Bud Dupree Had The Top Weight-Adjusted Vertical At 2015 Combine, Too

by Chase Stuart on February 27, 2015

One of the biggest headlines from the combine were the jumps from Byron Jones, a cornerback from Connecticut. Most impressive was his broad jump, which was not only 8 inches better than everyone else in Indianapolis, but also 8 inches better than anyone else in combine history. More on his broad jump in a future post, but Jones’ 44.5″ vertical too shabby, either: it was the best since 2009, when Ohio State and eventual Chiefs safety Donald Washington jumped 45 inches (a feat later matched by one other player at this year’s combine).

But Jones didn’t have the most impressive vertical at the combine, because at 199 pounds, there’s an expectation that he would do fairly well in that drill. Given his weight, we would expect Jones to jump about 35.5 inches, based on the best-fit formula derived here, and defined below:

Expected VJ = 48.34 – 0.0646 * Weight

One way to think of that formula is that for every 15.5 pounds of player weight, the expectation on the vertical is one fewer inch. So at 230 pounds, the expectation would be 33.5 inches. Which brings us to Alvin “Bud” Dupree, whom we lauded yesterday for the top performance in the 40-yard dash. At 269 pounds, he would be expected to jump roughly 31.0 inches. Instead, the Kentucky edge rusher jumped a whopping 42.0 inches — or 11.0 inches over expectation — making it the best weight-adjusted performance of any player in Indianapolis.

Below are the results of the Vertical Jump for every player at the combine. All data comes courtesy of NFLSavant.com.

