Mike Gesicki Had The Top Weight-Adjusted Vertical At 2018 Combine

by Chase Stuart on April 24, 2018

Penn State RB Saquon Barkley is your bronze champion. The star athlete ranked 3rd in the bench press after adjusting for weight and height, with his 29 reps tied for the most by any running back. And he ranked 3rd in the 40-yard dash after adjusting for weight; his 4.40 time was the second fastest among running backs, and the only player faster weighed 35 fewer pounds.

And today, you’ll see that Barkley ranked third in the vertical jump, too. The best-fit formula for projecting the vertical jump is as follows:

Projected VJ = 46.38 – 0.0597 * weight (pounds)

At 233 pounds, Barkley would be expected to have a 32.5 inch vertical jump. In reality, he jumped 41 inches, or 8.5 inches above expectation. That was the third-best mark at the combine, but only the 2nd best among Nittany Lions. That’s because Penn State TE Mike Gesicki jumped 41.5 inches at a whopping 247 pounds, or 9.9 inches above expectation. The 40/240 club — jumping at least 40 inches while weighing at least 240 pounds — is a small one, and Gesicki stands out as being an elite athlete.

But it’s hard to compete with Barkley, who was dominant at the combine in the bench press, the 40, and the vertical jump. The full list, below:

Rk	Name	College	POS	Weight (lbs)	Exp VJ	Vert Leap (in)	Diff
1	Mike Gesicki	Penn State	TE	247	31.6	41.5	9.9
2	Matthew Thomas	Florida State	OLB	232	32.5	41.5	9.0
3	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	RB	233	32.5	41	8.5
4	Leighton Vander Esch	Boise State	OLB	256	31.1	39.5	8.4
5	Terrell Edmunds	Virginia Tech	SS	220	33.2	41.5	8.3
6	Josh Sweat	Florida State	OLB	251	31.4	39.5	8.1
7	Ade Aruna	Tulane (LA)	DE	262	30.7	38.5	7.8
8	Bo Scarbrough	Alabama	RB	228	32.8	40	7.2
9	Oren Burks	Vanderbilt	OLB	233	32.5	39.5	7.0
10	Jacob Pugh	Florida State	OLB	246	31.7	38.5	6.8
11	Tyler Conklin	Central Michigan	TE	254	31.2	38	6.8
12	Joshua Kalu	Nebraska	FS	195	34.7	41.5	6.8
13	Ogbonnia Okoronkwo	Oklahoma	DE	253	31.3	38	6.7
14	Derwin James	Florida State	SS	215	33.5	40	6.5
15	Troy Apke	Penn State	SS	198	34.6	41	6.4
16	Kerryon Johnson	Auburn	RB	213	33.7	40	6.3
17	James Looney	California	DE	287	29.2	35.5	6.3
18	Siran Neal	Jacksonville State (AL)	SS	199	34.5	40.5	6.0
19	Taven Bryan	Florida	DT	291	29.0	35	6.0
20	Braden Smith	Auburn	OG	315	27.6	33.5	5.9
21	Bradley Chubb	North Carolina State	DE	269	30.3	36	5.7
22	Nick Chubb	Georgia	RB	227	32.8	38.5	5.7
23	D.J. Moore	Maryland	WR	210	33.8	39.5	5.7
24	Scott Quessenberry	UCLA	C	310	27.9	33.5	5.6
25	Dylan Cantrell	Texas Tech	WR	226	32.9	38.5	5.6
26	D.J. Chark	Louisiana State	WR	199	34.5	40	5.5
27	Allen Lazard	Iowa State	WR	227	32.8	38	5.2
28	Ian Thomas	Indiana	TE	259	30.9	36	5.1
29	Tyquan Lewis	Ohio State	DE	265	30.6	35.5	4.9
30	Sam Hubbard	Ohio State	DE	270	30.3	35	4.7
31	Harold Landry	Boston College	OLB	252	31.3	36	4.7
32	Lorenzo Carter	Georgia	OLB	250	31.5	36	4.5
