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2017 NFL Scouting Combine: Whose Rising, Falling and Other Early Observations, Pt. 2

By Eric Gamboa

Mar 3, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Washington wide receiver John Ross speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Washington wide receiver John Ross speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Rising: Myles Garrett

As expected, Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett measured in at 6-foot-5 and 272 pounds, which was pretty much what was Texas A&M had listed him on their site. Also as noted below, Garrett pretty much measures up with former No.1 overall selection Jadeveon Clowney:

However, unlike Clowney, Garrett completely destroyed the bench press. The bench press is a drill that does translate to the field for players like Garrett. Garrett hoisted up an insurmountable 33 reps on the bench.

Take a look at Garrett’s performance below:

As noted by the tweet below, making this task more impressive is that he did this with super long arms.

More twitter reactions:

https://twitter.com/TommySledge/status/838144456238977024

Garrett still needs to impress with the on-field drills and, of course, the all important 40-yard dash. That will all be recorded later today. I bet Baalke is drooling somewhere uncontrollably thinking of Garrett’s arm length and strength.