Bench Press. In short, strength and power is certainly a good thing to potentially develop as a pro football player, although much more is needed from other attributes as well. That said Bo Jackson has the best verifiable time at. . These college standouts will look to impress in measurements and drills to help boost their stock ahead of April. I had one album for baseball and one for football, and I blew all my allowance money on these things. ", In 1997, Foxy Brown referenced Jackson in her song "Big Bad Mamma. Sears and Clowney each finished with 17 points. You can still hear him gather himself at times when he talks, but he is a capable spokesman for his interests, when he chooses to share them with the public. He's using his explosive athleticism to develop into a dangerous pass-rusher for the Patriots, and he was the team's best defender during the 2014 playoffs. And even as a child, I noticed the most surprising thing about Bo Jackson -- that, somehow, none of this stuff that's still got us in a tizzy over 20 years later impresses him in the least. Before he could return, his mother died. Interestingly enough, in an event dominated by receivers and defensive backs, the second-best mark was posted by an outside linebacker. Bo Jackson reportedly recorded a hand-timed 4.12 second 40 yard dash time in 1986. [12], In 1982, Jackson's freshman year, Auburn played Boston College in the Tangerine Bowl, where Jackson made a one-handed grab on an option pitch. It's not like he was able to parlay the former skill set into the latter. 275 for 20 or 30 reps is more . . What does the Bench Press measure? "[49] This "Bo Knows" marketing campaign was for the release of the Nike Air Trainer I, a cross-training shoe, the first of its kind. At the 2012 combine, Fleming blazed through the 60-yard shuttle for a time of 10.75 seconds, per NFL.com. [30], During the 1990 season, Jackson hit HRs in four consecutive at-bats tying a Major League record (held by several). As a thrower, he got top-throws of 15.27m (50ft 1in) in the shot put and 45.44m (149ft 1in) in the discus throw. The BC beast vaulted up draft boards after a 4.58 in the 40, 28 reps of 225 pounds on the bench, a 38 vertical and a 49-of-50 on the Wonderlic Test. NFL NFL Scouting Combine records: 40-yard dash, best vertical jump, bench press, 3-cone drill NFL Why is the Bills' defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier taking a break from the NFL for the 2023 . Participants at the combine will go through team interviews, medical testing, measurements, and on-field workouts as well. Given that the Cowboys do field two stud cornerbacks in Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne, it's reasonable to anticipate Sensabaugh producing more in the immediate future. That means the likes of Bo Jackson (reportedly ran a 4.12 at the 1986 Combine) and Deion Sanders (4.2 in 1989) will not be on the list. One of the best players in the country helped lead UCF to a national championship and then stunned everyone at the NFL Combine. This NBA season is wide open, but only a select handful of teams can actually win the title. I dont want to say a specific time (in the 40). In 2009, he joined the board of Burr Ridge Bank and Trust. Fascinatinglyenough, not every record was set by a prospect who was extensively well known. 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[67], On May 9, 2009, Jackson delivered the commencement speech at Auburn University's graduation ceremony. He seems perfectly fine with not being the athletic superhero. How these prospects perform in tests of speed, strength and agility can have a profound impact on where they land in the draft. An NFL Combine performance can have a big effect on a players draft stock, and Williams used his numbers to go from a borderline first-round pick to a top-five selection. In hindsight, the numbers that Watt put up at the Combine were a window into his dominant Defensive Player of the Year future. In eleven games, with nine starts, Jackson rushed for a total of 950 yards with a 5.5 yards per carry average and four touchdowns. In this scouting report, Jackson's worth to an MLB team was listed at only $200,000, much less than what he would end up taking home later on in his short-lived careers. After all, this unit only allowed a 54.3 completion percentage last year and collected 22 picks. Poe became the No. With all eyes on Watkins and the receiver himself even hyping anticipation, expect the skilled playmaker to impress viewers. Time: 4.22 