33	Genard Avery	Memphis	ILB	248	31.6	36	4.4
34	Dane Cruikshank	Arizona	SS	206	34.1	38.5	4.4
35	Justin Jackson	Northwestern	RB	199	34.5	38.5	4.0
36	JMon Moore	Missouri	WR	207	34.0	38	4.0
37	Tarvarus Mcfadden	Florida State	CB	198	34.6	38.5	3.9
38	Jerome Baker	Ohio State	OLB	229	32.7	36.5	3.8
39.5	Malik Jefferson	Texas	ILB	236	32.3	36	3.7
39.5	Kenny Young	UCLA	ILB	236	32.3	36	3.7
41	Andre Chachere	San Jose State	CB	200	34.4	38	3.6
42	John Franklin-Myers	Stephen F. Austin (TX)	DE	283	29.5	33	3.5
43	Micah Kiser	Virginia	ILB	238	32.2	35.5	3.3
44	Skai Moore	South Carolina	OLB	226	32.9	36	3.1
45	Josh Jackson	Iowa	CB	192	34.9	38	3.1
46	Marcus Davenport	Texas-San Antonio	DE	264	30.6	33.5	2.9
47	DaShawn Hand	Alabama	DE	297	28.6	31.5	2.9
48	Leon Jacobs	Wisconsin	OLB	246	31.7	34.5	2.8
49	Marcus Allen	Penn State	FS	202	34.3	37	2.7
50	Peter Kalambayi	Stanford	OLB	252	31.3	34	2.7
51	Foley Fatukasi	Connecticut	DT	318	27.4	30	2.6
52	Rasheem Green	Southern California	DE	275	30.0	32.5	2.5
53	Jordan Wilkins	Mississippi	RB	216	33.5	36	2.5
54	Jalyn Holmes	Ohio State	DE	283	29.5	32	2.5
55	James Daniels	Iowa	C	306	28.1	30.5	2.4
56	Ronald Jones	Southern California	RB	205	34.1	36.5	2.4
57.5	Justin Reid	Stanford	FS	204	34.2	36.5	2.3
57.5	Kyle Hicks	Texas Christian	RB	204	34.2	36.5	2.3
59	Joel Iyiegbuniwe	Western Kentucky	ILB	229	32.7	35	2.3
60	Tyrell Crosby	Oregon	OT	309	27.9	30	2.1
61	Matt Dickerson	UCLA	DE	292	28.9	31	2.1
62	Trevon Young	Louisville	DE	258	31.0	33	2.0
63	Kyzir White	West Virginia	SS	216	33.5	35.5	2.0
64	Olubunmi Rotimi	Old Dominion (VA)	DE	273	30.1	32	1.9
65.5	David Wells	San Diego State	TE	256	31.1	33	1.9
65.5	Ryan Izzo	Florida State	TE	256	31.1	33	1.9
67	Kahlil Mckenzie	Tennessee	DT	314	27.6	29.5	1.9
68.5	Michael Gallup	Colorado State	WR	205	34.1	36	1.9
68.5	Deshon Elliott	Texas	SS	205	34.1	36	1.9
70	Kylie Fitts	Utah	DE	263	30.7	32.5	1.8
71	Skyler Phillips	Idaho State	OG	318	27.4	29	1.6
72	Jaylen Samuels	North Carolina State	TE	225	32.9	34.5	1.6
73	John Kelly	Tennessee	RB	216	33.5	35	1.5
74	Darren Carrington	Utah	WR	199	34.5	36	1.5
75	Garret Dooley	Wisconsin	OLB	248	31.6	33	1.4
76	Avonte Maddox	Pittsburgh	CB	180	35.6	37	1.4
77.5	Chris Warren	Texas	RB	247	31.6	33	1.4
77.5	Marcus Baugh	Ohio State	TE	247	31.6	33	1.4
79	Wyatt Teller	Virginia Tech	OG	314	27.6	29	1.4
80	Godwin Igwebuike	Northwestern	FS	205	34.1	35.5	1.4
81	Royce Freeman	Oregon	RB	229	32.7	34	1.3
82	Jojo Wicker	Arizona State	DE	296	28.7	30	1.3
83	Josh Allen	Wyoming	QB	237	32.2	33.5	1.3
84	K.J. Malone	Louisiana State	OG	303	28.3	29.5	1.2
85	Will Clapp	Louisiana State	C	311	27.8	29	1.2
86	Christian Kirk	Texas A&M	WR	201	34.4	35.5	1.1
87	Justin Jones	North Carolina State	DT	309	27.9	29	1.1
88	Kamryn Pettway	Auburn	RB	233	32.5	33.5	1.0
90	Nyheim Hines	North Carolina State	RB	198	34.6	35.5	0.9
90	Natrell Jamerson	Wisconsin	FS	198	34.6	35.5	0.9
90	Roc Thomas	Jacksonville State (AL)	RB	198	34.6	35.5	0.9
92	Zaycoven Henderson	Texas A&M	DT	298	28.6	29.5	0.9
