I’ve always loved the NFL Combine. A series of events to evaluate the physical characteristics of the best college football players each year. It’s like field day when you were a kid, but with some of the best athletes in the world.
When I train players for the combine, one of the things we always do is look at previous years’ results to see how we stack up. It is a great tool for goal-setting and motivation.
This guide is simply me sharing this information with you. I went through all the previous NFL Combines (going back to 2006) to find the best Defensive Tackle Broad Jumps of all time.
Note: These are the official NFL Combine times from NFL.com. Some resources online will also include pro-day numbers, but because there are so many other variables with pro-day numbers I’ve stuck strictly to the official reps from Indianapolis.
Best Defensive Tackle Broad Jumps of All-Time
| Best DT Broad Jumps in NFL Combine History |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Jordan Davis |
Georgia |
10’3″ |
2022 |
| Mario Edwards |
Florida State |
10’0″ |
2015 |
| Ed Oliver |
Houston |
10’0″ |
2019 |
| Taven Bryan |
Florida |
9’11” |
2018 |
| Larrell Murchison |
NC State |
9’10” |
2020 |
| Sheldon Rankins |
Louisville |
9’10” |
2016 |
| Renell Wren |
Arizona State |
9’10” |
2019 |
| Arik Armstead |
Oregon |
9’9″ |
2015 |
| Geno Atkins |
Georgia |
9’9″ |
2010 |
| Connor Wujciak |
Boston College |
9’9″ |
2016 |
Year By Year Top Defensive Tackle Broad Numbers
Here is a breakdown of the top 5 Broad Jumps from each year going back to 2006. In addition to the top 5 each year, I’ve also included any defensive tackle that jumped 9’3″ or further.
Related –> NFL Combine Averages By Position at 2023 NFL Combine
2023
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2023 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Jalen Redmond |
Oklahoma |
9’8″ |
2023 |
| Zacch Pickens |
South Carolina |
9’8″ |
2023 |
| Dante Stills |
West Virginia |
9’5″ |
2023 |
| Moro Ojomo |
Texas |
9’4″ |
2023 |
| Keeanu Benton |
Wisconsin |
9’3″ |
2023 |
Related –> NFL Combine Averages By Position at 2022 NFL Combine
2022
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2022 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Jordan Davis |
Georgia |
10’3″ |
2022 |
| Matthew Butler |
Tennessee |
9’4″ |
2022 |
| Devonte Wyatt |
Georgia |
9’3″ |
2022 |
| Thomas Booker |
Stanford |
9’2″ |
2022 |
| Travis Jones |
Connecticut |
9’2″ |
2022 |
2020
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2020 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Larrell Murchison |
NC State |
9’10” |
2020 |
| Malcolm Roach |
Texas |
9’6″ |
2020 |
| Raekwon Davis |
Alabama |
9’3″ |
2020 |
| Rob Windsor |
Penn State |
9’3″ |
2020 |
| Darrion Daniels |
Nebraska |
9’1″ |
2020 |
2019
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2019 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Ed Oliver |
Houston |
10’0″ |
2019 |
| Renell Wren |
Arizona State |
9’10” |
2019 |
| Kevin Givens |
Penn State |
9’7″ |
2019 |
| Trysten Hill |
UCF |
9’7″ |
2019 |
| Jerry Tillery |
Notre Dame |
9’7″ |
2019 |
2018
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2018 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Taven Bryan |
Florida |
9’11” |
2018 |
| Foley Fatukasi |
Connecticut |
9’4″ |
2018 |
| Nathan Shepherd |
Fort Hays |
9’4″ |
2018 |
| Trenton Thompson |
Georgia |
9’3″ |
2018 |
| Breeland Speaks |
Ole Miss |
9’2″ |
2018 |
2017
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2017 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Larry Ogunjobi |
Charlotte |
9’8″ |
2017 |
| Isaac Rochell |
Notre Dame |
9’6″ |
2017 |
| Malik McDowell |
Michigan State |
9’4″ |
2017 |
| Eddie Vanderdoes |
UCLA |
9’3″ |
2017 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson |
Alabama |
9’2″ |
2017 |
2016
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2016 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Sheldon Rankins |
Louisville |
9’10” |
2016 |
| Connor Wujciak |
Boston College |
9’9″ |
2016 |
| Jonathan Bullard |
Florida |
9’8″ |
2016 |
| Robert Nkemdiche |
Ole Miss |
9’8″ |
2016 |
| Joel Heath |
Michigan State |
9’5″ |
2016 |
| Hassan Ridgeway |
Texas |
9’5″ |
2016 |
| Lawrence Thomas |
Michigan State |
9’5″ |
2016 |
2015
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2015 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Mario Edwards |
Florida State |
10’0″ |
2015 |
| Arik Armstead |
Oregon |
9’9″ |
2015 |
| Rakeem Nunez-Roches |
Southern Miss |
9’6″ |
2015 |
| Xavier Cooper |
Washington State |
9’2″ |
2015 |
| Ellis McCarthy |
UCLA |
9’1″ |
2015 |
2014
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2014 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Aaron Donald |
