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Lane is 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds and tested well in the vertical jump (40 inches) and broad jump (10 feet, 9 inches) at the NFL Combine.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Lomu ran his 40-yard dash in under five seconds despite weighing 313 pounds and posted a broad jump of 9 feet, 5 inches.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
His athletic profile backs up that explosive get-off, featuring a 98th-percentile (for DTs) vertical jump, 95th-percentile 40-yard dash, and 92nd-percentile broad jump.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
During his pro day in March, Konga impressed with his vertical jump, broad jump and 10-yard split.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Lomu ran his 40-yard dash in under five seconds despite weighing 313 pounds and posted a broad jump of 9 feet, 5 inches.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
His athletic profile backs up that explosive get-off, featuring a 98th-percentile (for DTs) vertical jump, 95th-percentile 40-yard dash, and 92nd-percentile broad jump.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
During his pro day in March, Konga impressed with his vertical jump, broad jump and 10-yard split.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Broad jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broad%20jump. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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