The FCS doesn't have its own Combine, but what it does have is a list of dozens of on-campus Pro Days — and of course some FCS prospects are invited to the big NFL Combine in Indianapolis every year.
So we decided to create a "Mythical" FCS Combine, taking all of the above results, throwing them into one database and breaking down a leader board by position — and we have been able to add in more than 550 FCS players' results so far.
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DEFENSIVE TACKLES (FINAL)
40-YARD DASH (SECONDS)
Why is this measured?: It is primarily run to evaluate speed and acceleration.
TOP NFL COMBINE MARK FOR DTs: 4.58 seconds
TOP 10 RANGE FOR COMBINE FOR DTs: 4.95 seconds or faster
PLAYER | COLLEGE | 40 |
Sterling Shippy | Alcorn State | 4.82 |
Tyrone Faanono | Montana State | 4.93 |
Rocco Di Leo | Dartmouth | 4.95 |
Isaiah Mack | Chattanooga | 4.98 |
Ronald Ollie | Nicholls | 4.99 |
Rodney Jackson | Grambling State | 5.00 |
Cordell Brown | South Carolina State | 5.00 |
Tyler Johnson | Nicholls | 5.00 |
Khalen Saunders | Western Illinois | 5.01 |
Richie Ryan | Harvard | 5.07 |
Stone Hart | Harvard | 5.07 |
Johnny Robinson | Charleston Southern | 5.08 |
Malik Hamner | Jackson State | 5.09 |
Austin Cleslak | North Dakota | 5.11 |
Linwood Banks | Grambling State | 5.12 |
Daryle Banfield | Brown | 5.14 |
Julian McKnight | North Carolina A&T | 5.17 |
Jay-Tee Tiuli | Eastern Washington | 5.19 |
Chris Tinkham | Central Connecticut St. | 5.20 |
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BENCH PRESS (REPS OF 225 POUNDS)
Why is this measured?: To measure upper body strength.
TOP NFL COMBINE MARK FOR DTs: 36 reps
TOP 10 RANGE FOR COMBINE FOR DTs: 28 reps or better
PLAYER | COLLEGE | BENCH |
Cordell Brown | South Carolina State | 36 |
Stone Hart | Harvard | 35 |
Tucker Yates | Montana State | 35 |
Sterling Shippy | Alcorn State | 32 |
Tyrone Faanono | Montana State | 29 |
Bryce Douglas | Northern Iowa | 29 |
Johnny Robinson | Charleston Southern | 28 |
Rodney Jackson | Grambling State | 27 |
Tyler Johnson | Nicholls | 27 |
Khalen Saunders | Western Illinois | 27 |
Austin Maloata | Austin Peay | 27 |
David Shaw | Montana | 27 |
Jay-Tee Tiuli | Eastern Washington | 26 |
Dante Hibbert | Abilene Christian | 26 |
Isaiah Mack | Chattanooga | 25 |
Richie Ryan | Harvard | 25 |
Horace Roberts | Samford | 24 |
Miles Brown | Wofford | 24 |
Zane Smith | Stetson | 24 |
Linwood Banks | Grambling State | 23 |
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VERTICAL JUMP (INCHES)
Why is this measured?: It is a measure of how high an individual or athlete can elevate off the ground from a standstill.
TOP NFL COMBINE MARK FOR DTs: 38 inches
TOP 10 RANGE FOR COMBINE FOR DTs: 32 inches or better
PLAYER | COLLEGE | VERT |
Johnny Robinson | Charleston Southern | 35 |
Ronald Ollie | Nicholls | 35 |
Connor Christian | Jacksonville State | 34.5 |
Tyrone Faanono | Montana State | 33.5 |
Daryle Banfield | Brown | 33 |
Sterling Shippy | Alcorn State | 32.5 |
Isaiah Mack | Chattanooga | 32.5 |
Rodney Jackson | Grambling State | 32 |
Chris Tinkham | Central Connecticut St. | 31.5 |
Tucker Yates | Montana State | 30.5 |
Tyler Johnson | Nicholls | 30.5 |
Khalen Saunders | Western Illinois | 30.5 |
Derek Mahaffey | Chattanooga | 30 |
Jay-Tee Tiuli | Eastern Washington | 29 |
Austin Cleslak | North Dakota | 29 |
Cordell Brown | South Carolina State | 28.5 |
Stone Hart | Harvard | 28.5 |
Richie Ryan | Harvard | 28.5 |
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BROAD JUMP (INCHES)
Why is this measured?: It is to measure the explosive power of the legs.
