running backs combine results

[cowboyjoe]

Player College Height Weight Arms Hands 40 225 VERT JUMP 20S 60S 3 Cone


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Matthew Asiata Utah DNP
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Joique Bell Wayne State 5110* 220 31 1/2 9 4.65 36.5 10'00
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Jahvid Best California 5101 199 31 3/4 9 4.35 18 9'03
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LeGarrette Blount Oregon 6004 241 33 1/2 10 4.62 19 9'09
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Chris Brown Oklahoma 5103 210 29 9 1/8 4.58 17 36.0 9'07
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John Conner Kentucky 5111 246 32 8 1/2 4.72 24 9'03
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Andre Dixon Connecticut 6006 205 32 1/4 10 1/8 4.64 40.0 9'08
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Anthony Dixon Mississippi State 6006 233 32 5/8 9 3/4 4.65 15 10'01
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Jonathan Dwyer Georgia Tech 5112 229 31 8 5/8 4.59 15 8'11
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Toby Gerhart Stanford 6000 231 32 9 5/8 4.53 22 38.0 9'10
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Montario Hardesty Tennessee 5116 225 31 9 1/2 4.49 21 41.0 10'04
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Rashawn Jackson Virginia 6010 239 33 9 7/8 4.73 9'09
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Javarris James Miami (FL) 6002 212 32 9 5/8 4.53 21 36.0 9'07
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Stafon Johnson USC 5107 214 30 3/8 8 3/4 4.66 13 9'10
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Darius Marshall Marshall 5092 190 30 3/4 9 4.56 14 9'01
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Ryan Mathews Fresno State 5115 218 31 9 1/4 4.53 19 36.0 10'01
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Dexter McCluster Mississippi 5086 172 29 1/4 8 3/8 4.58 20 37.5 9'10
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Joe McKnight USC 5113 198 31 3/4 9 1/8 4.47 18 36.5 10'08
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Shawnbrey McNeal Southern Methodist 5091 194 30 1/2 9 3/8 4.56 14 36.0 9'04
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Lonyae Miller Fresno State 5114 221 30 3/4 8 7/8 4.53 26 36.5 10'00


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Brandon Minor Michigan 6000* 214 32 9 DNP DNP DNP DNP
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Pat Paschall North Dakota State 5115 209 32 5/8 9 1/4 4.69 15 38.5 9'10
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Charles Scott LSU 5113 238 33 9 1/2 4.67 9'03
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CJ Spiller Clemson 5105 196 30 1/2 10 1/8 4.37 18 DNP DNP
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James Starks Buffalo 6021 218 33 3/4 9 1/2 4.50 15 36.0 9'11
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Ben Tate Auburn 5110 220 31 1/4 9 4.43 26 40.5 10'04
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Manase Tonga BYU 5112 245 31 7/8 9 3/8 4.85 19
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Keith Toston Oklahoma State 5116 213 32 3/4 9 1/4 4.70 22 32
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Keiland Williams LSU 5110* 233 30 8 3/4 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
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[cowboyjoe]

note mccluster wasnt as fast evidently as we all thought

Dexter McCluster Mississippi 5086 172 29 1/4 8 3/8 4.58 20 37.5 9'10

[DFWJC]

LOL
So Gerhart was faster than McCluster, Dwyer, and Blount....and many, many others.

I didn't realize Ben Tate had those kind of wheels.

[cowboyjoe]

Originally Posted by DFWJC

LOL
So Gerhart was faster than McCluster, Dwyer, and Blount....and many, many others.

I didn't realize Ben Tate had those kind of wheels.

yep , i think thats why the cowboys were interested in him

[RS12]

Ben Tate Auburn 5110 220 31 1/4 9 4.43 26 40.5 10'04

Ran a 4.45 40. Cowboys supposedly had some interest before.

[Cover 2]

Originally Posted by cowboyjoe

note mccluster wasnt as fast evidently as we all thought

Dexter McCluster Mississippi 5086 172 29 1/4 8 3/8 4.58 20 37.5 9'10

Joe, some players just aren't good at running the 40's, but are still fast. Also others aren't fast on the field, but can run good 40's. I've seen McCluster in person and he is much faster than his 40 time. I would prefer scouts to lean more heavily towards game film when determining a player's speed as opposed to a track event. Track speed is irrelevent. A player's on the field speed is all that matters.

[Gzus]

Ben Tate is just outta this world.... Phenomenal combine and great Senior Bowl. I would love to see the Boys pick him up in the 3rd round if he's still on the board. BTW, Cover 2 your sig misspelled Jason "Witten"......

