Speed, strength, agility numbers for Boise State football players
by Kevan Lee on Jun 28, 2010 7:51 AM PDT
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PrintIf you needed proof that the Boise State football team is recruiting a whole different class of athlete than ever before, consider this: its running back is as strong as its linemen and its defensive end is as fast as its wide receivers.
Results from BSU's spring weight room sessions show everything from 40 times to bench press numbers, and there is a fair share of surprising, awesome, wholly remarkable results. Who is the fastest Bronco? Are we sure Doug Martin is human? Why is Ebo Makinde everywhere I look? Join me after the jump for all the numbers, and share your reaction in the comments.
Many thanks to the Idaho Statesman for posting the list, and kudos to ty_ol for getting the conversation started in a FanShot over the weekend.
40-yard dash
The fastest man on last year's team was D.J. Harper who ran a 4.34. I'm guessing you don't see his name below because he wasn't about to hurry back from a severe ACL tear to race 40 yards with his shirt off. Also, Kyle Wilson ran a 4.36 last season. Kellen Moore runs a 4.89 40.
1. CB Ebo Makinde, 4.34 seconds
t-2. WR Titus Young, 4.40
t-2. CB Jamar Taylor, 4.40
4. WR Geraldo Hiwat, 4.41
5. DE Kharyee Marshall, 4.42
Notable: RB Jeremy Avery (4.44), RB Doug Martin (4.46), WR Austin Pettis (4.48)
Observations: A defensive end should not be able to run a 4.42 40-yard dash ... Case in point, at this year's NFL Combine, the fastest DL time in the 40 was a 4.64 by Arizona State DE Dexter Davis, and Marshall's time would have been the eighth-best out of everyone, including the top cornerback time ... According to the Statesman's story from last year, Avery, Martin, and Brandyn Thompson all ran under a 4.4 in 2009 ...Other 40 times I would be curious to know: Kirby Moore (I can't tell if he's fast or not), Brandyn Thompson, Shea McClellin, Jerrell Gavins ...
3-cone drill
The 3-cone drill is the worst. Here's someone not doing it nearly as well as Ebo Makinde did it:
1. CB Ebo Makinde, 6.39 seconds
2. WR Titus Young, 6.43
3. CB Jamar Taylor, 6.52
4. CB Brandyn Thompson, 6.58
5. WR Austin Pettis, 6.64
Observations: I can't imagine Marshall or Martin were too far behind in this one ... Good to see Boise State's WRs and CBs as the team's most agile athletes ... That makes the score Titus Young 2, Austin Pettis 0, and you know they totally have an actual scoreboard that keeps track of these things in the WR meeting room ...
Pro agility
Honestly, I had no idea what this drill was until I YouTube'd it. I guess this skill would come in handy if you are really bad at reading counter plays.
1. CB Ebo Makinde, 3.86 seconds
t-2. WR Austin Pettis, 3.88
t-2. CB Jamar Taylor, 3.88
4. S George Iloka, 3.92
5. WR Titus Young, 3.93
Vertical jump
The most useless football measurement ever?
t-1. CB Ebo Makinde, 37 inches
t-1. FB Dan Paul, 37
t-1. S George Iloka, 37
t-1. WR Aaron Burks, 37
t-5. WR Tyler Shoemaker, 36.5
t-5. RB Doug Martin, 36.5
Observations: Anyone else surprised that Austin Pettis isn't on this list? ... Let me be the first to call for fade passes to Dan Paul next season ...
Bench press
1. DT J.P. Nisby, 445 pounds
2. DT Chuck Hayes, 425
3. DT Michael Atkinson, 405
4. DT Billy Winn, 390
5. RB Doug Martin, 385
Observations: Four defensive tackles and Doug Martin ... Things that are 400 pounds: small motor vehicles, 1600 quarter pounders, John Goodman ...
Hang clean
Basically a clean-and-jerk, this exercise tests whole body strength and is best done, according to the picture, when wearing a head-to-toe sweatsuit and growing a beard between steps one and six.
1. FB Dan Paul, 401 pounds
2. RB Doug Martin, 352
3. TE Chandler Koch, 343
4. WR Tyler Jackson, 333
5. DT Michael Atkinson, 328
Observations: In case you were not aware, Dan Paul is built ... This confirms it: Doug Martin is one big muscle ...
Back squat
Trevor Harman, pictured.
1. DT Michael Atkinson, 600 pounds
2. FB Dan Paul, 575
t-3. RB Doug Martin, 530
t-3. DE Jarrell Root, 530
t-3. OL Spencer Gerke, 530
t-3. OL Joe Kellogg, 530
Observations: Once again, Doug Martin, Dan Paul, and a bunch of linemen ...