TOP NFL COMBINE MARK FOR DTs: 122 inches
TOP 10 RANGE FOR COMBINE FOR DTs: 115 inches or better
PLAYER | COLLEGE | BROAD |
Daryle Banfield | Brown | 115 |
Johnny Robinson | Charleston Southern | 113 |
Ronald Ollie | Nicholls | 113 |
Isaiah Mack | Chattanooga | 109 |
Derek Mahaffey | Chattanooga | 109 |
Richie Ryan | Harvard | 109 |
Sterling Shippy | Alcorn State | 107 |
Austin Cleslak | North Dakota | 104 |
Khalen Saunders | Western Illinois | 101 |
Cordell Brown | South Carolina State | 100 |
Horace Roberts | Samford | 99 |
Tyrone Faanono | Montana State | 97 |
Jay-Tee Tiuli | Eastern Washington | 97 |
Rocco Di Leo | Dartmouth | 97 |
Malik Hamner | Jackson State | 97 |
Stone Hart | Harvard | 95 |
Austin Maloata | Austin Peay | 95 |
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3-CONE DRILL (SECONDS)
Why is this measured?: It is primarily run to evaluate the agility, quickness and fluidity of movement of players.
TOP NFL COMBINE MARK FOR DTs: 6.89 seconds
TOP 10 RANGE FOR COMBINE FOR DTs: 7.55 seconds or faster
PLAYER | COLLEGE | 3 CONE |
Isaiah Mack | Chattanooga | 7.50 |
Khalen Saunders | Western Illinois | 7.57 |
Chris Tinkham | Central Connecticut St. | 7.57 |
Rodney Jackson | Grambling State | 7.58 |
Derek Mahaffey | Chattanooga | 7.62 |
Rocco Di Leo | Dartmouth | 7.64 |
Julian McKnight | North Carolina A&T | 7.70 |
Austin Cleslak | North Dakota | 7.71 |
Linwood Banks | Grambling State | 7.71 |
Malik Hamner | Jackson State | 7.72 |
Jay-Tee Tiuli | Eastern Washington | 7.75 |
Terrell Cloud | UC Davis | 7.75 |
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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.
TOP NFL COMBINE MARK FOR DTs: 4.13 seconds
TOP 10 RANGE FOR COMBINE FOR DTs: 4.38 seconds or faster
PLAYER | COLLEGE | 20 SHUT |
Johnny Robinson | Charleston Southern | 4.56 |
Chris Tinkham | Central Connecticut St. | 4.57 |
Rodney Jackson | Grambling State | 4.58 |
Derek Mahaffey | Chattanooga | 4.60 |
Khalen Saunders | Western Illinois | 4.62 |
Austin Maloata | Austin Peay | 4.63 |
Cordell Brown | South Carolina State | 4.64 |
Isaiah Mack | Chattanooga | 4.67 |
Rocco Di Leo | Dartmouth | 4.68 |
David Shaw | Montana | 4.70 |
Horace Roberts | Samford | 4.72 |
Terrell Cloud | UC Davis | 4.73 |
Linwood Banks | Grambling State | 4.75 |
Nathan Oquendo | Western Illinois | 4.75 |
Tucker Yates | Montana State | 4.75 |
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10-YARD SPLIT (SECONDS)
Why is this measured?: The 10-yard split is a key measureable for linemen, timed as part of the 40-yard dash.