Throwback Thuursday: Vikings At The Combine

Tomorrow is the first day of drills at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The offensive linemen and running backs will be taking the field. Punters and kickers too. So, here's a look back at the performances of current  Minnesota Vikings when it was their time.

40-Yard Dash

1. Trae Waynes - 4.27 seconds

2. Mike Wallace - 4.28

3. Josh Robinson - 4.33

4. Cordarrelle Patterson – 4.37

4. Xavier Rhodes – 4.37

4. Terence Newman - 4.37

5. Jerick McKinnon – 4.38

Vertical Jump

1. Xavier Rhodes – 40.5"

1. Jerick McKinnon – 40.5"

2. Mike Wallace - 40.0"

3. Josh Robinson - 38.5"

4. MyCole Pruitt - 38.0"

4. Trae Waynes - 38.0"

4. Eric Kendricks - 38.0"

4. Terence Newman - 38.0"

5. Captain Munnerlyn – 37.5"

3 Cone

1. Josh Robinson - 6.55 seconds

2. Anthony Barr – 6.82

3. Jerick McKinnon – 6.83

4. Terence Newman - 6.88

5. Mike Wallace - 6.90

Broad Jump

1. Terence Newman - 11-4 (feet-inches)

1. Josh Robinson - 11-1

2. Jerick McKinnon – 11-0

2. Xavier Rhodes – 11-0

3. Mike Wallace - 10-9

4. Cordarrelle Pattersson – 10-8

5. Trae Waynes - 10-1

5. Edmond Robinson - 10-1

Bench Press

1. Linval Joseph – 39 reps

2. Everson Griffen – 32

2. Jerick McKinnon – 32

3. Zach Line - 26

3. B.J. DuBose - 26

3. Brandon Fusco - 26

3. Kenrick Elllis - 26

4. Shamar Stephen - 25

5. Scott Crichton - 24

5. Phil Loadholt - 24

20-Yard Shuttle

1. Terence Newman - 3.83 seconds

2. Josh Robinson - 3.97

3. Jerick McKinnon – 4.12

4. Antone Exum Jr. – 4.13

5. Anthony Barr - 4.19

Wingspan

1. T.J. Clemmings - 85.58"

2. Danielle Hunter - 83.28"

3. Kenrick Ellis - 83.00"

4. Edmond Robinson - 82.58"

3. Shamar Stephen – 81.48”

Perhaps because he played at Georgia Southern, running back Jerick McKinnon was a little bit of an unknown before he arrived in Indianapolis in 2014. He wasn't when he left. His performance then puts him among the Vikings leaders in all of the above categories but wingspan. And he can't do much about that one. The Vikings drafted him in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He's shown in his two seasons with the team that good things happen when the ball is in his hands.

Anthony Barr's agility is incredible. He's a 6'4" 255 lb linebacker. Players his size simply aren't supposed to post the sort of 3-cone and 20-yard shuttle times that he posted. And some people thought that he was just a pass rusher coming out of UCLA. He can do everything expected of a linebacker and many things that aren't expected. His future is so bright.

I'm excited to see the development of linebacker Edmond Robinson. He was a seventh-round pick out of itty-bitty Newberry College last year. He came into the NFL as a talented, but very raw football player. That tends to happen with players from the smaller colleges. Robinson played on special teams most of the season and some linebacker late in the season. His excellent broad jump shows great explosion and his wingspan is something that simply can't be taught. Ask McKinnon.

With his competitive nature it probably kills Adrian Peterson that he isn't on any of these lists. And he had a terrific combine. He's close. He ran a 4.4 at the 2007 Scouting Combine.

It's fun to look back at these numbers. Thanks to the fine folks at the Minnesota Vikings website for compiling the lists.