March 24th, 2017 (REGINA) – The CFL Combine presented by adidas began this morning as the league’s hottest young prospects completed the vertical and broad jump events. 50 prospects showed off their explosive power and reach; Jonah Pataki (running back, Queen’s) and Fabion Foote (defensive lineman, McMaster) delivered. Pataki came out ahead in the morning with a 10″3 broad jump and a 36.5-inch vertical reach, and Foote registered a 9″11 broad jump that led all defensive lineman.
But in the end, no one could touch either mark set by Malcolm Carter of the Ottawa Sooners (CJFL), whose regional results stand as the best in show.
The CFL Combine presented by adidas continued this evening with the Bench Press. Prospects tested their strength for scouts and Jean-Simon Roy (offensive lineman, Laval) achieved the night’s highest feat with 39 reps of 225lbs. Five of the top six results came from RSEQ (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec) athletes, with Sherbrooke’s Anthony Gosselin bringing home the highest result for running backs at 30 reps.
Vertical Jump
Name | # | POS | School | Vertical (In.) |
ADEBOBOYE, Adam | 84 | WR | York | 33.5 |
ADELEKE, Tunde | 20 | DB | Carleton | 32 |
ASARE, Kwabena | 50 | OL | Carleton | 24 |
AUGUSTINE, Johnny | 30 | RB | Guelph | 30.5 |
BEHAR, Nathaniel | 81 | WR | Carleton | 31.5 |
BLADEK, Dariusz | 51 | OL | Bethune-Cookman | 25 |
BOATENG, Kwaku | 90 | DL | Wilfrid Laurier | 33.5 |
CARON, Samuel | 1 | QB | Montreal | 29 |
CARTER, Malcolm | 87 | WR | Ottawa Sooners (CJFL) | *40 |
CHAGNON, Frederic | 40 | LB | Montreal | 29 |
CHEVRIER, Alexandre | 47 | LB | Sherbrooke | 34.5 |
DUPUIS, Mathieu | 8 | DL | Montreal | *25 |
FILIPPELLI, Jordan | 52 | OL | Calgary | 21 |
FOOTE, Fabion | 91 | DL | McMaster | 34.5 |
FOSTER, Evan | 92 | DL | Manitoba | 32 |
GILLESPIE, Richard | 25 | DB | Toronto | *36.5 |
GOSSELIN, Anthony | 35 | RB | Sherbrooke | *29.5 |
HAMLIN, Nathaniel | 21 | DB | Carleton | 33 |
HASTINGS, Asher | 2 | QB | McMaster | 33.5 |
HASTINGS, Harland | 24 | DB | Acadia | *36 |
HERDMAN, Jordan | 41 | LB | Simon Fraser | 32.5 |
HERDMAN, Justin | 42 | LB | Simon Fraser | 30.5 |
HILLIS, Mitchell | 25 | WR | Saskatchewan | 33 |
HOOVER, Jordan | 26 | DB | Waterloo | 35.5 |
JOHNSON, Evan | 54 | OL | Saskatchewan | 31 |
LAURENSSE, Adam | 43 | DB | Calgary | *33.5 |
LUKE, Junior | 93 | DL | Montreal | 24 |
LYNCH, Julan | 27 | WR | Saskatchewan | *34.5 |
MACKIE, Mark | 7 | DL | McMaster | *30.5 |
MCGOUGH, Connor | 94 | DL | Calgary | 32.5 |
MILANOVIC-LITRE, Ante | 133 | RB | Simon Fraser | 35.5 |
MORRISON, Alex | 50 | WR | UBC | *33.5 |
NARKAJ, Samuel | 95 | DL | Concordia | 24.5 |
OKAFOR, Kay | 96 | DL | St. Francis Xavier | 32.5 |
ONYEKA, Nakas | 44 | LB | Wilfrid Laurier | 35.5 |
PATAKI, Jonah | 32 | RB | Queen’s | 36.5 |
PICTON, Mitchell | 82 | WR | Regina | 29.5 |
PRICE, Jalen | 97 | DL | Wilfrid Laurier | 26 |
ROY, Jean-Simon | 55 | OL | Laval | 22.5 |
SCHRAM, Braden | 56 | OL | Calgary | 21.5 |
SINGLETON, Matt | 45 | LB | Black Hills State University | 30.5 |
