Bryce Petty is very, very good at football. Turns out he’s a pretty alright athlete as well.
Bryce Petty can jump higher than these NBA stars
Higher than their combine numbers, at least.


Baylor football posted this video Wednesday of the Heisman contender showing off his impressive leaping skills, clearing a cone in practice.
Petty’s been measured as having a 38-inch vertical, a fairly absurd number for a quarterback (especially one with Petty’s kind of arm). But is it basketball good? Most definitely. Via the DraftExpress database, a list of players whose pre-draft vertical number fell short of Petty’s.
- Russell Westbrook
- Dwyane Wade
- Blake Griffin
- Terrence Ross
- Joe Johnson
- Ty Lawson
- Stephen Curry
- J.R. Smith
- Amare Stoudemire
- George Hill
- James Harden
- Gilbert Arenas
- Chris Bosh
- Marcus Smart
- Derrick Favors
- Deron Williams
- Andre Iguodala
- Gordon Hayward
- Tyreke Evans
- Lance Stephenson











