2011 SMU Pro Day report (with videos)
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:10 pmJust got back from Pro Day.
I counted scouts and/or coaches from 16 NFL teams: Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys. There also were a couple of representatives from the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. (There might have been more NFL and/or CFL scouts there, but those are the ones I identified.)
There were 12 played on display, including 11 SMU players: linebacker Youri Yenga, cornerback Bennie Thomas, linebacker Justin Smart, wide receiver Aldrick Robinson, cornerback Sterling Moore, linebacker Pete Fleps, wide receiver/tight end Pat Fleming, defensive lineman (working out as a linebacker) Mickey Dollens, punter/kicker Matt Szymanski, running back Chris Butler and former defensive lineman Jesse Andrew. Also working out was quarterback Zack Eskridge of Midwestern State.
The players were measured and weighed before being tested in the vertical jump, broad jump and bench press (counting repetitions at the NFL-standard 225 pounds) in the SMU weight room, after which everyone moved outside to Gerald J. Ford Stadium's new turf for the 40-yard dash, the short shuttle, 3-cone shuttle, the 60-yard shuttle and assorted position drills.
Players were measured and weighed and tested at the same time, so we don't have all of the numbers, but here's what we have (for the 40, the time listed is the faster of two runs ... for most, there was a difference when running with the wind vs. running into the wind):
Chris Butler:
5'9-3/4"
195 pounds
40: 4.79
Bench: 17 reps
Short shuttle: 4.56
3-cone shuttle: 12.30
Vertical jump: 30-1/2"
Broad jump: 9'8"
Mickey Dollens:
6'1-1/2"
239 pounds
40: 5.13
Bench: 16 reps
Short shuttle: 4.72
Vertical jump: 29-1/2"
Broad jump: 8'4"
Patrick Fleming:
6'4-5/8"
239 pounds
40: 4.69
Bench: 11 reps
Short shuttle: 4.53
3-cone shuttle: 12.44
Vertical jump: 34"
Broad jump: 9'8"
Pete Fleps:
6'0-7/8"
236 pounds
40: 4.77
Bench: 23 reps
Short shuttle: 4.52
3-cone shuttle: 11.81
Vertical jump: 34-1/2"
Broad jump: 10'2"
60-yard shuttle: 7.07
Sterling Moore:
5'9-5/8"
192 pounds
40: 4.55
Bench: 22 reps
Vertical jump: 34"
Justin Smart:
6'1-3/4"
243 pounds
40: 4.62
Bench: 28 reps
Short shuttle: 4.57
Vertical jump: 33-1/2"
Broad jump: 9'10"
Matt Szymanski:
6'1-7/8"
205 pounds
Bench: 17 reps
Bennie Thomas:
5'7"
183 pounds
40: 4.49
Bench: 12 reps
Short shuttle: 4.32
3-cone shuttle: 12.44
Vertical jump: 34"
Broad jump: 9'1"
60-yard shuttle: 7.25
Youri Yenga:
6'1"
233 pounds
40: 4.65
Bench: 21 reps
Short shuttle: 4.77
3-cone shuttle: 12.04
Vertical jump: 31-1/2"
Broad jump: 9'9"
60-yard shuttle: 7.45
Jesse Andrew:
6'4"
284 pounds
40: 5.04
Bench: 26 reps
Short shuttle: 4.71
Vertical jump: 32-1/2"
Broad jump: 9'2"
60-yard shuttle: 7.47
Running back Chris Butler: broad jump
Tight end Pat Fleming: vertical jump
Tight end Pat Fleming: broad jump
Linebacker Pete Fleps: vertical jump
Running back Chris Butler: bench press
Defensive lineman/linebacker Mickey Dollens: bench press
Cornerback Sterling Moore: bench press (starting on seventh rep)
Linebacker Pete Fleps: bench press
Linebacker Justin Smart: bench press
Kicker/punter Matt Szymanski: bench press
Linebacker Youri Yenga: bench press
Defensive end Jesse Andrew: bench press
Running back Chris Butler: 40-yard dash
Tight end Pat Fleming: 40-yard dash
Linebacker Pete Fleps: 40-yard dash
Cornerback Sterling Moore: 40-yard dash
Linebacker Youri Yenga: 40-yard dash
Tight end Pat Fleming: short shuttle
Linebacker Justin Smart: short shuttle
Cornerback Bennie Thomas: short shuttle
Linebacker Youri Yenga: short shuttle
Cornerback Bennie Thomas: 3-cone shuttle
Linebacker Justin Smart: 3-cone shuttle
Linebacker Youri Yenga: 3-cone shuttle
Linebacker Justin Smart: 60-yard shuttle
Two disclaimers:
1. Some tests were being done simultaneously, which is why I didn't get everything. (Also, as a videographer/photographer, I'm a good writer. Translation: some of the videos didn't come out very clearly.)
2. Two of the three webmasters (Webmaster and SmooPower) could have made these into some Spielberg-esque video montage, complete with music and video effects that would garner PonyFans.com a long-overdue Academy Award. Alas, comparing their technical knowledge to mine (notice I'm not even sure how to mute the sound, so people can be heard barking out results of different events simultaneously) is like comparing Usain Bolt's speed or Blake Griffin's leaping ability to ... well ... mine, so I'm afraid these are going to be a series of unattached little snippets. Sorry.
