Virginia Safety Juan Thornhill Had The Top Adjusted Vertical At 2019 Combine

by Chase Stuart on March 19, 2019

Last year, Penn State tight end (and now Miami Dolphin) Mike Gesicki had the best vertical jump at the Combine. In general, the vertical jump favors lighter players and taller players: it’s easier to produce a big vertical jump if you have long legs and are carrying less mass.

The best-fit formula to estimate a player’s vertical jump at the 2019 Combine would be predicted using the following formula:

Projected VJ = 36.85 + 0.173 * height (inches) – 0.0667 * weight (pounds)

Using that formula, Virginia safety Juan Thornhill produced the top vertical jump at the 2019 Combine. Standing six feet even and weighing 205 pounds, we would expect such a player to have a 35.6″ vertical. Thornhill, meanwhile, had a remarkable 44″ vertical jump.

The full results from the Vertical Jump are presented below:

Rk	Player	Pos	School	Height	Wt	Exp VJ	Vertical	Diff
1	Juan Thornhill	S	Virginia	72	205	35.6	44	8.4
2	Miles Boykin	WR	Notre Dame	76	220	35.3	43.5	8.2
3	Ken Webster	CB	Mississippi	71	203	35.6	43	7.4
4	Emanuel Hall	WR	Missouri	74	201	36.3	43.5	7.2
5	Devin Bush	LB	Michigan	71	234	33.5	40.5	7
6	Ben Banogu	EDGE	TCU	75	250	33.2	40	6.8
7	Joshua Miles	OT	Morgan St.	77	314	29.2	36	6.8
8	Rashan Gary	DL	Michigan	76	277	31.5	38	6.5
9	Noah Fant	TE	Iowa	76	249	33.4	39.5	6.1
10	Devin White	LB	LSU	72	237	33.5	39.5	6
11	D.K. Metcalf	WR	Mississippi	75	228	34.6	40.5	5.9
12	Trysten Hill	DL	Central Florida	75	308	29.3	35	5.7
13	Marvell Tell	S	USC	74	198	36.5	42	5.5
14	David Long	LB	West Virginia	71	227	34	39.5	5.5
15	Ed Oliver	DL	Houston	74	287	30.5	36	5.5
16	Jamal Davis	EDGE	Akron	75	243	33.6	39	5.4
17	Jamel Dean	CB	Auburn	73	206	35.8	41	5.2
18	Cameron Smith	LB	USC	74	238	33.8	39	5.2
19	Sean Bunting	CB	Central Michigan	72	195	36.3	41.5	5.2
20	Christian Miller	EDGE	Alabama	75	247	33.4	38.5	5.1
21	Mike Jackson	CB	Miami	73	210	35.5	40.5	5
22	Charles Omenihu	DL	Texas	77	280	31.5	36.5	5
23	Jordan Brailford	EDGE	Oklahoma St.	75	252	33	37.5	4.5
24	Parris Campbell	WR	Ohio St.	72	205	35.6	40	4.4
25	Alex Barnes	RB	Kansas St.	72	226	34.2	38.5	4.3
26	Andrew Van ginkel	LB	Wisconsin	75	241	33.8	38	4.2
27	Justice Hill	RB	Oklahoma St.	70	198	35.8	40	4.2
28	Deebo Samuel	WR	South Carolina	71	214	34.9	39	4.1
29	Kaleb McGary	OT	Washington	79	317	29.4	33.5	4.1
30	T.J. Hockenson	TE	Iowa	77	251	33.4	37.5	4.1
