- Identify the playing positions for which the Combine is most important
- Place the drills in order of importance by playing position
- Determine the degree of difference among the drills for each playing position
- This recognizes that simply putting the drills in order of importance does not provide enough information to evaluate importance
- More about the degree of difference later in the article
- 40 yard dash (“40)”
- Further broken down into the first 10 yards (“10”), the first 20 yards (“20) and the final 20 yards “F20”
- The final 20 yards are often referred to as the “flying 20” because the player has a running start (the first 20 yards) to begin the timing
- Bench Press (“BP”)
- Vertical Jump (“VJ”)
- Broad Jump (“BJ”)
- 20 yard shuttle (“20S’)
- 3-cone drill (“3C”)
Importance of the Combine by Playing Position
Importance of the Drills
Degree of Difference
One Last Question
