Posted at 10:29 a.m., Sunday, February 25, 2007
UH's Satele records top performances at NFL Combine
Advertiser Staff
University of Hawai'i center Samson Satele had the best performances in two of the drills at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis over the weekend.The 6-foot-2, 298-pound Satele, considered one of the top center prospects in April's NFL draft, had a 20-yard shuttle time of 4.29 and a vertical jump of 33 ½, according to results posted on nfl.com.
The offensive linemen were broken into groups. Satele, a former Kailua High athlete, was in a group that included the top lineman, tackle Joe Thomas of Wisconsin, and possibly the top center, USC's Ryan Kalil.
Satele also bench-pressed 225 pounds (NFL standard for measuring strength and endurance) 25 times.
He did not finish among the top 10 in his group in the 40-yard dash or in the broad jump.
The 10th fastest 40-time in Satele's group was 5.19 and the 10th top broad jump was 8 feet, 8 inches.
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.
But Satele beat Kalil in a three-cone shuttle (Satele 4th, 7.47 seconds to Kalil's 6th, 7.50), the shuttle (Satele No. 1, Kalil No. 2 at 4.34) and vertical (Satele No. 1, Kalil not listed among top eight).
The No. 1 tackle prospect, 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.