31	Nkeal Harry	WR	Arizona State	74	228	34.5	38.5	4
32	Travis Homer	RB	Miami	70	201	35.6	39.5	3.9
33	Blake Cashman	LB	Minnesota	73	237	33.7	37.5	3.8
34	Trey Pipkins	OT	Sioux Falls	78	309	29.7	33.5	3.8
35	Darius Slayton	WR	Auburn	73	190	36.8	40.5	3.7
36	Jordan Brown	CB	South Dakota St.	72	201	35.9	39.5	3.6
37	Darnell Savage	S	Maryland	71	198	35.9	39.5	3.6
38	Drue Tranquill	LB	Notre Dame	74	234	34.1	37.5	3.4
39	David Long	CB	Michigan	71	196	36.1	39.5	3.4
40	Corey Ballentine	CB	Washburn	71	196	36.1	39.5	3.4
41	Sione Takitaki	LB	BYU	73	238	33.6	37	3.4
42	Foster Moreau	TE	LSU	76	253	33.1	36.5	3.4
43	Kahale Warring	TE	San Diego St.	77	252	33.4	36.5	3.1
44	Iosua Opeta	OL	Weber St.	76	301	29.9	33	3.1
45	Anthony Nelson	DL	Iowa	79	271	32.5	35.5	3
46	Renell Wren	DL	Arizona State	77	318	29	32	3
47	Rock Ya-Sin	CB	Temple	72	192	36.5	39.5	3
48	Montez Sweat	EDGE	Mississippi St.	78	260	33	36	3
49	Michael Jordan	OT	Ohio St.	78	312	29.5	32.5	3
50	Justin Hollins	EDGE	Oregon	77	248	33.6	36.5	2.9
51	Ashton Dulin	WR	Malone University (Ohio)	73	215	35.2	38	2.8
52	Maxx Crosby	DL	Eastern Michigan	77	255	33.2	36	2.8
53	Khalen Saunders	DL	Western Illinois	72	324	27.7	30.5	2.8
54	Sheldrick Redwine	S	Miami	72	196	36.2	39	2.8
55	Cody Thompson	WR	Toledo	73	205	35.8	38.5	2.7
56	Stanley Morgan	WR	Nebraska	72	202	35.8	38.5	2.7
57	Alize Mack	TE	Notre Dame	76	249	33.4	36	2.6
58	Ty Summers	LB	TCU	73	241	33.4	36	2.6
59	Lonnie Johnson	CB	Kentucky	74	213	35.5	38	2.5
60	Porter Gustin	EDGE	USC	76	255	33	35.5	2.5
61	Phil Haynes	OL	Wake Forest	76	322	28.5	31	2.5
62	Damien Harris	RB	Alabama	70	216	34.6	37	2.4
63	Brian Burns	EDGE	Florida St.	77	249	33.6	36	2.4
64	John Cominsky	DL	Charleston	77	286	31.1	33.5	2.4
65	Greg Gaines	DL	Washington	73	312	28.7	31	2.3
66	Bisi Johnson	WR	Colorado St.	72	204	35.7	38	2.3
67	Derrek Thomas	CB	Baylor	75	189	37.2	39.5	2.3
68	A.J. Brown	WR	Mississippi	72	226	34.2	36.5	2.3
69	Otaro Alaka	LB	Texas A&M	75	239	33.9	36	2.1
70	Tyler Jones	OT	North Carolina St.	75	306	29.4	31.5	2.1
71	Terry McLaurin	WR	Ohio St.	72	208	35.4	37.5	2.1
72	Terrill Hanks	LB	New Mexico St.	74	242	33.5	35.5	2
73	Derrick Baity	CB	Kentucky	74	197	36.5	38.5	2
74	Jazz Ferguson	WR	Northwestern St. (LA)	77	227	35	37	2
75	Johnnie Dixon	WR	Ohio St.	70	201	35.6	37.5	1.9
76	Amani Hooker	S	Iowa	71	210	35.1	37	1.9
77	Alex Wesley	WR	Northern Colorado	72	190	36.6	38.5	1.9
78	Gerri Green	EDGE	Mississippi St.	76	252	33.2	35	1.8
79	Gary Jennings	WR	West Virginia	73	214	35.2	37	1.8
