Eli Stowers sets NFL combine record in vertical leap for tight ends

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Eli Stowers set a modern NFL combine record for tight ends with a 45.5-inch vertical leap on Feb. 27 in Indianapolis.

The Vanderbilt football tight end was already considered one of the top tight end prospects in the draft class, a possible top-100 pick, before his combine workout.

But Stowers had a record-setting NFL combine performance.

The First Team All-America honoree set positional combine marks in several drills:

• Stowers' 45.5-inch vertical leap was second highest regardless of position in the combine since 2003.
• Stowers' broad jump of 11 feet, 3 inches is the longest measurement in combine history for tight ends, dating back to 2003.
• Stowers ran an unofficial 4.51 40-yard time, second among tight ends behind Oregon's Kenyon Sadiq. Stowers' time would have been fastest among tight ends last year.

Eli Stowers' NFL combine stats​

• Height: 6 feet, 3 and 6/8th inches
• Weight: 239 pounds
• Arm length: 32 5/8 inches
• Vertical leap: 45.5 inches (modern combine record)
• Broad jump: 11 feet, 3 inches (combine record for tight end)
• 40 time: 4.51 seconds

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Eli Stowers sets NFL combine record for tight ends with insane jump

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