seconds. [75], In an effort to help his native state of Alabama, Jackson began a fundraiser known as "Bo Bikes Bama". In 1986, when Jackson ran his combine 40, Calvin Smith was the world's fastest human, and his world-record 100-meter time of 9.93 seconds would be 3.63 seconds when reduced to 40 yards. NFL Combine Records: 40-Yard Dash. That said, Bo Jackson has the best verifiable time at a combine with his 4.12-second clocking at the Louisiana Superdome in 1986. On July 29, 1988, against the Baltimore Orioles, Jackson, batting against Jeff Ballard, attempted to call time out as Ballard was delivering the ball. Bo Jackson: Stuff of legend. I didn't know you could do that, and I remember reasoning that they just let him do it because he was Bo Jackson. I don't know if you remember those Panini sticker albums, but basically you bought these player stickers in packs like you would buy sports cards, and you would fill your album with them. The NFL Combine is a unique event in the world of footbal He broke the old record, set by cornerback Sedrick Curry out of Texas A&M (2000), by just 0.03 seconds. Bo Jackson was never really a weight lifter at all, the guy did calisthenics and cardio mostly on top of game practice. RB . Barkley produced a 4.40 40-yard dash, 1.54 10-yard split, 29 bench-press reps, and a 41-inch vertical jump. Josh Kendall ofThe Stateprovided a statement from Watkins discussing the 40-yard dash drill: I am 10 times faster than I was in college. This will allow top executives, coaching staff, player personnel departments, and medical personnel from all 32 NFL teams to evaluate the 319 college football prospects ahead of the NFL draft. Jackson, who ran 17 times for 114 yards during this Iron Bowl, continued marching his team downfield as he caught an 8-yard pass from quarterback Randy Campbell down to the Alabama 1-yard line. Sedrick Curry is someone most have never heard ofuntil now. Fleming, like many of the other top performers in this list, hasn't been a star in the NFL. Collins' ability to leap across a nearly 12-foot span has translated well to the pro game. Twenty-six years later, that still remains the Combine record for any . It's like all sports, put together, was The Eliminator, and Bo Jackson was the greatest American Gladiator we've ever seen. [38], Despite this, the Buccaneers selected Jackson with the first overall pick in the 1986 draft. The closest any prospect has come to that total was at the 2012 combine, when Dontari Poe did 44 reps. . He finished his career having made a minor impact as a return specialist, but he never caught on as a receiver, catching just 24 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns. He remains the Combine's Great White Whale. Curry bolted to 6.34 seconds in the 3-cone drill at the 2000 combine, p. Donald ran a 4.68-second 40 and had 35 bench press reps, both among the best for defensive linemen at that year's combine. There are, though, two things he can hang his pro football hat on: 1. His NFL career has been mostly spent on special teams, but he gave us some memories that we won't forget . With his draft stock holding strong near the top of the class, Johnson planned on kicking back and watching the festivities. In the film You Don't Know Bo, Jackson claimed that when he realized his injury on the field, he popped his hip back into the socket, which damaged the blood vessels supplying blood to the hip. First Name: . Prior to the game Seahawks linebacker Brian Bosworth insulted Jackson and promised in a media event before the game to contain Jackson. However, thats incredible for a big man. He didnt bring any track shoes. A time where we watch NFL Draft prospects run as fast as they can, jump as far and high as possible, and crank out bench press reps like theres no tomorrow. Justin Ernest of Eastern Kentucky hit 51 reps, according to NFLDraftScout.com, but he went undrafted the following April. Released around the same time was Bo Jackson Baseball for the NES system and IBM-compatible computers. He kept his vow and opted to play baseball for the Kansas City Royals, the defending World Series champions, which drafted him in the fourth round, 105th overall, in the 1986 amateur draft. Neither of these players could hold a candle to the display of raw speed Auburn's Bo Jackson showed, however, at the 1986 NFL Scouting Combine at the Louisiana Superdome. Its safe to say that no one saw this one coming. 