Pittsburgh |
9’8″ |
2014 |
| Ra’Shede Hageman |
Minnesota |
9’6″ |
2014 |
| Kerry Wynn |
Richmond |
9’5″ |
2014 |
| Khyri Thornton |
Southern Miss |
9’4″ |
2014 |
| Tenny Palepoi |
Utah |
9’3″ |
2014 |
2013
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2013 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Sheldon Richardson |
Missouri |
9’8″ |
2013 |
| Jared Smith |
New Hampshire |
9’7″ |
2013 |
| Akeem Spence |
Illinois |
8’11” |
2013 |
| Sharrif Floyd |
Florida |
8’10” |
2013 |
| Josh Boyd |
Mississippi State |
8’8″ |
2013 |
| Johnathan Hankins |
Ohio State |
8’8″ |
2013 |
| Montori Hughes |
Tennessee-Martin |
8’8″ |
2013 |
| Bennie Logan |
LSU |
8’8″ |
2013 |
2012
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2012 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| JR Sweezy |
NC State |
9’5″ |
2012 |
| Kendall Reyes |
Connecticut |
9’5″ |
2012 |
| Mike Martin |
Michigan |
9’5″ |
2012 |
| Markus Kuhn |
NC State |
9’4″ |
2012 |
| Kheeston Randall |
Texas |
9’3″ |
2012 |
2011
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2011 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| John Graves |
Virginia Tech |
9’6″ |
2011 |
| Nick Fairley |
Auburn |
9’5″ |
2011 |
| Drake Nevis |
LSU |
9’4″ |
2011 |
| Marvin Austin |
North Carolina |
9’4″ |
2011 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson |
Temple |
8’10” |
2011 |
| Chris Neild |
West Virginia |
8’10” |
2011 |
2010
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2010 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Geno Atkins |
Georgia |
9’9″ |
2010 |
| Gerald McCoy |
Oklahoma |
9’6″ |
2010 |
| Lamarr Houston |
Texas |
9’6″ |
2010 |
| Mike Neal |
Purdue |
9’5″ |
2010 |
| Al Woods |
LSU |
9’1″ |
2010 |
2009
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2009 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Khalif Mitchell |
East Carolina |
9’1″ |
2009 |
| Mitch King |
Iowa |
9’1″ |
2009 |
| Sammie Hill |
Stillman |
9’1″ |
2009 |
| Demonte Bolden |
Tennessee |
9’1″ |
2009 |
| Ziggy Hood |
Missouri |
9’0″ |
2009 |
2008
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2008 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Red Bryant |
Texas A&M |
9’3″ |
2008 |
| Carlton Powell |
Virginia Tech |
9’0″ |
2008 |
| Nick Hayden |
Wisconsin |
9’0″ |
2008 |
| Ahtyba Rubin |
Iowa State |
8’10” |
2008 |
| Dre Moore |
Maryland |
8’9″ |
2008 |
| Sedrick Ellis |
USC |
8’9″ |
2008 |
2007
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2007 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| David Patterson |
Ohio State |
9’10” |
2007 |
| Quinn Pitcock |
Ohio State |
9’4″ |
2007 |
| Amobi Okoye |
Louisville |
9’3″ |
2007 |
| Turk McBride |
Tennessee |
9’0″ |
2007 |
| Ryan McBean |
Oklahoma State |
9’0″ |
2007 |
| Antonio Johnson |
Mississippi State |
9’0″ |
2007 |
| Justin Harrell |
Tennessee |
9’0″ |
2007 |
| Larry Brown |
Oklahoma State |
9’0″ |
2007 |
2006
| Best DT Broad Jumps at NFL Combine 2006 |
| Player |
School |
Distance |
Year |
| Brodrick Bunkley |
Florida State |
9’5″ |
2006 |
| Jonathan Lewis |
Virginia Tech |
9’3″ |
2006 |
| Kedric Golston |
Georgia |
9’3″ |
2006 |
| Manaia Brown |
BYU |
9’3″ |
2006 |
| Rodrique Wright |
Texas |
9’2″ |
2006 |
| Haloti Ngata |
Oregon |
9’2″ |
2006 |
| John McCargo |
NC State |
9’2″ |
2006 |
| Dusty Dvoracek |
Oklahoma |
9’2″ |
2006 |
Notes
In my opinion, a great broad jump might be the most impressive thing to see in person – even more than a lightning-fast 40 or an outstanding vertical jump.
If you don’t believe me I want you to grab a measuring tape and some regular tape.
Find an open area on the floor and put down a strip of tape. Then, measure out ten feet and put down another strip of tape. Now, stand behind the first piece of tape and just look at how far the other piece of tape actually is! The top D Tackles listed above jumped past that tape. And, by the way, don’t forget that the average NFL defensive end weighs almost 310 pounds.
Final Thoughts
Keep in mind that not everyone that gets invited to the NFL Combine actually jumps (although broad jumps along with running the 40 and vertical jumps are still heavily participated in by most positions). So, some players that potentially could put up a big jump don’t have an official number on the record.
Finally, don’t forget that there are many players each year that would have put up big numbers that don’t receive an NFL Combine invite. I’ve been at many pro days where some of the numbers our guys put up would have been top 5 or even top 3 at the combine that year.
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References
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