80	Carl Granderson	EDGE	Wyoming	77	254	33.2	35	1.8
81	David Sills	WR	West Virginia	75	211	35.8	37.5	1.7
82	Garrett Bradbury	OL	North Carolina St.	75	306	29.4	31	1.6
83	Hamp Cheevers	CB	Boston College	69	169	37.5	39	1.5
84	Dawson Knox	TE	Mississippi	76	254	33.1	34.5	1.4
85	Jerry Tillery	DL	Notre Dame	78	295	30.7	32	1.3
86	Wyatt Ray	EDGE	Boston College	75	257	32.7	34	1.3
87	Nick Bosa	DL	Ohio St.	76	266	32.3	33.5	1.2
88	Erik McCoy	OL	Texas A&M	76	303	29.8	31	1.2
89	Travis Fulgham	WR	Old Dominion	74	215	35.3	36.5	1.2
90	Andrew Wingard	S	Wyoming	72	209	35.4	36.5	1.1
91	Oshane Ximines	EDGE	Old Dominion	75	253	33	34	1
92	Chris Lindstrom	OL	Boston College	76	308	29.5	30.5	1
93	William Sweet	OT	North Carolina	78	313	29.5	30.5	1
94	Dexter Williams	RB	Notre Dame	71	212	35	36	1
95	Ryan Connelly	LB	Wisconsin	74	242	33.5	34.5	1
96	Hakeem Butler	WR	Iowa St.	77	227	35	36	1
97	Tyler Roemer	OT	San Diego St.	78	312	29.5	30.5	1
98	Miles Sanders	RB	Penn St.	71	211	35.1	36	0.9
99	Jakobi Meyers	WR	North Carolina St.	74	203	36.1	37	0.9
100	Quinnen Williams	DL	Alabama	75	303	29.6	30.5	0.9
101	Kingsley Keke	DL	Texas A&M	75	288	30.6	31.5	0.9
102	Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	S	Florida	71	210	35.1	36	0.9
103	James Williams	RB	Washington St.	69	197	35.7	36.5	0.8
104	Xavier Crawford	CB	Central Michigan	71	187	36.7	37.5	0.8
105	Will Harris	S	Boston College	73	207	35.7	36.5	0.8
106	Davante Davis	CB	Texas	74	202	36.2	37	0.8
107	Tytus Howard	OT	Alabama St.	77	322	28.7	29.5	0.8
108	Kris Boyd	CB	Texas	71	201	35.7	36.5	0.8
109	Zach Allen	DL	Boston College	76	281	31.3	32	0.7
110	Antoine Wesley	WR	Texas Tech	76	206	36.3	37	0.7
111	Isaiah Johnson	CB	Houston	74	208	35.8	36.5	0.7
112	Christian Wilkins	DL	Clemson	75	315	28.8	29.5	0.7
113	Alec Ingold	FB	Wisconsin	73	242	33.4	34	0.6
114	Mark McLaurin	S	Mississippi St.	73	212	35.4	36	0.6
115	Justin Layne	CB	Michigan St.	74	192	36.9	37.5	0.6
116	Emmanuel Butler	WR	Northern Arizona	75	217	35.4	36	0.6
117	Alexander Mattison	RB	Boise St.	71	221	34.4	35	0.6
118	Tyree Jackson	QB	Buffalo	79	249	33.9	34.5	0.6
119	Dan Godsil	LS	Indiana	76	241	33.9	34.5	0.6
120	Ben Burr-Kirven	LB	Washington	72	230	34	34.5	0.5
121	Kevin Givens	DL	Penn St.	73	285	30.5	31	0.5
122	Amani Oruwariye	CB	Penn St.	74	205	36	36.5	0.5
123	Cody Ford	OT	Oklahoma	76	329	28.1	28.5	0.4
124	Josh Oliver	TE	San Jose St.	77	249	33.6	34	0.4
125	Dre'Mont Jones	DL	Ohio St.	75	281	31.1	31.5	0.4