SPOONER, Qadr | 57 | OL | McGill | 23 |
THOMAS ERLINGTON, Sean | 31 | RB | Montreal | 34.5 |
VANDERVOORT, Daniel | 83 | WR | McMaster | 31.5 |
VAUGHN, Justin | 98 | DL | Fordham | 28 |
WILLIAMS, Corey | 46 | LB | Toronto | 31 |
WOODS, Mason | 58 | OL | Idaho | 24.5 |
WOODSON, Robert | 22 | DB | Calgary | 35 |
WRIGHT, Dondre | 23 | DB | Henderson State | 35.5 |
ZVER, Jeremy | 59 | OL | Regina | 30 |
*Indicates regional combine result
Broad Jump
Name | # | POS | School | Broad |
ADEBOBOYE, Adam | 84 | WR | York | 9’9″ |
ADELEKE, Tunde | 20 | DB | Carleton | 9’5.25″ |
ASARE, Kwabena | 50 | OL | Carleton | 8’1.5″ |
AUGUSTINE, Johnny | 30 | RB | Guelph | 9’2″ |
BEHAR, Nathaniel | 81 | WR | Carleton | 9’7″ |
BLADEK, Dariusz | 51 | OL | Bethune-Cookman | 8’5″ |
BOATENG, Kwaku | 90 | DL | Wilfrid Laurier | 8’7.75″ |
CARON, Samuel | 1 | QB | Montreal | 9’6″ |
CARTER, Malcolm | 87 | WR | Ottawa Sooners (CJFL) | *10’5.25″ |
CHAGNON, Frederic | 40 | LB | Montreal | 9’7.5″ |
CHEVRIER, Alexandre | 47 | LB | Sherbrooke | *9’11.5″ |
DUPUIS, Mathieu | 8 | DL | Montreal | 8’4″ |
FILIPPELLI, Jordan | 52 | OL | Calgary | 7’10.5″ |
FOOTE, Fabion | 91 | DL | McMaster | 9’11” |
FOSTER, Evan | 92 | DL | Manitoba | 9’10” |
GILLESPIE, Richard | 25 | DB | Toronto | *9’9.25 |
GOSSELIN, Anthony | 35 | RB | Sherbrooke | *9’4.75 |
HAMLIN, Nathaniel | 21 | DB | Carleton | 9’10” |
HASTINGS, Asher | 2 | QB | McMaster | 9’3.5″ |
HASTINGS, Harland | 24 | DB | Acadia | *10’5″ |
HERDMAN, Jordan | 41 | LB | Simon Fraser | 9’3.5″ |
HERDMAN, Justin | 42 | LB | Simon Fraser | 9’0″ |
HILLIS, Mitchell | 25 | WR | Saskatchewan | *9’1.5″ |
HOOVER, Jordan | 26 | DB | Waterloo | *10’4.5″ |
JOHNSON, Evan | 54 | OL | Saskatchewan | 8’10” |
LAURENSSE, Adam | 43 | DB | Calgary | *9’11” |
LUKE, Junior | 93 | DL | Montreal | 8’2.75″ |
LYNCH, Julan | 27 | WR | Saskatchewan | *9’11” |
MACKIE, Mark | 7 | DL | McMaster | *9’5.75″ |
MCGOUGH, Connor | 94 | DL | Calgary | 9’3″ |
MILANOVIC-LITRE, Ante | 133 | RB | Simon Fraser | *10’1.75″ |
MORRISON, Alex | 50 | WR | UBC | *9’8.5″ |
NARKAJ, Samuel | 95 | DL | Concordia | 8’5″ |
OKAFOR, Kay | 96 | DL | St. Francis Xavier | 9’2.5″ |
ONYEKA, Nakas | 44 | LB | Wilfrid Laurier | 9’2.25″ |
PATAKI, Jonah | 32 | RB | Queen’s | *10’3.5″ |
PICTON, Mitchell | 82 | WR | Regina | 9’8.5″ |
PRICE, Jalen | 97 | DL | Wilfrid Laurier | 7’11.25″ |
ROY, Jean-Simon | 55 | OL | Laval | 8’0.25″ |
SCHRAM, Braden | 56 | OL | Calgary | 8’5.25″ |
SINGLETON, Matt | 45 | LB | Black Hills State University | 9’2.5″ |
SPOONER, Qadr | 57 | OL | McGill | 7’11.75″ |
THOMAS ERLINGTON, Sean | 31 | RB | Montreal | 8’10.25″ |
VANDERVOORT, Daniel | 83 | WR | McMaster | 9’6″ |
VAUGHN, Justin | 98 | DL | Fordham | 9’4″ |
WILLIAMS, Corey | 46 | LB | Toronto | 8’6.5″ |
WOODS, Mason | 58 | OL | Idaho | 7’3.5″ |
WOODSON, Robert | 22 | DB | Calgary | 10’0.5″ |
WRIGHT, Dondre | 23 | DB | Henderson State | 9’10” |
ZVER, Jeremy | 59 | OL | Regina | 8’7.5″ |
*Denotes regional combine result
