Tebow’s Record Jump at Combine

Posted by: Staff Writers on Feb 28th, 2010 No Comments

Tim Tebow won’t be throwing at this weekend’s combine, but he will show off his other talents. The scouts at Indianapolis who attended the Combine witnessed the athleticism that Gator Nation has seen for the past four years. Here’s a look at how Tebow performed in the drills.

Vertical Leap

If anyone doubted his leaping ability, well shame on you. Tebow tied the all-time record, formerly held by Josh McCown, with 38.5 inch vertical jump. Not even Michael Vick, who is undoubtedly one of the most athletic Quarterbacks’ in history jumped that high – Vick jumped 38 inches in 2001.

Broad Jump

With one record complete, Tebow decided to break another. In the broad jump, Tebow posted an outstanding nine feet, seven inch jump. In last year’s combine, the average jump for the Quarterbacks was eight feet, ten inches. That’s nearly a whole foot on last year’s crop of QB’s.

40-Yard Dash

With Tebow being one of the better rushing Quarterback’s in this year’s class, it was expected he would be in the top five when he took to the forty yard dash. On his first run, Tebow posted a 4.70 forty time, and then backed that up with a 4.72 on his second run. The 4.70 unofficial time is the third fastest among the Quarterbacks, just behind Dan LeFevour (4.64) and Zac Robinson (4.66).

If Quarterback doesn’t work out for Tebow, he certainly proved his athleticism with his showing at the combine. Even Tebow said it before, he’s not afraid to switch positions as long as it gives him playing time.

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