February 22nd, 2014 at 12:19 PM ^
That is moving for a big guy!
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:22 PM ^
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February 22nd, 2014 at 12:23 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:24 PM ^
Michael Schofield runs an official 5.01 40 yd dash as well
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
If that time holds up that will be a gret time for Michael. I really hope he does well today because he deserves a chance at the next level.
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:53 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:38 PM ^
His 5.01 was #6 among the 40 OL that ran.
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:05 PM ^
I guess that high school hurdles training paid off pretty well...
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:29 PM ^
That's almost faster than the whole Michigan rugby team.
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:18 PM ^
Imagine him playing #8... he'd be the best to ever play the position
February 22nd, 2014 at 7:15 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:30 PM ^
Some of the other offensive linemen on the board right now for comparison -
Matt Armstrong - 5.36
Joel Bitonio - 4.97
Russell Bodine - 5.18
Conor Boffeli - 5.30
Justin Britt - 5.19
You can look at other results here - NFL Combine
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:42 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:11 PM ^
Working in Starbucks in Indy and Greg Robinson was being interviewd by an NFL personnel crew (I don't know which squad) at the table next to me. He's a man child.
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:30 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 9:19 PM ^
There is another thread for them.
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:33 PM ^
That is damn fast for a man that large.
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^
a 4.87 is MOVING. Good for him. I hope he gets drafted high for his sake, and for recruiting.
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^
I bet he is faster than half the tight ends at the combine. His speed is impressive.
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:51 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 6:48 PM ^
are two top OT in the draft. Lewan is #3. I doubt the combine workouts change anything about Lewan because he's a good athlete.
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:53 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^
Somehow this makes last year hurt even more. But great for them; I'm glad it looks like Lewan's draft stock will turn out to be Borges-proof.
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:08 PM ^
Just for comparison's sake:
2008 #1 overall Jake Long--6'7', 315lbs, 37 reps, 27.5" vert, 5.22 40
2012 #4 overall Matt Kalil-- 6'7", 306lbs, 30 reps, 27" vert, 4.99 40
2013 #1 overall Eric Fisher-- 6'7", 306lbs, 27 reps, 28.5" vert, 5.05 40
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:13 PM ^
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February 22nd, 2014 at 1:28 PM ^
He is the workout freak! 9' 8" broad jump. 3rd highest in decade.
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:31 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:33 PM ^
4.87?? Was he on his twosie?
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:44 PM ^
That's rather impressive!
I was looking at the "analysis" on Jeremy Gallon and they said he was not a natural hands catcher. I find that kind of crazy as I recall him having great hands...
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:46 PM ^
Well, as a subset of the fanbase around here is wont to say, he still lacks the leadership and toughness that this team needed! #HOTSPORTSTAKE
That said, pretty crazy a guy that big can run that fast.
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:53 PM ^
But count me as someone who thought that he did a poor job representing the program. I give him the benefit of the doubt because in the end he was just a kid (a big one at that,) but his maturity was lacking.
Best of luck to him and hope that he is a better ambassador for the school in the NFL.
February 22nd, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
"Busy running from our fans."
/OhioState'd
February 22nd, 2014 at 2:00 PM ^
no one will notice if next year he wears a different name and number and suits up for the maize and blue on saturdays, right?
February 22nd, 2014 at 2:44 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 2:56 PM ^
Thats pretty fast. I ran 4.6 in HS. No way I could run a 4.87 today and Im still in pretty good shape. Impressive for a person of his size to run that.
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:13 PM ^
Found this on his draft profile under Weaknesses: "Quirky personality that can be easily misunderstood."
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:06 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:16 PM ^
He had the fast official time, those other times where unofficial!
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:27 PM ^
Lewan has the fastest time for an OL in the 40 this year. No one else is in the 4.8 second range. Armstead did better last year, but this year Lewan had the fastest 40 time for OL at the combine. He was also had the best broad jump (9'9", 2nd was 9'6"), 4th in 3 cone drill, 9th in the 20 yard shuttle, and 11th at bench (29 reps).
February 22nd, 2014 at 5:06 PM ^
Where would you place 40 time on the importance relative to some of the other measurements?
Serious question.
I can see the value of quickness ... particularly lateral quickness for an OT.
I get speed is a good thing in general. But it strikes me that other things are probably more important in the grand scheme of things.
February 22nd, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
The 40 time as a whole isn't very important, but the 10 yard split is very important. Lewan's was 1.70s which is very good. Broad jump should be another that is quite important for an OL. I would say vertical too.
Tbh though, the combine does a pretty crappy job with their testing. There are a lot of tests out there that would predict performance much better than many the NFL uses... a 225 lb bench press that players rep 20,30+ times is laughably unrelated to playing football. There is no true measure of upper body power or strength in their testing battery. The jumps do an okay job of lower body power, but there are still better methods out there.
February 22nd, 2014 at 6:10 PM ^
There is value in his 5/10 yard split, after that it's probably the least important drill at the combine for him, IMO.
February 22nd, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
is the best measurement for lateral movement, not 40s.
February 22nd, 2014 at 5:11 PM ^
So I keep hearing calls for Wellman's head. It would seem to follow T. Lewan made a lot of these training/development gains under Wellman's guidance. I recall an article on how his body fat was really low...meaning to me if you looked at his raw poundage it was not just a gluttonous big tall dude, he had converted to a lot of muscle and structure.
I'm no S&C guy, that bias duly noted. Nice job by Lewan to elevate his stock before the draft. I hope his legacy continues far into the future. Aside, I really dislike the "Michigan in the NFL" video board advertisement, it looks like a cheap afterthought. In contrast, I would much rather have players actually go make names for themselves for multiple years ala Woodson and Brady. Everybody knows those names and not because they are on a video board.
February 22nd, 2014 at 6:29 PM ^
someone went trigger happy with the downvote button in this thread.