Obi Melifonwu Had The Top Broad Jump At The 2017 Combine, Too

by Chase Stuart on April 12, 2017

Hey, look who it is again.

Yesterday, we looked at the vertical jump, which is biased towards lighter players. The star at the combine was Connecticut safety Obi Melifonwu, who had both the top vertical jump and the top weight-adjusted vertical jump. Well, Melifonwu also had the longest broad jump at the combine.

The broad jump is also biased in towards lighter players, but it’s also biased towards taller players. As a result, we need to adjust broad jump results for both weight and height: the best-fit formula from the results of the 2017 combine is:

Broad Jump = 84.14 + 1.0766 * Height (Inches) – 0.1940 * Weight (Pounds)

For Melifonwu, he weighed 224 pounds and was 76 inches tall; that means he’d be projected to jump a solid 122.5 inches. That’s a pretty high projection, showing that Melifonwu’s body is well-tailored for this drill. But even still, he exceeded that jump by 18.5 inches, courtesy of his remarkable 141 inch jump. As a result, he once again had both the top jump and the top adjusted jump:

Rk	Name	College	Pos	Ht	Wt	Broad	Exp Broad	Diff
1	Obi Melifonwu	Connecticut	S	76	224	141.0	122.5	18.5
2	Haason Reddick	Temple	DE	73	237	133.0	116.8	16.2
3	Bucky Hodges	Virginia Tech	TE	78	257	134.0	118.3	15.7
4	Tanoh Kpassagnon	Villanova	DE	79	289	128.0	113.1	14.9
5	Myles Garrett	Texas A&M	DE	76	272	128.0	113.2	14.8
6	David Njoku	Miami	TE	76	246	133.0	118.2	14.8
7	Fabian Moreau	UCLA	CB	72	206	136.0	121.7	14.3
8	Solomon Thomas	Stanford	DE	75	273	126.0	111.9	14.1
9	George Kittle	Iowa	TE	76	247	132.0	118.0	14.0
10	Robert Davis	Georgia State	WR	75	219	136.0	122.4	13.6
11	Ifeadi Odenigbo	Northwestern	DL	75	258	128.0	114.8	13.2
12	Alvin Kamara	Tennessee	RB	70	214	131.0	118.0	13.0
13	Josh Jones	N.C. State	S	73	220	132.0	120.1	11.9
14	Speedy Noil	Texas A&M	WR	71	199	133.0	122.0	11.0
15	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	LB	76	252	128.0	117.1	10.9
16	Taywan Taylor	Western Kentucky	WR	71	203	132.0	121.2	10.8
17	Christopher Carson	Oklahoma St.	RB	72	218	130.0	119.4	10.6
18	Larry Ogunjobi	North Carolina Charlotte	DT	75	305	116.0	105.7	10.3
19	Jonnu Smith	Florida International	TE	75	248	127.0	116.8	10.2
20	Tyus Bowser	Houston	LB	75	247	127.0	117.0	10.0
21	Blair Brown	Ohio	LB	71	238	124.0	114.4	9.6
22	Chidobe Awuzie	Colorado	CB	72	202	132.0	122.5	9.5
23	Malachi Dupre	LSU	WR	74	196	135.0	125.8	9.2
