Last year, I thought up a formula that would put all of the "explosiveness" numbers (10 yard time, vertical jump, and broad jump), and body weight, together to create a rating for each player. There were only 245 players at the combine that did all of those tests. Here's this year's Top 100:
1 Calvin Johnson, WR/Georgia Tech: 47.31
2 Brian Robison, DE/Texas: 46.69
3 Quincy Black, OLB/New Mexico: 45.51
4 Marcus McCauley, CB/Fresno St: 45.12
5 Aundrae Allison, WR/ECU: 45.08
6 Laurent Robinson, WR/Illinois St: 45.04
7 Gerald Alexander, S/Boise St: 44.90
8 Legedu Naanee, WR/Boise St: 44.75
9 John Wendling, S/Wyoming: 44.71
10 Kenny Scott, CB/Georgia Tech: 44.57
11 LaRon Landry, S/LSU: 44.52
12 Leon Hall, CB/Michigan: 44.39
13 Patrick Willis, MLB/Ole Miss: 44.35
14 Sidney Rice, WR/South Carolina: 44.34
15 Steve Smith, WR/USC: 44.05
16 Mike Mason, WR/Tennessee St: 44.02
17 Antwan Barnes, OLB/Fla Int'l: 43.94
18 C.J. Ah You, DE/Oklahoma: 43.88
19 Adrian Peterson, RB/Oklahoma: 43.84
20 Lawrence Timmons, OLB/Florida St: 43.78
21 Daren Stone, S/Maine: 43.72
22 Anthony Gonzalez, WR/Ohio St: 43.64
23 Jonathan Wade, CB/Tennessee: 43.55
24 Kenny Irons, RB/Auburn: 43.54
25 Darius Walker, RB/Notre Dame: 43.49
26 Jason Hill, WR/Washington St: 43.49
27 Reggie Nelson, S/Florida: 43.42
28 Robert Meachem, WR/Tennessee: 43.39
29 C.J. Wilson, CB/Baylor: 43.38
30 Sabby Piscitelli, S/Oregon St: 43.38
31 Rory Johnson, OLB/Ole Miss: 43.37
32 Anthony Arline, CB/Baylor: 43.29
33 Aaron Fairooz, WR/Central Arkansas: 43.28
34 Josh Wilson, CB/Maryland: 43.23
35 Matt Trannon, WR/Michigan St: 43.14
36 Eric Wright, CB/UNLV: 43.1
37 Lorenzo Booker, RB/Florida St: 43.05
38 Drisan James, WR/Boise St: 42.97
39 Eric Weddle, S/Utah: 42.96
40 Michael Griffin, S/Texas: 42.83
41 Dallas Baker, WR/Florida: 42.82
42 Chris Henry, RB/Arizona: 42.78
43 Juwan Simpson, OLB/Alabama: 42.75
44 Kolby Smith, RB/Louisville: 42.72
45 Zak DeOssie, OLB/Brown: 42.67
46 DeShawn Wynn, RB/Florida: 42.65
47 Jonathan Holland, WR/La Tech: 42.63
48 Marshawn Lynch, RB/California: 42.6
49 Chad Nkang, S/Elon: 42.55
50 Justin Durant, LB/Hampton: 42.53
51 Paul Posluszny, LB/Penn St: 42.52
52 Gaines Adams, DE/Clemson: 42.41
53 Brandon Jackson, RB/Nebraska: 42.40
54 Jay Moore, DE/Nebraska: 42.37
54 Quinn Pitcock, DT/Ohio St: 42.37
56 Antonio Pittman, RB/Ohio St: 42.36
57 Stewart Bradley, OLB/Nebraska: 42.32
58 Jamaal Anderson, DE/Arkansas: 42.27
59 Jacoby Jones, WR/Lane: 42.23
60 Brian Leonard, RB/Rutgers: 42.21
61 Michael Allan, TE/Whitworth: 42.20
62 Adam Carriker, DE/Nebraska: 42.18
63 Onrea Jones, WR/Hampton: 42.16
64 C.J. Gaddis, CB/Clemson: 42.12
65 Mike Walker, WR/UCF: 42.11
