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UPDATE: It’s been quite a day for EDGE rushers at the NFL Combine, highlighted by Georgia’s Nolan Smith going off in his drills. Smith ran an incredible 4.39 40, 1.52 10 yard splits, and a massive 41.5 vertical. But his compatriots also put up some eye-popping numbers.
The 2023 NFL Combine will begin on Thursday, March 2. The defensive linemen and linebackers will go through their drills on Thursday starting at 3 p.m. ET. This will be their chance to strut their stuff in front of NFL executives and coaches to try and raise their draft stock for the 2023 NFL Draft in April.
Defensive ends are going to want to make a splash in the 3-cone drill. While not a perfect representation, the purpose of his drill is to test how well the ends can turn tight corners and get around the offensive line. The average time for this drill is 7.23 seconds, and if anyone logs under seven seconds, they are known to shoot up draft boards.
Defensive linemen need to show off their strength in the bench press but also have a chance to demonstrate the power they can generate at the line's interior. While everyone runs a 40-yard dash, don’t count out the importance of this drill for the big men. For defensive linemen, teams will look at their 10-yard split to see how quickly they can get off the starting line. The average for defensive tackles is 1.75 seconds, with defensive ends at 1.65.
We’ll be updating this list with relevant measurements and drill results as the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine progresses, so be sure to check back.
Defensive line measurements
| Name | Position | School | Height | Weight | Hand | Arm | Wing | 10 | 40 | Bench | 3-Cone | Shuttle | Vertical | Broad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | School | Height | Weight | Hand | Arm | Wing | 10 | 40 | Bench | 3-Cone | Shuttle | Vertical | Broad |
| Zach Harrison | EDGE | Ohio State | 6054 | 274 | 1000 | 3628 | 8548 | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tyree Wilson | EDGE | Texas Tech | 6061 | 271 | 0958 | 3558 | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Ochaun Mathis | EDGE | Nebraska | 6046 | 250 | 1068 | 3528 | 1.64 | 4.74 | -- | -- | 4.38 | 33.5 | 0910 | |
| Will McDonald IV | EDGE | Iowa State | 6035 | 239 | 0948 | 3478 | 8228 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36 | 1100 |
| Robert Beal Jr. | EDGE | Georgia | 6036 | 247 | 1018 | 3458 | 1.62 | 4.48 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 1003 | |
| Cameron Young | IDL | Mississippi State | 6033 | 304 | 1000 | 3448 | 1.80 | 5.10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Derick Hall | EDGE | Auburn | 6026 | 254 | 1000 | 3448 | 1.59 | 4.55 | -- | -- | -- | 33.5 | 1007 | |
| Moro Ojomo | IDL | Texas | 6024 | 292 | 1038 | 3448 | 1.77 | 5.04 | 29 | -- | -- | 33 | 0904 | |
| Zacch Pickens | IDL | South Carolina | 6035 | 291 | 1038 | 3438 | 1.74 | 4.89 | 22 | 7.45 | 4.62 | 30.5 | 0908 | |
