The three-cone drill has fallen into disfavor in recent years with the participants at the NFL Scouting Combine. This year, 77 of the prospects, only about one-quarter of those attending, visited the station to be timed.

But of those who tackled the three-cone drill in 2024, former American Christian Academy standout Kamari Lassiter was the fastest. The Georgia cornerback completed the three-cone drill in 6.62 seconds at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Lassiter’s performance was the third-fastest by a player from an Alabama high school or college at the combine in this century.

Auburn cornerback Carlos Rogers recorded 6.48 seconds in the three-cone drill at the 2005 combine, and Troy safety Sherrod Martin went 6.60 seconds at the 2009 combine.

Lassiter is the first new name in the Alabama-roots top 10 since 2016, when Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones’ 6.71 seconds placed him at seventh on the state list. Lassiter pushed Florida wide receiver Chad Jackson (Hoover) and his 6.73-second showing in 2006 out of the top 10.

The three-cone drill is designed to gauge a player’s ability to change directions on the run. 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.

Four other prospects who played at Alabama high schools and colleges put their names among the state’s top 10 performances in this century in other measured events at this year’s combine.

Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner had a 40.5-inch vertical jump that tied for 10th-best at the 2024 combine. It’s tied for the seventh-best on the Alabama-roots list.

With 42-inch efforts, only two Alabama players – defensive end Mark Anderson in 2006 and wide receiver Henry Ruggs III in 2020 – have recorded better vertical jumps than Turner at the combine.

The top mark on the state list is the 42.5 inches of Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah (Homewood) at the 2015 combine.

Alabama wide receiver Jermaine Burton, Oregon cornerback Khyree Jackson (who played his first two college seasons at Alabama) and Auburn safety Jaylin Simpson tied for seventh in the broad jump at this year’s combine by clearing 11 feet, 1 inch.

That’s also tied for fourth-best among players with Alabama football roots at the combine in this century. The only better broad jumps recorded by players from Alabama high schools and colleges are 11 feet, 3 inches by Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones (Foley) in 2011 and Auburn wide receiver Darius Slayton in 2019 and 11 feet, 2 inches by Auburn fullback Carl Stewart in 2008.

The best performance for a player with Alabama football roots in each of the six measured drills at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine included:

Bench press: 27 reps by Auburn defensive tackle Marcus Harris (Park Crossing). In the bench press, participants try to get as many repetitions as possible with a 225-pound weight bar.

40-yard dash: 4.36 seconds by Auburn cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett (Jackson)

Vertical jump: 40.5 inches by Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner

Broad jump: 11 feet, 1 inch by Alabama wide receiver Jermaine Burton, Oregon cornerback Khyree Jackson (Alabama) and Auburn safety Jaylin Simpson

Three-cone drill: 6.62 seconds by Georgia cornerback Kamari Lassiter (American Christian)

Shuttle run: 4.12 seconds by Georgia cornerback Kamari Lassiter (American Christian)

Another player with Alabama football roots didn’t lead the state or the 2024 combine in any of the measured events, but UCF tackle Tylan Grable was a standout among the offensive linemen on Sunday. (Grable was at Jacksonville State from 2018 through 2021 before transferring to Central Florida.)

One of the five offensive linemen to run the 40 faster than five seconds on Sunday, Grable tied for the top spot in the broad jump with South Dakota State guard Mason McCormick at 9 feet, 9 inches and finished second in the vertical jump at 36.5 inches among the offensive linemen in 2024.

The NFL dates the modern history of its scouting combine to 2003. In that period, Grable’s vertical jump is tied for the third-best and his broad jump is tied for the eighth-best among offensive linemen.

Highlights from the full field in the measured drills at the 2024 combine included Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy’s 4.21-second 40-yard dash and Texas Tech safety Tyler Owens’ 12-foot, 2-inch broad jump.

In modern era, no player has run the 40 faster than Worthy did on Saturday. Owens’ long jump was 10 inches farther than any other player at this year’s combine and came within 1 inch of tying the modern record.

