Notre Dame 2014 Combine Invitees: Results & Analysis

CanadalovesND · Feb 22, 2014

Martin and Troy are going through their workout today. Watt is not due to injury.

Atkinson will be doing the bench press, TJ will not

Shembo, Nix and Tuitt are doing their measurements today.

Ironman8 · Feb 22, 2014

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Louis Nix's rounded measurements: 6'2/331 lbs. 33" arms and 9 7/8" hands.</p>— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshNorris/statuses/437257047886036992">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Sherm Sticky · Feb 22, 2014

Slimmed down Nix. Should have been his playing weight this season. Smh

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Ironman8 · Feb 22, 2014

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Notre Dame DT Louis Nix weighs in at 331 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine. That is a pretty good weight, especially coming off surgery.</p>— Scott Wright (@DraftCountdown) <a href="https://twitter.com/DraftCountdown/statuses/437257668189634560">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Ironman8 · Feb 22, 2014

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Stephon Tuitt's rounded measurements: 6'5/304 lbs. 34 3/4" arms and 10" hands.</p>— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshNorris/statuses/437257379311542273">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote>
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CanadalovesND · Feb 22, 2014

Martin not running 40 due to an injury.

Voltaire · Feb 22, 2014

TJ Jones has huge hands.

Sherm Sticky · Feb 22, 2014

CanadalovesND said:
Martin not running 40 due to an injury.

Damn wanted to see his 10 yard split.

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CanadalovesND · Feb 22, 2014

Shembo's rounded measurements:

6'1"
253
33 1/8" arms
10 1/2" hands

Sherm Sticky · Feb 22, 2014

Ironman8 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Stephon Tuitt's rounded measurements: 6'5/304 lbs. 34 3/4" arms and 10" hands.</p>— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshNorris/statuses/437257379311542273">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Going to sound like a broken record. This should have been his playing weight all season. Smh

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Ironman8 · Feb 22, 2014

Niklas is not running a 40 either.

rtrn2glory · Feb 22, 2014

probably a smart move on his part either way...everyone seems to run faster 40's at their pro day so there's no use putting up a bad number, especially if you're not ready

CanadalovesND · Feb 22, 2014

Martin and Watt's full workout results posted

rtrn2glory · Feb 22, 2014

those numbers don't look too impressive for niklas...doesn't seem to be wowing them with athleticism

CanadalovesND · Feb 22, 2014

rtrn2glory said:
those numbers don't look too impressive for niklas...doesn't seem to be wowing them with athleticism

Troy never was a truly great athlete. He's got great size and does a lot of things well. He performed as I expected he would. Although, I did expect more than 27 reps

Plus, he also had a slight groin injury..

rtrn2glory · Feb 22, 2014

was hoping for a little better than a 30" vertical leap

GowerND11 · Feb 22, 2014

rtrn2glory said:
was hoping for a little better than a 30" vertical leap

Yeah that would have been nice, but think about how tall a 30" vertical makes Niklas. He is already 6'6"+ then add the 30". Not many guys will out jump him for the ball.

CanadalovesND · Feb 22, 2014

Niklas' full workout results posted. Was not 100% (groin injury)

woolybug25 · Feb 22, 2014

rtrn2glory said:
was hoping for a little better than a 30" vertical leap

You were?

Magic Johnson had a 30 inch vertical. For frame of reference...

CanadalovesND · Feb 22, 2014

Atkinson puts up 19 reps on the bench press

irishfanjho15 · Feb 22, 2014

CanadalovesND said:
Atkinson puts up 19 reps on the bench press

Pretty impressive given his fairly long arms.

pkt77242 · Feb 22, 2014

CanadalovesND said:
Niklas' full workout results posted. Was not 100% (groin injury)

I would hope that he wasn't on because Martin did just as well as him in the shuttle and 3 cone.

rtrn2glory · Feb 22, 2014

woolybug25 said:
You were?

Magic Johnson had a 30 inch vertical. For frame of reference...

magic was one of, if not the, most skilled players of all time, but saying he had elite athletic skills would simply be incorrect.

yes i was hoping for more from Troy

FLDomer · Feb 22, 2014

Ironman8 said:
Niklas is not running a 40 either.

Was a reason given why he didn't run?

CanadalovesND · Feb 22, 2014

FLDomer said:
Was a reason given why he didn't run?

He has a slight groin injury

woolybug25 · Feb 22, 2014

rtrn2glory said:
magic was one of, if not the, most skilled players of all time, but saying he had elite athletic skills would simply be incorrect.

yes i was hoping for more from Troy

The best vertical from last years nba pre draft combine was 38 inches, and those are some of the best leapers in sports.

According to ESPN, the avg NBA vertical is 28 inches.

Troy weighs 270 pounds. For a guy that is 6'6.5", with his wingspan, that means he can grab balls up to around 12 feet in the air. How much better did you want?

rtrn2glory · Feb 23, 2014

sorry 30" seems very average to me....if he wanted to work his way higher up draft boards this was the type of test he was going to need to wow the evaluators b/c i don't see him being able to do so in the speed and agility categories

woolybug25 · Feb 23, 2014

rtrn2glory said:
sorry 30" seems very average to me....if he wanted to work his way higher up draft boards this was the type of test he was going to need to wow the evaluators b/c i don't see him being able to do so in the speed and agility categories

Well, its not. The five year average for TE's in the combine is 33.5 inches, but the average height is 6'4" and average weight is 252.

Troy is 6'6.5" and did a 30" jump. Which means its average. That being said, he is also 20 pounds heavier than the average.

You may feel like its very average. But a 270 pound dude grabbing balls 12' out of the air is far from average. There aren't many dudes in the NFL that can do that. He's not Calvin Johnson, he's a freaking TE.

CanadalovesND · Feb 23, 2014

Events for today:

Bjax measurements (ht. wt. arm, hand)

Shembo, tuitt and Nix bench press

Atkinson and Jones full on field workouts. Both expected to run 40, after we went 0/3 yesterday

Irish#1 · Feb 23, 2014

Irish Houstonian said:
That's correct -- a longer humerus means the same weight produces more torque on the pec muscle, meaning you can't do as many reps.

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