The combine lumps all defensive linemen together regardless of defensive end or defensive tackle. For these purposes, I've separated them out (as best I can) from the edge rushers and the interior defenders to offer a little perspective when considering how they perform in different drills.
Let's start with the ends, which features the extreme athletic talents of the consensus number one overall pick, Myles Garrett. Seen here launching 272 pounds 41 inches into the air.
MYLES GARRETT IS A BEAST!
— NFL (@NFL) March 5, 2017
That's a 41" vertical. Unreal. #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/phGgjbQKHW
40-yard-dash
Player | School | Position | 40-yd-dash |
Reddick, Haason | Temple | DE | 4.52 |
Willis, Jordan | Kansas St | DE | 4.53 |
McKinley, Takk | UCLA | DE | 4.59 |
Rivers, Derek | Youngstown | DE | 4.61 |
Garrett, Myles | Texas A&M | DE | 4.64 |
Phillips, Carroll | Illinois | DE | 4.64 |
Hendrickson, Trey | Florida Atlantic | DE | 4.65 |
Lawson, Carl | Auburn | DE | 4.67 |
Taumoepenu, Pita | Utah | DE | 4.67 |
Williams, Tim | Alabama | DE | 4.68 |
Thomas, Solomon | Stanford | DE | 4.69 |
Bench press
Player | School | Position | Bench |
Lawson, Carl | Auburn | DE | 35 |
Garrett, Myles | Texas A&M | DE | 33 |
Rivers, Derek | Youngstown | DE | 30 |
Thomas, Solomon | Stanford | DE | 30 |
Ledbetter, Jeremiah | Arkansas | DE | 29 |
Nwachukwu, Noble | West Virginia | DE | 27 |
Odenigbo, Ifeadi | Northwestern | DE | 26 |
Donahue, Dylan | West Georgia | DE | 26 |
Williams, Tim | Alabama | DE | 25 |
Carraway, Josh | Texas Christian | DE | 25 |
Rochell, Isaac | Notre Dame | DE | 25 |
Charlton, Taco | Michigan | DE | 25 |
Walker, Demarcus | Florida St | DE | 25 |
Vertical jump
Player | School | Position | Vertical |
Garrett, Myles | Texas A&M | DE | 41.0 |
Willis, Jordan | Kansas St | DE | 39.0 |
Reddick, Haason | Temple | DE | 36.5 |
Hall, Daeshon | Texas A&M | DE | 36.0 |
Rivers, Derek | Youngstown | DE | 35.0 |
Thomas, Solomon | Stanford | DE | 35.0 |
Brown, Fadol | Mississippi | DE | 34.0 |
Williams, Tim | Alabama | DE | 33.5 |
Hendrickson, Trey | Florida Atlantic | DE | 33.5 |
Lawson, Carl | Auburn | DE | 33.0 |
Charlton, Taco | Michigan | DE | 33.0 |
McKinley, Takk | UCLA | DE | 33.0 |
Wise, Deatrich | Arkansas | DE | 33.0 |
Langi, Harvey | Brigham Young | DE | 33.0 |
Broad jump
Player | School | Position | Broad |
Reddick, Haason | Temple | DE | 133 |
Garrett, Myles | Texas A&M | DE | 128 |
Odenigbo, Ifeadi | Northwestern | DE | 128 |
Kpassagnon, Tanoh | Villanova | DE | 128 |
Thomas, Solomon | Stanford | DE | 126 |
Willis, Jordan | Kansas St | DE | 125 |
Wise, Deatrich | Arkansas | DE | 125 |
Williams, Tim | Alabama | DE | 124 |
Hall, Daeshon | Texas A&M | DE | 123 |
Rivers, Derek | Youngstown | DE | 123 |
Phillips, Carroll | Illinois | DE | 123 |
3-cone drill
Player | School | Position | 3-cone |
Willis, Jordan | Kansas St | DE | 6.85 |
Taumoepenu, Pita | Utah | DE | 6.91 |
Rivers, Derek | Youngstown | DE | 6.94 |
