Bench Press Results 1997 NFL Scouting Combine
What does the Bench Press measure?
The bench press at the NFL Combine is a test of muscle strength and endurance. Athletes are asked to lift 225 pounds as many times as possible. The number of reps they achieve is their score for the event.
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11 James Allen RB Oklahoma 15 John Allred TE Southern California 19 Duane Ashman DE Virginia 18 Antonio Banks CB Virginia Tech 14 Ronde Barber CB Virginia 15 Tiki Barber RB Virginia 16 Terry Battle RB Arizona State 27 Bert Berry DE Notre Dame 10 Michael Booker CB Nebraska 18 Calvin Branch RB Colorado State 19 Cornell Brown DE Virginia Tech 11 Kenney Bynum RB South Carolina State 14 Byron Capers CB Florida State 19 William Carr DT Michigan 30 Greg Clark TE Stanford 24 Stalin Colinet DE Boston College 25 Damion Cooper DE Central State 24 Mario Daniel DT Ohio 27 Nathan Davis DE Indiana 16 Troy Davis RB Iowa State 17 Terry Day DE Mississippi State 23 Bryan Degraffenreid DT Middle Tennessee State 20 Kevin Devine CB California 24 Myron Elzy DT Central State 20 Donnie Embra DT Baylor 26 Bill Ennis-Inge DE Iowa 15 Matt Finkes DE Ohio State 19 Pat Fitzgerald TE Texas 22 Spencer George RB Rice 22 Jay Graham RB Tennessee 19 Jon Harris DE Virginia 10 Van Hiles CB Kentucky 18 Priest Holmes RB Texas 13 Ty Howard CB Ohio State 32 Waverly Jackson DT Virginia Tech 21 Mitch Jacoby TE Northern Illinois 18 Bryan Jennings TE Virginia Tech 7 Aj Johnson CB Maryland 19 Damon Jones TE Southern Illinois 23 Ndukwe Kalu DE Rice 18 Matt Keneley DT Southern California 19 Tom Knight CB Iowa 3 Brian Knuckles RB Western Illinois 17 David Lafleur TE LSU 19 Fred Lane RB Lane College 20 Kenard Lang DE Miami (FL) 14 Ronald Leshinski TE Army 19 Chad Levitt RB Cornell 15 Chad Lewis TE Brigham Young 2 Earl Little CB Miami (FL) 18 Nicholas Lopez DE Texas Southern 12 Pratt Lyons DE Troy 8 Sam Madison CB Louisville 27 Kris Mangum TE Mississippi 7 Roderick Manuel DE Oklahoma 14 Dexter Mccleon CB Clemson 8 George Mccullough CB Baylor 7 Tim Mctyer CB Brigham Young 16 Itula Mili TE Brigham Young 14 Brian Miller CB Penn State 16 Brandon Mitchell DE Texas A&M 9 Ray Nealy RB Arkansas-Pine Bluff 25 Seth Payne DT Cornell 17 Trevor Pryce DT Clemson 33 Andre Purvis DT North Carolina 20 Bryan Robinson DE Fresno State 33 Dwaine Robinson DT Virginia Union 25 Darrell Russell DT Southern California 22 O J Santiago TE Kent State 20 Chad Scott CB Maryland 16 Alex Smith RB Indiana 15 Antowain Smith RB Houston 8 Jermaine Smith DT Georgia 19 Mark Smith DE Auburn 17 Shawn Springs CB Ohio State 22 Barron Tanner DT Oklahoma 18 Jason Taylor DE Akron 18 Leland Taylor DT Louisville 22 Rick Terry DT North Carolina 20 Marvin Thomas DE Memphis 6 Rod Thomas CB Southern Mississippi 14 David Thompson RB Oklahoma State 24 Van Tuinei DE Arizona 23 Mike Vrabel DE Ohio State 16 Corey Walker RB Arizona State 13 Denard Walker CB LSU 19 Shawn Walters RB Southern California 23 Chris Ward DE Kentucky 8 Kenny Wheaton CB Oregon 14 Josh Wilcox TE Oregon 28 Marcellus Wiley DE Columbia 13 Cj Williams RB Georgia Tech 24 Pat Williams DT Texas A&M 28 Tony Williams DT Memphis 15 Abu Wilson RB Utah State 26 Reinard Wilson DE Florida State 28 Renaldo Wynn DE Notre Dame