Rk	Name	Pos	College	Weight	Exp	Vertical	Diff
1	Bud Dupree	OLB	Kentucky	269	31	42	11
2	Chris Conley	WR	Georgia	213	34.6	45	10.4
3	Davis Tull	OLB	Tennessee-Chattanooga	246	32.4	42.5	10.1
4	Byron Jones	CB	Connecticut	199	35.5	44.5	9
5	Vic Beasley	OLB	Clemson	246	32.4	41	8.6
6	Benardrick McKinney	ILB	Mississippi St.	246	32.4	40.5	8.1
7	Owamagbe Odighizuwa	DE	UCLA	267	31.1	39	7.9
8	Jaelen Strong	WR	Arizona State	217	34.3	42	7.7
9	Frank Clark	DE	Michigan	271	30.8	38.5	7.7
10	David Johnson	RB	Northern Iowa	224	33.9	41.5	7.6
11	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska	205	35.1	42.5	7.4
12	Zach Zenner	RB	South Dakota St.	223	33.9	41	7.1
13	Ty Montgomery	WR	Stanford	221	34.1	40.5	6.4
14	Sammie Coates	WR	Auburn	212	34.6	41	6.4
15	Jesse James	TE	Penn St.	261	31.5	37.5	6
16	Kenny Bell	WR	Nebraska	197	35.6	41.5	5.9
17	MyCole Pruitt	TE	Southern Illinois	251	32.1	38	5.9
18	John Crockett	RB	North Dakota St.	217	34.3	40	5.7
19	Ronald Darby	CB	Florida St.	193	35.9	41.5	5.6
20	Geneo Grissom	DE	Oklahoma	262	31.4	37	5.6
21	Ellis McCarthy	DT	UCLA	338	26.5	32	5.5
22	Donovan Smith	OG	Penn St.	338	26.5	32	5.5
23	Rakeem Nunez-Roches	DT	Southern Miss	307	28.5	34	5.5
24	Rannell Hall	WR	Central Florida	198	35.5	41	5.5
25	Trey Flowers	DE	Arkansas	266	31.2	36.5	5.3
26	Carl Davis	DT	Iowa	320	27.7	33	5.3
27	Kevin Johnson	CB	Wake Forest	188	36.2	41.5	5.3
28	Devin Funchess	WR	Michigan	232	33.4	38.5	5.1
29	Zack Wagenmann	DE	Montana	247	32.4	37.5	5.1
30	Tyeler Davison	DT	Fresno St.	316	27.9	33	5.1
31	David Cobb	RB	Minnesota	229	33.5	38.5	5
32	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise St.	221	34.1	39	4.9
33	Jordan Hicks	OLB	Texas	236	33.1	38	4.9
34	Laurence Gibson	OT	Virginia Tech	305	28.6	33.5	4.9
35	Eric Kendricks	ILB	UCLA	232	33.4	38	4.6
36	Kurtis Drummond	FS	Michigan St.	208	34.9	39.5	4.6
37	Arik Armstead	DT	Oregon	292	29.5	34	4.5
38	Edmond Robinson	OLB	Newberry	245	32.5	37	4.5
39	Damien Wilson	ILB	Minnesota	245	32.5	37	4.5
40	Max Valles	OLB	Virginia	251	32.1	36.5	4.4
41	Stephone Anthony	ILB	Clemson	243	32.6	37	4.4
42	Alex Carter	CB	Stanford	196	35.7	40	4.3
43	P.J. Williams	CB	Florida St.	194	35.8	40	4.2
44	T.J. Clemmings	OT	Pittsburgh	309	28.4	32.5	4.1
45	Danny Shelton	NT	Washington	339	26.4	30.5	4.1
46	Darren Waller	WR	Georgia Tech	238	33	37	4
47	Laken Tomlinson	OG	Duke	323	27.5	31.5	4
48	Tayo Fabuluje	OG	TCU	353	25.5	29.5	4
49	Jake Fisher	OT	Oregon	306	28.6	32.5	3.9
50	Eric Rowe	FS	Utah	205	35.1	39	3.9
51	Andrew Donnal	OT	Iowa	313	28.1	32	3.9
52	Wes Saxton	TE	South Alabama	248	32.3	36	3.7
53	Rob Crisp	OT	N.C. State	301	28.9	32.5	3.6
54	Obum Gwacham	DE	Oregon St.	246	32.4	36	3.6
55	Anthony Chickillo	DE	Miami	267	31.1	34.5	3.4
56	Randy Gregory	OLB	Nebraska	235	33.2	36.5	3.3
57	Devin Smith	WR	Ohio St.	196	35.7	39	3.3
58	Tre McBride	WR	William & Mary	210	34.8	38	3.2
59	Angelo Blackson	DT	Auburn	318	27.8	31	3.2
60	Preston Smith	DE	Mississippi St.	271	30.8	34	3.2
61	Corey Crawford	DE	Clemson	283	30.1	33	2.9
62	Jordan Phillips	NT	Oklahoma	329	27.1	30	2.9
63	Andrus Peat	OT	Stanford	313	28.1	31	2.9
64	Clive Walford	TE	Miami	251	32.1	35	2.9
65	Clayton Geathers	SS	Central Florida	218	34.3	37	2.7
66	Craig Mager	CB	Texas St.	201	35.4	38	2.6
67	Eli Harold	OLB	Virginia	247	32.4	35	2.6