Thomas, Solomon | Stanford | DE | 6.95 |
Barnett, Derek | Tennessee | DE | 6.96 |
Langi, Harvey | Brigham Young | DE | 7.00 |
Reddick, Haason | Temple | DE | 7.01 |
Donahue, Dylan | West Georgia | DE | 7.02 |
Hall, Daeshon | Texas A&M | DE | 7.03 |
Hendrickson, Trey | Florida Atlantic | DE | 7.03 |
Short shuttle
Player | School | Position | Short Shuttle |
Lawson, Carl | Auburn | DE | 4.19 |
Hendrickson, Trey | Florida Atlantic | DE | 4.20 |
Willis, Jordan | Kansas St | DE | 4.28 |
Thomas, Solomon | Stanford | DE | 4.28 |
Langi, Harvey | Brigham Young | DE | 4.32 |
Taumoepenu, Pita | Utah | DE | 4.33 |
Price, Ejuan | Pittsburgh | DE | 4.34 |
Basham, Tarell | Ohio | DE | 4.35 |
Wise, Deatrich | Arkansas | DE | 4.36 |
Reddick, Haason | Temple | DE | 4.37 |
Phillips, Carroll | Illinois | DE | 4.37 |
Bower, Tashawn | Louisiana St | DE | 4.37 |
Hall, Daeshon | Texas A&M | DE | 4.38 |
Charlton, Taco | Michigan | DE | 4.39 |
Smoot, Dawuane | Illinois | DE | 4.39 |
60-yard shuttle
Player | School | Position | 60-yd shuttle |
Hendrickson, Trey | Florida Atlantic | DE | 11.43 |
Carraway, Josh | Texas Christian | DE | 11.71 |
Bower, Tashawn | Louisiana St | DE | 11.77 |
Langi, Harvey | Brigham Young | DE | 11.83 |
Interior Dlinemen
40-yard-dash
Player | School | 40-yd-dash |
McDowell, Malik | Michigan St | 4.85 |
Adams, Montravius | Auburn | 4.87 |
Walker, Charles | Oklahoma | 4.96 |
Ogunjobi, Larry | UNC - Charlotte | 4.97 |
Vanderdoes, Eddie | UCLA | 4.99 |
Allen, Jonathan | Alabama | 5.00 |
Bench press
Player | School | Bench |
Qualls, Elijah | Washington | 33 |
Walker, Charles | Oklahoma | 28 |
Vanderdoes, Eddie | UCLA | 28 |
Tu'ikolovatu, Steve | USC | 28 |
Ogunjobi, Larry | UNC - Charlotte | 26 |
Taylor, Vincent | Oklahoma St | 26 |
Jones, DJ | Mississippi | 25 |
Vertical jump
Player | School | Vertical |
Ogunjobi, Larry | UNC - Charlotte | 32.0 |
Qualls, Elijah | Washington | 31.5 |
Allen, Jonathan | Alabama | 30.0 |
Adams, Montravius | Auburn | 29.0 |
Vanderdoes, Eddie | UCLA | 28.5 |
Taylor, Vincent | Oklahoma St | 28.5 |
Jones, DJ | Mississippi | 28.5 |
McDowell, Malik | Michigan St | 28.5 |
Broad jump
Player | School | Broad |
Ogunjobi, Larry | UNC - Charlotte | 116 |
McDowell, Malik | Michigan St | 112 |
Vanderdoes, Eddie | UCLA | 111 |
Tomlinson, Dalvin | Alabama | 110 |
Allen, Jonathan | Alabama | 108 |
Adams, Montravius | Auburn | 108 |
Taylor, Vincent | Oklahoma St | 108 |
Jones, DJ | Mississippi | 108 |
3-cone drill
Player | School | 3-cone |
Allen, Jonathan | Alabama | 7.49 |
Smart, Tanzel | Tulane | 7.53 |
Ogunjobi, Larry | UNC - Charlotte | 7.55 |
Glasgow, Ryan | Michigan | 7.55 |
Taylor, Vincent | Oklahoma St | 7.58 |
20-yard shuttle
Player | School | Short Shuttle |
Vanderdoes, Eddie | UCLA | 4.39 |
Allen, Jonathan | Alabama | 4.50 |
Glasgow, Ryan | Michigan | 4.50 |
McDowell, Malik | Michigan St | 4.53 |
Smart, Tanzel | Tulane | 4.57 |
Tomlinson, Dalvin | Alabama | 4.58 |
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