24	Carlos Henderson	Louisiana Tech	WR	71	199	131.0	122.0	9.0
25	Aaron Jones	Texas-El Paso	RB	69	208	127.0	118.1	8.9
26	John Ross	Washington	WR	71	188	133.0	124.1	8.9
27	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan	LB	71	213	128.0	119.3	8.7
28	Zay Jones	East Carolina	WR	74	201	133.0	124.8	8.2
29	Shaquill Griffin	Central Florida	DB	72	194	132.0	124.0	8.0
30	Marshon Lattimore	Ohio St.	CB	72	193	132.0	124.2	7.8
31	Trey Hendrickson	Florida Atlantic	DE	76	266	122.0	114.4	7.6
32	Matt Milano	Boston College	OLB	72	223	126.0	118.4	7.6
33	Daeshon Hall	Texas A&M	DE	77	266	123.0	115.4	7.6
34	Gerald Everett	South Alabama	TE	75	239	126.0	118.5	7.5
35	D.J. Jones	Mississippi	DT	73	319	108.0	100.9	7.1
36	Adam Shaheen	Ashland	TE	78	278	121.0	114.2	6.8
37	Takkarist McKinley	UCLA	DE	74	250	122.0	115.3	6.7
38	Jehu Chesson	Michigan	WR	75	204	132.0	125.3	6.7
39	Devonte' Fields	Louisville	OLB	74	236	124.0	118.0	6.0
40	Nico Siragusa	San Diego St.	OG	76	319	110.0	104.1	5.9
41	Marlon Mack	South Florida	RB	71	213	125.0	119.3	5.7
42	Garett Bolles	Utah	OT	77	297	115.0	109.4	5.6
43	Evan Engram	Mississippi	TE	75	234	125.0	119.5	5.5
44	Zach Cunningham	Vanderbilt	LB	75	234	125.0	119.5	5.5
45	Duke Riley	LSU	OLB	72	232	122.0	116.7	5.3
46	Eddie Vanderdoes	UCLA	DT	75	305	111.0	105.7	5.3
47	Dalvin Tomlinson	Alabama	DT	75	310	110.0	104.7	5.3
48	Tarell Basham	Ohio	DE	76	269	119.0	113.8	5.2
49	Gareon Conley	Ohio St.	CB	72	195	129.0	123.8	5.2
50	Dorian Johnson	Pittsburgh	OG	77	300	114.0	108.8	5.2
51	Derek Rivers	Youngstown St.	DE	76	248	123.0	117.9	5.1
52	Carroll Phillips	Illinois	DE	75	242	123.0	117.9	5.1
53	Jerome Lane	Akron	WR	74	226	125.0	120.0	5.0
54	Forrest Lamp	Western Kentucky	OG	76	309	111.0	106.0	5.0
55	Michael Rector	Stanford	WR	72	193	129.0	124.2	4.8
56	Brian Hill	Wyoming	RB	73	219	125.0	120.2	4.8
57	Zach Pascal	Old Dominion	WR	74	219	126.0	121.3	4.7
58	Jeremy McNichols	Boise St.	RB	69	214	121.0	116.9	4.1
59	DeAngelo Henderson	Coastal Carolina	RB	67	208	120.0	115.9	4.1
60	Taylor Moton	Western Michigan	OG	77	319	109.0	105.2	3.8
61	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio St.	LB	74	240	121.0	117.3	3.7
62	Jessamen Dunker	Tennessee St.	OG	76	318	108.0	104.3	3.7
63	Amba Etta-Tawo	Syracuse	WR	73	208	126.0	122.4	3.6
64	Charles Walker	Oklahoma	DT	74	310	107.0	103.7	3.3
65	Dawuane Smoot	Illinois	DE	75	264	117.0	113.7	3.3
66	Jalen Myrick	Minnesota	CB	70	200	124.0	120.7	3.3
67	Kyle Fuller	Baylor	CB	72	190	128.0	124.8	3.2
68	Ejuan Price	Pittsburgh	DE	71	241	117.0	113.8	3.2
