Earlier this month, more than 300 professional football prospects congregated in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine — but only 20 of them hailed from the FCS level. That got us thinking at HERO Sports — what would happen if we got 300+ pro prospects from the FCS together in one location? Alas, the logistics of something like that are impossible — but why not grab all the day-by-day Pro Day results from FCS athletes and create a "Mythical FCS Combine". So that's what we're doing.
Today is the second of four updates of our list — ending after April 4 when the final FCS Pro Days are held. The final list will publish Friday, April 6.
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We are now two weeks into the Pro Day cycle (takes about four weeks), and starting this week we're going to break the FCS' performances into seven position groups as more and more results pour in. Note also that NFL Combine marks are also included here, as many of the combine participants do not run or lift at their on-campus Pro Days.
Here are the links to the FCS Combine performance charts, by positions:
Defensive Backs | Defensive Lineman | Linebackers | Offensive Linemen |
Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers/Tight Ends
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TOP OVERALL FCS MARKS
(regardless of position – as of March 28)
| EVENT | TOP FCS MARK | SCHOOL | POS | MARK |
| 40-YARD DASH | Tremon Smith | CENT. ARK. | DB | 4.32 seconds |
| BENCH PRESS | McKay Murphy | WEBER ST. | DT | 40 reps |
| VERTICAL JUMP | Daurice Fountain | NORTHERN IOWA | WR | 42.5 inches |
| BROAD JUMP | Daurice Fountain | NORTHERN IOWA | WR | 134 inches |
| 3-CONE DRILL | Kahlil Dawson | PORTLAND ST. | WR | 6.59 seconds |
| 20-YD SHUTTLE | Jevon Elmore | CENT. CONN. ST. | CB | 3.98 seconds |
| 60-YD SHUTTLE | Jaelon Acklin | WEST. ILLINOIS | WR | 11.06 seconds |