93	Armani Watts	Texas A&M	FS	205	34.1	35	0.9
94	Jessie Bates	Wake Forest	FS	195	34.7	35.5	0.8
95	Kalen Ballage	Arizona State	RB	228	32.8	33.5	0.7
96	J.C. Jackson	Maryland	CB	193	34.9	35.5	0.6
97	Uchenna Nwosu	Southern California	OLB	251	31.4	32	0.6
98	Josey Jewell	Iowa	ILB	234	32.4	33	0.6
99	Mike Hughes	Central Florida	CB	191	35.0	35.5	0.5
100	Marcell Ateman	Oklahoma State	WR	216	33.5	34	0.5
101	Cole Madison	Washington State	OG	308	28.0	28.5	0.5
102	Ryan Nall	Oregon State	RB	232	32.5	33	0.5
103	Azeem Victor	Washington	ILB	240	32.1	32.5	0.4
104	Ronnie Harrison	Alabama	SS	214	33.6	34	0.4
105	Hercules MataAfa	Washington State	OLB	254	31.2	31.5	0.3
106.5	Jordan Lasley	UCLA	WR	203	34.3	34.5	0.2
106.5	Daesean Hamilton	Penn State	WR	203	34.3	34.5	0.2
108.5	Christian Sam	Arizona State	ILB	244	31.8	32	0.2
108.5	Dalton Schultz	Stanford	TE	244	31.8	32	0.2
110	Salesi Uhatafe	Utah	OG	310	27.9	28	0.1
111	Jaire Alexander	Louisville	CB	192	34.9	35	0.1
112	Tre Flowers	Oklahoma State	SS	200	34.4	34.5	0.1
113	Richie James	Middle Tennessee State	WR	183	35.5	35.5	0.0
114	Hayden Hurst	South Carolina	TE	250	31.5	31.5	0.0
115	Davon Grayson	East Carolina (NC)	WR	199	34.5	34.5	0.0
116	Ola Adeniyi	Toledo	DE	248	31.6	31.5	-0.1
117	Mark Andrews	Oklahoma	TE	256	31.1	31	-0.1
118	Austin Corbett	Nevada	OG	306	28.1	28	-0.1
119	Chase Edmonds	Fordham (NY)	RB	205	34.1	34	-0.1
120	Trevor Daniel	Tennessee	P	230	32.6	32.5	-0.1
121	Carlton Davis	Auburn	CB	203	34.3	34	-0.3
122	Durham Smythe	Notre Dame	TE	253	31.3	31	-0.3
123	Danny Johnson	Southern (LA)	CB	185	35.3	35	-0.3
124	Marquis Haynes	Mississippi	OLB	235	32.4	32	-0.4
125	Mike Mccray	Michigan	OLB	243	31.9	31.5	-0.4
126	Antonio Callaway	Florida	WR	200	34.4	34	-0.4
127	Derrick Nnadi	Florida State	DT	317	27.5	27	-0.5
128	Quenton Nelson	Notre Dame	OG	325	27.0	26.5	-0.5
129.5	Ray-Ray Mccloud	Clemson	WR	190	35.0	34.5	-0.5
129.5	Sean Chandler	Temple	FS	190	35.0	34.5	-0.5
131	Lavon Coleman	Washington	RB	215	33.5	33	-0.5
132	Chad Thomas	Miami (FL)	DE	281	29.6	29	-0.6
133	Chris Lacy	Oklahoma State	WR	205	34.1	33.5	-0.6
134	Andrew Brown	Virginia	DE	296	28.7	28	-0.7
135	Rashaad Penny	San Diego State	RB	220	33.2	32.5	-0.7
136.5	Byron Pringle	Kansas State	WR	203	34.3	33.5	-0.8
136.5	Trey Quinn	Southern Methodist (TX)	WR	203	34.3	33.5	-0.8
138	Deon Cain	Clemson	WR	202	34.3	33.5	-0.8
139	Donnie Ernsberger	Western Michigan	FB	241	32.0	31	-1.0
140	Justin Crawford	West Virginia	RB	199	34.5	33.5	-1.0
141	Grant Haley	Penn State	CB	190	35.0	34	-1.0
142	Dorance Armstrong	Kansas	DE	257	31.0	30	-1.0
143	Dorian ODaniel	Clemson	OLB	223	33.1	32	-1.1
144	Keke Coutee	Texas Tech	WR	181	35.6	34.5	-1.1
145	Dimitri Flowers	Oklahoma	FB	248	31.6	30.5	-1.1
146	Stephen Roberts	Auburn	FS	189	35.1	34	-1.1
147	Arden Key	Louisiana State	DE	238	32.2	31	-1.2
148	Sam Jones	Arizona State	OG	305	28.2	27	-1.2
149	B.J. Hill	North Carolina State	DT	311	27.8	26.5	-1.3
150	Tanner Lee	Nebraska	QB	218	33.4	32	-1.4
151.5	Trey Walker	Louisiana-Lafayette	SS	200	34.4	33	-1.4