[cowboyjoe]

Originally Posted by Cover 2

Joe, some players just aren't good at running the 40's, but are still fast. Also others aren't fast on the field, but can run good 40's. I've seen McCluster in person and he is much faster than his 40 time. I would prefer scouts to lean more heavily towards game film when determining a player's speed as opposed to a track event. Track speed is irrelevent. A player's on the field speed is all that matters.

I understand what your saying, and i agree with you on that, but to me, you have to have both speed and talent, with what you do on the field.
like jimmy johnson always said, speed kills.

i look at it like this, with alvin harper,he wasnt the fastest fastest wr but fast enough at 4.49 in the 40. To me you must be 4.49 or better in the 40 to be elite. Like when we got felix jones, 4.48 in the 40.

Granted now and then you have players like a jerry rice, or franco harris that dont show good times, but more than not, if you dont have elite speed, you dont break long runs.

Kinda like patrick crayton, 4.53 in the 40.
just a tad slow, he is good enough to get open, etc, but not elite game breaking speed to me.

we need an elite wr/punt/kickoff returner like golden tate, jacoby ford, tridon wr from lsu, that can run to stretch the defense to take pressure off of austin, or roy williams, so the rbs can run etc. along with returning punts and kickoffs, (i got tired of seeing felix tiptoe on kickoffs)

if you get my drift;

[tko112204]

Originally Posted by Gzus

Ben Tate is just outta this world.... Phenomenal combine and great Senior Bowl. I would love to see the Boys pick him up in the 3rd round if he's still on the board. BTW, Cover 2 your sig misspelled Jason "Witten"......

Haha.

[cowboyjoe]

Originally Posted by tko112204

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Haha.

if the cowboys draft tate, i think you might see them trade choice or barber

[Cover 2]

Originally Posted by cowboyjoe

I understand what your saying, and i agree with you on that, but to me, you have to have both speed and talent, with what you do on the field.
like jimmy johnson always said, speed kills.

i look at it like this, with alvin harper,he wasnt the fastest fastest wr but fast enough at 4.49 in the 40. To me you must be 4.49 or better in the 40 to be elite. Like when we got felix jones, 4.48 in the 40.

Granted now and then you have players like a jerry rice, or franco harris that dont show good times, but more than not, if you dont have elite speed, you dont break long runs.

Kinda like patrick crayton, 4.53 in the 40.
just a tad slow, he is good enough to get open, etc, but not elite game breaking speed to me.

[View Full Quote]we need an elite wr/punt/kickoff returner like golden tate, jacoby ford, tridon wr from lsu, that can run to stretch the defense to take pressure off of austin, or roy williams, so the rbs can run etc. along with returning punts and kickoffs, (i got tired of seeing felix tiptoe on kickoffs)

if you get my drift;

Yeah, I understand what you're saying. I think the majority of times 40 times are indicative of speed, but some times they aren't. Felix ran a 4.48, but he plays like a 4.38. Also there are plenty of players that have intangibles that help them overcome mediocre speed.

For the most part I do get what you're saying though.

[Cover 2]

Originally Posted by Gzus

Ben Tate is just outta this world.... Phenomenal combine and great Senior Bowl. I would love to see the Boys pick him up in the 3rd round if he's still on the board. BTW, Cover 2 your sig misspelled Jason "Witten"......

I was honestly hoping he would fall to our 4th round pick and we could cut Barber. Doesn't look like that will happen now. Barber's not bad though, so we will be fine with him. Hopefully it's just in a reduced role.

[Chocolate Lab]

You just watch McCluster in any SEC game and you don't have any questions about his speed. I bet his 40 was as irrelevant as any player's at the combine because it's not even a question. (And he has great quicks, too, which is just as important.)

[cowboyjoe]

Originally Posted by Chocolate Lab

You just watch McCluster in any SEC game and you don't have any questions about his speed. I bet his 40 was as irrelevant as any player's at the combine because it's not even a question. (And he has great quicks, too, which is just as important.)

i think with him, its more his quickness and spreading the defense out to get him on linebackers and slow dbs.

[Hailmary]

Originally Posted by Cover 2

Joe, some players just aren't good at running the 40's, but are still fast. Also others aren't fast on the field, but can run good 40's. I've seen McCluster in person and he is much faster than his 40 time. I would prefer scouts to lean more heavily towards game film when determining a player's speed as opposed to a track event. Track speed is irrelevent. A player's on the field speed is all that matters.

I see your point about on the field speed vs. 40 speed, but.....when you're 5'8" and 170lbs. i think you'd want the player in question to have that extra gear.