68	Nick Marshall	QB	Auburn	207	35	37.5	2.5
69	D.J. Humphries	OT	Florida	307	28.5	31	2.5
70	Terry Poole	OG	San Diego St.	307	28.5	31	2.5
71	Jarvis Harrison	OG	Texas A&M	330	27	29.5	2.5
72	Bobby Richardson	DT	Indiana	283	30.1	32.5	2.4
73	Terrence Magee	RB	LSU	213	34.6	37	2.4
74	Louis Trinca-Pasat	DT	Iowa	290	29.6	32	2.4
75	Cameron Erving	C	Florida St.	313	28.1	30.5	2.4
76	Mitch Morse	OG	Missouri	305	28.6	31	2.4
77	Kwon Alexander	OLB	LSU	227	33.7	36	2.3
78	Damarious Randall	FS	Arizona State	196	35.7	38	2.3
79	Grady Jarrett	NT	Clemson	304	28.7	31	2.3
80	Bryan Bennett	QB	Southeastern Louisiana	211	34.7	37	2.3
81	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA	226	33.7	36	2.3
82	T.J. Yeldon	RB	Alabama	226	33.7	36	2.3
83	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota	249	32.3	34.5	2.2
84	Mario Edwards Jr.	DT	Florida St.	279	30.3	32.5	2.2
85	Josh Shaw	CB	USC	201	35.4	37.5	2.1
86	Kyle Emanuel	OLB	North Dakota St.	255	31.9	34	2.1
87	Geremy Davis	WR	Connecticut	216	34.4	36.5	2.1
88	Gus Johnson	RB	Stephen F. Austin	215	34.5	36.5	2
89	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia	215	34.5	36.5	2
90	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon	222	34	36	2
91	Justin Cox	FS	Mississippi St.	191	36	38	2
92	Ali Marpet	C	Hobart & William Smith	307	28.5	30.5	2
93	Ramik Wilson	ILB	Georgia	237	33	35	2
94	Darius Philon	DT	Arkansas	298	29.1	31	1.9
95	Martrell Spaight	OLB	Arkansas	236	33.1	35	1.9
96	Da'Ron Brown	WR	Northern Illinois	205	35.1	37	1.9
97	Deon Simon	NT	Northwestern St. (LA)	321	27.6	29.5	1.9
98	Marcus Peters	CB	Washington	197	35.6	37.5	1.9
99	Cameron Artis-Payne	RB	Auburn	212	34.6	36.5	1.9
100	Bryce Hager	ILB	Baylor	234	33.2	35	1.8
101	Malcom Brown	DT	Texas	319	27.7	29.5	1.8
102	Takoby Cofield	OT	Duke	310	28.3	30	1.7
103	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan St.	186	36.3	38	1.7
104	Jake Ryan	OLB	Michigan	240	32.8	34.5	1.7
105	DeVante Parker	WR	Louisville	209	34.8	36.5	1.7
106	Davaris Daniels	WR	Notre Dame	201	35.4	37	1.6
107	Vince Mayle	WR	Washington St.	224	33.9	35.5	1.6
108	Tyrus Thompson	OT	Oklahoma	324	27.4	29	1.6
109	Jalston Fowler	FB	Alabama	254	31.9	33.5	1.6
110	Cameron Clear	TE	Texas A&M	277	30.4	32	1.6
111	Ryan Russell	DE	Purdue	269	31	32.5	1.5
112	Lynden Trail	DE	Norfolk St.	269	31	32.5	1.5
113	Alani Fua	OLB	BYU	238	33	34.5	1.5
114	Chaz Green	OT	Florida	314	28.1	29.5	1.4
115	Javorius Allen	RB	USC	221	34.1	35.5	1.4
116	Landon Collins	SS	Alabama	228	33.6	35	1.4
117	Jermaine Whitehead	FS	Auburn	197	35.6	37	1.4
118	Devante Davis	WR	UNLV	220	34.1	35.5	1.4
119	Jahwan Edwards	RB	Ball St.	220	34.1	35.5	1.4
120	Zack Hodges	OLB	Harvard	250	32.2	33.5	1.3
121	J.T. Surratt	DT	South Carolina	304	28.7	30	1.3
122	Adrian Amos	FS	Penn St.	218	34.3	35.5	1.2
123	Justin Coleman	CB	Tennessee	185	36.4	37.5	1.1
124	Thomas Rawls	RB	Central Michigan	215	34.5	35.5	1
125	Dante Fowler Jr.	OLB	Florida	261	31.5	32.5	1
126	Austin Shepherd	OT	Alabama	315	28	29	1
127	Mark Glowinski	OG	West Virginia	307	28.5	29.5	1
128	Blake Bell	TE	Oklahoma	252	32.1	33	0.9
129	Julian Wilson	CB	Oklahoma	205	35.1	36	0.9
130	Rob Havenstein	OT	Wisconsin	321	27.6	28.5	0.9
131	Jalen Collins	CB	LSU	203	35.2	36	0.8
132	Quinten Rollins	CB	Miami (OH)	195	35.7	36.5	0.8
