Virginia S Juan Thornhill Had The Top Broad Jump At The 2019 Combine

by Chase Stuart on April 3, 2019

in Checkdowns

The broad jump is a good way to measure a player’s all-around athletic ability. As a rule of thumb, the drill is heavily biased in favor of lighter players (who can jump farther since they weigh less), but it is also biased in favor of taller players, who have longer legs. Therefore, to adjust for weight and height, we use the following formula, based on the actual 2019 results:

Projected Broad Jump = 110.31 + 0.63 * Height (Inches) – 0.164 * Weight (Pounds)

Here’s a graph showing the expected broad jump results for a player based on a variety of different heights and weights.

Last year, Virginia Tech safety Terrell Edmunds (now with the Steelers, drafted 28th overall) posted the best broad jump. This year, it was safety Juan Thornhill of Virginia — who also posted the best vertical jump — who was the broad jump champion.

At just six feet tall, Thornhill wouldn’t be expected to dominate this event, but he did, jumping a whopping 141 inches. That’s tied for the second-most over the last two decades, and easily the best by a player 6’0 or shorter. The full results below.

Rk	Player	Pos	School	Height	Wt	Exp BJ	Broad Jump	Diff
1	Juan Thornhill	S	Virginia	72	205	122	141	19
2	Miles Boykin	WR	Notre Dame	76	220	122.1	140	17.9
3	Ben Banogu	EDGE	TCU	75	250	116.5	134	17.5
4	Emanuel Hall	WR	Missouri	74	201	124	141	17
5	D.K. Metcalf	WR	Mississippi	75	228	120.2	134	13.8
6	Parris Campbell	WR	Ohio St.	72	205	122	135	13
7	Otaro Alaka	LB	Texas A&M	75	239	118.4	131	12.6
8	Corey Ballentine	CB	Washburn	71	196	122.9	135	12.1
9	Marvell Tell	S	USC	74	198	124.4	136	11.6
10	Renell Wren	DL	Arizona State	77	318	106.7	118	11.3
11	Ken Webster	CB	Mississippi	71	203	121.7	133	11.3
12	Brian Burns	EDGE	Florida St.	77	249	118	129	11
13	Andre Dillard	OT	Washington St.	77	315	107.1	118	10.9
14	Isaiah Johnson	CB	Houston	74	208	122.8	133	10.2
15	Ed Oliver	DL	Houston	74	287	109.9	120	10.1
16	Darius Slayton	WR	Auburn	73	190	125.1	135	9.9
17	Jordan Brailford	EDGE	Oklahoma St.	75	252	116.2	126	9.8
18	Dexter Williams	RB	Notre Dame	71	212	120.3	130	9.7
19	Noah Fant	TE	Iowa	76	249	117.3	127	9.7
20	Chris Lindstrom	OL	Boston College	76	308	107.7	117	9.3
21	Justin Layne	CB	Michigan St.	74	192	125.4	134	8.6
22	Travis Homer	RB	Miami	70	201	121.4	130	8.6
23	Alexander Mattison	RB	Boise St.	71	221	118.8	127	8.2
24	Montez Sweat	EDGE	Mississippi St.	78	260	116.8	125	8.2
25	Mike Jackson	CB	Miami	73	210	121.9	130	8.1