126	Myles Gaskin	RB	Washington	69	205	35.1	35.5	0.4
127	Drew Sample	TE	Washington	77	255	33.2	33.5	0.3
128	Nick Brossette	RB	LSU	71	209	35.2	35.5	0.3
129	Andy Isabella	WR	Massachusetts	69	188	36.3	36.5	0.2
130	Dillon Mitchell	WR	Oregon	73	197	36.4	36.5	0.1
131	Devin Singletary	RB	Florida Atlantic	67	203	34.9	35	0.1
132	Malik Carney	EDGE	North Carolina	74	251	32.9	33	0.1
133	Byron Cowart	DL	Maryland	75	298	30	30	0
134	Byron Murphy	CB	Washington	71	190	36.5	36.5	0
135	Keenen Brown	TE	Texas St.	74	250	33	33	0
136	Mecole Hardman	WR	Georgia	70	187	36.5	36.5	0
137	Donovan Wilson	S	Texas A&M	72	199	36	36	0
138	Bobby Okereke	LB	Stanford	73	239	33.6	33.5	-0.1
139	Daylon Mack	DL	Texas A&M	73	336	27.1	27	-0.1
140	Jordan Miller	CB	Washington	73	186	37.1	37	-0.1
141	Oli Udoh	OT	Elon	77	323	28.6	28.5	-0.1
142	Julian Love	CB	Notre Dame	71	195	36.1	36	-0.1
143	Andre Dillard	OT	Washington St.	77	315	29.2	29	-0.2
144	Tony Pollard	RB	Memphis	72	210	35.3	35	-0.3
145	Emeke Egbule	LB	Houston	74	245	33.3	33	-0.3
146	Dre Greenlaw	LB	Arkansas	71	237	33.3	33	-0.3
147	Terry Godwin	WR	Georgia	71	184	36.9	36.5	-0.4
148	Khari Willis	S	Michigan St.	71	213	34.9	34.5	-0.4
149	Taylor Rapp	S	Washington	72	208	35.4	35	-0.4
150	Devon Johnson	OT	Ferris St.	79	338	28	27.5	-0.5
151	Deion Calhoun	OL	Mississippi St.	74	310	29	28.5	-0.5
152	Chris Slayton	DL	Syracuse	76	307	29.5	29	-0.5
153	Max Scharping	OT	Northern Illinois	78	327	28.5	28	-0.5
154	Jaylen Smith	WR	Louisville	74	219	35.1	34.5	-0.6
155	Jalen Jelks	EDGE	Oregon	77	256	33.1	32.5	-0.6
156	Jachai Polite	EDGE	Florida	75	258	32.6	32	-0.6
157	Gary Johnson	LB	Texas	72	226	34.2	33.5	-0.7
158	Alijah Holder	CB	Stanford	73	191	36.8	36	-0.8
159	L.J. Collier	DL	TCU	74	283	30.8	30	-0.8
160	Dalton Risner	OT	Kansas St.	77	312	29.4	28.5	-0.9
161	Malik Gant	S	Marshall	72	209	35.4	34.5	-0.9
162	Zedrick Woods	S	Mississippi	71	205	35.5	34.5	-1
163	Gardner Minshew	QB	Washington St.	73	225	34.5	33.5	-1
164	Irv Smith	TE	Alabama	74	242	33.5	32.5	-1
165	Trevon Wesco	TE	West Virginia	75	267	32	31	-1
166	Easton Stick	QB	North Dakota St.	73	224	34.6	33.5	-1.1
167	Karan Higdon	RB	Michigan	69	206	35.1	34	-1.1
168	Andre James	OT	UCLA	76	299	30.1	29	-1.1
169	Germaine Pratt	LB	North Carolina St.	74	240	33.7	32.5	-1.2
170	Dax Raymond	TE	Utah St.	77	255	33.2	32	-1.2
171	Kaden Smith	TE	Stanford	77	255	33.2	32	-1.2
172	Lj Scott	RB	Michigan St.	72	227	34.2	33	-1.2
173	Will Grier	QB	West Virginia	74	217	35.2	34	-1.2
