 6.38 | 4.15 | 11.54 |
Geneo Grissom | Oklahoma | 6'3 | 262 | 33 3/8 | 10 1/4 | 1.66 | 4.81 | 24 | 37" | 9'9' | 7.24 | 4.38 | 12.44 |
Obum Owacham | Oregon State | 6'5 | 246 | 34 3/8 | 10 | 1.68 | 4.72 | 22 | 36" | 10'1" | 7.28 | 4.28 | |
Bryce Hager | Baylor | 6'1 | 234 | 31 3/8 | 9 | 1.64 | 4.6 | 26 | 35" | 9'9" | 7.15 | 4.36 | |
Ben Heeney | Kansas | 6'1 | 231 | 30 3/4 | 9 | 1.63 | 4.59 | 19 | 33.5" | 10' | 6.68 | 4 | 11.06 |
Amarlo Herrera | Georgia | 6'1 | 244 | 32 3/4 | 9 5/8 | 1.73 | 4.83 | 23 | 32" | 9'3" | 7.35 | 4.27 | |
Jordan Hicks | Texas | 6'1 | 236 | 32 | 10 | 1.53 | 4.68 | 20 | 38" | 10'4" | 6.78 | 4.15 | 11.34 |
Mike Hull | Penn State | 6'0 | 237 | 30 1/2 | 9 3/8 | 1.6 | 4.68 | 31 | DNP | DNP | 6.99 | DNP | 11.52 |
Taiwan Jones | Michigan State | 6'3 | 245 | 34 | 10 | 1.56 | 4.95 | 19 | 32" | 9'7" | 7.25 | 4.33 | |
Eric Kendricks | UCLA | 6'0 | 232 | 31 | 9 5/8 | 1.64 | 4.61 | 19 | 38" | 10'5" | DNP | DNP | |
Hau'oli Kikaha | Washington | 6'2 | 253 | 32 1/2 | 9 5/8 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
Lorenzo Mauldin | Louisville | 6'4 | 259 | 33 | 9 7/8 | 1.71 | 4.85 | 23 | 32" | 9'4" | 7.47 | 4.58 | |
Bernardick McKinney | Mississippi State | 6'4 | 246 | 33 | 9 | 1.74 | 4.66 | 16 | 40.5" | 10'1" | 7.21 | 4.27 | |
Mark Nzeocha | Wyoming | 6'2 | 232 | 33 | 10 | DNP | DNP | 24 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
Denzel Perryman | Miami (FL) | 5'11 | 236 | 31 7/8 | 9 1/2 | 1.69 | 4.78 | 27 | 32" | 9'5" | DNP | DNP | |
Hayes Pullard | Southern Cal | 6'0 | 240 | 31 1/4 | 9 5/8 | 1.68 | 4.78 | 19 | 31" | 9'2' | 7.07 | 4.39 | |
Edmond Robinson | Newberry | 6'3 | 245 | 34 | 10 1/4 | 1.69 | 4.61 | 20 | 37" | 10'1" | 7.49 | 4.38 | 11.81 |
Jake Ryan | Michigan | 6'2 | 240 | 31 | 9 3/8 | 1.64 | 4.65 | 20 | 34" | 10' | 7.11 | 4.2 | 11.65 |
Martrell Spaight | Arkansas | 6'0 | 236 | 32 3/4 | 9 1/8 | 1.72 | 4.88 | 25 | 35" | 10' | 7.66 | DNP | |
J.R. Tavai | Southern Cal | 6'2 | 249 | 31 1/2 | 9 1/8 | 1.71 | 4.91 | 20 | 30.5" | 9'4' | DNP | DNP | |
Shaq Thompson | Washington | 6'0 | 228 | 33 | 9 1/2 | 1.78 | 4.64 | DNP | 33.5" | 9'9" | 6.99 | 4.08 | 11.78 |
Max Valles | Virginia | 6'5 | 251 | 32 5/8 | 9 3/8 | 1.77 | 4.83 | DNP | 36.5" | 10'1" | 7.59 | 4.37 | |
Tony Washington | Oregon | 6'4 | 247 | 33 | 9 1/2 | 1.75 | 4.99 | 17 | 32.5" | 9'2" | 7.2 | 4.31 | 12.83 |
Damien Wilson | Minnesota | 6'0 | 245 | 33 3/4 | 9 3/8 | 1.66 | 4.77 | 22 | 37" | 9'11" | 7.21 | 4.2 | 11.68 |
Ramik Wilson | Georgia | 6'2 | 237 | 33 | 10 5/8 | 1.7 | 4.77 | 23 | 35" | 9'3" | DNP | 4.51 | DNP |
Here's a look at the performances of the defensive linemen.