I counted scouts and/or coaches from 16 NFL teams: Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys. There also were a couple of representatives from the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. (There might have been more NFL and/or CFL scouts there, but those are the ones I identified.)
There were 12 played on display, including 11 SMU players: linebacker Youri Yenga, cornerback Bennie Thomas, linebacker Justin Smart, wide receiver Aldrick Robinson, cornerback Sterling Moore, linebacker Pete Fleps, wide receiver/tight end Pat Fleming, defensive lineman (working out as a linebacker) Mickey Dollens, punter/kicker Matt Szymanski, running back Chris Butler and former defensive lineman Jesse Andrew. Also working out was quarterback Zack Eskridge of Midwestern State.
The players were measured and weighed before being tested in the vertical jump, broad jump and bench press (counting repetitions at the NFL-standard 225 pounds) in the SMU weight room, after which everyone moved outside to Gerald J. Ford Stadium's new turf for the 40-yard dash, the short shuttle, 3-cone shuttle, the 60-yard shuttle and assorted position drills.
Players were measured and weighed and tested at the same time, so we don't have all of the numbers, but here's what we have (for the 40, the time listed is the faster of two runs ... for most, there was a difference when running with the wind vs. running into the wind):
Chris Butler:
5'9-3/4"
195 pounds
40: 4.79
Bench: 17 reps
Short shuttle: 4.56
3-cone shuttle: 12.30
Vertical jump: 30-1/2"
Broad jump: 9'8"
Mickey Dollens:
6'1-1/2"
239 pounds
40: 5.13
Bench: 16 reps
Short shuttle: 4.72
Vertical jump: 29-1/2"
Broad jump: 8'4"
Patrick Fleming:
6'4-5/8"
239 pounds
40: 4.69
Bench: 11 reps
Short shuttle: 4.53
3-cone shuttle: 12.44
Vertical jump: 34"
Broad jump: 9'8"
Pete Fleps:
6'0-7/8"
236 pounds
40: 4.77
Bench: 23 reps
Short shuttle: 4.52
3-cone shuttle: 11.81
Vertical jump: 34-1/2"
Broad jump: 10'2"
60-yard shuttle: 7.07
Sterling Moore:
5'9-5/8"
192 pounds
40: 4.55
Bench: 22 reps
Vertical jump: 34"
Justin Smart:
6'1-3/4"
243 pounds
40: 4.62
Bench: 28 reps
Short shuttle: 4.57
Vertical jump: 33-1/2"
Broad jump: 9'10"
Matt Szymanski:
6'1-7/8"
205 pounds
Bench: 17 reps
Bennie Thomas:
5'7"
183 pounds
40: 4.49
Bench: 12 reps
Short shuttle: 4.32
3-cone shuttle: 12.44
Vertical jump: 34"
Broad jump: 9'1"
60-yard shuttle: 7.25
Youri Yenga:
6'1"
233 pounds
40: 4.65
Bench: 21 reps
Short shuttle: 4.77
3-cone shuttle: 12.04
Vertical jump: 31-1/2"
Broad jump: 9'9"
60-yard shuttle: 7.45
Jesse Andrew:
6'4"
284 pounds
40: 5.04
Bench: 26 reps
Short shuttle: 4.71
Vertical jump: 32-1/2"
Broad jump: 9'2"
60-yard shuttle: 7.47
Running back Chris Butler: broad jump
Tight end Pat Fleming: vertical jump
Tight end Pat Fleming: broad jump
Linebacker Pete Fleps: vertical jump
Running back Chris Butler: bench press
Defensive lineman/linebacker Mickey Dollens: bench press
Cornerback Sterling Moore: bench press (starting on seventh rep)
Linebacker Pete Fleps: bench press
Linebacker Justin Smart: bench press
Kicker/punter Matt Szymanski: bench press
Linebacker Youri Yenga: bench press
Defensive end Jesse Andrew: bench press
Running back Chris Butler: 40-yard dash
Tight end Pat Fleming: 40-yard dash
Linebacker Pete Fleps: 40-yard dash
Cornerback Sterling Moore: 40-yard dash
Linebacker Youri Yenga: 40-yard dash
Tight end Pat Fleming: short shuttle
Linebacker Justin Smart: short shuttle
Cornerback Bennie Thomas: short shuttle
Linebacker Youri Yenga: short shuttle
Cornerback Bennie Thomas: 3-cone shuttle
Linebacker Justin Smart: 3-cone shuttle
Linebacker Youri Yenga: 3-cone shuttle
Linebacker Justin Smart: 60-yard shuttle
Two disclaimers:
1. Some tests were being done simultaneously, which is why I didn't get everything. (Also, as a videographer/photographer, I'm a good writer. Translation: some of the videos didn't come out very clearly.)
2. Two of the three webmasters (Webmaster and SmooPower) could have made these into some Spielberg-esque video montage, complete with music and video effects that would garner PonyFans.com a long-overdue Academy Award. Alas, comparing their technical knowledge to mine (notice I'm not even sure how to mute the sound, so people can be heard barking out results of different events simultaneously) is like comparing Usain Bolt's speed or Blake Griffin's leaping ability to ... well ... mine, so I'm afraid these are going to be a series of unattached little snippets. Sorry.
