Nfl Combine 3 Cone Drill Times
The three-cone drill, 3-cone drill or L-drill is a test performed by American football athletes. It is primarily run to evaluate the agility, quickness and fluidity of movement of players by scouts. It is most commonly seen at the NFL Combine in preparation for the NFL draft but is also an important measurement for collegiate recruiting. The forty, weight, and 3 cone drill are the overall most important measurements, although there is variation across positions. The bench press is the least important. A decent improvement at the combine won’t take you from 3 rd string to super star, but it could take you from 2 nd string to starter, starter to pro bowl, etc. With two of the players being too old to have their drill times registered by the NFL, only Vernon was above the 7.3 mark. The 3-cone, like all other drills, is not without its hiccups. Three-Cone Drill Despite not airing on NFL Network, to me, the three-cone drill is the most vital drill at the combine. While no drill can tell the future for prospects, the three-cone does the. As the NFL Combine is approaching it is intriguing to see if the next class of upcoming rookies can break any records in any of the events at the Combine. While many may have their eyes set on the 40 yard-dash as well as the Bench Press, the 3 cone-drill is an important drill for potential draftees to showcase their agility and footwork.
These are the top 10 results for each of the NFL Combine fitness tests, for combines from 1999 up to and including 2015. Lists of the top 10 performers from 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 are also available, and the best for each year and best ever is listed on the Best Combine Results table. For a description of each of these tests, see the page about the NFL Combine.
The NFL do not keep official records for combine results, so these are unofficial, and are not all verified. These lists are based on results only starting from 1999. The data was initially based on a results table from 1999 up to 2007 as was published on NFLDraftScout.com, and has since been updated each year. There are results from prior to 1999 that would also make these lists, but as not we do not have complete datasets from this period they have not been included.
Top 10 Fastest 40 Yard Times
Bo Jackson reportedly has a hand-timed 4.12 second 40 yard dash time performed in 1986. Also hand timed, Deion Sanders recorded a 4.19 sec in 1989, though another source has it that he was 'officially' recorded as 4.28 secs on this day.
| rank | time (seconds) | name | year | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.22 | John Ross | 2017 | WR, Washington |
| 2 | 4.24 | Chris Johnson | 2008 | RB, East Carolina |
| 4.24 | Rondel Melendez | 1999 | (WR), Eastern Kentucky | |
| 4.24 | Marquise Goodwin | 2013 | ||
| 5 | 4.26 | Dri Archer | 2014 | RB (Kent State) |
| 6 | 4.27 | Henry Ruggs III | 2020 | WR from ALABAMA |
| 7 | 4.28 | Jalen Myrick | 2017 | DB, Minnesota |
| 4.28 | J.J. Nelson | 2015 | UAB WO | |
| 4.28 | DeMarcus Van Dyke | 2011 | DB, Miami | |
| 4.28 | Jacoby Ford | 2010 | WR, Clemson | |
| 4.28 | Jerome Mathis | 2005 | (WR), Hampton | |
| 4.28 | Champ Bailey | 1999 | (CB), Georgia |
Top 10 Most 225 Pound Bench Press Reps
| rank | reps | name | year | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Justin Ernest | 1999 | (DT), Eastern Kentucky |
| 2 | 49 | Stephen Paea | 2011 | DT, Oregon State |
| =3 | 45 | Petrus, Mitch | 2010 | G, Arkansas |
| =3 | 45 | Mike Kudla | 2006 | (DE), Ohio State |
| =3 | 45 | Leif Larsen | 2000 | (DT), Texas-El Paso |
| =6 | 44 | Netane Muti | 2020 | OL from FRESNO ST. |
| =6 | 44 | Dontari Poe | 2012 | Memphis |
| =6 | 44 | Owens, Jeff | 2010 | |
| =6 | 44 | Brodrick Bunkley | 2006 | (DT), Florida State |
| 10 | 43 | Scott Young | 2005 | (OG), BYU |
Top 10 Best Vertical Jump
| rank | height (inches) | name | year | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Gerald Sensabaugh | 2005 | (FS), North Carolina |
| 2 | 45 ½ | Derek Wake | 2005 | (OLB), Penn State |
| 3 | 45 | Conley, Chris | 2015 | WO |
| 45 | Donald Washington | 2009 | CB, Ohio St | |
| 45 | Chris McKenzie | 2005 | (CB), Arizona State | |
| 45 | Chris Chambers | 2001 | (WR), Wisconsin | |
| 7 | 44 ½ | Peoples-Jones, Donovan | 2020 | WO, Michigan |
| 44 ½ | Jones, Byron | 2015 | DB | |
| 9 | 44 | Juan Thornhill | 2019 | S, Virginia |