Player | School | Height | Weight | 40 time | 10 Yard | Bench | Arm | Hand | Vertical | Broad |
Henry Anderson | Stanford | 6'6 | 294 | 5.03 | 1.75 | 33 1/2 | 9 3/4 | 30" | 9'3" | |
Arik Armstead | Oregon | 6'7 | 292 | 5.1 | 1.76 | 24 | 33 | 10 1/2 | 34" | 9'9" |
Tavares Barnes | Clemson | 6'4 | 282 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 33 1/8 | 8 1/2 | |||
Vic Beasley | Clemson | 6'3 | 246 | 4.53 | 1.72 | 35 | 32 1/2 | 9 3/8 | 41" | 10'10" |
Michael Bennett | Ohio State | 6'2 | 293 | 33 5/8 | 10 1/4 | |||||
Angelo Blackson | Auburn | 6'4 | 318 | 5.02 | 1.77 | 20 | 33 3/4 | 9 3/4 | 31" | 8'5" |
Malcom Brown | Texas | 6'2 | 319 | 5.05 | 1.75 | 26 | 32 1/2 | 10 | 29.5" | 8'2" |
Anthony Chickillo | Miami (FL) | 6'3 | 267 | 4.79 | 1.59 | 27 | 33 1/2 | 10 1/8 | 34.5" | 9'6" |
Frank Clark | Michigan | 6'3 | 271 | 4.79 | 1.7 | 19 | 34 3/8 | 10 1/8 | 38.5" | 9'10" |
Xavier Cooper | Washington State | 6'3 | 293 | 4.86 | 1.7 | 29 | 31 1/2 | 9 3/8 | 29" | 9'2" |
Christian Covington | Rice | 6'2 | 289 | 33 1/4 | 10 | |||||
Corey Crawford | Clemson | 6'5 | 283 | 5.01 | 1.79 | 34 1/2 | 9 1/4 | 33" | 9'2" | |
Carl Davis | Iowa | 6'5 | 320 | 5.07 | 1.87 | 34 5/8 | 11 | 33" | 8'7" | |
Tyeler Davidson | Fresno State | 6'2 | 316 | 5.16 | 1.91 | 32 | 34 | 10 3/4 | 8'9" | |
Ryan Delaire | Towson | 6'4 | 254 | 4.97 | 1.73 | 23 | 32 1/2 | 10 3/8 | ||
B.J. Dubose | Louisville | 6'4 | 284 | 5.06** | 1.66 | 26 | 33 | 9 3/4 | ||
Mario Edwards Jr. | Florida State | 6'3 | 279 | 4.84 | 1.76 | 32 | 33 1/4 | 10 7/8 | 32.5" | 10' |
Kyle Emanuel | North Dakota State | 6'3 | 255 | 4.77 | 1.7 | 27 | 31 | 9 3/8 | 34" | 10' |
Trey Flowers | Arkansas | 6'2 | 266 | 4.93 | 1.84 | 28 | 34 1/4 | 10 | 36.5" | 10'1" |
Dante Fowler | Florida | 6'3 | 261 | 4.6 | 1.56 | 19 | 33 3/4 | 9 1/2 | 32.5" | 9'4" |
Markus Golden | Missouri | 6'2 | 260 | 4.9 | 1.72 | 31 1/8 | 10 1/2 | |||
Eddie Goldman | Florida State | 6'4 | 336 | 33 1/8 | 10 1/8 | |||||
Randy Gregory | Nebraska | 6'5 | 235 | 4.64 | 1.62 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 36.5" | 10'5" |
Marcus Hardison | Arizona State | 6'3 | 307 | 27 | 33 1/2 | 10 3/8 | ||||
Eli Harold | Virginia | 6'3 | 247 | 4.6 | 1.68 | 33 | 9 3/8 | 35" | 10'3" | |
Zach Hodges | Harvard | 6'2 | 250 | 4.68 | 1.63 | 34 1/4 | 9 7/8 | 33.5" | 10'5" | |
Danielle Hunter | LSU | 6'5 | 252 | 4.57 | 1.58 | 25 | 34 1/4 | 10 1/2 | ||
