The FCS has had more than 800 players invited to the NFL Draft Combine since the event began in 1982. We were able to dig up performance records dating back to 1987 and wanted to see who ran the top 40-yard dash time or had the best vertical jump.
Below, you'll see the top performers in each category.
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Some position groups begin arriving today (Feb. 26) for measurements and interviews and will do behind-the-scenes work and interviews before doing measurable position work beginning Friday — and this will be broadcast on ABC and the NFL Network. Here's how it looks for the event at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis:
Friday (March 1): RB, OL, Specialists
Saturday (March 2): QB, WR, TE
Sunday (March 3): DL, LB
Monday (March 4): DB
Broadcast info: ABC (Saturday for QBs and WRs, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET); NFL Network (begins 7 a.m. ET each morning); Live Stream: NFL App and NFL.com/Watch. Also, NFL.com will air a one-hour re-cap show, Combine Today, each day of the Combine, streaming at 2 p.m. ET on Friday and Sunday, 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, and 12 p.m. ET on Monday.[divider]
40-YARD DASH (seconds)
Why is this measured?: It is primarily run to evaluate speed and acceleration.
| YEAR | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS | TIME |
| 1999 | Rondel Menendez | Eastern Kentucky | WR | 4.24 |
| 2005 | Jerome Mathis | Hampton | WR | 4.26 |
| 1999 | Jay Hinton | Morgan State | RB | 4.29 |
| 2009 | Johnny Knox | Abilene Christian | WR | 4.29 |
| 2011 | Edmond Gates | Abilene Christian | WR | 4.31 |
| 1999 | Chris Watson | Eastern Illinois | CB | 4.34 |
| 2009 | Lardarius Webb | Nicholls State | CB | 4.35 |
| 2008 | Dom. Rodgers-Cromartie | Tennessee State | CB | 4.36 |
| 2011 | Buster Skrine | Chattanooga | CB | 4.37 |
| 1999 | Anthony Parker | Weber State | CB | 4.39 |
| 2001 | Derrick Blaylock | Stephen F. Austin | RB | 4.39 |
| 2013 | Robert Alford | Southeastern Louisiana | CB | 4.39 |
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BENCH REPS (OF 225 LBS)
Why is this measured?: To measure upper body strength.
| YEAR | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS | REPS |
| 1999 | Justin Ernest | Eastern Kentucky | DT | 51 |
| 1997 | Jamie Nails | Florida A&M | OT | 37 |
| 1998 | Mitch Marrow | Pennsylvania | DT | 35 |
| 2015 | Deon Simon | Northwestern State | DT | 35 |
| 2013 | Lamar Mady | Youngstown State | OG | 35 |
| 1993 | Eddie Smith | Texas Southern | DT | 35 |
| 1992 | Jason Childs | North Dakota | OT | 34 |
| 1993 | Kevin Johnson | Texas Southern | DT | 33 |
| 2010 | Tony Washington | Abilene Christian | OT | 33 |
| 2005 | Boomer Grigsby | Illinois State | ILB | 32 |
| 1998 | Jeremiah Trotter | Stephen F. Austin | ILB | 32 |
| 2001 | Darvell Bivens | Northwestern State | FB | 32 |
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VERTICAL (inches)
Why is this measured?: It is a measure of how high an individual or athlete can elevate off the ground from a standstill.
| YR | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS | VERT |
| 1999 | Jay Hinton | Morgan St. | RB | 43.5 |
| 1999 | Jerry Azumah | New Hampshire | RB | 43.5 |
| 2015 | Davis Tull | Chattanooga | OLB | 42.5 |
| 2015 | David Johnson | Northern Iowa | RB | 41.5 |
| 2000 | Curtis Keaton | James Madison | RB | 41.5 |
| 2005 | Jordan Beck | Cal Poly | OLB | 41 |
| 2015 | Zach Zenner | South Dakota St. | FB | 41 |
| 2010 | Donald Jones | Youngstown St. | WR | 41 |
| 2005 | Marques Harris | Southern Utah | OLB | 40.5 |
| 2006 | Miles Austin | Monmouth | WR | 40.5 |
| 2018 | Siran Neal | Jacksonville St. | S | 40.5 |
| 2013 | B.W. Webb | William & Mary | CB | 40.5 |
| 2002 | Eric Joyce | Tennessee State | CB | 40.5 |
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BROAD JUMP (inches)
Why is this measured?: It is to measure the explosive power of the legs.
| YEAR | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS | INCHES |
| 1999 | Jay Hinton | Morgan State | RB | 134 |
| 2015 | Davis Tull | Chattanooga | OLB | 132 |
| 2013 | B.W. Webb | William & Mary | CB | 132 |
| 2013 | Robert Alford | SE Louisiana | CB | 132 |
| 2013 | DaRick Rogers | Tennessee Tech | WR | 132 |
| 2007 | Daren Stone | Maine | SS | 132 |
| 1996 | James Roe | Norfolk State | WR | 132 |
| 2000 | Curtis Keaton | James Madison | RB | 131 |
| 2011 | Edmond Gates | Abilene Christian | WR | 131 |
| 2012 | Justin Bethel | Presbyterian | FS | 131 |
| 2008 | Dom. Rodgers-Cromartie | Tennessee State | CB | 131 |
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20-YARD SHUTTLE (seconds)
Why is this measured?: It is primarily run to evaluate the quickness and change-of-direction ability of players.
| YEAR | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS | TIME |
| 2013 | B.W. Webb | William & Mary | CB | 3.84 |
| 1999 | Jay Hinton | Morgan State | RB | 3.86 |
| 1999 | Jerry Azumah | New Hampshire | RB | 3.86 |
| 1999 | Chris Watson | Eastern Illinois | CB | 3.86 |
| 1999 | Matt Graham | Indiana State | SS | 3.86 |
| 2004 | Joey Thomas | Montana State | CB | 3.88 |
| 2002 | Ryan Tolhurst | Richmond | WR | 3.88 |
| 2011 | Buster Skrine | Chattanooga | CB | 3.9 |
| 2002 | Josh McCown | Sam Houston State | QB | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Curtis Keaton | James Madison | RB | 3.93 |
| 1998 | Lloyd Lee | Dartmouth | SS | 3.93 |
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3-CONE (seconds)
Why is this measured?: It is primarily run to evaluate the agility, quickness and fluidity of movement of players.
| YEAR | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS | TIME |
| 2011 | Buster Skrine | Chattanooga | CB | 6.44 |
| 2014 | Tyler Starr | South Dakota | OLB | 6.64 |
| 2002 | Ryan Tolhurst | Richmond | WR | 6.65 |
| 2006 | Reed Doughty | Northern Colorado | FS | 6.66 |
| 2008 | Arman Shields | Richmond | WR |