Coaches, general managers and scouts from across the country assembled on Friday to get a first-hand look at some of the top available talent in the 2017 CFL Draft, slated to take place on May 7.
For them, says CFL.ca’s Marshall Ferguson, the combine is more than just numbers.
“When guys come out and do their tests, there are the things that matter like the numbers and the way they carry themselves,” said Ferguson. “And then there are the little things that every scout will pick up on.
“Boateng intentionally wore the tightest clothing I’ve ever seen and the shortest shorts ever to show off that he has tree trunks for legs.”
While Carter recorded a 40-inch vertical at the Eastern Regional Combine in Montreal on March 10, the former Carleton Raven wasn’t able to match it on Friday, settling for a 34-inch jump.
“Not as happy with it because I did drop quite a bit but I feel like that’s because I wasn’t training as hard during the last week and was resting more,” said Carter afterwards. “I want to be 100 per cent for one-on-ones later on in the week.”
Pataki’s 36.5-inch vertical topped the competition on Friday, while the running back out of Queen’s showed consistency in the broad jump by following up his 10-foot, 3.5-inch broad jump at the Ontario Regional Combine with a 10-foot, 3-inch broad jump in Regina.
“His regional combine numbers were crazy,” said Ferguson. “That’s the fourth best broad jump ever for a running back. That just goes to show lower body explosion stuff.”
The key for Pataki, Ferguson added, will be his performance in the 40. That happens on Saturday.
“For his 40, that’s the one concerning thing about him,” said Ferguson. “For a guy that jumps so well and is that quick, his shuttle time is amazing but his 10, 20 and 40 are kind of all average so that would be my one concern that the scouts will probably wonder about.”
All of the top five broad jumps were recorded at regional combines. Outside of Pataki, Carter (10 feet, 3 inches), Robert Woodson (10 feet, 0.5 inches) Ante Milanovic-Litre (9 feet, 11.25 inches) and Fabion Foote (9 feet, 11 inches) had the best jumps of the day.
Foote’s broad jump nearing 10 feet stood out for Ferguson, while Laurier’s Boateng also turned heads for players of their stature.
“It’s impressive what they did with their jumps because of their weight,” said Ferguson. “When they get on the bench tonight, they’re going to put up big numbers on the bench. They’re both going to be 30 plus reps.
“To put together a vert like that to show the lower body explosion and then to add that to your bench and to show that you have weight on your body and show that you can move it is huge for those two guys.”
Next on tap is the bench press, which takes place Friday night at 9 p.m. ET. Those who turned heads Friday morning have a chance to build on the momentum.
“I’m hoping for anything above, or close to 10,” said Carter. “That’s also what I worked on because I wanted to get my bench up because I realized it wasn’t as great as it should have been.”
Source: CFL.ca
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