66 Baraka Atkins, DE/Miami: 42.09
67 Courtney Taylor, WR/Auburn: 42.08
68 Chris Houston, CB/Arkansas: 42.07
69 Derek Schouman, FB/Boise St: 42.05
70 Cory Anderson, FB/Tennessee: 42.04
71 Dwayne Bowe, WR/LSU: 42.01
72 Craig Dahl, S/North Dakota St: 41.98
73 LaMarr Woodley, DE/Michigan: 41.97
74 Paul Williams, WR/Fresno St: 41.95
75 Steve Breaston, WR/Michigan: 41.80
76 Michael Okwo, LB/Stanford: 41.69
77 Eldra Buckley, RB/Chattanooga: 41.66
78 Dallas Sartz, OLB/USC: 41.65
79 Jerard Rabb, WR/Boise St: 41.63
80 Jared Zabransky, QB/Boise St: 41.59
81 Ryne Robinson, WR/Miami (Ohio): 41.58
81 Greg Olsen, TE/Miami: 41.58
83 Brandon McDonald, CB/Memphis: 41.57
84 Xzavie Jackson, DE/Missouri: 41.54
84 Duane Coleman, CB/Clemson: 41.54
86 Johnnie Lee Higgins, WR/UTEP: 41.53
86 Tim Shaw, OLB/Penn St: 41.53
88 Tarell Brown, CB/Texas: 41.52
89 D'Juan Woods, WR/Oklahoma St: 41.49
90 Paul Soliai, DT/Utah: 41.42
91 David Harris, MLB/Michigan: 41.39
92 Aaron Ross, CB/Texas: 41.38
93 Joe Staley, OT/Central Michigan: 41.24
94 Charles Johnson, DE/Georgia: 41.21
95 Michael Coe, CB/Alabama St: 41.19
96 Fred Bennett, CB/South Carolina: 41.17
97 Reggie Lewis, CB/Florida: 41.16
98 James Jones, WR/San Jose St: 41.03
98 DaShon Goldson, CB/Washington: 41.03
100 Quentin Moses, DE/Georgia: 40.94
Formula: BW/25+BJ+VJ/3+25(2-10yd)
BW=Body Weight
BJ=Broad Jump
VJ=Vertical Jump
10yd=10 yard time
Here are the highest ratings at each position this year:
QB: Jared Zabransky, Boise St: 41.59 (80th)
RB: Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma: 43.84 (19th)
FB: Derek Schouman, Boise St: 42.05 (69th)
TE: Michael Allan, Whitworth: 42.20 (61st)
WR: Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech: 47.31 (1st)
OT: Joe Staley, Central Michigan: 41.24 (93rd)
OG: Allen Barbre, Missouri S St: 40.17 (125th)
C: Samson Satele, Hawaii: 37.67 (191st)
DE: Brian Robison, Texas: 46.69 (2nd)
DT: Quinn Pitcock, Ohio St: 42.37 (54th)
MLB: Patrick Willis, Ole Miss: 44.35 (13th)
OLB: Quincy Black, New Mexico: 45.51 (3rd)
CB: Marcus McCauley, Fresno St: 45.12 (4th)
S: Gerald Alexander, Boise St: 44.90 (7th)
Last year's best:
QB: D.J. Shockley, Georgia: 40.14
RB: Joseph Addai, LSU: 43.81
FB: Garrett Mills, Tulsa: 40.72
TE: Vernon Davis, Maryland: 47.08
WR: Sinorice Moss, Miami: 44.65
OT: Daryn Colledge, Boise St: 39.21
OG: Davin Joseph, Oklahoma: 38.86
C: Chris Chester, Oklahoma: 39.45
DE: Mario Williams, N.C. St: 45.3
DT: Jonathan Lewis, Virginia Tech: 40.78
MLB: DeMeco Ryans, Alabama: 42.19
OLB: Ernie Sims, Florida St: 44.83
CB: Jason Allen, Tennessee: 44.95
S: Donte Whitner, Ohio St: 44.24
Link:
http://maxnfldraft.blogspot.com/2007/03/explosiveness-rating.html
