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Tue, 09 Aug 2016 07:13:25 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith (undisclosed), DT Mike Martin (undisclosed), FS Malcolm Jenkins (hamstring) and OT Jason Peters (quadriceps) will miss the first preseason game Thursday, Aug. 11.

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Mon, 08 Aug 2016 05:33:34 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles OT Jason Peters (quadriceps), FS Malcolm Jenkins (hamstring) and LB Marcus Smith (undisclosed) are out of practice Monday, Aug. 8.

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| Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Zach Berman

Fri, 27 May 2016 18:15:29 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith will play defensive end in defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz's scheme, and Smith said he understands his role and expects to be a different player in 2016.

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| Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Zach Berman

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:38:16 -0800

Philadelphia Eagles OG Allen Barbre (calf), DE Vinny Curry (illness), OT Lane Johnson (shoulder, ankle), DT Bennie Logan (knee), CB Byron Maxwell (ankle), CB Eric Rowe (ankle), LB Marcus Smith (hamstring), DE Cedric Thornton (ankle) and OG Matt Tobin (knee) practiced fully Friday, Dec. 18, and are probable for Week 15.

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| Source: USA TODAY Fantasy Sports

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:30:35 -0800

Philadelphia Eagles DE Vinny Curry (illness) did not practice Thursday, Dec. 17. OG Allen Barbre (calf), OT Lane Johnson (shoulder, ankle), DT Bennie Logan (knee), CB Byron Maxwell (ankle), CB Eric Rowe (ankle), LB Marcus Smith (hamstring), DE Cedric Thornton (ankle) and OG Matt Tobin (knee) practiced in full.

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Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:26:17 -0800

Philadelphia Eagles CB Byron Maxwell (ankle) was out of practice Wednesday, Dec. 16. OG Allen Barbre (calf), OT Lane Johnson (shoulder, ankle), DT Bennie Logan (knee), CB Eric Rowe (ankle), LB Marcus Smith (hamstring), DE Cedric Thornton (ankle) and G Matt Tobin (knee) practiced in full.

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Sun, 04 Oct 2015 08:33:00 -0700

The Philadelphia Eagles have declared DL Cedric Thornton, FS Chris Maragos, OG Julian Vandervelde, LB Kiko Alonso, LB Marcus Smith, DE Taylor Hart, QB Thaddeus Lewis inactive for Week 4.

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Sun, 20 Sep 2015 12:17:52 -0700

The Philadelphia Eagles have declared DL Brandon Bair, OT Dennis Kelly, CB Denzel Rice, OG Julian Vandervelde, LB Marcus Smith, WR Seyi Ajirotutu, QB Stephen Morris inactive for Week 2.

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Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:23:54 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles WR Seyi Ajirotutu (concussion, elbow) is out for Week 2. LB Marcus Smith (hamstring) practiced all week and is probable.

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Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:24:37 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles WR Seyi Ajirotutu (concussion, elbow) did not practice Thursday, Sept. 17. LB Marcus Smith (hamstring) practiced in full.

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Wed, 16 Sep 2015 12:18:47 -0700

Philadlephia Eagles WR Seyi Ajirotutu (concussion, eblow) did not practice Wednesday, Sept. 16. LB Marcus Smith (hamstring) was a full participant.

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Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:42:44 -0700

The Philadelphia Eagles have declared DL Brandon Bair, OT Dennis Kelly, CB Denzel Rice, OG Josh Andrews, RB Kenjon Barner, LB Marcus Smith, QB Stephen Morris inactive for Week 1.

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Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:53:06 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith (hamstring) fully participated in practice Saturday, Sept. 12, and is listed as questionable for Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons.

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Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:39:51 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith (hamstring) was limited during practice Friday, Sept. 11.

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Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:06:42 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith (hamstring) was limited in practice Thursday, Sept. 10.

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Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:13:03 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith (hamstring) will miss two to three weeks with a hamstring injury and expects to be ready for the season opener.

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| Source: Philadelphia Inquirer - Zach Berman and Jeff McLane

Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:29:05 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith (hamstring) was carted off during practice Thursday, Aug. 20, after suffering a hamstring injury.

