OFFICIAL 2015 NFL DRAFT THREAD

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ILBs Courtesy of http://gnb.scout.com

http://gnb.scout.com/story/1536932-r...asurables?s=61

NO. PLAYER		40 (10)		3-CONE	20 S	ARM	BROAD	BENCH	VERT
1. Eric Kendricks	4.61 (1.57)	7.14*	4.14*	31	10-04	19	38
2. Stephone Anthony	4.56 (1.56)	7.07	4.03	32 1/2	10-02	23	37
3. Benardrick McKinney	4.66 (1.63)	7.21	4.27	33	10-00	16	40.5
4. Paul Dawson		4.93 (1.68)	6.76*	4.49	31 1/2	09-01	21	28
5. Denzel Perryman	4.78 (1.67)	7.07**	4.39**	31 7/8	09-03	27	32
6. Kwon Alexander	4.55 (1.58)	7.14	4.20	30 1/4	10-01	24	36
7. Jordan Hicks		4.68 (1.58)	6.78	4.15	32	10-04	20	38
8. Mike Hull		4.68 (1.60)	6.99	4.15	30 1/2	09-02*	31	30.5*
9. Ben Heeney		4.59 (1.61)	6.68	4.00	30 3/4	10-00	19	33.5
10. Ramik Wilson	4.77 (1.65)	7.39*	4.51	33	09-03	23	35
11. Bryce Hager		4.60 (1.60)	7.15	4.36	31 3/8	09-09	26	35
12. Jake Ryan		4.65 (1.62)	7.11	4.20	31	10-00	20	34.5
13. Taiwan Jones	4.95 (1.72)	7.25	4.33	34	09-07	19	32
14. Hayes Pullard	4.78 (1.64)	7.07	4.39	31 1/4	09-02	19	31
15. Edmond Robinson	4.61 (1.61)	7.49	4.38	34	10-01	20	37

Note: Figures marked with an asterisk are from pro days and taken from NFLDraftScout.com. For Perryman, he didn’t do the three-cone or 20 shuttle at the Combine and was injured at pro day, so his figures come from in-season testing and are courtesy of the Thomas.

“Linebackers want to outperform their peer group in six of the seven skill drills at the Combine,” Sundquist said. “That is, they want to exceed the average posted by all the players at that position. Joe looked at the percent of starters over a given time period and saw a certain percent of those starting at that position in the NFL that did just that.”
According to Landers’ findings, 40-yard dash (79 percent of starters outperformed their peers), long shuttle (78 percent), three-cone drill (77 percent) and short shuttle (73 percent) are the top predictors for linebackers. That’s followed by broad jump (70 percent), bench press (67 percent) and vertical jump (64 percent). Arm length is critical, as well, as that is a 240-pound linebacker’s No. 1 line of defense against a 320-pound guard.

Note they say arm length is crucial but don't specify how starters performed. Numbers alone probably don't tell the story. Need to have long arms, some strength and good hand technique.

For comparison, here is Harv's guy from ND State and Barrington:
Sam Barrington = 6'1" 246, 4.83 40, 4.25 shuttle, 7.16 cone, 32.5 vertical, 117 broad, 22 bench
Kyle Emanuel = 6'3" 255, 4.77 40, 4.25 shuttle, 7.10 cone, 34 vertical, 120 broad, 27 bench