The on-field workouts featured a fresh twist on Sunday when several athletes were grouped into a new positional group, "edge rushers," for the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine.
Sometimes unofficially referred to as "hybrids" in the past, the category is a method of differentiating players on the verge of being defensive ends in a 4-3 or outside linebackers in a 3-4, a defensive front that has increased in prevalence in the NFL.
The Vikings still utilize a 4-3, but they also have enjoyed pass-rush abilities of linebackers Anthony Barr and blitzed with Eric Kendricks under the direction of Mike Zimmer.
Here were the top performers for edge rushers at the combine (because this is the first year for the positional category, all of the top marks were classified as records by NFL.com):
40-yard dash
Combine position record: Leon Jacobs, Wisconsin, 4.48 seconds in 2018
- Leon Jacobs, Wisconsin, 4.48
- Lorenzo Carter, Georgia, 4.50
- Josh Sweat, Florida State, 4.53
- Peter Kalambayi, Stanford, 4.57
- Harold Landry, Boston College, 4.64
Bench press (225 pounds)
Combine position record: Kylie Fitts, Utah, 31 reps in 2018
- Kylie Fitts, Utah, 31 reps
- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma, 27 reps
T3. Ola Adeniyi, Toledo, 26 reps
T3. Leon Jacobs, Wisconsin, 26 reps
T3. Hercules Mata'afa, Washington State, 26 reps
T6. Anthony Winbush, Ball State, 25 reps
T6. Trevon Young, Louisville, 25 reps
Broad jump
Combine position record: Josh Sweat, Florida State, 10 feet, 4 inches in 2018
- Josh Sweat, Florida State, 10-4
- Marquis Haynes, Mississippi, 10-3
- Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State, 10-2
- Harold Landry, Boston College, 9-11
- Dorance Armstrong, Kansas, 9-10
Vertical jump
Combine position record: Josh Sweat, Florida State, 39.5 inches in 2018
- Josh Sweat, Florida State, 39.5 inches
- Harold Landry, Boston College, 36.0
- Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State, 35.5
- Trevon Young, Louisville, 33.0
- Kylie Fitts, Utah, 32.5
3-cone drill
Combine position record: Kylie Fitts, Utah, and Harold Landry, Boston College, 6.88 seconds in 2018
T1. Kylie Fitts, Utah, 6.88
T1. Harold Landry, Boston College, 6.88
- Trevon Young, Louisville, 6.99
- Dorance Armstrong, Kansas, 7.12
- Marquis Haynes, Mississippi, 7.14
20-yard shuttle
Combine position record: Kylie Fitts, Utah, and Harold Landry, Boston College, 4.19 seconds in 2018
T1. Kylie Fitts, Utah, 4.19
T1. Harold Landry, Boston College, 4.19
- Dorance Armstrong, Kansas, 4.23
- Arden Key, LSU, 4.25
T5. Ola Adeniyi, Toledo, 4.28
T5. Josh Sweat, Florida State, 4.28
60-yard shuttle
Combine position record: Harold Landry, Boston College, 11.35 seconds in 2018
- Harold Landry, Boston College, 11.35
- Trevon Young, Louisville, 11.60
T3. Dorance Armstrong, Kansas, 11.82
T3. Kylie Fitts, Utah, 11.82
- Ola Adeniyi, Toledo, 12.79