133	Tye Smith	CB	Towson	195	35.7	36.5	0.8
134	Ty Sambrailo	OT	Colorado St.	311	28.2	29	0.8
135	Leonard Williams	DE	USC	302	28.8	29.5	0.7
136	Henry Anderson	DE	Stanford	294	29.3	30	0.7
137	Malcolm Brown	RB	Texas	224	33.9	34.5	0.6
138	Jamison Crowder	WR	Duke	185	36.4	37	0.6
139	Phillip Dorsett	WR	Miami	185	36.4	37	0.6
140	Justin Hardy	WR	East Carolina	192	35.9	36.5	0.6
141	David Parry	NT	Stanford	308	28.4	29	0.6
142	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin	215	34.5	35	0.5
143	Leon Orr	DT	Florida	323	27.5	28	0.5
144	Bryce Petty	QB	Baylor	230	33.5	34	0.5
145	Jean Sifrin	TE	Massachusetts	245	32.5	33	0.5
146	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR	Missouri	237	33	33.5	0.5
147	Martin Ifedi	DE	Memphis	275	30.6	31	0.4
148	Lorenzo Mauldin	OLB	Louisville	259	31.6	32	0.4
149	Jamil Douglas	OG	Arizona State	304	28.7	29	0.3
150	Michael Burton	FB	Rutgers	242	32.7	33	0.3
151	Joe Cardona	LS	Navy	242	32.7	33	0.3
152	Bobby McCain	CB	Memphis	195	35.7	36	0.3
153	Robert Myers	OG	Tennessee St.	326	27.3	27.5	0.2
154	Tony Washington	OLB	Oregon	247	32.4	32.5	0.1
155	Cody Prewitt	FS	Mississippi	208	34.9	35	0.1
156	Ben Heeney	ILB	Kansas	231	33.4	33.5	0.1
157	Tony Lippett	WR	Michigan St.	192	35.9	36	0.1
158	Karlos Williams	RB	Florida St.	230	33.5	33.5	0
159	Rashad Greene	WR	Florida St.	182	36.6	36.5	-0.1
160	Shaq Thompson	OLB	Washington	228	33.6	33.5	-0.1
161	Quandre Diggs	CB	Texas	196	35.7	35.5	-0.2
162	Jeremiah Poutasi	OG	Utah	335	26.7	26.5	-0.2
163	Michael Dyer	RB	Louisville	218	34.3	34	-0.3
164	D'Joun Smith	CB	Florida Atlantic	187	36.3	36	-0.3
165	Mike Davis	RB	South Carolina	217	34.3	34	-0.3
166	B.J. Catalon	RB	TCU	186	36.3	36	-0.3
167	Jeremy Langford	RB	Michigan St.	208	34.9	34.5	-0.4
168	Xavier Cooper	DT	Washington St.	293	29.4	29	-0.4
169	Taiwan Jones	ILB	Michigan St.	245	32.5	32	-0.5
170	Nick Boyle	TE	Delaware	268	31	30.5	-0.5
171	Brandon Bridge	QB	South Alabama	229	33.5	33	-0.5
172	Amarlo Herrera	ILB	Georgia	244	32.6	32	-0.6
173	Nate Orchard	DE	Utah	250	32.2	31.5	-0.7
174	Donatella Luckett	WR	Harding	211	34.7	34	-0.7
175	Leterrius Walton	DT	Central Michigan	319	27.7	27	-0.7
176	Stefon Diggs	WR	Maryland	195	35.7	35	-0.7
177	Jerry Lovelocke	QB	Prairie View A&M	248	32.3	31.5	-0.8
178	Eric Tomlinson	TE	Texas-El Paso	263	31.4	30.5	-0.9
179	Joey Iosefa	RB	Hawaii	247	32.4	31.5	-0.9
180	Jon Feliciano	OG	Miami	323	27.5	26.5	-1
181	Dezmin Lewis	WR	Central Arkansas	214	34.5	33.5	-1
182	Kevin White	CB	TCU	183	36.5	35.5	-1
183	Tyler Lockett	WR	Kansas St.	182	36.6	35.5	-1.1
184	Denzel Perryman	ILB	Miami	236	33.1	32	-1.1
185	Steven Nelson	CB	Oregon St.	197	35.6	34.5	-1.1
186	Daryl Williams	OT	Oklahoma	327	27.2	26	-1.2
187	DeAndrew White	WR	Alabama	193	35.9	34.5	-1.4
188	Cody Fajardo	QB	Nevada	223	33.9	32.5	-1.4
189	Duke Johnson	RB	Miami	207	35	33.5	-1.5
190	Derrick Lott	DT	Tennessee-Chattanooga	314	28.1	26.5	-1.6
191	Nick O'Leary	TE	Florida St.	252	32.1	30.5	-1.6
192	Andy Gallik	C	Boston College	306	28.6	27	-1.6
193	La'el Collins	OT	LSU	305	28.6	27	-1.6
194	Za'Darius Smith	DE	Kentucky	274	30.6	29	-1.6
195	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama	211	34.7	33	-1.7
196	Reese Dismukes	C	Auburn	296	29.2	27.5	-1.7