69	Jayon Brown	UCLA	LB	72	231	120.0	116.8	3.2
70	Eric Saubert	Drake	TE	77	253	121.0	118.0	3.0
71	ArDarius Stewart	Alabama	WR	71	204	124.0	121.0	3.0
72	Elijah Qualls	Washington	DT	73	313	105.0	102.0	3.0
73	Jamari Staples	Louisville	WR	75	195	130.0	127.1	2.9
74	Harvey Langi	BYU	DE	74	251	118.0	115.1	2.9
75	Jack Tocho	N.C. State	CB	72	202	125.0	122.5	2.5
76	Ben Gedeon	Michigan	ILB	74	244	119.0	116.5	2.5
77	Tanner Vallejo	Boise St.	LB	73	228	121.0	118.5	2.5
78	Tashawn Bower	LSU	DE	77	250	121.0	118.5	2.5
79	Jeremiah Ledbetter	Arkansas	DE	75	280	113.0	110.6	2.4
80	Derek Barnett	Tennessee	DE	75	259	117.0	114.6	2.4
81	Isaac Rochell	Notre Dame	DT	76	280	114.0	111.6	2.4
82	Montae Nicholson	Michigan St.	S	74	212	125.0	122.7	2.3
83	Krishawn Hogan	Marian (IN)	WR	75	222	124.0	121.8	2.2
84	Vincent Taylor	Oklahoma St.	DT	75	304	108.0	105.9	2.1
85	Josh Carraway	TCU	DE	75	242	120.0	117.9	2.1
86	Elijah McGuire	Louisiana-Lafayette	RB	70	214	120.0	118.0	2.0
87	Fadol Brown	Mississippi	DE	76	273	115.0	113.0	2.0
88	Mitch Leidner	Minnesota	QB	75	226	123.0	121.0	2.0
89	Isaiah Ford	Virginia Tech	WR	73	194	127.0	125.1	1.9
90	Amara Darboh	Michigan	WR	74	214	124.0	122.3	1.7
91	Kendrick Bourne	Eastern Washington	WR	73	203	125.0	123.4	1.6
92	Taco Charlton	Michigan	DE	78	277	116.0	114.4	1.6
93	O.J. Howard	Alabama	TE	78	251	121.0	119.4	1.6
94	Marlon Humphrey	Alabama	CB	72	197	125.0	123.4	1.6
95	Jamal Carter	Miami	S	73	218	122.0	120.4	1.6
96	Billy Brown	Shepherd	WR	76	255	118.0	116.5	1.5
97	Kareem Hunt	Toledo	RB	70	216	119.0	117.6	1.4
98	Al-Quadin Muhammad	Miami	DE	75	253	117.0	115.8	1.2
99	Malik McDowell	Michigan St.	DT	78	295	112.0	110.9	1.1
100	Ricky Seals-Jones	Texas A&M	WR	77	243	121.0	119.9	1.1
101	Montravius Adams	Auburn	DT	76	304	108.0	107.0	1.0
102	Dion Dawkins	Temple	OG	76	314	106.0	105.0	1.0
103	Vince Biegel	Wisconsin	OLB	75	246	118.0	117.2	0.8
104	Carl Lawson	Auburn	DE	74	261	114.0	113.2	0.8
105	Dare Ogunbowale	Wisconsin	RB	71	213	120.0	119.3	0.7
106	Chuck Clark	Virginia Tech	DB	72	208	122.0	121.3	0.7
107	Samaje Perine	Oklahoma	RB	71	233	116.0	115.4	0.6
108	T.J. Logan	North Carolina	RB	69	196	121.0	120.4	0.6
109	Erik Austell	Charleston Southern	OT	75	301	107.0	106.5	0.5
110	Nate Gerry	Nebraska	S	74	218	122.0	121.5	0.5
111	Connor Harris	Lindenwood	ILB	71	242	114.0	113.6	0.4
112	Cam Robinson	Alabama	OT	78	322	106.0	105.7	0.3
113	Brendan Langley	Lamar	CB	72	201	123.0	122.7	0.3
114	Avery Moss	Youngstown St.	DE	75	264	114.0	113.7	0.3