| Byron Young | IDL | Alabama | 6033 | 294 | 1100 | 3438 | -- | -- | 24 | 7.68 | -- | 26 | 0900 | |
| Ali Gaye | EDGE | LSU | 6055 | 263 | 0948 | 3428 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| BJ Ojulari | EDGE | LSU | 6021 | 248 | 1048 | 3428 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.5 | 1006 | |
| Andre Jones Jr. | EDGE | Louisiana | 6045 | 248 | 1000 | 3428 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 | 0908 | |
| Keion White | EDGE | Georgia Tech | 6050 | 285 | 1018 | 3400 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | 34 | 0909 | |
| Isaiah Foskey | EDGE | Notre Dame | 6047 | 264 | 0978 | 3400 | 1.66 | 4.58 | 22 | 7.28 | 4.41 | 34 | 1005 | |
| Lukas Van Ness | EDGE | Iowa | 6046 | 272 | 1100 | 3400 | 1.64 | 4.58 | 17 | 7.02 | 4.32 | 31 | 0910 | |
| Will Anderson Jr. | EDGE | Alabama | 6036 | 253 | 0978 | 3378 | 1.61 | 4.60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | EDGE | Northwestern | 6015 | 282 | 1048 | 3378 | 1.61 | 4.49 | 27 | -- | -- | 37.5 | 1005 | |
| YaYa Diaby | EDGE | Louisville | 6032 | 263 | 1038 | 3378 | 1.56 | 4.51 | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 1000 | |
| Isaiah McGuire | EDGE | Missouri | 6043 | 268 | 0858 | 3378 | 1.72 | 4.76 | -- | 7.39 | -- | 36.5 | 1002 | |
| Keeanu Benton | IDL | Wisconsin | 6035 | 309 | 0968 | 3378 | 1.79 | 5.08 | 25 | 7.34 | 4.65 | 29.5 | 0903 | |
| Mazi Smith | IDL | Michigan | 6026 | 323 | 0968 | 3368 | -- | -- | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Colby Wooden | EDGE | Auburn | 6042 | 273 | 1038 | 3368 | 1.68 | 4.79 | 23 | -- | 4.52 | -- | 0907 | |
| Myles Murphy | EDGE | Clemson | 6045 | 268 | 0848 | 3368 | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Tavius Robinson | EDGE | Mississippi | 6060 | 257 | 0958 | 3368 | 1.63 | 4.66 | 23 | -- | 4.62 | 33.5 | 1000 | |
| MJ Anderson | EDGE | Iowa State | 6025 | 269 | 0928 | 3368 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | -- | |
| Jerrod Clark | IDL | Coastal Carolina | 6032 | 334 | 0968 | 3368 | 1.82 | 5.25 | -- | 7.60 | 4.83 | 27.5 | 0806 | |
| Nick Hampton | EDGE | Appalachian State | 6022 | 236 | 0948 | 3358 | 1.65 | 4.58 | -- | -- | -- | 35.5 | 1000 | |
| Ikenna Enechukwu | EDGE | Rice | 6040 | 264 | 0958 | 3358 | 1.66 | 4.70 | -- | -- | -- | 31.5 | 1000 | |
| Jalen Carter | IDL | Georgia | 6031 | 314 | 1028 | 3348 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Eku Leota | EDGE | Auburn | 6030 | 252 | 0948 | 3348 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Felix Anudike-Uzomah | EDGE | Kansas State | 6031 | 255 | 0958 | 3348 | 8018 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mike Morris | EDGE | Michigan | 6052 | 275 | 1000 | 3348 | 1.72 | 4.95 | 22 | -- | -- | 28.5 | 0902 | |
| Andre Carter II | EDGE | Army | 6065 | 256 | 0938 | 3338 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.36 | 30 | 0901 | |
| DJ Johnson | EDGE | Oregon | 6041 | 260 | 0900 | 3328 | 1.59 | 4.49 | -- | -- | -- | 32 | 0902 | |
| Thomas Incoom | EDGE | Central Michigan | 6022 | 262 | 0868 | 3328 | 1.65 | 4.66 | 23 | -- | -- | 30.5 | 0910 | |