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| Source: NJ Advanced Media - Matt Lombardo

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:13:43 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith hasn't done enough to prove to coaches he can be the top substitute at outside linebacker in 2015. Head coach Chip Kelly complimented Smith's play three days into training camp, but he also noted LB Brad Jones as a potential alternative.

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| Source: Philadelphia Daily News - Les Bowen

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:29:42 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles RB Kenjon Barner (undisclosed), LB DeMeco Ryans (Achilles'), LB Marcus Smith (leg) and SS Earl Wolff (knee) are out of practice Tuesday, June 2.

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| Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Zach Berman

Sat, 16 May 2015 19:54:24 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith has gained 15 pounds and put on lots of muscle since last season, according to LB Connor Barwin. "He's one of the stronger guys on our defense now," Barwin said. "He took the offseason and did what he needed to do, which was get bigger, stronger. Now we're just excited to see what happens when we put the pads on."

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| Source: NFL.com - Marc Sessler

Tue, 23 Dec 2014 19:25:05 -0800

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith has played just 74 snaps this season, which are the second fewest of any first-round pick from this year's draft.

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| Source: Philadelphia Daily News - Jake Kaplan

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:05:14 -0800

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith was one of only three players that were active in Week 11 that did not play against the Green Bay Packers, and head coach Chip Kelly said he wants to see more consistency out of the rookie. Smith has made only five appearances all season after being selected 26th overall in this year's draft.

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| Source: Delaware County Times - Jack McCaffery

Sun, 02 Nov 2014 08:29:35 -0800

The Philadelphia Eagles have declared WR Brad Smith, OT Dennis Kelly, OG Julian Vandervelde, LB Marcus Smith, QB Matt Barkley, FS Nate Allen, DE Taylor Hart inactive for Week 9.

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Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:13:34 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith has shuffled between inside and outside linebacker, and his future with the team remains unclear as he has made several mistakes and not been sharp when he has played. Smith has only played 44 snaps and seen defensive duty 10 percent of the time.

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| Source: CSNPhilly.com - Geoff Mosher

Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:47:39 -0700

Although Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith wants to see more action on the field, the team will not rush the top draft pick along. "We don't look at a guy and say, 'Hey, he's this, we have to force him in,'" Eagles coach Chip Kelly said. "I think you'd lose the rest of the guys on your team if you say, 'Why are you playing this guy?'"

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Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:19:45 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith lined up at inside linebacker during practice Wednesday, Sept. 17.

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| Source: Phillymag.com - Sheil Kapadia

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:03:30 -0700

The Philadelphia Eagles have declared DB Jaylen Watkins, WR Josh Huff, OT Kevin Graf, LB Marcus Smith, OG Matt Tobin, QB Matt Barkley, DE Taylor Hart inactive for Week 2.

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Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:44:11 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith has been working with retired OT Tra Thomas after practices to try to improve his pass-rushing techniques.

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| Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jeff McLane

Mon, 07 Jul 2014 20:41:18 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Billy Davis believes LB Marcus Smith can make an early impact because he is already familiar with the team's defense. "Marcus has shown to do it in college," Davis told Phillymag.com. "That's one of the biggest things that attracted us to Marcus. The defense he ran at Louisville is very, very similar. … Charlie Strong ran very similar to what we asked him to do here. So that was why it made such a nice fit for us."

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| Source: ESPN.com - Andy Jasner

Sat, 14 Jun 2014 07:32:24 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith is expected to push LB Trent Cole for the starting right outside linebacker job during training camp. Smith has been working as the backup at left outside linebacker during organized team activities.

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| Source: ESPN.com - Phil Sheridan

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:58:54 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith signed a four-year contract worth $7.80 million with a $3.99 million signing bonus.

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| Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport

Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:43:08 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles rookie LB Marcus Smith has been working behind LB Connor Barwin learning the "jack" and "predator" roles in organized team activities.