115	Sam Tevi	Utah	OT	77	311	107.0	106.7	0.3
116	Damontae Kazee	San Diego St.	CB	70	184	124.0	123.8	0.2
117	Wayne Gallman	Clemson	RB	72	215	120.0	119.9	0.1
118	Ken Ekanem	Virginia Tech	DL	75	257	115.0	115.0	0.0
119	Jamal Adams	LSU	S	72	214	120.0	120.1	-0.1
120	Isaac Asiata	Utah	OG	75	323	102.0	102.2	-0.2
121	Tanzel Smart	Tulane	DT	73	296	105.0	105.3	-0.3
122	Marquel Lee	Wake Forest	LB	75	240	118.0	118.3	-0.3
123	Caleb Brantley	Florida	DT	75	307	105.0	105.3	-0.3
124	Christian McCaffrey	Stanford	RB	71	202	121.0	121.4	-0.4
125	Corey Levin	Tennessee-Chattanooga	OL	76	307	106.0	106.4	-0.4
126	Hardy Nickerson	Illinois	LB	72	232	116.0	116.7	-0.7
127	Sam Rogers	Virginia Tech	FB	70	231	114.0	114.7	-0.7
128	Noble Nwachukwu	West Virginia	DE	73	268	110.0	110.7	-0.7
129	Dylan Donahue	West Georgia	DL	75	248	116.0	116.8	-0.8
130	Nate Theaker	Wayne St. (MI)	OG	77	315	105.0	105.9	-0.9
131	Darrell Daniels	Washington	TE	75	247	116.0	117.0	-1.0
132	Ethan Pocic	LSU	C	78	310	107.0	108.0	-1.0
133	Joshua Dobbs	Tennessee	QB	75	216	122.0	123.0	-1.0
134	JuJu Smith-Schuster	USC	WR	73	215	120.0	121.0	-1.0
135	Rodney Adams	South Florida	WR	73	189	125.0	126.1	-1.1
136	Ryan Glasgow	Michigan	DT	75	302	105.0	106.3	-1.3
137	Jonathan Allen	Alabama	DE	75	286	108.0	109.4	-1.4
138	Adoree Jackson	USC	CB	70	186	122.0	123.4	-1.4
139	Julie'n Davenport	Bucknell	OT	79	318	106.0	107.5	-1.5
140	Antonio Garcia	Troy	OT	78	302	108.0	109.5	-1.5
141	Devine Redding	Indiana	RB	68	205	116.0	117.6	-1.6
142	Corey Clement	Wisconsin	RB	70	220	115.0	116.8	-1.8
143	Stacy Coley	Miami	WR	72	195	122.0	123.8	-1.8
144	Deshaun Watson	Clemson	QB	74	221	119.0	120.9	-1.9
145	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan	CB	70	188	121.0	123.0	-2.0
146	Alex Anzalone	Florida	LB	75	241	116.0	118.1	-2.1
147	Jeremy Sprinkle	Arkansas	TE	77	252	116.0	118.2	-2.2
148	Keevan Lucas	Tulsa	WR	69	192	119.0	121.2	-2.2
149	Sean Harlow	Oregon St.	OG	76	303	105.0	107.2	-2.2
150	Jalen Robinette	Air Force	WR	75	220	120.0	122.2	-2.2
151	Ben Braden	Michigan	OG	78	329	102.0	104.3	-2.3
152	John Johnson	Boston College	S	72	208	119.0	121.3	-2.3
153	Ethan Cooper	Indiana (PA)	OG	74	322	99.0	101.3	-2.3
154	Tarik Cohen	North Carolina A&T	RB	66	179	118.0	120.5	-2.5
155	Sidney Jones	Washington	CB	72	186	123.0	125.6	-2.6
156	Jadar Johnson	Clemson	S	72	206	119.0	121.7	-2.7
157	Dalvin Cook	Florida St.	RB	70	210	116.0	118.8	-2.8
158	Art Maulet	Memphis	DB	70	189	120.0	122.8	-2.8
