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The running backs group has finished their measurements and on-field testing portion of the NFL Combine and here are the results (table below).
A few standouts:
Keith Marshall, Georgia -- ran a 4.31 at 5'11, 219 pounds, so you know he's going to be on Seattle's radar at least. He's struggled with injuries during his college career so that's a red flag (as is his 30-inch jump, which isn't as explosive as you'd hope), but the speed is undeniable at that weight. His tape will be worth another look.
Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana State -- Dixon's 40-time isn't great (4.58), but when you realize Christine Michael ran a 4.54, you realize Dixon's long speed isn't far off. Like Michael, he was explosive -- 10'1 in the broad jump and 37.5" in the vertical, and his sub-7.0 second 3-cone is nice.
Daniel Lasco, Cal -- obviously, the 41.5" vert, 11'3" broad, along with a very nice 4.46 forty will put him on some people's radars. He's 209 pounds, a little light for what the Seahawks normally look like, but if he could add weight without losing too much explosiveness, he could be an option.
C.J. Prosise, Notre Dame -- I still need to watch a lot of tape, but I like Prosise quite a bit and his times were not disappointing in Indy. He ran a 4.48 in the 40 at 220 pounds, and jumped 35.5" in the vert and 10'1" in the broad. He had some fumbling issues in college and is still pretty raw as a running back, so he's a guy to keep an eye on. Great, smooth athlete.
Dan Vitale, Northwestern -- 6'1, 239 pound fullback that ran a 4.6 in the 40 with a 38.5" vert and a 10'3" broad. Yeah, he'll be on Seattle's radar.
Brandon Wilds, South Carolina -- 6'1, 220, with a 36.5" vert, a 9'10" broad, and a 4.54 forty. Good times.
Obviously, add Derrick Henry to this list, but you have heard a lot about him already.
# | Name | School | Height | Weight | Arm | Hand | 40 Yard | Bench | Vertical | Broad | 3-Cone | Shuttle | 60 |
RB01 | Barber, Peyton | Auburn | 5100 | 228 | 30 1/4 | 9 3/8 | 4.64 | 20 | 32.5" | 9'3" | 7 | 4.21 | 11.65 |
RB02 | Booker, Devontae | Utah | 5110 | 219 | 31 5/8 | 8 5/8 | 22 | ||||||
RB03 | Carson, Tra | Texas A&M | 5110 | 227 | 31 1/2 | 9 1/4 | 19 | ||||||
RB04 | Collins, Alex | Arkansas | 5100 | 217 | 30 1/4 | 9 1/4 | 4.59 | 18 | 28.5" | 9'5" | |||
RB05 | Coprich, Marshaun | Illinois State | 5080 | 207 | 29 5/8 | 9 | 4.47 | 17 | 34" | 9'4" | 7.26 | 4.58 | 12.09 |
RB06 | Dixon, Kenneth | Louisiana Tech | 5101 | 215 | 31 3/8 | 9 1/2 | 4.58 | 18 | 37.5" | 10'1" | 6.97 | 4.28 | 11.5 |
RB07 | Drake, Kenyan | Alabama | 6005 | 210 | 31 3/4 | 9 3/4 | 4.45 | 10 | 34.5" | 10'3" | 7.04 | 4.21 | |
RB08 | Elliot, Ezekiel | Ohio State | 5116 | 225 | 31 1/4 | 10 1/4 | 4.47 | 32.5" | 9'10" | ||||
RB09 | Ervin, Tyler | San Jose State | 5100 | 192 | 29 3/4 | 9 1/8 | 4.41 | 17 | 39" | 10'10" | |||
RB10 | Ferguson, Josh | Illinois | 5094 | 198 | 30 | 9 | 4.48 | 21 | 34.5" | 10' | |||
RB11 | Gronkowski, Glenn | Kansas State | 6021 | 239 | 30 3/4 | 9 1/2 | 4.71 | 17 | 33" | 10' | 7.1 | 4.45 | 11.95 |
RB12 | Henry, Derrick | Alabama | 6024 | 247 | 33 | 8 3.4 | 4.54 | 22 | 37" | 10'10" | 7.2 | 4.38 | 11.5 |
RB13 | Hicks, Quayvon | Georgia | 6010 | 259 | 31 1/4 | 9 5/8 | |||||||
RB14 | Howard, Jordan | Indiana | 6000 | 230 | 32 1/4 | 9 | 16 | 34" | 10'2" | ||||
RB15 | Janovich, Andy | Nebraska | 6010 | 238 | 31 5/8 | 9 3/4 | 4.81 | 30 | 34" | 9'11" | 7.28 | 4.32 | 11.95 |
RB16 | Johnson, Devon | Marshall | 6000 | 238 | 31 1/4 | 9 1/4 | |||||||
RB17 | Lasco, Daniel | California | 6002 | 209 | 32 | 9 1/8 | 4.46 | 23 | 41.5" | 11'3" | 7.22 | 4.26 | 11.31 |
RB18 | Madden, Tre | Southern Cal | 6000 | 223 | 29 3/4 | 9 3/8 | 24 | ||||||
RB19 | Marshall, Keith | Georgia | 5110 | 219 | 31 5/8 | 9 3/8 | 4.31 | 25 | 30.5" | ||||
RB20 | Perkins, Paul | UCLA | 5103 | 208 | 31 5/8 | 9 | 4.54 | 19 | 32" | 10'4" | |||
RB21 | Prosise, CJ | Notre Dame | 6004 | 220 | 32 1/8 | 8 1/2 | 4.48 | 35.5" | 10'1" | ||||
RB22 | Smallwood, Wendell | West Virginia | 5100 | 208 | 30 1/2 | 9 1/4 | 4.47 | 14 | 33.5" | 10' | 6.83 | 4.28 | 11.14 |
RB23 | Taylor, Kelvin | Florida | 5100 | 207 | 29 1/4 | 8 1/4 | 4.6 | 15 | 32" | 9'5" | |||
RB24 | Thornton, Shad | North Carolina St. | 6000 | 217 | 30 | 9 3/4 | 4.75 | 12 | 31" | 9'8" | 6.85 | 4.21 | 11.53 |
RB25 | Vainuku, Soma | Southern Cal | 5114 | 246 | 32 3/4 | 9 1/2 | 4.68 | 26 | 32" | 9'0" | |||
RB26 | Vitale, Dan | Northwestern | 6007 | 239 | 31 3/4 | 9 3/4 | 4.6 | 30 | 38.5" | 10'3" | 7.12 | 4.12 | 11.36 |
RB27 | Washington, DeAndre | Texas Tech | 5082 | 204 | 30 | 9 | 4.49 | 24 | 34.5" | 9'10" | 7.03 | 4.2 | 11.63 |
RB28 | Wilds, Brandon | South Carolina | 6010 | 220 | 32 | 10 1/4 | 4.54 | 21 | 36.5" | 9'10" | 7.08 | 4.33 | 11.75 |
RB29 | Williams, Jonathan | Arkansas | 5110 | 220 | 31 5/8 | 10 | 16 |