NFL Combine - Inside the Numbers

I don't know about some of you, but I'm pretty sure I have a mild case of OCD.  I get into these modes where I get into something and become obessesed with it. 

Case in point, about two months ago I decided to dive into the NFL combine.  I literally spent three whole days breaking down all the available combine numbers since 1999.  Everybody that has played football knows about the NFL combine, and its significance to being "evaluated" for the draft. 

I broke down everything from positional measures, correlating every inch in the broad jump and vertical jump to average 40 time, agility correlations with 40, benching correlations with 40, height/weight with all the drills, etc. 

Everybody thinks that every WR/DB is running 4.4-something, jumping 40+ inches, or every OL/DL is benching 225 - 30+ times, and all these other preceptions.  Instead what this data showed is that the athletes getting hyped like crazy after the combine because of a 4.3x forty or 40+ vertical, tend to be outliers rather than the average. 

So I'm going to present multiple posts on this data; starting today with each positions average on all the physical tests and height/weight.  Have a look

QB:
Height - 6'2.8
Weight - 221.34
40 - 4.84
Vert - 31.48
SLJ - 9'2
L-Drill - 7.19
5-10-5 - 4.34
Bench - QB's do not typically perform the bench

WR:
Height - 6'1
Weight - 200.9 lbs
40 - 4.52
Vert - 35.18
SLJ - 119.5 (9'11.5)
L-Drill - 6.98
5-10-5 - 4.19
Bench - 15.75

RB:
Height - 5'10.9
Weight - 213.42
40 - 4.56
Vert - 34.70
SLJ - 117.3 (9'9.3)
L-Drill - 7.06
5-10-5 - 4.25
Bench - 19.73

TE:
Height - 6'4.4
Weight - 255.5
40 - 4.80
Vert - 32.64
SLJ - 113.1 (9'5.1)
L-Drill - 7.22
5-10-5 - 4.36
Bench - 20.4

OL:
Height - 6'4.75
Weight - 313
40 - 5.30
Vert - 28
SLJ - 100.77 (8'4.77)
L-Drill - 7.88
5-10-5 - 4.74
Bench - 25.1

CB:
Height - 5'11.3
Weight - 192.3
40 - 4.49
Vert - 36
SLJ - 120.75 (10'.75)
L-Drill - 6.94
5-10-5 - 4.14
Bench - 14.68

Safety:
Height - 6'1.7
Weight - 207.1
40 - 4.57
Vert - 35
SLJ - 119.4 (9'11.4)
L-Drill - 7.04
5-10-5 - 4.202
Bench - 17.06

OLB:
Height - 6'2
Weight - 240
40 - 4.69
Vert - 34.4
SLJ - 116.67 (9'8.67)
L-Drill - 7.15
5-10-5 - 4.28
Bench - 22.6

ILB:
Height - 6'1.6
Weight - 242.5
40 - 4.77
Vert - 33.38
SLJ - 112.85 (9'4.85)
L-Drill - 7.26
5-10-5 -4.30
Bench - 22.7

DE:
Height - 6'3.8
Weight - 268
40 - 4.84
Vert - 32.95
SLJ - 113.5 (9'5.5)
L-Drill - 7.38
5-10-5 - 4.41
Bench - 23.76

DT:
Height - 6'3
Weight - 304
40 - 5.10
Vert - 29.5
SLJ - 105 (8'9)
L-Drill - 7.71
5-10-5 - 4.62
Bench -  27.5

Sweetness getting some air!



So what do you think?  Anything surprise or stick out to you?  Write a comment on what position you find to be the most impressive!