174	Jamal Custis	WR	Syracuse	76	214	35.7	34.5	-1.2
175	Cece Jefferson	EDGE	Florida	73	266	31.7	30.5	-1.2
176	Darrell Henderson	RB	Memphis	68	208	34.8	33.5	-1.3
177	Elgton Jenkins	OL	Mississippi St.	76	310	29.3	28	-1.3
178	Cody Barton	LB	Utah	74	237	33.9	32.5	-1.4
179	Ryan Davis	WR	Auburn	70	189	36.4	35	-1.4
180	Mike Weber	RB	Ohio St.	70	211	34.9	33.5	-1.4
181	Mack Wilson	LB	Alabama	73	240	33.5	32	-1.5
182	Marquise Blair	S	Utah	73	195	36.5	35	-1.5
183	Jordan Jones	LB	Kentucky	74	234	34.1	32.5	-1.6
184	Michael Deiter	OL	Wisconsin	77	309	29.6	28	-1.6
185	Hunter Renfrow	WR	Clemson	70	184	36.7	35	-1.7
186	Trayvon Mullen	CB	Clemson	73	199	36.2	34.5	-1.7
187	Jace Sternberger	TE	Texas A&M	76	251	33.3	31.5	-1.8
188	Darius West	S	Kentucky	71	208	35.3	33.5	-1.8
189	Javon Patterson	OL	Mississippi	75	307	29.4	27.5	-1.9
190	D'Cota Dixon	S	Wisconsin	70	204	35.4	33.5	-1.9
191	Jonah Williams	OT	Alabama	76	302	29.9	28	-1.9
192	Kendall Blanton	TE	Missouri	78	262	32.9	31	-1.9
193	Trayveon Williams	RB	Texas A&M	68	206	34.9	33	-1.9
194	Daniel Jones	QB	Duke	77	221	35.4	33.5	-1.9
195	Montre Hartage	CB	Northwestern	71	190	36.5	34.5	-2
196	Evan Worthington	S	Colorado	74	212	35.5	33.5	-2
197	Paul Adams	OT	Missouri	78	317	29.2	27	-2.2
198	Nyqwan Murray	WR	Florida St.	70	191	36.2	34	-2.2
199	Zack Bailey	OL	South Carolina	77	299	30.2	28	-2.2
200	Chase Winovich	EDGE	Michigan	75	256	32.8	30.5	-2.3
201	Hjalte Froholdt	OL	Arkansas	77	306	29.8	27.5	-2.3
202	Rashad Fenton	CB	South Carolina	71	193	36.3	34	-2.3
203	Sutton Smith	EDGE	Northern Illinois	72	233	33.8	31.5	-2.3
204	Dru Samia	OT	Oklahoma	77	305	29.8	27.5	-2.3
205	Kelvin Harmon	WR	North Carolina St.	74	221	34.9	32.5	-2.4
206	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	Texas	76	210	36	33.5	-2.5
207	Dakota Allen	LB	Texas Tech	73	232	34	31.5	-2.5
208	Deshaun Davis	LB	Auburn	71	234	33.5	31	-2.5
209	Dennis Daley	OT	South Carolina	77	317	29	26.5	-2.5
210	Ryan Bates	OL	Penn St.	76	306	29.6	27	-2.6
211	Mitch Wishnowsky	P	Utah	74	218	35.1	32.5	-2.6
212	Brett Rypien	QB	Boise St.	74	210	35.7	33	-2.7
213	Damarkus Lodge	WR	Mississippi	74	202	36.2	33.5	-2.7
214	Nate Davis	OL	Charlotte	75	316	28.8	26	-2.8
215	Trace McSorley	QB	Penn St.	72	202	35.8	33	-2.8
216	Jackson Barton	OT	Utah	79	310	29.9	27	-2.9
217	Jeff Allison	LB	Fresno St.	71	228	33.9	31	-2.9
218	Lukas Denis	S	Boston College	71	190	36.5	33.5	-3
219	Jamarius Way	WR	South Alabama	75	215	35.5	32.5	-3
220	Isaiah Prince	OT	Ohio St.	78	305	30	27	-3
221	Ugo Amadi	S	Oregon	69	199	35.5	32.5	-3
222	Jake Bailey	P	Stanford	73	200	36.2	33	-3.2
223	Saivion Smith	CB	Alabama	73	199	36.2	33	-3.2
224	Anthony Johnson	WR	Buffalo	74	209	35.7	32.5	-3.2
225	Jaquan Johnson	S	Miami	70	191	36.2	33	-3.2
226	Diontae Johnson	WR	Toledo	70	183	36.8	33.5	-3.3
227	Nate Herbig	OL	Stanford	75	335	27.5	24	-3.5
228	Zach Gentry	TE	Michigan	80	265	33	29.5	-3.5
229	Shareef Miller	EDGE	Penn St.	76	254	33.1	29.5	-3.6
230	Daniel Wise	DL	Kansas	75	281	31.1	27.5	-3.6
231	Tyre Brady	WR	Marshall	75	211	35.8	32	-3.8
232	Drew Lock	QB	Missouri	76	228	34.8	31	-3.8
233	Albert Huggins	DL	Clemson	75	305	29.5	25.5	-4
234	Jarrett Stidham	QB	Auburn	74	218	35.1	31	-4.1
235	Ryan Pulley	CB	Arkansas	71	209	35.2	31	-4.2
236	David Edwards	OT	Wisconsin	78	308	29.8	25.5	-4.3
237	Jonathan Crawford	S	Indiana	73	205	35.8	31.5	-4.3
238	Ryquell Armstead	RB	Temple	71	220	34.5	30	-4.5
239	Mitch Hyatt	OT	Clemson	77	303	30	25.5	-4.5
240	Greg Little	OT	Mississippi	77	310	29.5	25	-4.5
241	Benny Snell	RB	Kentucky	70	224	34	29.5	-4.5
242	Joe Giles-Harris	LB	Duke	74	234	34.1	29.5	-4.6
243	Joe Jackson	DL	Miami	76	275	31.7	27	-4.7
244	Demarcus Christmas	DL	Florida St.	75	294	30.2	25.5	-4.7
245	Qadree Ollison	RB	Pittsburgh	73	228	34.3	29.5	-4.8
246	Jonathan Ledbetter	DL	Georgia	76	280	31.3	26.5	-4.8
247	Isaiah Buggs	DL	Alabama	75	306	29.4	24.5	-4.9
248	Elijah Holyfield	RB	Georgia	70	217	34.5	29.5	-5
249	Caleb Wilson	TE	UCLA	76	240	34	29	-5
250	Kyle Shurmur	QB	Vanderbilt	76	230	34.7	29.5	-5.2
251	Jordan Scarlett	RB	Florida	71	208	35.3	30	-5.3
252	Ryan Finley	QB	North Carolina St.	76	213	35.8	30.5	-5.3
253	Isaac Nauta	TE	Georgia	75	244	33.6	28	-5.6
254	Nick Fitzgerald	QB	Mississippi St.	77	226	35.1	29.5	-5.6
255	David Montgomery	RB	Iowa St.	70	222	34.2	28.5	-5.7
256	Riley Ridley	WR	Georgia	73	199	36.2	30.5	-5.7
257	Terry Beckner	DL	Missouri	76	296	30.3	24.5	-5.8
258	Mike Bell	S	Fresno St.	75	210	35.8	30	-5.8
259	Dwayne Haskins	QB	Ohio St.	75	231	34.4	28.5	-5.9
260	Keesean Johnson	WR	Fresno St.	73	201	36.1	30	-6.1
261	John Battle	S	LSU	72	201	35.9	29.5	-6.4
262	Jake Browning	QB	Washington	74	211	35.6	29	-6.6
263	Jovon Durante	WR	Florida Atlantic	71	160	38.5	31.5	-7
264	Ross Pierschbacher	OT	Alabama	76	307	29.5	22.5	-7
265	Jordan Ta'amu	QB	Mississippi	75	221	35.1	27.5	-7.6
266	Jack Fox	P	Rice	74	213	35.5	27.5	-8

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