| Tyler Lacy | IDL | Oklahoma State | 6043 | 279 | 1078 | 3328 | 1.72 | 5.11 | 30 | 7.60 | -- | 28.5 | 0908 | |
| Dylan Horton | EDGE | TCU | 6036 | 257 | 0948 | 3318 | -- | -- | 18 | -- | -- | 34 | 1000 | |
| Brenton Cox Jr. | EDGE | Florida | 6036 | 250 | 0928 | 3318 | 1.65 | 4.82 | 24 | -- | -- | 33 | 0907 | |
| Viliami Fehoko | IDL | San Jose State | 6035 | 276 | 0900 | 3300 | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Habakkuk Baldonado | EDGE | Pitt | 6036 | 251 | 1048 | 3300 | 1.67 | 4.78 | 21 | 7.11 | 4.44 | 35 | 1000 | |
| KJ Henry | EDGE | Clemson | 6041 | 251 | 1000 | 3300 | 1.65 | 4.63 | -- | -- | -- | 31.5 | 0904 | |
| Nesta Jade Silvera | IDL | Arizona State | 6014 | 304 | 0978 | 3278 | 1.77 | 5.16 | -- | -- | -- | 29.5 | 0902 | |
| Tyrus Wheat | EDGE | Mississippi State | 6022 | 263 | 0900 | 3278 | 1.59 | 4.65 | -- | -- | 4.54 | 28.5 | 0905 | |
| DJ Dale | IDL | Alabama | 6010 | 302 | 0968 | 3278 | 1.81 | 5.26 | -- | 7.69 | 4.80 | 25.5 | 0802 | |
| Jaquelin Roy | IDL | LSU | 6026 | 305 | 1018 | 3268 | -- | -- | 30 | 8.01 | 5.00 | -- | -- | |
| Jose Ramirez | EDGE | Eastern Michigan | 6017 | 242 | 0868 | 3268 | 1.63 | 4.73 | 21 | 6.95 | 4.30 | 34.5 | 0910 | |
| Caleb Murphy | EDGE | Ferris State | 6030 | 254 | 1028 | 3268 | 1.65 | 4.81 | -- | 7.28 | 4.45 | 28.5 | 0911 | |
| PJ Mustipher | IDL | Penn State | 6036 | 320 | 0900 | 3268 | 1.88 | 5.41 | 19 | 8.01 | 5.03 | 27.5 | 0800 | |
| Noah Taylor | EDGE | North Carolina | 6036 | 238 | 0858 | 3258 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Nolan Smith | EDGE | Georgia | 6021 | 238 | 0900 | 3258 | 1.52 | 4.39 | -- | -- | -- | 41.5 | 1008 | |
| Jalen Redmond | IDL | Oklahoma | 6023 | 291 | 1018 | 3258 | 1.71 | 4.81 | 27 | 7.30 | 4.51 | 34.5 | 0908 | |
| Byron Young | EDGE | Tennessee | 6022 | 250 | 0928 | 3248 | 1.62 | 4.43 | 22 | 7.19 | -- | 38 | 1100 | |
| Isaiah Land | EDGE | Florida A&M | 6035 | 236 | 0928 | 3248 | 1.65 | 4.62 | 21 | 7.20 | 4.56 | 34.5 | 1006 | |
| Bryan Bresee | IDL | Clemson | 6055 | 298 | 1028 | 3248 | 1.71 | 4.86 | 22 | -- | -- | 29 | -- | |
| Siaki Ika | IDL | Baylor | 6032 | 335 | 1028 | 3238 | 1.88 | 5.39 | -- | 7.80 | 4.99 | -- | -- | |
| Lonnie Phelps Jr. | EDGE | Kansas | 6021 | 244 | 0928 | 3238 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Yasir Abdullah | EDGE | Louisville | 6010 | 237 | 0928 | 3238 | 1.56 | 4.47 | -- | -- | -- | 36.5 | 1009 | |
| Dante Stills | IDL | West Virginia | 6034 | 286 | 0958 | 3238 | 1.72 | 4.85 | 20 | 7.38 | 4.61 | 28.5 | 0905 | |
| Tuli Tuipulotu | IDL | USC | 6032 | 266 | 1018 | 3228 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Gervon Dexter | IDL | Florida | 6056 | 310 | 0948 | 3228 | 1.81 | 4.88 | 22 | 7.50 | -- | 31 | 0902 | |
| Keondre Coburn | IDL | Texas | 6011 | 332 | 0918 | 3148 | 1.82 | 5.22 | 24 | -- | -- | 27.5 | 0805 | |
| Calijah Kancey | IDL | Pitt | 6005 | 281 | 0918 | 3058 | 1.64 | 4.67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |