Emanuel Hall used his time in front of NFL scouts, executives, media and the general viewing public Saturday to show why he was such an explosive player at Missouri.
His 4.39-second 40-yard dash was impressive, yes, but his 141-inch broad jump was dang near historic.
Let’s put that performance into perspective, shall we.
Since 2000, which is as far back as Pro Football Reference’s Combine results go, only 18 players — and eight wide receivers — put up a 40/broad jump profile like Hall’s. By “profile,” we’re talking players who jumped at least a half-foot shorter than Hall (so 135 inches or higher) and who ran at least a half of a tenth of a second slower than Hall (so 4.