26	Justice Hill	RB	Oklahoma St.	70	198	121.9	130	8.1
27	Trysten Hill	DL	Central Florida	75	308	107	115	8
28	Sione Takitaki	LB	BYU	73	238	117.3	125	7.7
29	Michael Jordan	OT	Ohio St.	78	312	108.3	116	7.7
30	Jamel Dean	CB	Auburn	73	206	122.5	130	7.5
31	L.J. Collier	DL	TCU	74	283	110.5	118	7.5
32	Alex Barnes	RB	Kansas St.	72	226	118.6	126	7.4
33	Devin Bush	LB	Michigan	71	234	116.7	124	7.3
34	Rashan Gary	DL	Michigan	76	277	112.8	120	7.2
35	Yosh Nijman	OT	Virginia Tech	79	324	106.9	114	7.1
36	Lonnie Johnson	CB	Kentucky	74	213	122	129	7
37	Blake Cashman	LB	Minnesota	73	237	117.4	124	6.6
38	Sheldrick Redwine	S	Miami	72	196	123.5	130	6.5
39	Hakeem Butler	WR	Iowa St.	77	227	121.6	128	6.4
40	Ty Summers	LB	TCU	73	241	116.8	123	6.2
41	Gary Jennings	WR	West Virginia	73	214	121.2	127	5.8
42	Isaiah Prince	OT	Ohio St.	78	305	109.4	115	5.6
43	Kevin Givens	DL	Penn St.	73	285	109.5	115	5.5
44	T.J. Hockenson	TE	Iowa	77	251	117.6	123	5.4
45	Jordan Brown	CB	South Dakota St.	72	201	122.7	128	5.3
46	Trey Pipkins	OT	Sioux Falls	78	309	108.8	114	5.2
47	Cameron Smith	LB	USC	74	238	117.9	123	5.1
48	Greg Little	OT	Mississippi	77	310	108	113	5
49	Maxx Crosby	DL	Eastern Michigan	77	255	117	122	5
50	Andrew Van ginkel	LB	Wisconsin	75	241	118	123	5
51	Kris Boyd	CB	Texas	71	201	122.1	127	4.9
52	Bobby Okereke	LB	Stanford	73	239	117.1	122	4.9
53	Kahale Warring	TE	San Diego St.	77	252	117.5	122	4.5
54	Jordan Jones	LB	Kentucky	74	234	118.5	123	4.5
55	Derrek Thomas	CB	Baylor	75	189	126.6	131	4.4
56	Travis Fulgham	WR	Old Dominion	74	215	121.7	126	4.3
57	Foster Moreau	TE	LSU	76	253	116.7	121	4.3
58	Jamal Davis	EDGE	Akron	75	243	117.7	122	4.3
59	Quinnen Williams	DL	Alabama	75	303	107.9	112	4.1
60	John Cominsky	DL	Charleston	77	286	111.9	116	4.1
61	Donovan Wilson	S	Texas A&M	72	199	123	127	4
62	Jerry Tillery	DL	Notre Dame	78	295	111.1	115	3.9
63	Greg Gaines	DL	Washington	73	312	105.1	109	3.9
64	Connor McGovern	OL	Penn St.	77	308	108.3	112	3.7
65	Tyler Jones	OT	North Carolina St.	75	306	107.4	111	3.6
66	Miles Sanders	RB	Penn St.	71	211	120.4	124	3.6
67	Drue Tranquill	LB	Notre Dame	74	234	118.5	122	3.5
68	Terry McLaurin	WR	Ohio St.	72	208	121.5	125	3.5
69	Darnell Savage	S	Maryland	71	198	122.6	126	3.4
70	Trevon Wesco	TE	West Virginia	75	267	113.8	117	3.2
71	Iosua Opeta	OL	Weber St.	76	301	108.8	112	3.2
72	Ben Burr-Kirven	LB	Washington	72	230	117.9	121	3.1
73	Karan Higdon	RB	Michigan	69	206	120	123	3
74	David Montgomery	RB	Iowa St.	70	222	118	121	3
75	Kaleb McGary	OT	Washington	79	317	108.1	111	2.9
76	William Sweet	OT	North Carolina	78	313	108.1	111	2.9
