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The defensive linemen at the top of the 2016 NFL Draft neither disappointed nor stood out at the NFL Combine on Sunday, instead posting forgettable performances.
That's not a terrible thing for players like Joey Bosa, DeForest Buckner and Noah Spence, who have already developed plenty of draft hype without the need for Combine numbers to launch them to further heights. None of the three posted times and marks that would launch them any higher, but they weren't statistics that would warrant dropping them from the first round either.
Bosa, considered by many to be the best player in the entire draft class, did especially well in the 3-cone drill after an underwhelming 4.86 in the 40-yard dash. Considering bend is a more important trait than running 40 yards for defensive linemen, it was a day that Bosa can hang his hat on, but it's still his gametape that goes at the top of his draft résumé.
If any defensive lineman took advantage of the NFL Combine, it was Oklahoma State's Emmanuel Ogbah, who finished with a 4.63 40-yard dash and 10'1" broad jump, which are impressive marks for a lineman who weighed in at 273 pounds.
Oklahoma defensive end Charles Tapper also performed well for a lineman over 270 pounds, finishing his 40-yard dash in 4.59 seconds.
| Name | School | Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | Bench | Vertical | Broad | 3-cone | Short shuttle |
| Mehdi Abdesmad | Boston College | 6'6 | 284 | 5.10 | 25 | 29.5" | 9'0" | 7.55 | 4.62 |
| Sterling Bailey | Georgia | 6'4 | 285 | 5.23 | 20 | 30" | 9'3" | 7.46 | 4.73 |
| Jimmy Bean | Oklahoma State | 6'5 | 264 | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Andrew Billings | Baylor | 6'1 | 311 | 5.05 | 31 | 27.5" | 9'5" | 8.05 | 4.82 |
| Ronald Blair | Appalachian State | 6'2 | 284 | 5.15 | 32 | 30" | 9'5" | 7.95 | 4.53 |
| Joey Bosa | Ohio State | 6'5 | 269 | 4.86 | 24 | 32" | 10'0" | 6.89 | 4.21 |
| DeForest Buckner | Oregon | 6'7 | 291 | 5.05 | -- | 32" | 9'8" | 7.51 | 4.47 |
| Jonathan Bullard | Florida | 6'3 | 285 | 4.93 | 23 | 32" |
9'8" | 7.31 | 4.56 |
| Vernon Butler | Louisiana Tech | 6'4 | 323 | 5.33 | 26 | 29.5" | 8'8" | 7.82 | 4.76 |
| Shilique Calhoun | Michigan State | 6'4 | 251 | 4.82 | 23 | 35" | 9'7" | 6.97 | 4.25 |
| Kenny Clark | UCLA | 6'3 | 314 | 5.06 | 29 | 28.5" | 8'6" | -- | 4.62 |
| Maliek Collins | Nebraska | 6'2 | 311 | 5.03 | 25 | 29.5" | 9'1" | 7.53 | 4.52 |
| Kamalei Correa | Boise State | 6'3 | 243 | 4.69 | 21 | 33" | 9'0" | -- | -- |
| James Cowser | Southern Utah | 6'3 | 248 | 4.82 | 21 | 31.5" | 9'3" | 6.80 | 4.31 |
| Sheldon Day | Notre Dame | 6'1 | 293 | 5.07 | 21 | 30" | 8'6" | 7.44 | 4.50 |
| Kevin Dodd | Clemson | 6'5 | 277 | 4.86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Jason Fanaika | Utah | 6'2 | 271 | 4.92 | 23 | 35.5" | 9'5" | 7.06 | 4.39 |
| Adam Gotsis | Georgia Tech | 6'4 | 287 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Javon Hargrave | South Carolina State | 6'1 | 309 | 4.93 | 29 | 34.5" | 9'1" | 7.90 | 4.70 |
| Joel Heath | Michigan State | 6'5 | 293 | 5.02 | 26 | 33" | 9'5" | 7.44 | 4.52 |
| Willie Henry | Michigan | 6'3 | 303 | 5.00 | 28 | 30.5" | 9'2" | 7.57 | 4.53 |
| Matt Ioannidis | Temple | 6'3 | 299 | 5.03 | 32 | 28" | 9'0" | 7.78 | 4.71 |
| Branden Jackson | Texas Tech | 6'4 | 273 | 5.06 | 20 | 31.5" | 9'5" | 7.40 | 4.77 |
