2019 Scouting Combine Top Performers: Offensive line

We’re nearly through the third day of the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, and every position group has taken the field except for the defensive backs, who will work out on Monday. So, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight the players that fared the best in the various drills, with an emphasis on the positions that are the most important to the Minnesota Vikings.

We’ll start, as any discussion of the Vikings’ offseason should start, with the offensive line. Here’s a listing of the top ten offensive linemen (or more if there are ties at the bottom of the top ten) in all of the various drills that they were asked to do at Lucas Oil Stadium. All measurements are taken from the NFL.com workout tracker.

40-yard dash

• Erik McCoy, C, Texas A&M - 4.89 seconds
• Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College - 4.91
• Garrett Bradbury, C, North Carolina State - 4.92
• Andre Dillard, T, Washington State - 4.96
• Iosua Opeta, G, Weber State - 5.02
• Tytus Howard, T, Alabama State - 5.05
• Kaleb McGary, T, Washington - 5.05
• Oli Udoh, T, Elon - 5.05
• Shaq Calhoun, G, Mississippi State - 5.07
• Ryan Bates, G, Penn State - 5.09
• Isaiah Prince, T, Ohio State - 5.09

Bench Press

• Opeta - 39 reps of 225 pounds
• Bradbury - 34
• Phil Haynes, G, Wake Forest - 33
• Yodny Cajuste, T, West Virginia - 32
• Hjalte Froholdt, G, Arkansas - 31
• Nate Herbig, G, Stanford - 29
• Elgton Jenkins, C, Mississippi State - 29
• McCoy - 28
• Bates - 28
• Mitch Hyatt, T, Clemson - 28
• Connor McGovern, G, Penn State - 28
• Dru Samia, G, Oklahoma - 28

Vertical Jump

• Joshua Miles, T, Morgan State - 36”
• McGary - 33.5”
• Trey Pipkins, T, Sioux Falls - 33.5”
• Opeta - 33”
• Michael Jordan, G, Ohio State - 32.5”
• Tyler Jones, T, North Carolina State - 31.5”
• Bradbury - 31”
• Haynes - 31”
• McCoy - 31”
• Lindstrom - 30.5”
• Tyler Roemer, T, San Diego State - 30.5”
• William Sweet, T, North Carolina - 30.5”

Broad Jump

• Dillard - 118”
• Lindstrom - 117”
• Jordan - 116”
• Prince - 115”
• Yosh Nijman, T, Virginia Tech - 114”
• Pipkins - 114”
• Greg Little, T, Mississippi - 113”
• McGovern - 112”
• Jones - 111”
• McGary - 111”
• Sweet - 111”

3-cone drill

• Bradbury - 7.41 seconds
• Dillard - 7.44
• Bates - 7.45
• Calhoun - 7.46
• Froholdt - 7.51
• Lindstrom - 7.61
• Pipkins - 7.61
• McGary - 7.66
• McGovern - 7.66
• Paul Adams, T, Missouri - 7.68

20-yard shuttle

• Dillard - 4.40 seconds
• Nijman - 4.50
• Hyatt - 4.52
• Dalton Risner, G, Kansas State - 4.52
• Bates - 4.53
• Bradbury - 4.53
• Froholdt - 4.54
• Lindstrom - 4.54
• McGovern - 4.57
• McGary - 4.58

You can check out all of the workout results at the link to NFL.com above.

Were there any standouts among the offensive linemen for you? Anyone that you think the Vikings should be targeting at #18 or, perhaps, a bit later on?