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| Source: NFL.com - Kevin Patra

Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:55:33 -0700

The Philadelphia Eagles signed first-round selection LB Marcus Smith. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but all contracts signed by draft picks are four-year deals, according to NFL policy.

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| Source: ESPN - Adam Caplan

Tue, 27 May 2014 12:30:59 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles first-round pick OLB Marcus Smith is the only rookie the team hasn't signed yet.

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| Source: ESPN - Adam Caplan

Mon, 26 May 2014 11:49:32 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles LB Marcus Smith likely will not win one of the starting outside linebacker jobs during training camp but could have an impact on the team's subpackages if his pass coverage is solid.

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| Source: CSNPhilly.com - Geoff Mosher

Fri, 09 May 2014 05:18:56 -0700

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly said they targeted six players, which were all drafted by the time the team came up to draft at No. 22. This triggered the move to trade down to No. 26. They took Louisville OLB Marcus Smith, which Kelly said he didn't think would be available when they picked again at No. 54. However, NFL Network's Mike Mayock had Smith ranked 53rd overall.

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| Source: CSNPhilly.com - Geoff Mosher

Thu, 08 May 2014 20:10:27 -0700

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Louisville OLB Marcus Smith with the 26th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

Fantasy Tip: Philly gets another edge rusher to add to their fringe fantasy D.

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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:06:48 -0700

Louisville DE Marcus Smith said he has met with the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts this offseason. He is also scheduled to meet with the Philadelphia Eagles Monday, April 21.

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| Source: FOXSports.com - Alex Marvez

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:02:19 -0800

University of Minnesota DT Ra'Shede Hageman and North Carolina DE Kareem Martin had jumps of 35 1/2 inches, and Louisville DE Marcus Smith had a jump of 35 inches. Boston College DE Kasim Edebali and Boise State DE Demarcus Lawrence had jumps of 34 1/2 inches, Louisiana Tech DE IK Enemkpali, Ball State DE Jonathan Newsome and Richmond DE Kerry Wynn registered jumps of 34 inches. Syracuse DT Jason Bromley and Concordia DE Zach Moore had jumps of 33 1/2 inches, and West Virginia DE Will Clarke, University of Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald, UCLA DE Cassius Marsh and Stanford DE Josh Mauro had jumps of 32 inches. Oregon State DE Scott Crichton had a jump of 31 1/2 inches, Missouri DE Kony Ealy had a jump of 31 inches, and Utah DE Tenny Palepoi and Connecticut DT Shamar Stephen had jumps of 30 1/2 inches.

Texas Tech DT Kerry Hyder, Florida State NT Timmy Jernigan and USC DE George Uko had 29 1/2 inches. Southern Mississippi DE Khyri Thornton and West Texas A&M Ethan Westbrooks were 29 inches, Delaware NT Zachariah Kerr, Colorado State-Pueblo DT Mike Pennel and Arizona State DT Will Sutton had jumps of 28 1/2 inches, Louisiana Tech DE Justin Ellis and Brigham Young DE Eathyn Manumaleuna had 28 inches, Penn State DT DaQuan Jones and South Florida DT Tevin Mims had 27 1/2 inches and Princeton DT Caraun Reid had 26 1/2 inches. Arkansas State NT Ryan Carrethers had 26 inches, Notre Dame NT Louis Nix and Missouri DE Michael Sam had jumps of 25 1/2 inches, Louisiana State DT Anthony Johnson had 24 1/2 inches, and South Carolina DT Kelcy Quarles had 23 1/2 inches. University of Tennessee DT Daniel McCullers posted a jump of 20 1/2 inches.