77	Alize Mack	TE	Notre Dame	76	249	117.3	120	2.7
78	Porter Gustin	EDGE	USC	76	255	116.4	119	2.6
79	Phil Haynes	OL	Wake Forest	76	322	105.4	108	2.6
80	Wyatt Ray	EDGE	Boston College	75	257	115.4	118	2.6
81	Saquan Hampton	S	Rutgers	73	206	122.5	125	2.5
82	Nkeal Harry	WR	Arizona State	74	228	119.5	122	2.5
83	Stanley Morgan	WR	Nebraska	72	202	122.5	125	2.5
84	Amani Hooker	S	Iowa	71	210	120.6	123	2.4
85	Gary Johnson	LB	Texas	72	226	118.6	121	2.4
86	Derrick Baity	CB	Kentucky	74	197	124.6	127	2.4
87	Anthony Nelson	DL	Iowa	79	271	115.6	118	2.4
88	Dalton Risner	OT	Kansas St.	77	312	107.6	110	2.4
89	Byron Cowart	DL	Maryland	75	298	108.7	111	2.3
90	Sean Bunting	CB	Central Michigan	72	195	123.7	126	2.3
91	Emeke Egbule	LB	Houston	74	245	116.7	119	2.3
92	David Long	LB	West Virginia	71	227	117.8	120	2.2
93	Max Scharping	OT	Northern Illinois	78	327	105.8	108	2.2
94	Josh Allen	EDGE	Kentucky	77	262	115.8	118	2.2
95	Blace Brown	CB	Troy	72	194	123.8	126	2.2
96	Charles Omenihu	DL	Texas	77	280	112.9	115	2.1
97	Deebo Samuel	WR	South Carolina	71	214	119.9	122	2.1
98	Damien Harris	RB	Alabama	70	216	119	121	2
99	Darrell Henderson	RB	Memphis	68	208	119	121	2
100	Oshane Ximines	EDGE	Old Dominion	75	253	116.1	118	1.9
101	Carl Granderson	EDGE	Wyoming	77	254	117.2	119	1.8
102	Bisi Johnson	WR	Colorado St.	72	204	122.2	124	1.8
103	Joshua Miles	OT	Morgan St.	77	314	107.3	109	1.7
104	Elgton Jenkins	OL	Mississippi St.	76	310	107.3	109	1.7
105	Trayveon Williams	RB	Texas A&M	68	206	119.4	121	1.6
106	Lj Scott	RB	Michigan St.	72	227	118.4	120	1.6
107	Nick Bosa	DL	Ohio St.	76	266	114.6	116	1.4
108	Jazz Ferguson	WR	Northwestern St. (LA)	77	227	121.6	123	1.4
109	A.J. Brown	WR	Mississippi	72	226	118.6	120	1.4
110	Benny Snell	RB	Kentucky	70	224	117.7	119	1.3
111	Nate Davis	OL	Charlotte	75	316	105.7	107	1.3
112	Devin White	LB	LSU	72	237	116.8	118	1.2
113	Tyrel Dodson	LB	Texas A&M	72	237	116.8	118	1.2
114	Davante Davis	CB	Texas	74	202	123.8	125	1.2
115	Christian Wilkins	DL	Clemson	75	315	105.9	107	1.1
116	Keenen Brown	TE	Texas St.	74	250	115.9	117	1.1
117	Jaylen Smith	WR	Louisville	74	219	121	122	1
118	Christian Miller	EDGE	Alabama	75	247	117	118	1
119	Jamal Custis	WR	Syracuse	76	214	123.1	124	0.9
120	Justin Hollins	EDGE	Oregon	77	248	118.1	119	0.9
121	Dre Greenlaw	LB	Arkansas	71	237	116.2	117	0.8
122	Daylon Mack	DL	Texas A&M	73	336	101.2	102	0.8
123	Terrill Hanks	LB	New Mexico St.	74	242	117.2	118	0.8
124	Ryan Connelly	LB	Wisconsin	74	242	117.2	118	0.8
125	Tyree Jackson	QB	Buffalo	79	249	119.2	120	0.8