Your turn
What do you think about this collection of numbers from Boise State's workouts? Impressed by Ebo Makinde? Awed by Doug Martin? How close did you come to these numbers during your playing days? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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Saw a dude at the gym last week deadlift 495
This was a big dude too and he about killed himself deadlifting that much. To then clean an amount close to that is just insane.
Dan Paul will end up being a VERY good fullback for the Broncos. Thanks, linebacker depth!
Where's Austin?
Petis isn’t listed too much because there aren’t end zones in the weight room. However, I have heard that he rocks the cup stack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HczP-vSadNM
by Reese Ferguison on Jun 28, 2010 8:52 AM PDT reply actions
That kid is disgusting...to him and Pettis, let me bring back:
Let the Media's excuse begin...again: "It was Boise State's first game of the year!" whilst completely ignoring that it was VaTech's first game, as well.
by TheShrewdOne on Jun 28, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Those look more like
jazz hands than magic hands to me. LOL
I hate everyone equally...especially Vandals!
pettis is know for his crisp route running and his high marks in the pro agility and cone drill speak to that. I was a little surprised he was that fast in the 40 considering he is more of the possession receiver.
I tend to get into trouble telling everyone to "say hello to my little friend!!"
That will look good for him in the combine next year
"Hi, my name is Doug. I enjoy walks in the rain and bags of pork rinds."
Tyler Jackson is listed at 203 lb; I've met him and he couldn't weigh
that in uniform, cleats, and holding two bowlingballs. For him to hang clean 333-amazing!
tvmunson
Who else is impressed with Chandler Koch's hang clean #s?
Didn’t think he had it in him.
by Drew Roberts on Jun 28, 2010 8:57 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Re: Marshall
Fast but he’s very light; no way he’d be in the mix for DL in the NFL Combine IMO.
tvmunson
Agree
Remarkable quickness. But I rather he slow down and gain about 40 pounds.
Most of the top DE’s on this website are about 260 lbs.
http://collegefootball.rivals.com/viewCFSE.asp
But then, E=MC2. And you can’t teach speed.
Perhaps the coaches could move him.
And that's another Bronco... FIRST DOWN!!
He's an RS Freshman...I think he has time to build up a bit of bulk.
I think he’ll get up to about 230-240 in the end. He may lose a little speed, but even a 4.5 or 4.6 40 time among ends is elite speed for that position.
Looking way into the future though, he’ll probably project more as an OLB if and when the NFL becomes a possibility.
by Drew Roberts on Jun 28, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking the exact same thing Drew
Remember Hout was playing DE at 240. If a 240 pound Marshall is coming around the edge at 4.5-4.6 speed, that’s hard to stop. And if the NFL comes sniffing around in a few years, he’ll take the Jerry Hughes route.
"Hi, my name is Doug. I enjoy walks in the rain and bags of pork rinds."
Nice. Good to see the level of strength and conditioning on the rise.
Back in the day I could put up some weight. Before I met my lovely bride I was single and lonely, so I had plenty of time on my hands.
Most I ever;
Benched: 385lbs.
Squatted: 525lbs.
Dead-Lifted: 515lbs.
No I’m not making that up.
I also used to run 6 miles a day, 5 days a week. Like I said, I was single and had nothing else to do. I lost 80 pounds in the process, going from 265 down to about 185. Which is why I figured my wife took to me like she did.
Eight years later though, I almost back to where I started… time to hit the P90X again.
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.) Now also including Fort Worth, TX and coming soon this fall, Washington D.C.!
Impressive numbers Mikrino
I used to put up decent numbers in the weight room until I also fell victim to marriage stripping away my ambition to stay physically fit. Been trying to hit the weight room lately, though. It’s a long climb back up.
"Hi, my name is Doug. I enjoy walks in the rain and bags of pork rinds."
Thanks,
That was several years ago now though. 2000-02. Met My wife in April 2002 and I suddenly had something else to occupy most of time.
But yes, need to get back in shape.
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.) Now also including Fort Worth, TX and coming soon this fall, Washington D.C.!
Yeah, me too
I did most of my lifting in the late 90’s, then got married in 2000. Those blasted weights are a lot heavier 10 years later.
"Hi, my name is Doug. I enjoy walks in the rain and bags of pork rinds."
All the beer I drink doesn't seem to help either.
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.) Now also including Fort Worth, TX and coming soon this fall, Washington D.C.!