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Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:43:19 -0800

Brigham Young DE Eathyn Manumaleuna posted 29 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press at the NFL Scouting Combine Monday, Feb. 24. Louisiana Tech DE IK Enemkpali, Delaware NT Zachariah Kerr, Arkansas DE Chris Smith and Southern Miss DE Khyri Thornton each posted 28 reps, while Florida State NT Timmy Jernigan, University of Tennessee DT Daniel McCullers and South Carolina DT Kelcy Quarles had 27 reps, while Syracuse DT Jason Bromley, Florida DT Dominique Easley and Virginia Tech DE James Gayle had 26 reps. Louisiana Tech DE Justin Ellis, Penn State DT DaQuan Jones and Connecticut DT Shamar Stephen managed 25 reps, while California DT Deandre Coleman, Oregon State DE Scott Crichton, Louisiana State DT Ego Ferguson and Arizona State DT Will Sutton posted 24 reps. Concordia DE Zach Moore, Colorado State-Pueblo DT Mike Pennel and Louisville DE Marcus Smith recorded 23 reps, West Virginia DE Will Clarke, Missouri DE Kony Ealy and North Carolina DE Kareem Martin each posted 22 reps. Oregon DE Taylor Hart, Shepherd DE Howard Jones, Stanford DE Josh Mauro and Ball State DE Jonathan Newsome had 21 reps, while Texas Tech DT Kerry Hyder, Louisiana State DT Anthony Johnson, Boise State DE Demarcus Lawrence and Princeton DT Caraun Reid had 20 reps. Boston College DE Kasim Edebali and West Texas A&M Ethan Westbrooks had 19 reps, Texas DE Jackson Jeffcoat, South Florida DE Aaron Lynch and USC DE George Uko managed 18 reps. South Florida DE Tevin Mims and Bloomsburg DE Larry Webster posted 17 reps, while UCLA DE Cassius Marsh totaled 14 reps.

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Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:39:04 -0800

University of Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald and Louisville DE Marcus Smith recorded times of 4.68 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine Monday, Feb. 24. Virginia Tech DE James Gayle had a time of 4.70 seconds, Arkansas DE Chris Smith was 4.71 seconds, North Carolina DE Kareem Martin was 4.72 seconds, Ball State DE Jonathan Newsome was 4.73 seconds, West Virginia DE Will Clarke had a time of 4.77 seconds and Boston College DE Kasim Edebali checked in at 4.79 seconds. Boise State DE Demarcus Lawrence managed a time of 4.80 seconds, Oregon State DE Scott Crichton and Concordia DE Zach Moore were 4.84 seconds, UCLA DE Cassius Marsh had a time of 4.89 seconds and West Texas A&M DE Ethan Westbrooks had a time of 4.90 seconds. Princeton DT Caraun Reid had a time of 4.91 seconds, Missouri DE Kony Ealy was 4.92 seconds, South Florida DE Tevin Mims was 4.95 seconds, Richmond DE Kerry Wynn was 4.97 seconds and USC DE George Uko was 4.99 seconds.

Louisiana Tech DE IK Enemkpali posted a time of 5.01 seconds in the 40-yard dash, University of Minnesota DT Ra'Shede Hageman was 5.02 seconds, South Caroilina DT Kelcy Quarles and Southern Mississippi DT Khyri Thornton were 5.03 seconds, Syracuse DT Jason Bromley and Florida State NT Timmy Jernigan were 5.06 seconds and Delaware NT Zachariah Kerr posted a time of 5.08 seconds. Texas Tech DT Kerry Hyder and Utah DE Tenny Palepoi posted times of 5.10 seconds, Brigham Young DE Eathyn Manumaleuna was 5.16 seconds, Stanford DE Josh Mauro was 5.21 seconds, Colorado State-Pueblo DE Mike Pennel was 5.23 seconds, Louisiana State DT Anthony Johnson was 5.24 seconds, Connecticut DT Shamar Stephen was 5.25 seconds, Louisiana Tech DT Justin Ellis was 5.27 seconds, Penn State DT DaQuan Jones was 5.35 seconds, Arizona State DT Will Sutton posted a time of 5.36 seconds, Notre Dame NT Louis Nix posted a time of 5.42 seconds and Arkansas State NT Ryan Carrethers rounded out the group of defensive linemen with a time of 5.47 seconds.

