NFL Scouting Combine: Which offensive lineman ran fastest on Sunday?
For the second straight year, five offensive linemen broke five seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine on Sunday. But this year, one ran faster than 4.9 seconds, too.
Georgia center Jared Wilson clocked a 4.84-second 40 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Weighing in at 310 pounds earlier on Sunday, Wilson became the third 300-or-more-pound offensive lineman in the NFL Scouting Combine’s “modern” history (since 2003) to run faster than 4.9 in the 40, following Arkansas-Pine Bluff tackle Terron Armstead and Oklahoma tackle Lane Johnson in 2013.
Armstead ran 4.71 seconds and Johnson 4.72 at the combine. Johnson is now a six-time Pro Bowler, and Armstead is a five-time Pro Bowler.
The other offensive linemen who eclipsed five seconds on Sunday included Missouri tackle Armand Membou at 4.91, Arizona tackle Jonah Savaiinaea at 4.95, Georgia guard Tate Ratledge at 4.97 and LSU tackle Will Campbell at 4.98.
Three prospects in the Sunday group played at Alabama high schools and colleges. Their 40 times were:
- Alabama guard Tyler Booker: 5.38 seconds. Booker weighed 321 pounds.
- Alabama A&M offensive tackle Carson Vinson: 5.12 seconds. Vinson weighed 314 pounds.
- Jacksonville State guard Clay Webb (Oxford High School): 5.11 seconds. Webb weighed 312 pounds.
Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin, who played at Alabama from 2020 through 2023, is recovering from a torn Achilles tendon suffered on Nov. 19 and could not take part in the on-the-field portion of the combine.
Six other SEC offensive linemen ran the 40-yard dash on Sunday:
- Texas tackle Kelvin Banks Jr.: 5.16 seconds
- Florida tackle Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson: 5.33 seconds
- Kentucky center Eli Cox: 5.02 seconds
- LSU guard Miles Frazier: 5.24 seconds
- South Carolina center Torricelli Simpkins III: 5.45 seconds
- Georgia guard Xavier Truss: 5.24 seconds
Perhaps more closely watched than the 40 time for offensive linemen is how fast they got through the first 10 yards. Oregon tackle Josh Conerly Jr. led that stat at 1.71 seconds, followed by Ratledge, Savaiinaea, Webb and Wilson at 1.72.
In the other measured drills on Sunday, the leaders among the offensive linemen included:
Vertical jump: North Dakota State tackle Grey Zabel outjumped the other offensive linemen by getting his 312 pounds 36.5 inches off the ground. Iowa State’s Jalen Travis had the second-best jump at 35 inches, with Oregon’s Conerly third at 34.5 inches.
Broad jump: The SEC had a podium sweep at this station with Missouri’s Membou clearing 9 feet, 7 inches (115 inches) for the top spot. LSU’s Campbell and Georgia’s Ratledge tied for second at 113 inches.
Three-cone drill: Georgia’s Ratledge was the fastest here with a 7.38-second showing. Texas Tech guard Caleb Rogers placed second at 7.43 seconds, with Alabama A&M’s Carson Vinson third at 7.51 seconds.
The drill is designed to measure a player’s ability to change directions. With the cones in an L-shape, the player runs 5 yards to the middle cone and back, then runs around the middle cone, another 5 yards to the far cone and back around the L to the starting cone.
Shuttle run: Texas Tech’s Rogers came out the fastest by completing the 20-yard course in 4.49 seconds. Kansas offensive tackle Logan Brown and Boston College center Drew Kendall finished tied for second at 4.51.
The drill is designed to test lateral quickness. It’s sometimes called the 5-10-5. From a middle starting position, the player runs 5 yards to his right, touches a line, turns and runs 10 yards to the left and touches a line, then runs back to the starting spot.
The offensive linemen will have the opportunity to participate in the bench press on Monday. In the bench press, each player does as many repetitions as he can with a 225-pound weight bar.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.