| Quinton Jefferson | Maryland | 6'4 | 291 | 4.93 | 24 | 29" | -- | 7.95 | 4.37 |
| Austin Johnson | Penn State | 6'4 | 314 | 5.32 | 25 | 26" | 8'3" | 7.84 | 4.75 |
| Chris Jones | Mississippi State | 6'6 | 310 | 5.03 | 26 | 24.5" | 8'10" | 7.44 | 4.62 |
| Matt Judon | Grand Valley State | 6'3 | 275 | 4.73 | 30 | 35" | 9'1" | 7.67 | 4.52 |
| Ufomba Kamalu | Miami (Fla.) | 6'5 | 295 | 5.01 | 26 | 25" | 8'10" | 7.32 | 4.58 |
| Bronson Kaufusi | BYU | 6'7 | 285 | 4.87 | 25 | 30" | 9'3" | 7.03 | 4.25 |
| Darius Latham | Indiana | 6'4 | 311 | 5.32 | -- | 29" | 8'4" | 7.76 | 4.63 |
| Nile Lawrence-Stample | Florida State | 6'1 | 320 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Shaq Lawson | Clemson | 6'3 | 269 | 4.70 | -- | 33" | 10'0" | 7.16 | 4.21 |
| Dean Lowry | Northwestern | 6'5 | 296 | 4.87 | 30 | 32.5" | 9'6" | 7.26 | 4.38 |
| Luther Maddy | Virginia Tech | 6'0 | 287 | -- | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chris Mayes | Georgia | 6'3 | 338 | 5.34 | 33 | 23.5" | 8'8" | -- | 5.13 |
| Alex McCalister | Florida | 6'6 | 239 | 4.80 | -- | 34.5" | 10'8" | 7.01 | 4.00 |
| Carl Nassib | Penn State | 6'7 | 277 | 4.84 | 21 | 28.5" | 9'6" | 7.27 | 4.37 |
| Giorgio Newberry | Florida State | 6'6 | 285 | 4.94 | 20 | 30" | 9'6" | 7.53 | 4.78 |
| Yannick Ngakoue | Maryland | 6'2 | 252 | 4.75 | 26 | 34.5" | 9'10" | 7.35 | 4.50 |
| Dadi Nicolas | Virginia Tech | 6'3 | 235 | 4.74 | 14 | 41" | 9'8" | 7.04 | 4.38 |
| Robert Nkemdiche | Ole Miss | 6'4 | 294 | 4.87 | 28 | 35" | 9'8" | -- | -- |
| Shawn Oakman | Baylor | 6'8 | 287 | 4.96 | 23 | 32" | 10'3" | 7.53 | 4.56 |
| Victor Ochi | Stony Brook | 6'1 | 246 | 4.86 | -- | 32" | 9'11" | 7.24 | 4.40 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | Oklahoma State | 6'4 | 273 | 4.63 | 20 | 35.5" | 10'1" | 7.26 | 4.50 |
| Romeo Okwara | Notre Dame | 6'5 | 265 | 4.90 | 23 | 33" | 10'0" | 7.38 | 4.53 |
| Drew Ott | Iowa | 6'4 | 273 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| D.J. Pettway | Alabama | 6'2 | 265 | 4.99 | 17 | 28" | 9'0" | 7.74 | 4.69 |
| Sheldon Rankins | Louisville | 6'1 | 299 | 5.03 | 28 | 34.5" | 9'10" | 7.44 | 4.59 |
| D.J. Reader | Clemson | 6'3 | 327 | 5.33 | 30 | 29.5" | 8'3" | 7.90 | 4.71 |
| Jarran Reed | Alabama | 6'3 | 307 | 5.21 | -- | 31" | 8'8" | 7.77 | 4.75 |
| Hassan Ridgeway | Texas | 6'3 | 303 | 5.02 | 24 | 32" | 9'5" | 8.28 | 4.82 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | Alabama | 6'4 | 307 | 5.20 | 22 | 26" | 8'10" | 7.80 | 4.74 |
| DeVaunte Sigler | Jacksonville State | 6'4 | 298 | 5.15 | 23 | 25" | -- | 7.90 | 4.97 |
| Noah Spence | Eastern Kentucky | 6'3 | 251 | 4.80 | 25 | 35" | 10'1" | 7.21 | 4.35 |
| Charles Tapper | Oklahoma | 6'3 | 271 | 4.59 | 23 | 34" | 9'11" | -- | -- |
| Lawrence Thomas | Michigan State | 6'4 | 286 | 4.98 | -- | 35" | 9'5" | -- | -- |
| Ron Thompson | Syracuse | 6'3 | 253 | 4.92 | 18 | -- | -- | 7.46 | 4.50 |
| Vincent Valentine | Nebraska | 6'4 | 329 | 5.19 | 17 | 29" | 9'2" | 8.03 | 4.59 |
| Jihad Ward | Illinois | 6'5 | 297 | 5.11 | 20 | 25" | 9'3" | 7.38 | 4.63 |
| Adolphus Washington | Ohio State | 6'3 | 301 | 5.17 | 21 | 27" | 8'3" | 8.06 | 4.79 |
| Antwaun Woods | Southern Cal | 6'0 | 318 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Connor Wujciak | Boston College | 6'3 | 291 | 4.91 | 22 | 34.5" | 9'9" | 7.32 | 4.27 |
| Anthony Zettel | Penn State | 6'4 | 277 | 4.81 | 28 | 30.5" | 9'1" | 7.63 | 4.39 |