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Oregon st. DT Stephen Paea set the combine record for bench reps today, he bench 225 lbs 49 times.
Fenom;55822 said:Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State (2011): 49
Mitch Petrus, G, Arkansas (2010): 45
Mike Kudla, DE, Ohio State (2006): 45
Leif Larsen, DT, Texas-El Paso (2000): 45
Jeff Owens, DT, Georgia (2010): 44
Brodrick Bunkley, DT, Florida State (2006): 44
Scott Young, G, BYU (2005): 43
Tank Tyler, DT, North Carolina State (2007): 42
Isaac Sopoaga, DT, Hawaii (2004): 42
Not a very impressive list. Bunkley and Sopoaga are pretty good DTs, but the rest haven't done anything at the NFL level.
True, I'm just saying a player needs to have more than strength to be good.dmarkholt12;55825 said:The difference between Paea and them is Paea was considered a 1st round talent before the combine. His film actually supports his strength, where as most of those other guys are just workout warriors.