151.5	Kameron Kelly	San Diego State	FS	200	34.4	33	-1.4
153	Derrius Guice	Louisiana State	RB	224	33.0	31.5	-1.5
154	Michael Joseph	Dubuque (IA)	CB	181	35.6	34	-1.6
155	Alex Cappa	Humboldt State (CA)	OT	305	28.2	26.5	-1.7
156	Tanner Carew	Oregon	LS	243	31.9	30	-1.9
157	Josh Rosen	UCLA	QB	226	32.9	31	-1.9
158	Nick Deluca	North Dakota State	ILB	251	31.4	29.5	-1.9
159	Davontae Harris	Illinois State	CB	200	34.4	32.5	-1.9
160	Quin Blanding	Virginia	FS	215	33.5	31.5	-2.0
161	Brian Allen	Michigan State	C	298	28.6	26.5	-2.1
162	Jarvion Franklin	Western Michigan	RB	239	32.1	30	-2.1
163	Kyle Lauletta	Richmond (VA)	QB	222	33.1	31	-2.1
164	Keishawn Bierria	Washington	ILB	230	32.6	30.5	-2.1
165	Logan Woodside	Toledo	QB	213	33.7	31.5	-2.2
166	Dee Delaney	Miami (FL)	CB	194	34.8	32.5	-2.3
167	Kurt Benkert	Virginia	QB	218	33.4	31	-2.4
168	Quadree Henderson	Pittsburgh	WR	192	34.9	32.5	-2.4
169	Coleman Shelton	Washington	C	292	28.9	26.5	-2.4
170	Rashaan Evans	Alabama	OLB	232	32.5	30	-2.5
171	Steven Mitchell	Southern California	WR	189	35.1	32.5	-2.6
172	Danny Etling	Louisiana State	QB	222	33.1	30.5	-2.6
173	Taron Johnson	Weber State (UT)	CB	180	35.6	33	-2.6
174	Chris Worley	Ohio State	ILB	238	32.2	29.5	-2.7
175	Will Dissly	Washington	TE	262	30.7	28	-2.7
176	Akrum Wadley	Iowa	RB	194	34.8	32	-2.8
177	Colby Gossett	Appalachian State (NC)	OG	311	27.8	25	-2.8
178	Mark Walton	Miami (FL)	RB	202	34.3	31.5	-2.8
179	Will Hernandez	Texas-El Paso	OG	327	26.9	24	-2.9
180	J.T. Barrett	Ohio State	QB	224	33.0	30	-3.0
181	Tony Brown	Alabama	CB	198	34.6	31.5	-3.1
182	Sean Welsh	Iowa	OG	306	28.1	25	-3.1
183	Chase Litton	Marshall (WV)	QB	230	32.6	29.5	-3.1
184	John Atkins	Georgia	DT	321	27.2	24	-3.2
185	Simmie Cobbs	Indiana	WR	220	33.2	30	-3.2
186	Taylor Hearn	Clemson	OG	320	27.3	24	-3.3
187	Holton Hill	Texas	CB	200	34.4	31	-3.4
188	JK Scott	Alabama	P	208	34.0	30.5	-3.5
189	Jordan Thomas	Mississippi State	TE	265	30.6	27	-3.6
190	Robert Foster	Alabama	WR	196	34.7	31	-3.7
191	Anthony Averett	Alabama	CB	185	35.3	31.5	-3.8
192	Jamil Demby	Maine	OG	319	27.3	23.5	-3.8
193	Demario Richard	Arizona State	FB	218	33.4	29.5	-3.9
194	Tavares Martin	Washington State	WR	177	35.8	31.5	-4.3
195	KC Mcdermott	Miami (FL)	OT	311	27.8	23.5	-4.3
196	Austin Allen	Arkansas	QB	210	33.8	29.5	-4.3
197	Baker Mayfield	Oklahoma	QB	215	33.5	29	-4.5
198	Mason Cole	Michigan	C	307	28.1	23.5	-4.6
199	Riley Ferguson	Memphis	QB	212	33.7	29	-4.7
200	Nic Shimonek	Texas Tech	QB	220	33.2	28.5	-4.7
201	Rashaan Gaulden	Tennessee	FS	193	34.9	30	-4.9
202	Darius Jackson	Jacksonville State (AL)	OLB	242	31.9	26.5	-5.4
203	Van Smith	Clemson	FS	185	35.3	29.5	-5.8
204	Mike White	Western Kentucky	QB	224	33.0	27	-6.0
205	Orlando Brown	Oklahoma	OT	345	25.8	19.5	-6.3
206	Mason Rudolph	Oklahoma State	QB	235	32.4	26	-6.4
207	Sam Darnold	Southern California	QB	221	33.2	26.5	-6.7
208	Luke Falk	Washington State	QB	215	33.5	26.5	-7.0

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