Breaking down the differences between the top two quarterbacks in this upcoming draft class is simple. Florida State’s Jameis Winston and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota are two very different quarterbacks with different skill sets and, of course, different concerns. Given the nature of those concerns -- Winston’s off-the-field issues and Mariota’s lack of experience in a pro-style offense -- there wasn’t much that could actually be solved at the NFL Combine.
NFL Combine 2015: Full results for quarterbacks
Marcus Mariota was one of the most impressive players at his position at the NFL Combine. We’ve got the full results for all quarterbacks.
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Winston had his private interviews with teams to address those question marks, but none of the on-field drills changed much, nor could they have to begin with. Still, the two took part in just about everything anyway, along with the other 13 quarterbacks invited to Indianapolis this year.
Both quarterbacks threw the ball well, but as far as the drills are concerned, Mariota was definitely the standout. He managed a 4.52 40-yard dash, faster than many receivers, running backs and other players who are generally faster than quarterbacks. That time was exceedingly better than Jameis Winston’s official time of 4.97.
Mariota also performed well in the vertical jump at 36 inches, but both Nick Marshall of Auburn and Bryan Bennett of Southeastern Louisiana State put up better numbers. This year’s quarterback class isn’t one of the strongest we’ve seen of late, with Mariota and Winston clearly being the top two before a pretty significant drop, but plenty of these guys should hear their names called in the later rounds.
Here are the full results for each of the 15 quarterbacks invited to the combine:
| Player | School | Height | Weight | Arm | Hand | 10-yard | 40 (official) | Bench | Vertical jump | Broad jump | 3-Cone | Short shuttle |
| Bryan Bennett | SE Louisiana St. | 6'2 | 211 | 31 | 9 1/2 | 1.69 | 4.81 | 37" | 10'5" | 7.13 | 4.2 | |
| Anthony Boone | Duke | 6'0 | 231 | 31 5/8 | 9 5/8 | 1.79 | 5.03 | 26.5" | 8'4" | 7.47 | 4.62 | |
| Brandon Bridge | South Alabama | 6'4 | 229 | 34 1/4 | 9 1/4 | 1.76 | 4.72 | 33" | 9'2" | 7.18 | 4.37 | |
| Shane Carden | East Carolina | 6'1 | 218 | 33 1/4 | 9 3/4 | 1.75 | 4.94 | 29.5" | 8'8" | 7.17 | 4.45 | |
| Cody Fajardo | Nevada | 6'1 | 223 | 31 3/8 | 9 1/2 | 1.62 | 4.63 | 32.5" | 9'10" | 6.95 | 4.1 | |
| Garrett Grayson | Colorado State | 6'2 | 213 | 30 | 10 | |||||||
| Connor Halliday | Washington State | 6'3 | 196 | 31 1/4 | 8 3/8 | |||||||
| Brett Hundley | UCLA | 6'3 | 226 | 32 1/8 | 10 1/2 | 1.63 | 4.63 | 36" | 10' | 6.93 | 3.98 | |
| Jerry Lovelocke | Prairie View A&M | 6'4 | 248 | 34 1/4 | 10 1/2 | 1.76 | 4.99 | 31.5" | 9'5" | 7.3 | 4.51 | |
| Sean Mannion | Oregon State | 6'5 | 229 | 33 1/2 | 9 | 1.87 | 5.14 | 31" | 8'9" | 7.29 | 4.39 | |
| Marcus Mariota | Oregon | 6'3 | 222 | 32 | 9 7/8 | 1.57 | 4.52 | 36" | 10'1" | 6.87 | 4.11 | |
| Nick Marshall | Auburn | 6'1 | 207 | 32 1/8 | 9 1/4 | 1.64 | 4.54 | 37.5" | 10'4" | 6.96 | 4.15 | |
| Bryce Petty | Baylor | 6'2 | 230 | 31 7/8 | 10 | 1.68 | 4.87 | 34" | 10'1" | 6.91 | 4.13 | |
| Blake Sims | Alabama | 5'11 | 218 | 31 1/2 | 9 | 1.66 | 4.57 | 30.5" | 9'7" | |||
| Jameis Winston | Florida State | 6'3 | 231 | 32 | 9 3/8 | 1.74 | 4.97 | 28.5" | 8'7" | 7.16 | 4.36 |
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