16. The closest . In recent years others like Stephen Paea and Mike Kudla have come close to breaking the record but failed to reach that elusive 51st repetition. [34], Jackson finished his career in 1994 with the California Angels. Jackson is married to Linda, a rehabilitation counselor, and has three children sons Garrett and Nicholas, and a daughter, Morgan. They are the NFL Combine performances you don't forget. The next one is pixelated and exists on a ditty I like to call "Tecmo Bowl.". From Auburn's own 34-yard line, Bo Jackson and company began a long drive as he converted on a 4th-and-1 at the Alabama 42. 13 overall), St. Louis Rams. In his four seasons in the NFL, Jackson rushed for 2,782 yards and 16 touchdowns with an average yards per carry of 5.4. The tornadoes claimed hundreds of lives and left many Alabama residents without power. NFL Combine records: Best vertical jump, bench press, 3-cone drill and scouting combine . In June 1982, Jackson was selected by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft, but he instead chose to attend Auburn University on a football scholarship because he promised his mother he would be the first in the family to go to a major college. ustin Ernest of Eastern Kentucky, who put up 51 reps back in 1999. [40][41] A five-year, $7.4 million contract was negotiated where Jackson would be permitted to play the entire baseball season with the Royals and would report to the Raiders once the MLB season was finished even if it meant missing NFL games. Scouts like to say the tape doesn't lie, but every year we see players shoot up draft boards after proving superior to their peers in shorts. If you ask football fans about players and their 40 times, many will bring up legendary running back Bo Jackson. He did however play the character of Calvin Farquhar, a sports radio jockey, on the TV show Marriedwith Children. Each year, NFL draft prospects descend on Indianapolis looking to make their case in front of scouts, general managers and coaches. In 1989, Jackson ranked fourth in the American League in both home runs, with 32, and RBI, with 105. In his last football game, the playoff victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in January 1991, Jackson suffered a dislocated hip following a tackle. So Johnson borrowed a pair of spikes from East Carolinas James Pinkney then proceeded to run a blistering 4.32 in the 40.10. Iowa receiver Kevin Kasper was an NFL journeyman from 2001 through 2008. [60], In 2007, Nike released a set of Nike Dunk shoes honoring Bo Jackson. The scout also noted that this was his first year playing baseball and he seemed to be a "do it all type of player" and also stated he was "the best pure athlete in America today". 11 overall. In addition, Jackson claimed to have been clocked at 4.13 . 21) at his new position. I wanted to be like Bo Jackson because, in myriad arenas, I was fascinated by the idea of doing everything. [7] Both times that he was the decathlon state champion, he built up such a commanding points lead before the 1500 meters that he never competed in that event. [1] Jackson's elite achievements in multiple sports have given him the reputation as one of the greatest athletes of all time.[2]. ", Radio personality James Golden adopted the stage name "Bo Snerdley" in homage to Jackson. The second player at the same combine ran a 4.62, didn't do the bench press, had a 31-inch vertical jump, broad jumped 116 inches, had a 6.75 three-cone drill, and did 20-yard shuttle in 4.08. The only believable reading a stopwatch could have for Bo would have been "get the f*** outta here." He also ran the 100-yard dash in 9.54 seconds. 2 overall. SHIT. The only player I can think of, besides Bo, who beat out a ball hit to second base was vaunted speedster Otis Nixon. On Close Closed Captions Bench Off Bench On Broad Off Broad On Vertical . 2022 NFL . Jackson, the eighth of ten children, was born on November 30, 1962, and raised in Bessemer, Alabama. The only problem? That is kind of hidden right now, but I will definitely have the fastest time or one of the two or three fastest at the combine. Post-career Bo is just as impressive to me as the athletic superhero. Sensabaugh was then selected in Round 5 by the Jacksonville Jaguars and now plays for the Dallas Cowboys. Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and football player. 