The best performance for any player in the six measured drills at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine included:

Bench press: 39 repetitions by Arkansas center Beaux Limmer

40-yard dash: 4.21 seconds by Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy

Vertical jump: 42.5 inches by Holy Cross wide receiver Jalen Coker, Penn State cornerback Daequan Hardy, Boston College cornerback Elijah Jones and Virginia wide receiver Malik Washington

Broad jump: 12 feet, 2 inches by Texas Tech safety Tyler Owens

Three-cone drill: 6.62 seconds by Georgia cornerback Kamari Lassiter (American Christian)

Shuttle run: 3.98 seconds by South Dakota cornerback Myles Harden

A rundown on the players from Alabama high schools and colleges who went to the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, with their physical measurements and how they performed in the measured drills:

Missouri cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine (Spanish Fort)

Measurements: 5-foot-11, 179 pounds, 31-inch arm, 8.625-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.44-second 40-yard dash and 33.5-inch vertical jump. Abrams-Draine did not participate in the broad jump, three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold

Measurements: 6-foot-0, 189 pounds, 31.625-inch arm, 8.875-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.5-second 40-yard dash, 37-inch vertical jump and 10-foot, 9-inch broad jump. Arnold did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

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UCF wide receiver Javon Baker (Alabama)

Measurements: 6-foot-1, 202 pounds, 32.25-inch arm, 9.625-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.54-second 40-yard dash, 37-inch vertical jump and 10-foot, 1-inch broad jump. Baker did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Alabama linebacker Chris Braswell

Measurements: 6-foot-3, 251 pounds, 33.25-inch arm, 9.375-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.60-second 40-yard dash, 33.5-inch vertical jump and 9-foot, 7-inch broad jump. Braswell did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Alabama wide receiver Jermaine Burton

Measurements: 6-foot-0, 196 pounds, 31-inch arm, 9.875-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.45-second 40-yard dash, 38.5-inch vertical jump and 11-foot, 1-inch broad jump (tied for seventh). Burton did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Miami (Fla.) guard Javion Cohen (Central-Phenix City, Alabama)

Measurements: 6-foot-4, 324 pounds, 34-inch arm, 9.875-inch hand.

Measured drills: 26.5-inch vertical jump, 8-foot, 8-inch broad jump and 22 bench-press reps. Cohen did not participate in the 40-yard dash, three-cone drill and shuttle run.

Alabama defensive tackle Justin Eboigbe

Measurements: 6-foot-4, 297 pounds, 33.375-inch arm, 9.75-inch hand.

Measured drills: 5.18-second 40-yard dash and 28-inch vertical jump. Eboigbe did not participate in the broad jump, three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

UCF offensive tackle Tylan Grable (Jacksonville State)

Measurements: 6-foot-6, 306 pounds, 33.625-inch arm, 10.125-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.95-second 40-yard dash, 36.5-inch vertical jump and 9-foot, 9-inch broad jump. Grable did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Auburn defensive tackle Marcus Harris (Park Crossing)

Measurements: 6-foot-2, 286 pounds, 32-inch arm, 9.625-inch hand.

Measured drills: 5.06-second 40-yard dash, 29.5-inch vertical jump, 8-foot, 7-inch broad jump and 27 bench-press reps. Harris did not participate in the three-cone drill and shuttle run.

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Oregon cornerback Khyree Jackson (Alabama)

Measurements: 6-foot-4, 194 pounds, 32.75-inch arm, 9.25-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.5-second 40-yard dash, 36.5-inch vertical jump and 11-foot, 1-inch broad jump (tied for seventh). Jackson did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Auburn cornerback DJ James (Spanish Fort)

Measurements: 6-foot-0, 175 pounds, 31-inch arm, 8.375-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.42-inch 40-yard dash. James did not participate in the vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

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Ole Miss edge Cedric Johnson (Davidson)

Measurements: 6-foot-3, 260 pounds, 33.5-inch arm, 9.875-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.63-second 40-yard dash, 38-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 2-inch vertical jump and 25 bench-press reps. Johnson did not participate in the three-cone drill and the shuttle run.

Alabama safety Jaylen Key (UAB)

Measurements: 6-foot-1, 208 pounds, 32.25-inch arms, 9.625-inch hand

Measured drills: 4.6-second 40-yard dash, 36.5-inch vertical jump and 10-foot, 10-inch broad jump. Key did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Georgia cornerback Kamari Lassiter (American Christian)

Measurements: 5-foot-11.5, 186 pounds, 30.875-inch arm, 8.875-inch hand.