159	Josh Harvey-Clemons	Louisville	S	76	217	121.0	123.9	-2.9
160	Jordan Morgan	Kutztown (PA)	OG	75	309	102.0	104.9	-2.9
161	Jordan Leggett	Clemson	TE	77	258	114.0	117.0	-3.0
162	Jalen "Teez" Tabor	Florida	CB	72	199	120.0	123.1	-3.1
163	Cordrea Tankersley	Clemson	CB	73	199	121.0	124.1	-3.1
164	Josh Reynolds	Texas A&M	WR	75	194	124.0	127.3	-3.3
165	Rasul Douglas	West Virginia	CB	74	209	120.0	123.3	-3.3
166	Desmond King	Iowa	S	70	201	117.0	120.5	-3.5
167	Josh Malone	Tennessee	WR	75	208	121.0	124.5	-3.5
168	Curtis Samuel	Ohio St.	WR	71	196	119.0	122.6	-3.6
169	Jaleel Johnson	Iowa	DT	75	316	100.0	103.6	-3.6
170	Michael Roberts	Toledo	TE	76	270	110.0	113.6	-3.6
171	Quincy Adeboyejo	Mississippi	WR	75	197	123.0	126.7	-3.7
172	Kenny Golladay	Northern Illinois	WR	76	218	120.0	123.7	-3.7
173	Noel Thomas	Connecticut	WR	72	205	118.0	121.9	-3.9
174	Jerry Ugokwe	William & Mary	OT	79	321	103.0	106.9	-3.9
175	Riley Bullough	Michigan St.	LB	74	226	116.0	120.0	-4.0
176	Bug Howard	North Carolina	WR	76	221	119.0	123.1	-4.1
177	Damien Mama	USC	OG	75	334	96.0	100.1	-4.1
178	Cameron Sutton	Tennessee	CB	71	188	120.0	124.1	-4.1
179	Ben Boulware	Clemson	ILB	72	238	111.0	115.5	-4.5
180	James Conner	Pittsburgh	RB	73	233	113.0	117.5	-4.5
181	David Sharpe	Florida	OT	78	343	97.0	101.6	-4.6
182	Davis Webb	California	QB	77	229	118.0	122.6	-4.6
183	Justin Senior	Mississippi St.	OT	77	331	98.0	102.8	-4.8
184	Ashton Lampkin	Oklahoma St.	CB	72	189	120.0	125.0	-5.0
185	Tedric Thompson	Colorado	FS	72	204	117.0	122.1	-5.1
186	Michael Tyson	Cincinnati	S	73	204	118.0	123.2	-5.2
187	Trent Taylor	Louisiana Tech	WR	68	181	117.0	122.2	-5.2
188	Freddie Stevenson	Florida St.	FB	72	234	111.0	116.3	-5.3
189	Shalom Luani	Washington St.	S	71	202	116.0	121.4	-5.4
190	Shelton Gibson	West Virginia	WR	71	191	118.0	123.5	-5.5
191	Chad Hansen	California	WR	74	202	119.0	124.6	-5.6
192	Nate Hairston	Temple	CB	72	196	118.0	123.6	-5.6
193	Conor McDermott	UCLA	OT	80	307	105.0	110.7	-5.7
194	Hayden Plinke	Texas-El Paso	TE	76	264	109.0	114.7	-5.7
195	Dan Feeney	Indiana	OG	76	305	101.0	106.8	-5.8
196	Victor Bolden	Oregon St.	WR	68	178	117.0	122.8	-5.8
197	Delano Hill	Michigan	SS	73	216	115.0	120.8	-5.8
198	Scott Orndoff	Pittsburgh	TE	77	253	112.0	118.0	-6.0
199	Artavis Scott	Clemson	WR	70	193	116.0	122.1	-6.1
200	Patrick Mahomes	Texas Tech	QB	74	225	114.0	120.2	-6.2
201	Brian Allen	Utah	DB	75	215	117.0	123.2	-6.2
202	Donnel Pumphrey	San Diego St.	RB	68	176	117.0	123.2	-6.2