11 overall), Kansas City Chiefs. [20], Jackson qualified for the NCAA nationals in the 100-meter dash in his freshman and sophomore years. He endorsed Nike and was involved in a popular ad campaign called "Bo Knows" which envisioned Jackson attempting to take up a litany of other sports, including tennis, golf, luge, auto racing, ice hockey, and playing blues music with Bo Diddley, who scolded Jackson by telling him, "You don't know Diddley! An athlete's performance has a direct impact on where they're selected in the NFL Draft. NFL Scouting Combine and Pro Day scores, percentiles and metrics for Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville. You can only hope they remembered Randy Moss at Lambeau on Monday night in 1998, and then explain it was like that except accompanied by superhuman strength. Wade Boggs followed with his own home run, making them the first pair in All-Star history to lead off the first inning with back-to-back home runs. Over the years, my friends and I have often played the game of how great an athlete LeBron James would be in a different sport. The five-day gran fondo was a one-time event and has become an annual[72] maximum single-day gran fondo lasting approximately 62 miles. [73], In a 2017 interview with USA Today, Jackson said he never would have played football if he had known the health risks associated with it. It was one of the best NFL Combine performances ever, mostly based on Sanders swagger and confidence. That number is the best this century, but 51 reps were put up in 1999 by someone you've likely never heard of. Paea is the NFL combine bench press king. Darrius Heyward-Bey has an argument for best NFL Combine performance in terms of baiting a team into taking him in the top 10. 4.3 "That guy has 4.3 speed." We've all heard that before. "The game has gotten so violent, so rough. Deion Sanders, CB, Florida State . At 64, 315 pounds, he ran a 4.81 40-yard dash, which isnt common for players over 300 pounds. The Chicago White Sox chose Jackson to throw the ceremonial first pitch before Game Two of the 2005 World Series. He has his own video game for the original Game Boy portable gaming system, Bo Jackson's Hit and Run. . The reason? Players can make their marks at the NFL Combine, and plenty have. [26] Then he led off the bottom of the firsthis first All-Star plate appearancewith a monstrous 448-foot (137m) home run against Rick Reuschel of the San Francisco Giants. For athletes, in general, this is very hard to do. Deion Sanders, CB, Florida State . Bo Jackson, byname of Vincent Edward Jackson, (born November 30, 1962, Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.), American athlete who starred for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) during his short but storied professional career and who is widely considered one of the greatest all-around athletes in history. One thing is for sure, however: at 6-1, 227 pounds, Jackson's combination of size and speed was a terrifying prospect for opposing defensive players. 106 overall. Jackson played college football as a running back for the Auburn Tigers, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1985. Washington exploded for a 4.29 40-yard dash, a 41.5-inch vertical and a 10-foot 9-inch broad jump. 1995 draft: First round (No. I need people to understand something. But when I can, I'm better for it, because 1987-1990 Bo Jackson offers plenty of treasures. In order to make this list, you have to look at overall performance. Auburn held a 1413 halftime lead when Alabama running back Paul Ott Carruth scored on an eight-yard touchdown runand then the Crimson Tide added a field goal to make it a 2214 Alabama lead going into the 4th quarter. Bo . And the people that did know that, they wouldn't tell anybody," he said. At Auburn, he proved to be a tremendous athlete in both baseball and football. MORE 2020NFL COMBINE:TV schedule | Biggest takeaways from Indy. [14], In 1985, Jackson rushed for 1,786 yards which was the second-best single-season performance in SEC history. Because, quite honestly, that's all you could say half the time when he played. He played in seven games, starting five, and scored a total of six touchdowns (four rushing, two receiving). 24 overall pick, the East Carolina product earned that status by acing the Combine's marquee speed and agility disciplines. Matt Jones, QB/WR, Arkansas 2008Another change-of-position guy (albeit with far less success), Jones was a 66, 237-pound quarterback with questionable mental makeup but 4.37 speed in the 40. The future three-time NFL defensive player of the year ran a 4.84-second 40, had a 37-inch vertical and 10-foot broad jump, while also doing 34 bench press reps. All except that 40 time which for a 6-5, 290-pounder was still mighty impressive were enough to place Watt among the best in his position group. 