Measured drills: 6.62-second three-cone drill (first) and 4.12-second shuttle run (tied for ninth). Lassiter did not participate in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump and bench press.

Alabama offensive tackle JC Latham

Measurements: 6-foot-6, 342 pounds, 35.125-inch arm, 11-inch hand.

Measured drills: Latham did not participate in the measured drills.

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Alabama running back Jase McClellan

Measurements: 5-foot-10, 221 pounds, 31.125-inch arm, 10.25-inch hand.

Measured drills: 20 bench-press reps. McClellan did not participate in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill and shuttle run.

Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry (Pinson Valley)

Measurements: 5-foot-11.5, 199 pounds, 32-inch arm, 8.5-inch hand.

Measured drills: McKinstry did not participate in the measured drills. Medical examinations at the combine revealed McKinstry had a broken bone in his left foot.

Oregon quarterback Bo Nix (Pinson Valley, Auburn)

Measurements: 6-foot-2, 214 pounds, 31.875-inch arm, 10.125-inch hand.

Measured drills: Nix did not participate in the measured drills.

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Auburn cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett (Jackson)

Measurements: 6-foot-0, 190 pounds, 31.625-inch arm, 8.625-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.36-second 40-yard dash (tied for eighth) and 34.5-inch vertical jump. Pritchett did not participate in the broad jump, three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Alabama kicker Will Reichard (Hoover)

Measurements: 6-foot-1, 187 pounds, 31-inch arm, 8.5-inch hand.

Measured drills: Reichard did not participate in the measured drills.

Texas running back Keilan Robinson (Alabama)

Measurements: 5-foot-8, 191 pounds, 30.625-inch arm, 9.625-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.42-second 40-yard dash, 33-inch vertical jump and 10-foot, 5-inch broad jump. Robinson did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Auburn defensive tackle Justin Rogers

Measurements: 6-foot-2.5, 330 pounds, 33-inch arm, 10.125-inch hand.

Measured drills: 24.5-inch vertical jump, 8-foot, 3-inch broad jump, 4.87-second shuttle run and 21 bench-press reps. Rogers did not participate in the 40-yard dash and three-cone drill.

Auburn safety Jaylin Simpson

Measurements: 6-foot-0, 179 pounds, 32.375-inch arm, 9.875-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.45-second 40-yard dash, 39.5-inch vertical jump and 11-foot, 1-inch broad jump (tied for seventh). Simpson did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Troy edge Javon Solomon

Measurements: 6-foot-1, 246 pounds, 33.875-inch arm, 10.75-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.72-second 40-yard dash, 37-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 11-inch broad jump and 23 bench-press reps. Solomon did not participate in the three-cone drill and shuttle run.

Arizona State cornerback Ro Torrence (Bessemer City, Auburn)

Measurements: 6-foot-3, 208 pounds, 34.125-inch arm, 8.5-inch hand.

Measured drills: Torrence did not participate in the measured drills.

Alabama edge Dallas Turner

Measurements: 6-foot-3, 247 pounds, 34.375-inch arm, 9.875-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.46-second 40-yard dash, 40.5-inch vertical jump (tied for 10th) and 10-foot, 7-inch broad jump. Turner did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

Troy running back Kimani Vidal

Measurements: 5-foot-8, 213 pounds, 30.375-inch arm, 9.375-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.46-second 40-yard dash, 37.5-inch vertical jump, 10-foot broad jump, 7.01-second three-cone drill, 4.15-second shuttle run and 18 bench-press reps.

Mississippi State linebacker Nathaniel Watson (Maplesville)

Measurements: 6-foot-2, 233 pounds, 32.875-inch arm, 9.875-inch hand.

Measured drills: 4.63-second 40-yard dash, 31-inch vertical jump and 9-foot, 3-inch broad jump. Watson did not participate in the three-cone drill, shuttle run and bench press.

The top performances by prospects from SEC schools at this year’s combine include:

Bench press: 39 repetitions by Arkansas center Beaux Limmer

40-yard dash: 4.33 seconds by LSU wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr.

Vertical jump: 42 inches by Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall and Kentucky cornerback Andru Phillips

Broad jump: 11 feet, 3 inches by Kentucky cornerback Andru Phillips

Three-cone drill: 6.62 seconds by Georgia cornerback Kamari Lassiter

Shuttle run: 4.05 seconds by Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.