126	Marquise Blair	S	Utah	73	195	124.3	125	0.7
127	Kingsley Keke	DL	Texas A&M	75	288	110.3	111	0.7
128	Will Harris	S	Boston College	73	207	122.3	123	0.7
129	Ryan Davis	WR	Auburn	70	189	123.4	124	0.6
130	Zedrick Woods	S	Mississippi	71	205	121.4	122	0.6
131	Sutton Smith	EDGE	Northern Illinois	72	233	117.4	118	0.6
132	Daniel Wise	DL	Kansas	75	281	111.5	112	0.5
133	Alex Wesley	WR	Northern Colorado	72	190	124.5	125	0.5
134	Chase Winovich	EDGE	Michigan	75	256	115.6	116	0.4
135	Riley Ridley	WR	Georgia	73	199	123.7	124	0.3
136	Mack Wilson	LB	Alabama	73	240	116.9	117	0.1
137	Ashton Dulin	WR	Malone University (Ohio)	73	215	121	121	0
138	Zach Allen	DL	Boston College	76	281	112.1	112	-0.1
139	Tony Pollard	RB	Memphis	72	210	121.2	121	-0.2
140	Cody Ford	OT	Oklahoma	76	329	104.2	104	-0.2
141	Jackson Barton	OT	Utah	79	310	109.2	109	-0.2
142	Tyler Roemer	OT	San Diego St.	78	312	108.3	108	-0.3
143	Andrew Wingard	S	Wyoming	72	209	121.4	121	-0.4
144	Alec Ingold	FB	Wisconsin	73	242	116.6	116	-0.6
145	Anthony Johnson	WR	Buffalo	74	209	122.6	122	-0.6
146	Trayvon Mullen	CB	Clemson	73	199	123.7	123	-0.7
147	Dan Godsil	LS	Indiana	76	241	118.7	118	-0.7
148	Jordan Miller	CB	Washington	73	186	125.8	125	-0.8
149	Elijah Holyfield	RB	Georgia	70	217	118.8	118	-0.8
150	Oli Udoh	OT	Elon	77	323	105.8	105	-0.8
151	Montre Hartage	CB	Northwestern	71	190	123.9	123	-0.9
152	Josh Oliver	TE	San Jose St.	77	249	118	117	-1
153	Deion Calhoun	OL	Mississippi St.	74	310	106.1	105	-1.1
154	Evan Worthington	S	Colorado	74	212	122.2	121	-1.2
155	Diontae Johnson	WR	Toledo	70	183	124.4	123	-1.4
156	Johnnie Dixon	WR	Ohio St.	70	201	121.4	120	-1.4
157	Dre'Mont Jones	DL	Ohio St.	75	281	111.5	110	-1.5
158	Erik McCoy	OL	Texas A&M	76	303	108.5	107	-1.5
159	Khalen Saunders	DL	Western Illinois	72	324	102.5	101	-1.5
160	Easton Stick	QB	North Dakota St.	73	224	119.6	118	-1.6
161	Germaine Pratt	LB	North Carolina St.	74	240	117.6	116	-1.6
162	Andy Isabella	WR	Massachusetts	69	188	122.9	121	-1.9
163	D'Cota Dixon	S	Wisconsin	70	204	120.9	119	-1.9
164	Dillon Mitchell	WR	Oregon	73	197	124	122	-2
165	Drew Sample	TE	Washington	77	255	117	115	-2
166	Julian Love	CB	Notre Dame	71	195	123.1	121	-2.1
167	Cody Barton	LB	Utah	74	237	118.1	116	-2.1
168	Jaquan Johnson	S	Miami	70	191	123.1	121	-2.1
169	Khari Willis	S	Michigan St.	71	213	120.1	118	-2.1
170	Myles Gaskin	RB	Washington	69	205	120.2	118	-2.2
171	Devin Singletary	RB	Florida Atlantic	67	203	119.2	117	-2.2
172	Dakota Allen	LB	Texas Tech	73	232	118.2	116	-2.2
173	Daniel Jones	QB	Duke	77	221	122.6	120	-2.6
