Beyond Sports College Network Combine
The NFL Combine invited 17 "elite" Tight Ends from top schools, below is how Ben Thayer, from Eastern Michigan University fared at BSN's Combine in comparison to those "elite" players.
40 Yard Dash: 4.85 sec (10th fastest compared to 2011 TE NFL Combine results)
Pro Shuttle: 4.15 sec (tied for 2nd fastest time compared to 2011 TE NFL
Combine results)
L-Drill: 6.87 sec (4th fastest time compared to 2011 TE NFL Combine results)
Vertical: 31" (tied for 12th highest jump compared to 2011 TE NFL Combine results)
Broad:9'1.5" (12th longest jump compared to 2011 TE NFL Combine results)
Official Combine Results, Akron, OH, April 11, 2011 (Click Here)
***Due to illness at Ben's regularly scheduled EMU pro day, he chose to re-test when he felt 100 percent healthy at BSN's Combine in Akron, OH. Ben's BSN Pro Day numbers were officially timed and accurately represented Ben's abilities and athleticism. If you are still in disbelief, then watch the highlights, the film does not lie.