The top running back prospects around the nation arrived in Indianapolis with the wide receivers and quarterbacks Wednesday, and hit the weight room for the bench press Friday. They’ll find their way onto the field for drills and workouts on Saturday, but first we’ve got bench press results.
2015 NFL Combine: Running backs bench press results
Joey Iosefa out of Hawaii led the way for running backs in the bench press, putting up 30 reps of 225 pounds Friday.
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Last year, Jerick McKinnon led all running backs by a wide margin with 32 reps of 225 pounds. The next-highest was Bishop Sankey with 26 reps, while De'Anthony Thomas came in last with just eight reps. This year, the top player was Joey Iosefa out of Hawaii, who put up 30 reps. Like last year, the next-highest player had 26 reps, courtesy of Michael Dyer from Louisville. USC's Javorius Allen and Missouri's Marcus Murray brought up the rear with 11 reps each.
The bench press at the NFL Combine tasks players to put up as many reps of 225 pounds as they can. It's an exercise that means an awful lot for offensive and defensive linemen, but isn't necessarily the most important measure of ability for other positions. However, scouts like having the information and most of the available running backs took part this year.
Below, we’ve got full results for the running backs who took part on Friday:
| Player | School | Height | Weight | Bench Press reps (225 lbs.) |
| Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | 5'9 | 205 | 24 |
| Jay Ajayi | Boise State | 6'0 | 221 | 19 |
| Javorius Allen | USC | 6'0 | 221 | 11 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | Auburn | 5'10 | 212 | |
| Dominique Brown | Louisville | 6'2 | 234 | 17 |
| Malcolm Brown | Texas | 5'11 | 224 | 19 |
| Michael Burton | Rutgers | 5'11 | 242 | 25 |
| B.J. Catalon | TCU | 5'7 | 186 | |
| David Cobb | Minnesota | 5'11 | 229 | 17 |
| Tevin Coleman | Indiana | 5'11 | 206 | 22 |
| John Crockett | North Dakota State | 6'0 | 217 | 15 |
| Mike Davis | South Carolina | 5'9 | 217 | 17 |
| Michael Dyer | Louisville | 5'8 | 218 | 26 |
| Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | 5'9 | 220 | 16 |
| Jalston Fowler | Alabama | 5'11 | 254 | 23 |
| Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | 6'1 | 215 | 19 |
| Todd Gurley | Georgia | 6'1 | 222 | 17 |
| Dee Hart | Colorado State | 5'7 | 199 | |
| Braylon Heard | Kentucky | 5'10 | 198 | 19 |
| Kenny Hilliard | LSU | 6'0 | 226 | |
| Joey Iosefa | Hawaii | 6'0 | 247 | 30 |
| David Johnson | Northern Iowa | 6'1 | 224 | 25 |
| Duke Johnson | Miami (Fla.) | 5'9 | 207 | |
| Gus Johnson | Stephen F. Austin | 5'10 | 215 | 26 |
| Matt Jones | Florida | 6'2 | 231 | 20 |
| Jeremy Langford | Michigan State | 6'0 | 208 | |
| Terrence Magee | LSU | 5'8 | 213 | 22 |
| Marcus Murphy | Missouri | 5'8 | 193 | 11 |
| Thomas Rawls | Central Michigan | 5'9 | 215 | 15 |
| Josh Robinson | Mississippi State | 5'8 | 217 | 21 |
| Ross Scheuerman | Lafayette | 6'0 | 204 | 15 |
| Tyler Varga | Yale | 5'11 | 222 | 23 |
| Karlos Williams | Florida State | 6'1 | 230 | 16 |
| Trey Williams | Texas A&M | 5'7 | 195 | 18 |
| T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | 6'1 | 226 | 22 |
| Zach Zenner | South Dakota State | 5'11 | 223 | 25 |
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