| 44 | Obi Melifonwu | 2017 | DB, Connecticut | |
| 44 | A.J. Jefferson | 2010 |
Top 10 Best Broad Jump Results
| rank | distance (ft/in) | distance (inches) | name | year | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12' 3' (3.73 m) | 147 | Jones, Byron | 2015 | DB |
| 2 | 11' 9' (3.58 m) | 141 | Obi Melifonwu | 2017 | DB, Connecticut |
| 11' 9' (3.58 m) | 141 | Emanuel Hall | 2019 | WO, Missouri | |
| 11' 9' (3.58 m) | 141 | Juan Thornhill | 2019 | S, Virginia | |
| 5 | 11' 8' (3.56 m) | 140 | Miles Boykin | 2019 | WO, Notre Dame |
| 6 | 11' 7' (3.53 m) | 139 | Peoples-Jones, Donovan | 2020 | WO, Michigan |
| 11' 7' (3.53 m) | 139 | Conley, Chris | 2015 | WO | |
| 11' 7' (3.53 m) | 139 | Jamie Collins | 2013 | Southern Miss | |
| 9 | 11' 6' | 138 | Chinn, Jeremy | 2020 | S, Southern Illinois |
| 11' 6' | 138 | Reagor, Jalen | 2020 | WO, TCU | |
| 11' 6' | 138 | Dupree, Bud | 2015 | LB |
Top 10 Fastest 3-Cone Drill Times
| rank | time (seconds) | name | year | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.28 | Jordan Thomas | 2018 | DB from Oklahoma |
| 2 | 6.42 | Jeff Maehl | 2011 | WR, Oregon |
| 3 | 6.44 | Buster Skrine | 2011 | DB, Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| =4 | 6.45 | David Long | 2019 | DB, Michigan |
| =4 | 6.45 | Scott Long | 2010 | |
| =4 | 6.45 | Sedrick Curry | 2000 | (CB), Texas A&M |
| 7 | 6.46 | D. Sanzenbacher | 2011 | |
| 8 | 6.47 | Daniel Sorensen | 2014 | BYU |
| =9 | 6.48 | T. Toliver | 2011 | |
| =9 | 6.48 | Rogers Beckett | 2000 | (FS), Marshall |
Top 10 Fastest 20-Yard Shuttle Times
| rank | time (seconds) | name | year | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.73 | Kevin Kasper | 2001 | (WR), Iowa |
| 2 | 3.76 | Deion Branch | 2002 | (WR), Louisville |
| 3 | 3.78 | Dunta Robinson | 2004 | (CB), South Carolina |
| 4 | 3.79 | *Champ Bailey | 1999 | (CB), Georgia |
| 5 | 3.81 | Cooks, Brandin | 2014 | Oregon St. |
| 6 | 3.82 | McCain, Bobby | 2015 | DB |
| 3.82 | Dante' Hall | 2000 | (RB), Texas A&M | |
| 8 | 3.83 | Jason Allen | 2006 | (FS), Tennessee |
| 3.83 | Kevin Bentley | 2002 | (OLB), NorthWestern | |
| 3.83 | Terence Newman | 2003 | (CB), Kansas State |
Top 10 Fastest 60-Yard Shuttle Times
(only data from 2006+, also 2020 NA)
| rank | time (seconds) | name | year | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.71 | Shelton Gibson | 2017 | WR, West Virginia |
| 2 | 10.72 | Avonte Maddox | 2018 | DB from Pittsburgh |
| 10.72 | Cooks, Brandin | 2014 | WR (Oregon State) | |
| 4 | 10.75 | Jamell Fleming | 2012 | |
| 10.75 | Buster Skrine | 2011 | ||
| 6 | 10.80 | Sorensen, Daniel | 2014 | S (BYU) |
| 7 | 10.81 | IGWEBUIKE, GODWIN | 2018 | S from Northwestern |
| 8 | 10.84 | Copeland, Damian | 2014 | WR (Louisville) |
| 10.84 | Braxton Miller | 2016 | ||
| 10.84 | Justin Simmons | 2016 |
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Related Pages
- List of best performers at the NFL combine for each year
- About the annual NFL Combine
- About the NFL Veteran Combine
The three-cone drill, 3-cone drill or L-drill is a test performed by American football athletes. It is primarily run to evaluate the agility, quickness and fluidity of movement of players by scouts. It is most commonly seen at the NFL Combine in preparation for the NFL draft but is also an important measurement for collegiaterecruiting. While not as highly regarded a test as the 40-yard dash, it is still an important barometer used by team personnel to compare players. It is especially pertinent in the evaluation of Pass Rushers who must be able to maintain acceleration while working around Offensive Line players.[1]
The drill[edit]
Three cones are placed five yards apart from each other forming a right angle. The athlete starts with one hand down on the ground and runs to the middle cone and touches it. The athlete then reverses direction back to the starting cone and touches it. The athlete reverses direction again but this time runs around the outside of the middle cone on the way to the far cone running around it in figure eight fashion on his way back around the outside of the middle cornering cone. Athletes are timed for this whole procedure. This drill is primarily used to determine a player's agility.[2]
References[edit]
- ^'3 Cone Drill'. NFL.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^Pete Williams (2007). The Draft: A Year Inside the NFL's Search for Talent. Macmillan. ISBN9781429910019.