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Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:58:40 -0800

Virginia Tech DE James Gayle posted a broad jump of 10-foot-2 at the NFL Scouting Combine Monday, Feb. 24. Arkansas DE Chris Smith and Louisville DE Marcus Smith posted jumps of 10-foot-1, Ball State DE Jonathan Newsome checked in at 9-foot-9, University of Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald and Stanford DE Josh Mauro were 9-foot-8, Boston College DE Kasim Edebali was 9-foot-7, Missouri DE Kony Ealy, University of Minnesota DT Ra'Shede Hageman and Missouri DE Michael Sam checked in at 9-foot-6, Boise State DE Demarcus Lawrence and Richmond DT Kerry Wynn were at 9-foot-5, West Virginia DE Will Clarke, Louisiana Tech DE IK Enemkpali and Southern Mississippi DE Khyri Thornton were at 9-foot-4, while Utah DE Tenny Palepoi checked in at 9-foot-3. USC DE George Uko and West Texas A&M DE Ethan Westbrooks were good for jumps of 9-foot-2, while South Florida DE Tevin Mims was 9-foot-1, and Oregon State DE Scott Crichton, Texas Tech DT Kerry Hyder and UCLA DE Cassius Marsh were each 9-foot-0.

Syracuse DE Jason Bromley and Princeton DT Caraun Reid recorded jumps of 8-foot-10, Connecticut DT Shamar Stephen was 8-foot-7, Florida State NT Timmy Jernigan, Louisiana State DT Anthony Johnson, Colorado State-Pueblo DT Mike Pennel and South Carolina DT Kelcy Quarles checked in at 8-foot-6. Penn State DT DaQuan Jones and Brigham Young DE Eathyn Manumaleuna were good for jumps of 8-foot-5. Delaware NT Zachariah Kerr and Arizona State DT Will Sutton posted jumps of 8-foot-3, University of Tennessee DT Daniel McCullers and Notre Dame NT Louis Nix were 8-foot-1, Louisiana Tech DT Justin Ellis checked in at 7-foot-8, and Arkansas State NT Ryan Carrethers rounded out the defensive linemen group with a jump of 7-foot-4.

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Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:22:38 -0800

UCLA DE Cassius Marsh posted a time of 7.08 seconds in the three-cone drill at the NFL Scouting Combine Monday, Feb. 24. University of Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald had a time of 7.11 seconds, Shepherd DE Howard Jones was 7.16 seconds, Oregon State DE Scott Crichton and Virginia Tech DE James Gayle were 7.19 seconds, Boston College DE Kasim Edebali and North Carolina DE Kareem Martin were 7.20 seconds, Texas Tech DT Kerry Hyder was 7.23 seconds, West Virginia DE Will Clarke was 7.26 seconds, Bloomsburg DE Larry Webster was 7.29 seconds, West Texas A&M DE Ethan Westbrooks was 7.30 seconds, Ball State DE Jonathan Newsome was 7.31 seconds and Concordia (MN) Zach Moore checked in at 7.41 seconds. Stanford DE Josh Mauro was 7.43 seconds, Boise State DE Demarcus Lawrence was 7.46 seconds, Louisville DE Marcus Smith was 7.48 seconds, Arkansas DE Chris Smith was 7.55 seconds, Princeton DT Caraun Reid was 7.59 seconds, while Louisiana Tech DE IK Enemkpali and Utah DE Tenny Palepoi registered times of 7.67 seconds.

Penn State DT DaQuan Jones managed a time of 7.73 seconds in the three-cone drill, while Brigham Young DE Eathyn Manumaleuna was 7.78 seconds. Louisiana Tech DT Justin Ellis was at 7.81 seconds, Southern Mississippi DT Khyri Thornton was 7.83 seconds, University of Minnesota DT Ra'Shede Hageman was 7.87 seconds, Arkansas State NT Ryan Carrethers checked in at 7.89 seconds, Syracuse DT Jason Bromley was 7.92 seconds, Louisiana State DT Anthony Johnson, Delaware NT Zachariah Kerr and Arizona State DT Will Sutton were 7.93 seconds, Colorado State-Pueblo DT Mike Pennel checked in at 7.94 seconds, while Notre Dame NT Louis Nix rounded out the group with a time of 8.29 seconds.

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