Martin Ifedi | Memphis | 6'3 | 275 | 4.88 | 1.73 | 16 | 33 7/8 | 10 | 31" | 9'3" |
Grady Jarrett | Clemson | 6'1 | 304 | 5.06 | 1.84 | 30 | 32 3/8 | 10 | 31" | 9'4" |
Derrick Lott | Tennessee-Chatt | 6'4 | 314 | 4.99 | 1.81 | 30 | 33 5/8 | 9 1/8 | 26,5" | 8'10" |
Joey Mbu | Houston | 6'3 | 313 | 5.54 | 1.81 | 35 | 9 1/4 | 22.5" | 8'1" | |
Ellis McCarthy | UCLA | 6'5 | 338 | 5.21 | 1.82 | 24 | 34 1/8 | 9 7/8 | 32" | 9'1" |
Rakeem Nunez-Roches | Southern Miss | 6'2 | 307 | 5.02 | 1.74 | 26 | 32 5/8 | 10 1/8 | 34" | 9'6" |
Owa Odighizuwa | UCLA | 6'3 | 267 | 4.62 | 1.63 | 25 | 33 3/4 | 11 | 39" | 10'7" |
Nate Orchard | Utah | 6'3 | 250 | 4.8 | 1.97 | 33 3/4 | 10 1/4 | 31.5" | 9'7" | |
Leon Orr | Florida | 6'5 | 323 | 5.16 | 1.85 | 34 1/8 | 9 3/8 | 28" | 8'4" | |
David Parry | Stanford | 6'1 | 308 | 5.38 | 1.76 | 34 | 31 | 9 7/8 | 29" | 8'7" |
Jordan Phillips | Oklahoma | 6'5 | 329 | 5.17 | 1.84 | 28 | 34 3/4 | 9 3/8 | 30" | 8'9" |
Darius Philon | Arkansas | 6'1 | 298 | 5 | 1.82 | 26 | 32 3/8 | 9 1/2 | 31" | 8'11" |
Shane Ray | Missouri | 6'3 | 245 | 21 | 33 1/8 | 9 | ||||
Cedric Reed | Texas | 6'5 | 269 | 22 | 33 3/8 | 9 3/4 | ||||
Bobby Richardson | Indiana | 6'3 | 283 | 5.16 | 1.85 | 34 5/8 | 11 | 32.5" | 8'10" | |
Ryan Russell | Purdue | 6'4 | 269 | 4.75 | 1.64 | 25 | 33 3/8 | 10 1/4 | 32.5" | 9'11" |
Danny Shelton | Washington | 6'2 | 339 | 5.64 | 1.88 | 34 | 32 | 10 1/4 | 30.5" | 7'11" |
Deon Simon | Northwestern State | 6'4 | 321 | 5.12 | 1.78 | 35 | 33 | 10 1/2 | 29.5" | 8'9" |
Preston Smith | Mississippi State | 6'5 | 271 | 4.74 | 1.64 | 24 | 34 | 10 5/8 | 34" | 10'1" |
Za'Darius Smith | Kentucky | 6'4 | 274 | 4.83 | 1.76 | 23 | 32 5/8 | 10 | 29" | 9'5" |
J.T. Surratt | South Carolina | 6'1 | 304 | 5.19 | 1.89 | 29 | 32 | 10 1/8 | 30" | 8'10" |
Lyndon Trail | Norfolk State | 6'7 | 269 | 4.91 | 1.77 | 24 | 34 7/8 | 10 1/2 | 32.5" | 9'9" |
Louis Trinca-Pasat | Iowa | 6'1 | 290 | 4.96 | 1.75 | 31 7/8 | 10 1/8 | 32" | 8'9" | |
Davis Tull | Tennessee-Chatt | 6'2 | 246 | 31 1/4 | 9 3/4 | 42.5" | 11' | |||
Zack Wagenmann | Montana | 6'3 | 247 | 4.82 | 1.67 | 14 | 33 1/2 | 9 1/2 | 37.5" | 9'1" |
L.T. Walton | Central Michigan | 6'5 | 319 | 5.25 | 1.79 | 25 | 32 1/4 | 10 1/4 | 27" | 8'7" |
Leonard Williams | Southern Cal | 6'5 | 302 | 4.97 | 1.74 | 34 5/8 | 10 5/8 | 29.5" | 8'10" | |
Gabe Wright | Auburn | 6'3 | 300 | 5.07 | 1.8 | 34 | 32 5/8 | 10 3/4 | 26.5" | 8'4" |