Packers at the Scouting Combine: How Green Bay’s offensive linemen performed

With just two weeks until drills begin at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine, we at Acme Packing Company are taking a look at the past Combine performances by players on the Green Bay Packers’ roster.

Perhaps surprisingly, one of the Packers’ best offensive linemen was not even invited to the Combine in his draft year, but he has become one of the best offensive guards in the NFL. That is of course T.J. Lang, the elder statesman on the line and an impending free agent. His fellow starting guard, Lane Taylor, also was not invited the year he was draft-eligible.

For offensive linemen, the athletic drills are hardly the most critical item in the evaluation process, but they are still important. Still, the measurements and weigh-ins are critical, and the bench press provides at least some assessment of overall upper-body strength. Jason Spriggs, however, was an athletic marvel at least year’s event, finishing with some truly impressive numbers for a man of his size.

Here are the numbers from each Packers lineman who attended the Combine. Numbers noted with asterisks (*) signify that the player was among the best in that drill among all linemen in his draft year.

OT Jason Spriggs (2016)

• 6’6”, 301 lbs, 34-1/8” arms, 10-1/8” hands
• 40 time: 4.94*
• Bench press: 31*
• Vertical: n/a
• Broad jump: 115”*
• 3-cone: 7.70
• Short shuttle: 4.44*

OT Kyle Murphy (2016)

• 6’6”, 305 lbs, 33-1/2” arms, 9-3/4” hands
• 40 time: n/a
• Bench press: 23
• Vertical: n/a
• Broad jump: n/a
• 3-cone: n/a
• Short shuttle: n/a

C Corey Linsley (2014)

• 6’3”, 296 lbs, 32” arms, 9-7/8” hands
• 40 time: n/a
• Bench press: 36*
• Vertical: 27”
• Broad jump: n/a
• 3-cone: n/a
• Short shuttle: n/a

OT David Bakhtiari (2013)

• 6’4”, 299 lbs, 34” arms, 9-1/2” hands
• 40 time: 5.09
• Bench press: 28
• Vertical: 25.5”
• Broad jump: 101”
• 3-cone: 7.70
• Short shuttle: 4.74

C JC Tretter (2013)

• 6’4”, 307 lbs, 33-3/8” arms, 10-1/8” hands
• 40 time: 5.09
• Bench press: 29
• Vertical: 29.5”
• Broad jump: 109”
• 3-cone: 7.48
• Short shuttle: 4.69

OT Bryan Bulaga (2010)

• 6’5”, 314 lbs, 33-1/4” arms, 9-1/4” hands
• 40 time: 5.22
• Bench press: 26
• Vertical: 27.5”
• Broad jump: 98”
• 3-cone: 7.70
• Short shuttle: 4.75

Not Invited to Scouting Combine

G Lucas Patrick (2016), C Jacob Flores (2016), G Lane Taylor (2013), G Don Barclay (2012), G T.J. Lang (2009)