174	Jeff Allison	LB	Fresno St.	71	228	117.6	115	-2.6
175	Saivion Smith	CB	Alabama	73	199	123.7	121	-2.7
176	John Battle	S	LSU	72	201	122.7	120	-2.7
177	Nick Brossette	RB	LSU	71	209	120.8	118	-2.8
178	Malik Carney	EDGE	North Carolina	74	251	115.8	113	-2.8
179	Gerri Green	EDGE	Mississippi St.	76	252	116.9	114	-2.9
180	David Long	CB	Michigan	71	196	122.9	120	-2.9
181	Tytus Howard	OT	Alabama St.	77	322	106	103	-3
182	Michael Deiter	OL	Wisconsin	77	309	108.1	105	-3.1
183	Jamarius Way	WR	South Alabama	75	215	122.3	119	-3.3
184	Amani Oruwariye	CB	Penn St.	74	205	123.3	120	-3.3
185	Garrett Bradbury	OL	North Carolina St.	75	306	107.4	104	-3.4
186	Gardner Minshew	QB	Washington St.	73	225	119.4	116	-3.4
187	James Williams	RB	Washington St.	69	197	121.5	118	-3.5
188	Kendall Blanton	TE	Missouri	78	262	116.5	113	-3.5
189	Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	S	Florida	71	210	120.6	117	-3.6
190	Hjalte Froholdt	OL	Arkansas	77	306	108.6	105	-3.6
191	Cody Thompson	WR	Toledo	73	205	122.7	119	-3.7
192	Kelvin Harmon	WR	North Carolina St.	74	221	120.7	117	-3.7
193	Dennis Daley	OT	South Carolina	77	317	106.8	103	-3.8
194	Jalen Jelks	EDGE	Oregon	77	256	116.8	113	-3.8
195	Byron Murphy	CB	Washington	71	190	123.9	120	-3.9
196	Alijah Holder	CB	Stanford	73	191	125	121	-4
197	Jace Sternberger	TE	Texas A&M	76	251	117	113	-4
198	Hamp Cheevers	CB	Boston College	69	169	126.1	122	-4.1
199	Joe Jackson	DL	Miami	76	275	113.1	109	-4.1
200	Andre James	OT	UCLA	76	299	109.1	105	-4.1
201	Mitch Wishnowsky	P	Utah	74	218	121.2	117	-4.2
202	Rock Ya-Sin	CB	Temple	72	192	124.2	120	-4.2
203	Jonathan Ledbetter	DL	Georgia	76	280	112.3	108	-4.3
204	Paul Adams	OT	Missouri	78	317	107.5	103	-4.5
205	Cece Jefferson	EDGE	Florida	73	266	112.7	108	-4.7
206	Mecole Hardman	WR	Georgia	70	187	123.7	119	-4.7
207	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	Texas	76	210	123.7	119	-4.7
208	Damarkus Lodge	WR	Mississippi	74	202	123.8	119	-4.8
209	Qadree Ollison	RB	Pittsburgh	73	228	118.9	114	-4.9
210	Jordan Scarlett	RB	Florida	71	208	120.9	116	-4.9
211	Ryquell Armstead	RB	Temple	71	220	119	114	-5
212	Mike Bell	S	Fresno St.	75	210	123.1	118	-5.1
213	Deandre Baker	CB	Georgia	71	193	123.4	118	-5.4
214	Johnathan Abram	S	Mississippi St.	71	205	121.4	116	-5.4
215	Jakobi Meyers	WR	North Carolina St.	74	203	123.6	118	-5.6
216	Deshaun Davis	LB	Auburn	71	234	116.7	111	-5.7
217	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	76	240	118.8	113	-5.8
218	David Sills	WR	West Virginia	75	211	122.9	117	-5.9
219	Tyre Brady	WR	Marshall	75	211	122.9	117	-5.9
