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Photo by: Kevin Glackmeyer
Trojans Shine at Football Pro Day
3/4/2016 4:03:00 PM | Football
TROY, Alabama – Fifteen former Troy football players worked out for 14 NFL and CFL scouts Friday at Troy's annual Pro Day at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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Players took the Wonderlic Test and were measured for height and weight before the physical tests, which included the vertical jump, broad jump, 225-pound bench press, 40-yard dash, shuttle run and three-cone drill.
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Running back Brandon Burks and defensive end Tyler Roberts both put on impressive performances for the scouts in attendance. Burks, who became just the eighth 1,000-yard rusher in Troy history this past season, posted the fastest 40-yard dash time of the day with a sprint of 4.41 seconds. Additionally, Burks posted 24 reps on the bench press and recorded a 37-inch vertical jump.
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Compared to the running backs at the NFL Combine, Burks' 40-yard time would have been the second-best, while his bench press reps and vertical jump would have been fifth best. His time of 6.68 seconds in the L drill (three cone drill) would have been the fastest among running backs at the NFL Combine by 0.15 seconds.
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Roberts, who also ran drills with the running backs, ran a 4.63 in the 40-yard dash, put up 18 reps on the bench press, posted a 36.5 vertical jump and turned in a 6.88 time on the shuttle run. Compared to defensive linemen at the NFL Combine, his marks in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump and shuttle drill all would have ranked second best.
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Former running back Phillip Crochen and defensive tackle Billy Dobbs posted the most bench press reps with 29 and 26, respectively. Carnell Simon and Lonnie Gosha also reached the 20-rep mark with 22 and 21, respectively.
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Burks wasn't the only former Trojan to run well on Friday as Bryan Holmes (4.47), LaMarcus Farmer (4.5)Â and Teddy Ruben (4.58) also turned in impressive 40-yard dash times. Burks and Roberts posted the top two vertical jumps of the day followed by Ruben (36), Jarvis Bentley (35) and Farmer (34.5).Â
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