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New Orleans Saints: Marcus Yarns, RB, Delaware Small but explosive, Yarns (5-10, 193) ran a 4.45 40 with a 37 1/2-inch vertical and 10-2 broad jump at the combine.—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Few footballers run a 4.38 40 time at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds and post a 43-inch vertical leap and 11-foot-6 broad jump.—Ben Standig, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 His 34-inch vertical and 9-foot-7 broad jump were best among offensive linemen at this year’s combine.—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025 The various drills that players will participate in during the NFL Combine are the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, 60-yard shuttle, 3-cone drill, vertical jump, broad jump, bench press, and position-specific drills, including passing drills for the quarterbacks.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for broad jump
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