The first players to hit the weight room at the NFL Combine were the offensive linemen, and they had, as usual, a rather impressive showing. Ereck Flowers of Miami led the way with 37 reps, while the two guys behind him had 36 and 35 reps, respectively. These numbers dwarf those of any other position Thursday and Friday, though tight end Gerald Christian managed 28 reps.
2015 NFL Combine: Defensive line bench press results
Was the DL group able to top the OL this year?
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On Saturday, defensive linemen assembled for the bench press, and there were plenty of high expectations. Usually, offensive linemen win out, but defensive linemen often give them a run for their money. That wasn’t the case last year, when offensive lineman Russell Bodine put up 42 reps for the offensive linemen and Kaleb Ramsey was tops among defensive linemen with 36 reps. With 37 being the number to beat this year, it was certainly an easier task for the defensive linemen this time around, but they fell just short of that.
Pass rusher Vic Beasley led the way with 35 reps, matched by defensive tackle Deon Simon out of Northwestern State. On the other end, a few players only managed to put up fewer than 20 reps, including Montana’s Zack Wagenmann, who recorded 14.
Below, we’ve got full results for the defensive linemen Saturday:
| Player | School | Height | Weight | Bench Press Reps (225 lbs.) |
| Henry Anderson | Stanford | 6'6 | 294 | |
| Arik Armstead | Oregon | 6'7 | 292 | 24 |
| Tavares Barnes | Clemson | 6'4 | 282 | 22 |
| Vic Beasley | Clemson | 6'3 | 246 | 35 |
| Michael Bennett | Ohio State | 6'2 | 293 | |
| Angelo Blackson | Auburn | 6'4 | 318 | 20 |
| Malcom Brown | Texas | 6'2 | 319 | 26 |
| Anthony Chickillo | Miami (FL) | 6'3 | 267 | 27 |
| Frank Clark | Michigan | 6'3 | 271 | 19 |
| Xavier Cooper | Washington State | 6'3 | 293 | 29 |
| Christian Covington | Rice | 6'2 | 289 | |
| Corey Crawford | Clemson | 6'5 | 283 | |
| Carl Davis | Iowa | 6'5 | 320 | |
| Tyeler Davidson | Fresno State | 6'2 | 316 | 32 |
| Ryan Delaire | Towson | 6'4 | 254 | 23 |
| B.J. Dubose | Louisville | 6'4 | 284 | 26 |
| Mario Edwards Jr. | Florida State | 6'3 | 279 | 32 |
| Kyle Emanuel | North Dakota State | 6'3 | 255 | 27 |
| Trey Flowers | Arkansas | 6'2 | 266 | 28 |
| Dante Fowler | Florida | 6'3 | 261 | 19 |
| Markus Golden | Missouri | 6'2 | 260 | |
| Eddie Goldman | Florida State | 6'4 | 336 | |
| Randy Gregory | Nebraska | 6'5 | 235 | 24 |
| Marcus Hardison | Arizona State | 6'3 | 307 | 27 |
| Eli Harold | Virginia | 6'3 | 247 | |
| Zach Hodges | Harvard | 6'2 | 250 | |
| Danielle Hunter | LSU | 6'5 | 252 | 25 |
| Martin Ifedi | Memphis | 6'3 | 275 | 16 |
| Grady Jarrett | Clemson | 6'1 | 304 | 30 |
| Derrick Lott | Tennessee-Chatt | 6'4 | 314 | 30 |
| Joey Mbu | Houston | 6'3 | 313 | |
| Ellis McCarthy | UCLA | 6'5 | 338 | 24 |
| Rakeem Nunez-Roches | Southern Miss | 6'2 | 307 | 26 |
| Owa Odighizuwa | UCLA | 6'3 | 267 | 25 |
| Nate Orchard | Utah | 6'3 | 250 | |
| Leon Orr | Florida | 6'5 | 323 | |
| David Parry | Stanford | 6'1 | 308 | 34 |
| Jordan Phillips | Oklahoma | 6'5 | 329 | 28 |
| Darius Philon | Arkansas | 6'1 | 298 | 26 |
| Shane Ray | Missouri | 6'3 | 245 | 21 |
| Cedric Reed | Texas | 6'5 | 269 | 22 |
| Bobby Richardson | Indiana | 6'3 | 283 | |
| Ryan Russell | Purdue | 6'4 | 269 | 25 |
| Danny Shelton | Washington | 6'2 | 339 | 34 |
| Deon Simon | Northwestern State | 6'4 | 321 | 35 |
| Preston Smith | Mississippi State | 6'5 | 271 | 24 |
| Za'Darius Smith | Kentucky | 6'4 | 274 | 23 |
| J.T. Surratt | South Carolina | 6'1 | 304 | 29 |
| Lyndon Trail | Norfolk State | 6'7 | 269 | 24 |
| Louis Trinca-Pasat | Iowa | 6'1 | 290 | |
| Davis Tull | Tennessee-Chatt | 6'2 | 246 | |
| Zack Wagenmann | Montana | 6'3 | 247 | 14 |
| L.T. Walton | Central Michigan | 6'5 | 319 | 25 |
| Leonard Williams | Southern Cal | 6'5 | 302 | |
| Gabe Wright | Auburn | 6'3 | 300 | 34 |
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