40-Yard Dash. The NFL Combine swapped equipment in 2006, and the 40-yard dash wasnt electronically timed until 1999. He and his massive frame . When asked if he ran a 4.12 40-yard dash at the 1986 NFL Scouting Combine, the fastest time ever recorded in NFL Combine history and a time that has been rumored from several sources, . He dominates it like Wilt Chamberlain dominated basketball, but he also lends legitimacy to the event, and 20 years later, American Gladiators is far more UFC than it is "Double Dare for grown-ups." Jackson joined the Raiders in time for their Week 8 matchup against the New England Patriots, where he rushed for a total of 37 yards on eight carries. He catches the football with his hands. At 304 pounds, Mandarich ran a 4.65 in the 40, exploded for a 30" vertical and 10'3" broad jump, and ripped off 39 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press. I ran up to my mom and said, "look, they messed up!" His 4.12-second time is said to be the fastest ever recorded. Meanwhile, defensive back Deion Sanders was reportedly clocked at 4.2 seconds in 1989. 11 overall pick for the Chiefs by going crazy big man at the Combine. He also put up 44 reps on the bench press. Like J.J. Watt before him, Donald displayed the sort of athleticism at the combine that would help him win defensive player of the year. That a man averaged 5.5 yards per carry and hit 32 home runs in the same year is pretty astounding. The NFL Scouting Combine (Feb. 22-25) is crossing the finish line on another so-called Underwear Olympics. The Combine is just one step in the job interview process leading up to the 2014 NFL Draft (May 8-10). Here's your one-stop shop for all the top results on the 2022 NFL Combine. None of them have any business doing some of the things they do athletically, especially when they weigh over 300 pounds. It takes a truly special athlete to set a new benchmark to which others will aspire in the years to come. I tell you what, the Oakland (now Las Vegas) Raiders never saw a blazing fast receiver they didnt love. . His story of only having one hand was the headline, but his results gave us plenty to talk about as well. While Maehl did go undrafted, he made it onto the Philadelphia Eagles' active roster last season, catching four passes for 67 yards and one touchdown. Bench Press: (N/A) reps (225 lb) Vertical Leap: (N/A) inches: Height: 74.25 inches: Weight: 216 lbs: He often says that while he may have been great for sports, sports were no doubt greater for him considering the post-career opportunities that have been afforded him. After essentially taking off his junior season, Clowney came down from on high long enough to run a brilliant 4.53 faster even than Johnny Football and post a 37.5 vertical and 104 broad jump. A time where we watch NFL Draft prospects run as fast as they can, jump as far and high as possible, and crank out bench press reps like there's no tomorrow. Dwight Freeney's unexpected strength. Chris Johnson's modern-day 40-yard dash standard of 4.24 seconds stood for nearly a decade. A Miracle Squared: Celebrating The Greatness Of BoJackson, Jaden Ivey pulled a Chris Webber, and it cost Pistons the game vs. Bulls. Per ESPN.com, USC's Justin Fargas hit the mark in 2003, and then Scott Starks of Wisconsin reached it in 2005. 6 overall), San Francisco 49ers. [58] Jackson also made his first appearance in the modern Madden series, Madden 15 and Madden 16. Download. It shouldn't shock anyone that he dropped a Megatron bomb in Indianapolis before the Lions took him at No. In hindsight, the most impressive thing the Incredible Bulk did was pass his steroid drug screening during the Combine. Asking Google how much Bo Jackson was able to bench press. He later appeared in small roles in the films The Chamber, The Pandora Project and Fakin' Da Funk. His 49 reps of 225 pounds has yet to be surpassed. 2. Showing just how useless this test can be for real scouting evaluation, Ernest ended up going undrafted that year and never made a name for himself in the NFL. 11 overall), Houston Texans. Watkins currently draws comparisons to highly touted athletes such as Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, who impressed mightily when he participated at the combine in 2011. Jackson's football number 34 was officially retired at Auburn in a halftime ceremony on October 31, 1992. 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