Oh Yeah?!! Well What Was Your Vertical Jump?
lol… I’m just kidding, friend. Don’t hurt me.
And that's another Bronco... FIRST DOWN!!
4-5" maybe...
Plus I was never very fast so I’d be surprised if I ran a forty under five seconds. And those three cone drills and such, yeah right…not for me.
Truth is, anyone with time and a little dedication can put up Doug Martin-like numbers. It’s the time and dedication that’s tough. When I started out I could barely bench 145, and I weighed 265 pounds! A year-and-a-half later I could put up 315 easily and I weighed 200 pounds.
Boise State - The best in all the land (The "land" being Idaho, and large parts of California, Oregon, and Nevada.) Now also including Fort Worth, TX and coming soon this fall, Washington D.C.!
by Mikrino on Jun 28, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mikrino-amazing numbers.
I never lifted until I was in my ‘40s. I got up to 250 lb twice ( I weighed 200 at the time) but then I started to hurt my back. doing work comp law I knew all the orthos so could always get in the same day, but it started getting old. I felt it was my karma bc I worked for insurance companies denying all these back claims and ehre i could even dress myself. So I gave it up. My wife didnt like my look either; I didnt get “cut” I just got massive and with a suit on I just looked chunky. I jog with 10 lb “Heavyhands” in each hand, plus strap on wrist weights for a total of 16lb per arm. Some of the local OBNUGers have probably seen me, middle-aged white dude with these weights. When I was in my 30s people would yell but now they just look at my pathetic old (bw) and feel sorry. And, yes, with an undenaibly gorgeous AND photogenic wife you had better… well, I was going to try and find a genteel way to reference your "something else to occupy’ statement but nothing sufficiently oblique comes to mind.
tvmunson
Did you ntoice my trademark protection warning recently re your Tontospeak?
Believe it or not that goes toward establishing “common law” copyright; no kidding. Peele fool around but its seriously real, like the 2 gals who made up a school song and now there great-great grandchildren collect copyright royalties for “Happy Birthday” (and you’re supposed to pay them when you sing it). That’s true.
tvmunson
My goal is to bench 300 by the time I'm 30.
I have two months to accomplish this.
I don’t have too far to go with the weight though. Glad these whippersnappers on football team can make me feel like a pansy…just when I was really feeling good about myself.
300/30 Rooting For You
Put on a grey Boise State Football workout t-shirt and think of VT with all their 4.3 speedsters (or whatever) and they’re at our 1-yard line, with VT down 24-21. Time is 0:02 in the 4th quarter and the house is rocking. Their band is playing Enter Sandman and all our fans are hopelessly drowned out by the masses of DC area VT fans. After they call timeout because they can’t hear either, they line up in a tight power I with the idea of coming right down our thoats. Focus. Lift the weight. Keep them out of our EZ. Protect the points. Preserve the NCG dream.
And that's another Bronco... FIRST DOWN!!
I didn't start lifting really till Uncle Sam made me..
But he can be very convincing.. And since girls no longer run away from me, I guess he knows best. Also, if they did run away from me, I could now catch them. Too much?
Jerrell's
a 4.37 . He didn’t work out in spring because he was still nursing the ankle injury from the Fiesta Bowl. Bad fast.
OBNUG Resident Mom and Bronco Nation Podcast Field Reporter.
It's a good thing we have fast guys...
Virginia Tech fans think they have about a dozen guys on the team that can run 4.3s or under.
If I recall correctly...
Brandyn Thompson is one of those guys who ran a 4.3 last spring as well as Doug Martin, Avery, and DJ Harper. I don’t know about there being a dozen guys on the VT team that run a 4.3 but I’m sure there’s a handful. With that said, I’m sure it’s safe to say BSU has around six guys who run that 4.3-4.4 range. Not bad guys.
"Hi, my name is Doug. I enjoy walks in the rain and bags of pork rinds."
Found Some Footage of the Vandal Spring Weight Room Sessions
Let’s just say the results were less than impressive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HaBiEtcAto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JihhB4uwgFM
and finally:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yxqauz1i0I
by MooreWalksOnWater on Jun 28, 2010 4:50 PM PDT reply actions
Projectile vomiting
That’s a real thing!
"Hi, my name is Doug. I enjoy walks in the rain and bags of pork rinds."
Made my day.
Guess that says a lot about me huh?
"Boise State football is now a Fargo winter. You know what's coming, and that information does you no good whatsoever". Matt James / The Fresno Bee
by blue4areason on Jun 29, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
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