203	Ryan Switzer	North Carolina	WR	68	181	116.0	122.2	-6.2
204	K.D. Cannon	Baylor	WR	71	182	119.0	125.3	-6.3
205	Cameron Lee	Illinois St.	OG	77	312	100.0	106.5	-6.5
206	Jahad Thomas	Temple	RB	70	190	116.0	122.6	-6.6
207	Budda Baker	Washington	S	70	195	115.0	121.7	-6.7
208	Charles Harris	Missouri	DE	75	253	109.0	115.8	-6.8
209	Gabe Marks	Washington St.	WR	71	189	117.0	123.9	-6.9
210	Nazair Jones	North Carolina	DT	77	304	101.0	108.1	-7.1
211	Pat Elflein	Ohio St.	C	75	303	99.0	106.1	-7.1
212	Jon Toth	Kentucky	C	77	307	100.0	107.5	-7.5
213	Stevie Tu'ikolovatu	USC	DT	73	331	91.0	98.5	-7.5
214	Travin Dural	LSU	WR	73	202	116.0	123.5	-7.5
215	Damarius Travis	Minnesota	S	73	206	115.0	122.8	-7.8
216	Treston Decoud	Oregon St.	CB	74	206	116.0	123.8	-7.8
217	Jerod Evans	Virginia Tech	QB	75	232	112.0	119.9	-7.9
218	Daniel Brunskill	San Diego St.	OT	77	273	106.0	114.1	-8.1
219	Kevin Davis	Colorado St.	LB	74	235	110.0	118.2	-8.2
220	Cooper Kupp	Eastern Washington	WR	74	204	116.0	124.2	-8.2
221	C.J. Beathard	Iowa	QB	74	219	113.0	121.3	-8.3
222	Fred Ross	Mississippi St.	WR	73	213	113.0	121.4	-8.4
223	Chase Roullier	Wyoming	C	76	312	97.0	105.4	-8.4
224	Collin Buchanan	Miami (OH)	OL	77	316	97.0	105.7	-8.7
225	Darreus Rogers	USC	WR	73	216	112.0	120.8	-8.8
226	Garrett Sickels	Penn St.	DE	75	261	105.0	114.3	-9.3
227	De'Veon Smith	Michigan	RB	71	223	108.0	117.3	-9.3
228	Matt Dayes	N.C. State	RB	69	205	109.0	118.7	-9.7
229	Zach Banner	USC	OT	80	353	92.0	101.8	-9.8
230	Nathan Peterman	Pittsburgh	QB	74	226	110.0	120.0	-10.0
231	James Quick	Louisville	WR	72	186	115.0	125.6	-10.6
232	Travis Rudolph	Florida St.	WR	72	189	114.0	125.0	-11.0
233	Danny Isidora	Miami	OG	75	306	94.0	105.5	-11.5
234	Avery Gennesy	Texas A&M	OT	75	318	91.0	103.2	-12.2
235	Channing Stribling	Michigan	CB	73	188	114.0	126.3	-12.3
236	Drew Morgan	Arkansas	WR	72	190	112.0	124.8	-12.8
237	Adam Bisnowaty	Pittsburgh	OT	78	304	96.0	109.1	-13.1
238	DeShone Kizer	Notre Dame	QB	76	233	107.0	120.8	-13.8
239	Sefo Liufau	Colorado	QB	75	232	105.0	119.9	-14.9
240	Dan Skipper	Arkansas	OT	82	309	97.0	112.5	-15.5
241	Cooper Rush	Central Michigan	QB	75	228	105.0	120.7	-15.7

As for Myles Garrett? After three consecutive runner up finishes, he falls to… fifth here. That’s still remarkable, of course: him finishing in the top five in all of these drills is a reflection of his otherworldly athleticism. But at least when it comes to the jumps, nobody can top Melifonwu.

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