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Hunter Henry

Arkansas tight end flopped at bench press

Hunter Henry is widely considered to be the top tight end prospect coming out of college, but he didn't make much of an impression at the combine. He opted not to participate in a number of workouts, then managed just 13 reps at the bench press.

That's not necessarily a huge deal for those who are looking for receiving ability first from tight ends (including fantasy teams). Jordan Reed and Julius Thomas, for example, put up only 16 reps in their draft years. Orson Charles put up 35 but quickly flopped in the NFL. Jace Amaro managed 28 but has shown very little with the Jets since being drafted two years ago.

But Henry's 13 is pretty bad; in fact, the lowest number from the position over the last decade. The table below shows all the bench press results at the combine from drafted tight ends since 2005. Some notable players (Kyle Rudolph, Travis Kelce) didn't participate in the bench press, and aren't listed.

Some other poor performers in this area have gone on to have fine NFL careers, but it's something to keep in mind with Henry. If he were included in this table, he'd be way down at the very bottom Might affect his draft stock.

TIGHT END BENCH PRESS RESULTS, 2005-2015
YearRdPlayerBench
20124Orson Charles35
20061Vernon Davis33
20132Vance McDonald31
20104Clay Harbor30
20157Gerald Christian28
20145Arthur Lynch28
20142Jace Amaro28
20095James Casey28
20093Travis Beckum28
20053Alex Smith28
20142Troy Niklas27
20123Dwayne Allen27
20122Coby Fleener27
20114Luke Stocker27
20104Dennis Pitta27
20083Craig Stevens27
20065Charles Davis27
20062Joe Klopfenstein27
20153Jeff Heuerman26
20155Jesse James26
20081Dustin Keller26
20143C.J. Fiedorowicz25
20115Lee Smith25
20112Lance Kendricks25
20105Michael Hoomanawanui25
20141Eric Ebron24
20132Zach Ertz24
20107Dorin Dickerson24
20092Richard Quinn24
20097Cameron Morrah24
20084Derek Fine24
20083Brad Cottam24
20082Fred Davis24
20056Bo Scaife24
20117Virgil Green23
20114Jordan Cameron23
20103Ed Dickson23
20102Rob Gronkowski23
20105Andrew Quarless23
20097Eddie Williams23
20093Jared Cook23
20071Greg Olsen23
20064Owen Daniels23
20061Marcedes Lewis23
20065Jason Pociask23
20131Tyler Eifert22
20134Dion Sims 22
20136Nick Kasa 22
20113Rob Housler22
20091Brandon Pettigrew22
20085Kellen Davis22
20085Gary Barnidge22
20056Joel Dreessen22
20156Nick O'Leary21
20123Michael Egnew21
20127David Paulson21
20095Cornelius Ingram21
20097David Johnson21
20094Anthony Hill21
20077Clark Harris21
20065Jeff King21
20055Jerome Collins21
20155Nick Boyle20
20156Randall Telfer20
20153Clive Walford20
20142Austin Seferian-Jenkins20
20115D.J. Williams20
20101Jermaine Gresham20
20104Garrett Graham20
20096John Phillips20
20084Martin Rucker20
20083Jermichael Finley20
20082John Carlson20
20075Dante Rosario20
20065Quinn Sypniewski20
20107Dedrick Epps19
20106Anthony McCoy19
20094Shawn Nelson19
20077Michael Allan19
20074Martrez Milner19
20062Anthony Fasano19
20137Chris Gragg 18
20124Evan Rodriguez18
20117Daniel Hardy18
20103Tony Moeaki18
20082Martellus Bennett18
20084Jacob Tamme18
20152Maxx Williams17
20153Tyler Kroft17
20155MyCole Pruitt17
20134Levine Toilolo 17
20136Mychal Rivera 17
20107Jim Dray17
20095Davon Drew17
20062Tony Scheffler17
20143Richard Rodgers16
20133Jordan Reed16
20124Ladarius Green16
20114Julius Thomas16
20074Scott Chandler16
20057Billy Bajema16
20156A.J. Derby15
20154Blake Bell14
20086Tom Santi14

--Andy Richardson

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