Updated at 6:39 p.m., Saturday, February 24, 2007
UH's Satele fares well at NFL Combine
Advertiser Staff
University of Hawai'i center Samson Satele had the best vertical jump of the offensive lineman in his group during today's NFL Combine in Indianapolis.The 6-foot-2, 298-pound Satele, considered one of the top center prospects in April's NFL draft, had a vertical of 33½. Earlier, he benched-pressed 225 pounds 25 times. He did not finish among the top 10 in the 40-yard dash in his group, which included the draft's top offensive lineman, Joe Thomas, a tackle from Wisconsin, and USC's Ryan Kalil, considered the No. 1 center in draft. The 10th fastest 40-time in Satele's group was 5.19.
The 6-2, 292-pound Kalil ran the 40 in 4.96, had 34 reps in the 225-pound bench, and broad jumped 8 feet, 8 inches.
The 6-foot-6½, 313-pound Thomas was impressive, running the 40 in 4.92, bench-pressing 225 pounds, 33 times, and recording the top broad jump at 9 feet, 2 inches.
Other Hawai'i athletes, Enoka Lucas of Kamehameha and Oregon, had 34 reps and an 8-feet, 8-inch broad jump. Palauni Ma Sun of Kahuku and Oregon had 22.
