The NFL Scouting Combine never ceases to amaze as the best football prospects in the country show off their jaw-dropping athletic ability in a variety of tests.
It was Denton Guyer product Eli Stowers who stole the show on Friday night with some record-breaking athletic testing. His 45.5-inch vertical leap was the highest mark for a tight end since 2003 and his 11-foot-3 broad jump set a new combine record for the position. According to Benjamin Solak, Stowers’ vertical is the third-highest among all positions since 1999.
As a cherry on top of his explosive performance, the former Guyer star also ran a 4.51-second 40-yard dash. That time was good for second among tight ends this year, just behind Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq, who set an all-time combine record for tight ends with a ridiculous 4.39-second time.
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The Vanderbilt star was already one of the top tight ends in this year’s draft after a winding college career that began at Texas A&M as a quarterback before he became a stud tight end for New Mexico State and Vanderbilt. Over the last two years at Vanderbilt, he caught 111 passes for 1,406 yards and nine touchdowns.
Watch Stowers’ combine performances below.
45.5" VERTICAL@VandyFootball TE Eli Stowers just put up the second-best vertical at the Combine since 2003.
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.@VandyFootball's Eli Stowers just set a new Combine record for tight ends with an 11'3" broad jump 😳
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Eli Stowers keeps doing insane things today.
The @VandyFootball TE runs a 4.51u on his first go.
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