The 2011 NFL defensive lineman class is replete with talented and athletic pass rushers—like top draft contenders Da’Quan Bowers [pictured above], Nick Fairley and Marcell Dareus. Below are the results of the top 10 defensive line performers for each Combine test—40-Yard Dash, 225-Bench Press, Vertical Jump, Broad Jump, Three-Cone Drill, 20-Yard Shuttle and 60-Yard Shuttle—at the 2011 NFL Combine held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Average Top Performer Height: 6’3”
Average Top Performer Weight: 278 lbs.
40-Yard Dash
| Player | Time [sec.] |
| Dontay Moch
Nevada |
4.44 |
| Chris Carter
Fresno State |
4.62 |
| Sam Acho
Texas |
4.68 |
| Brooks Reed
Arizona |
4.68 |
| Jabaal Sheard
Pittsburgh |
4.69 |
| Robert Quinn
North Carolina |
4.70 |
| Ugo Chinasa
Oklahoma State |
4.71 |
| Ryan Kerrigan
Purdue |
4.71 |
| Allen Bailey
Miami |
4.77 |
| Cameron Jordan
California |
4.78 |
| Aldon Smith
Missouri |
4.78
|
| Position Average | 4.69 |
225-Bench Test
| Player | Reps |
| Stephen Paea
Oregon State |
49 |
| Marvin Austin
North Carolina |
38 |
| Bruce Miller
Central Florida |
35 |
| Adrian Taylor
Oklahoma |
34 |
| J.J. Watt
Wisconsin |
34 |
| Ryan Kerrigan
Purdue |
31 |
| Drake Nevis
LSU |
31 |
| Phil Taylor
Baylor |
31 |
| Ian Williams
Notre Dame |
31 |
| Sione Fua
Stanford |
30 |
| Chris Neild
West Virginia |
30 |
| Brooks Reed
Arizona |
30 |
| D’Aundre Reed
Arizona |
30 |
| Position Average | 33 |
Vertical Jump
| Player | Height [inches] |
| Dontay Moch
Nevada |
42.0 |
| J.J. Watt
Wisconsin |
37.0 |
| Allen Bailey
Miami |
36.5 |
| Chris Carter
Fresno State |
36.0 |
| D’Aundre Reed
Arizona |
35.5 |
| Cheta Ozougwu
Rice |
34.5 |
| Robert Quinn
North Carolina |
34.0 |
| Aldon Smith
Missouri |
34.0 |
| Sam Acho
Texas |
33.5 |
| Ryan Kerrigan
Purdue |
33.5 |
| Position Average | 35.5 |
Broad Jump
| Player | Length [feet] |
| Dontay Moch
Nevada |
10’8” |
| Ryan Kerrigan
Purdue |
10’2” |
| J.J. Watt
Wisconsin |
10’0” |
| Cheta Ozougwu
Rice |
9’11” |
| D’Aundre Reed
Arizona |
9’11” |
| Aldon Smith
Missouri |
9’10” |
| Allen Bailey
Miami |
9’9” |
| Ugo Chinasa
Oklahoma State |
9’9” |
| Cameron Jordan
California |
9’9” |
| Markus White
Florida State |
9’9”
|
| Position Average | 9’11” |
Three-Cone Drill
| Player | Time [sec.] |
| Sam Acho
Texas |
6.69 |
| Chris Carter
Fresno State |
6.88 |
| J.J. Watt
Wisconsin |
6.88 |
| Ryan Winterswyk
Boise State |
7.01 |
| Bruce Miller
Central Florida |
7.05 |
| Cheta Ozougwu
Rice |
7.06 |
| Brandon Bair
Oregon |
7.07 |
| Ugo Chinasa
Orklahoma State |
7.07 |
| Cameron Jordan
California |
7.07 |
| Dontay Moch
Nevada |
7.09 |
| Position Average | 6.99 |
20-Yard Shuttle
| Player | Time [sec.] |
| Adrian Clayborn
Iowa |
4.13 |
| J.J. Watt
Wisconsin |
4.21 |
| Brooks Reed
Arizona |
4.28 |
| Cheta Ozougwu
Rice |
4.31 |
| Sam Acho
Texas |
4.32 |
| Ricky Elmore
Arizona |
4.32 |
| D’Aundre Reed
Arizona |
4.32 |
| Chris Carter
Fresno State |
4.34 |
| Bruce Miller
Central Florida |
4.34 |
| Brandon Bair
Oregon |
4.37 |
| Demarcus Dobbs
Georgia |
4.37 |
| Cameron Jordan
California |
4.37 |
| Cliff Matthews
South Carolina |
4.37 |
| Ryan Winterswyk
Boise State |
4.37 |
| Position Average | 4.32 |
Source: NFL.com
Photo: German Alegria
