The 3-cone drill is the most significant drill for running backs at the NFL Combine. The drill allows rushers to showcase ...

The three-cone drill measures a prospect’s agility by ... linemen to be quick and powerful off of the snap and it helps running backs fight for yardage and quickly power through holes.

There are similar thresholds for other tests depending on the importance at each position with three-cone drills being important for running backs and edge rushers and vertical jump important for ...

running around it in figure-eight fashion on his way back around the outside of the middle cornering cone. The event is timed for the duration of the procedure. Why is the three-cone drill important?

three-cone drill, vertical jump, broad jump and bench press, will need to wait until Boise State’s Pro Day later in March. Advertisement Jeanty is currently the top running back and No. 5 ...

The three-cone drill is designed to gauge a player’s ... Ohio State’s Quinshon Judkins had the longest broad jump of the running backs on Saturday as the former Pike Road High School star ...

Nearly 50 NFL scouts and staffers from over 30 franchises were on hand from Syracuse football’s Pro Day on Monday.

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images While it's unclear which players will participate in which drills yet ... and Riley Leonard. Running back: Ashton Jeanty, Omarion Hampton, Kaleb Johnson ...

The players will have the opportunity to participate in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill ... wide receivers and running backs will undergo orthopedic exams, conduct ...