220	Ryan Bates	OL	Penn St.	76	306	108	102	-6
221	Ugo Amadi	S	Oregon	69	199	121.1	115	-6.1
222	Keesean Johnson	WR	Fresno St.	73	201	123.3	117	-6.3
223	Rashad Fenton	CB	South Carolina	71	193	123.4	117	-6.4
224	Brett Rypien	QB	Boise St.	74	210	122.5	116	-6.5
225	Jake Bailey	P	Stanford	73	200	123.5	117	-6.5
226	Albert Huggins	DL	Clemson	75	305	107.5	101	-6.5
227	Taylor Rapp	S	Washington	72	208	121.5	115	-6.5
228	Nick Fitzgerald	QB	Mississippi St.	77	226	121.7	115	-6.7
229	Zack Bailey	OL	South Carolina	77	299	109.8	103	-6.8
230	Chris Slayton	DL	Syracuse	76	307	107.8	101	-6.8
231	Emmanuel Butler	WR	Northern Arizona	75	217	122	115	-7
232	Mitch Hyatt	OT	Clemson	77	303	109.1	102	-7.1
233	Irv Smith	TE	Alabama	74	242	117.2	110	-7.2
234	Zach Gentry	TE	Michigan	80	265	117.2	110	-7.2
235	Ryan Finley	QB	North Carolina St.	76	213	123.2	116	-7.2
236	Malik Gant	S	Marshall	72	209	121.4	114	-7.4
237	Antoine Wesley	WR	Texas Tech	76	206	124.4	117	-7.4
238	Trace McSorley	QB	Penn St.	72	202	122.5	115	-7.5
239	Joe Giles-Harris	LB	Duke	74	234	118.5	111	-7.5
240	Jonathan Crawford	S	Indiana	73	205	122.7	115	-7.7
241	Dru Samia	OT	Oklahoma	77	305	108.8	101	-7.8
242	Terry Godwin	WR	Georgia	71	184	124.9	117	-7.9
243	Lukas Denis	S	Boston College	71	190	123.9	116	-7.9
244	Darius West	S	Kentucky	71	208	120.9	113	-7.9
245	Jack Fox	P	Rice	74	213	122	114	-8
246	Dax Raymond	TE	Utah St.	77	255	117	109	-8
247	Hunter Renfrow	WR	Clemson	70	184	124.2	116	-8.2
248	Demarcus Christmas	DL	Florida St.	75	294	109.3	101	-8.3
249	Jonah Williams	OT	Alabama	76	302	108.7	100	-8.7
250	Drew Lock	QB	Missouri	76	228	120.8	112	-8.8
251	Jovon Durante	WR	Florida Atlantic	71	160	128.8	120	-8.8
252	Kaden Smith	TE	Stanford	77	255	117	108	-9
253	Javon Patterson	OL	Mississippi	75	307	107.2	98	-9.2
254	Will Grier	QB	West Virginia	74	217	121.3	112	-9.3
255	Ryan Pulley	CB	Arkansas	71	209	120.8	111	-9.8
256	David Edwards	OT	Wisconsin	78	308	108.9	99	-9.9
257	Nyqwan Murray	WR	Florida St.	70	191	123.1	113	-10.1
258	Jake Browning	QB	Washington	74	211	122.3	112	-10.3
259	Jarrett Stidham	QB	Auburn	74	218	121.2	110	-11.2
260	Isaiah Buggs	DL	Alabama	75	306	107.4	96	-11.4
261	Terry Beckner	DL	Missouri	76	296	109.6	98	-11.6
262	Jordan Ta'amu	QB	Mississippi	75	221	121.3	109	-12.3
263	Nate Herbig	OL	Stanford	75	335	102.6	90	-12.6
264	Kyle Shurmur	QB	Vanderbilt	76	230	120.5	106	-14.5
265	Devon Johnson	OT	Ferris St.	79	338	104.6	89	-15.6
266	Derwin Gray	OT	Maryland	76	320	105.7	90	-15.7

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