What drew the most attention during this workout is that Tebow was using some heavier weights during his various workouts. The rest of the time, he was basically a. Over the past few decades, one of the most important components in the National Football Leagues draft process has been the NFL Scouting Combine. 11 overall), Houston Texans. Matt Jones is one of the most freakish athletes to ever participate in the combine. He grabbed 140-pound dumbbells for the bench press, 110-pound dumbbells for the bent-over rows and 115-pound dumbbells on the incline bench press. He previously played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback, most notably with the Denver Broncos. ), a defensive end from Ohio State, never played in the NFL but is the lightest player to bench 225 for 45 or more reps. 2000: Norwegian-born Leif Larsen (64 300 lbs. Henry played in just 11 games with no starts in a four-year NFL career, rushingfor 122 yards andscoring two touchdowns. While his NFL career quickly fizzled out after one last clutch act for the Denver Broncos, he was regarded well enough to be taken with the 25th pick of the draft. Jerick McKinnon (59, 209 lbs. Jones lasted four seasons in Jacksonville, starting 15 games andcatching 166 passes for 2,153 yards and 15 touchdowns. DRC blew past the cornerback competition by running a 4.29 40-yard dash, and he backed that up with a 37.5-inch vertical. The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Russell Bodine in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. 25 overall in 2010 by. Well, in 1968, Tveraag did a 12-foot, 2-inch standing long jump. By Associated Press. His size and pure athleticism made him a prospect whom many teams just couldnt pass up, and the Kansas City Chiefs ended up taking a chance on him in the first round of the 2012 draft. Washington exploded for a 4.29 40-yard dash, a 41.5-inch vertical and a 10-foot 9-inch broad jump. David Pollack is the classic "what could have been"story. Here are the 16greatest NFL Combine performances to date. At 66, 240 pounds, Jones was aquarterback in college, but that changed once he lit up the combine with his 4.37 40-yard dash and 39.5-inch vertical. He definitely opened some eyes at the NFL Combine. The Florida prospect set two combine records for quarterbacks during Saturday's session in Indianapolis. Tebow Nation, indeed. He already was known for good strength and appealing size (6-2, 193 pounds), but his athleticism is what shot him up from Tennessee State to the Cardinals at No. Jaguars GM Trent Baalke said on April 29 that . Tim Tebow responds to a question during a news conference. The lowdown:Mamula is the cautionary tale for putting too much stock in a combine performance. He ran a 4.7 40 time at 295 pounds to go along with his 35 bench-press reps and 40.5" vertical jump. He ran a sub-4.3 40-yard dash. At his pro day, Travis Kelce measured in at 6'5", 255 lbs. He broke the NFL combine 225 bench press rep record with 49 in 2011. How Long Will I Live? We salute the big numbers of Ernest and Paea and the pound-for-pound strength of McKinnon and Houston, but best of all is a combination of both: the lightest guy in the 40 Rep Club. His 49 reps of 225 pounds has yet to be surpassed. According to the scouts and opposing players, you dont really realize how big or how fast he is until you see him in person. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL scouting combine top performers: 10 best outings of all time, Tim Tebow, Vernon Gholston among top 10 NFL scouting combine stars who went on to be busts, Sign up now to get football news delivered to your inbox, NFL scouting combine top performers: 10 best outings of all time. Paea is the NFL combine bench press king. He ran a hand-timed 4.2 40-yard dash and actually ended up running straight into a limousine that was waiting outside for him. In 2022, former NFL quarterback, 34-year-old Tim Tebow was filmed doing his own combine challenge and hit 31 reps with 225. We will update this article periodically as more results come in. ), a cornerback with Arkansas, benched 27 reps in 2007, while weighing 15 pounds under two bills. How much does Tim Tebow bench press? Plus, Get Your Free Subscription To My No B.S Email Newsletter, Where Ill Share With You Proven Strength Training SecretsSimply Enter Your Name And Email Address Below: Your email address will not be published. . Then for the last 2 sets . 191 overall), Chicago Bears. The 6-3, then 254-pound tight end looked the part and lived it in Indy with a 4.38 40-yard dash, a 42-inch vertical, a 10-foot 8-inch broad jump and 33 bench press reps. MORE NFL COMBINE:Notable Wonderlic scores over the years. Nowthe standing long jump lives on at the NFL combine. Richardson turned a lot of heads with his eye-popping numbers at the combine on Saturday. Having strong glutes creates more speed and explosion. ), a linebacker from Miami of Ohio University, was drafted by the Titans in 2006 and, while playing for them for one year, made his one and only NFL tackle. Follow us@GatorsWireon Twitter and like our page onFacebookto follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions. No wonder he has the upper body strength to shrug off would be tacklers. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Drafted:Round 1, No. 2011 draft: Second round (No. Similar to the workout of Brian Cushing, his former teammate at USC, Matthews trains exactly like Manny Pacquiao is considered to be one of the best boxers of all-time. Deion Sanders began his legacy as one of the best cornerbacks to ever play the game of football. Here are players who had dominant combine efforts, and saw their draft stock improve as a result. His 4.47 seconds in the 40 was the fastest at any defensive position outside of CB that year. Only 44 quarterbacks have performed the bench press at the combine since 1987: 11 completed 20 or more reps. Tim Tebow rediscovers magic as Broncos oust stunned Steelers in OT. But before the draft, the 6-1, 268-pounder's size was a concern for many teams. Vinnie Iyer is an NFL writer at The Sporting News. We're thankful he chose to run at the Combine, because everyone's still trying to catch up to him after he blazed a 4.2-second 40-yard dash. Tim Tebow runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine. Tim Tebow, Vernon Gholston among top 10 NFL scouting combine stars who went on to be busts Jim Reineking USA TODAY 0:12 1:24 Each year, hundreds of NFL draft hopefuls attempt to impress. 2014 draft: Sixth round (No. Take a look at the numbers from Rashad Torrence II's scouting combine performance. Moreover, of his three NFL seasons, only one was spent primarily as a starter. One of the most memorable draft picks for Gators fans over the past 20 years was quarterback Tim Tebow, whose magical run in Gainesville led to two national championships and a Heisman Trophy. Before the Titans made CJ2K the No. The notable drills that take place include the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical and broad jump, three-cone drill, and the 20 and 60-yard shuttles. At the 2017 combine, Ross toppled that time, running a 4.22-second 40. Justin Ernest (63 284 lbs. The 64, 250-pound defender ran a 4.58 40-yard dash, leaped 38 inches vertically and did 26 reps of 225 pounds on the bench. Chris Houston (511, 185 lbs. On Wednesday, the former NFL QB took to. You might be surprised to learn what Tebow. Say what you will about Tim Tebow, but the dude can put together a d--n good workout. Now that he is in the NFL that number may have increased. The then 5-11, 188-pounder went from a solid cornerback prospect from Nebraska to the No. He excelled in the vertical and broad jump and also ran a prettysolid 40-yard dash for a 240-pound quarterback. 2 overall in the 2000 draft. Its safe to say that the ego of "Neon Deion" was inflated on that day, but it was for a good reason. ), a running back for Georgia Southern, was drafted by the Vikings in 2014 and currently plays for the Chiefs. The NFL Combine leads up to the NFL Draft . 2 pick in the 1989 draft by the Green Bay Packers, but would go on to an undistinguished NFL career.). ), a defensive tackle from the University of Texas, El Paso, was drafted by the Buffalo Bills and played two NFL seasons. The lowdown: He was considered an elite prospect heading into the combine. The Raiders enter the 2023 offseason firmly in the quarterback market.As head coach Josh McDaniels noted in his Tuesday press conference at the Combine, Las Vegas currently has just Chase Garbers . Play. Take a look at the numbers from Rashad Torrence II's scouting combine performance. Tebow didn't go through quarterback position drills at the combine since he was working on a revamped throwing motion that he would unveil to great fanfare at Florida's pro day later that spring. 23 overall pick for Oakland. 6 overall), San Francisco 49ers. Mamula wasnt high on too many scouts draft boards, but that all changed once the combine came around. However, on Monday, he showed the world what he could do at 34 years old while promoting his new book Mission Possible which is being released Tuesday. On a given day you can find him flipping tires, pushing SUV's, sprinting in his backyard while dragging sleds, or perfecting his pass by throwing hundreds of passes. He backed that up with a 34-inch vertical. Of the 14 players with the fastest 40 times at the combine since 2006, four were drafted by the Silver and Black(Heyward-Bey, Jacoby Ford, DeMarcus Van Dyke, Tyvon Branch). On a given day you can find him flipping tires, pushing SUVs, sprinting in his backyard while dragging sleds, or perfecting his pass by throwing hundreds of passes. The lowdown: After trading Randy Moss to the Raiders, the Vikings were desperate to replicate that vertical threat in their offense. Andrew Luck is the most complete quarterback since Peyton Manning. Poe ran the 40 in under five seconds (4.98) at nearly 350 pounds. His career was no whisper, and the combine was just a preview of what was to come. He was unceremoniously shipped to the Jaguars in 2008 in exchange for a sixth-round pick. He also has worked as an analyst for ESPN's college football programming. He is the first boxer to win seven championships in seven different Tim Tebow focuses on the squat to improve overall power and explosion in his body. The former Heisman Trophy winner quickly rattled off 30 reps of 225 pounds. MORE NFL COMBINE:What goes on behind the scenes in Indy. Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Tim can bench press over 150 pounds more than Russell and his vertical leap is the same. Indo-POP; K-POP; . He failed to hang on in Minnesota, lasting just three seasons and catching 79 passes (on 167 targets) for three touchdowns. Tim Tebow's stats in the combine are better than Russell Wilson's, plus Tim is 35 pounds heavier . Its safe to say that if Tebow competed in the bench press at the 2010 combine he likely wouldve shattered Boltus record.