197	Dean Marlowe	FS	James Madison	203	35.2	33.5	-1.7
198	J.R. Tavai	OLB	USC	249	32.3	30.5	-1.8
199	John Miller	OG	Louisville	303	28.8	27	-1.8
200	Ladarius Gunter	CB	Miami	202	35.3	33.5	-1.8
201	Hayes Pullard	ILB	USC	240	32.8	31	-1.8
202	Trenton Brown	OG	Florida	355	25.4	23.5	-1.9
203	Matt Jones	RB	Florida	231	33.4	31.5	-1.9
204	Deon Long	WR	Maryland	192	35.9	34	-1.9
205	Keith Mumphery	WR	Michigan St.	215	34.5	32.5	-2
206	Tre' Jackson	OG	Florida St.	330	27	25	-2
207	Xzavier Dickson	OLB	Alabama	260	31.5	29.5	-2
208	Anthony Jefferson	CB	UCLA	198	35.5	33.5	-2
209	Ross Scheuerman	RB	Lafayette	204	35.2	33	-2.2
210	Charles Gaines	CB	Louisville	180	36.7	34.5	-2.2
211	Trey Williams	RB	Texas A&M	195	35.7	33.5	-2.2
212	J.J. Nelson	WR	UAB	156	38.3	36	-2.3
213	Josh Robinson	RB	Mississippi St.	217	34.3	32	-2.3
214	James Sample	SS	Louisville	209	34.8	32.5	-2.3
215	Doran Grant	CB	Ohio St.	200	35.4	33	-2.4
216	Kyshoen Jarrett	SS	Virginia Tech	200	35.4	33	-2.4
217	Gabe Wright	DT	Auburn	300	29	26.5	-2.5
218	Dee Hart	RB	Colorado St.	199	35.5	33	-2.5
219	Sean Mannion	QB	Oregon St.	229	33.5	31	-2.5
220	Jordan Richards	SS	Stanford	211	34.7	32	-2.7
221	Mario Alford	WR	West Virginia	180	36.7	34	-2.7
222	Kaelin Clay	WR	Utah	195	35.7	33	-2.7
223	Tevin McDonald	FS	Eastern Washington	195	35.7	33	-2.7
224	Jacoby Glenn	CB	Central Florida	179	36.8	34	-2.8
225	Lorenzo Doss	CB	Tulane	182	36.6	33.5	-3.1
226	Damian Swann	CB	Georgia	189	36.1	33	-3.1
227	Titus Davis	WR	Central Michigan	196	35.7	32.5	-3.2
228	Senquez Golson	CB	Mississippi	176	37	33.5	-3.5
229	Garry Peters	CB	Clemson	191	36	32.5	-3.5
230	Darrian Miller	OG	Kentucky	307	28.5	25	-3.5
231	Chris Hackett	FS	TCU	195	35.7	32	-3.7
232	Blake Sims	QB	Alabama	218	34.3	30.5	-3.8
233	B.J. Finney	C	Kansas St.	318	27.8	24	-3.8
234	Brett Boyko	OT	UNLV	301	28.9	25	-3.9
235	Durell Eskridge	FS	Syracuse	208	34.9	31	-3.9
236	Josh Harper	WR	Fresno St.	191	36	32	-4
237	Troy Hill	CB	Oregon	182	36.6	32.5	-4.1
238	Christion Jones	WR	Alabama	182	36.6	32.5	-4.1
239	Shane Carden	QB	East Carolina	218	34.3	29.5	-4.8
240	Aaron Davis	OLB	Colorado St.	225	33.8	29	-4.8
241	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida St.	231	33.4	28.5	-4.9
242	Braylon Heard	RB	Kentucky	198	35.5	30.5	-5
243	Paul Dawson	ILB	TCU	235	33.2	28	-5.2
244	Al Bond	OG	Memphis	303	28.8	23.5	-5.3
245	Joey Mbu	DT	Houston	313	28.1	22.5	-5.6
246	Kenny Hilliard	RB	LSU	226	33.7	27	-6.7
247	Ezell Ruffin	WR	San Diego St.	218	34.3	27.5	-6.8
248	Marcus Murphy	RB	Missouri	193	35.9	29	-6.9
249	Anthony Boone	QB	Duke	231	33.4	26.5	-6.9
250	Josue Matias	OG	Florida St.	309	28.4	17.5	-10.9

Using the data from NFL Combine Results, I checked to see where Dupree’s rating would rank among all players since 1999. It would rank 4th, with the top three being:

+11.2, from Mario Williams, who jumped 40.5 inches at 295 pounds in 2005.

+11.5, from Gerald Sensabaugh, who jumped 46 inches at 214 pounds in 2005.

+12.4, from Cameron Wake, who jumped 45.5 inches at 236 pounds and yet somehow went undrafted in 2005. And did this a few years later.

Dupree was projected to be a first round pick before the combine. In Indianapolis, he did all he could to solidify that status.

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