Moffitt Has Strong Showing at NFL Combine

During Monday's work-outs, USF linebacker Ben Moffitt had a strong showing at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Moffitt placed among the top three performers in 3-cone, Broad Jump, 20-yard shuttle, and finished 6th in the verticl jump.

Former USF standout linebacker Ben Moffitt posted strong numbers during his Monday workout at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. The third team All-American Moffitt placed among the top three performers in three of the workouts and also had a sixth place finish.

Linebacker top performers

Moffitt was second in the three-cone drill with a time of 6.75 seconds, falling just short of Purdue product Stanford Kegler by .05 seconds. 

3 Cone Drill

Name                    Time  

Keglar, Stanford	6.70
Moffitt, Ben	6.75
Grant, Larry	6.77
Goff, Jonathan	6.86
Kehl, Bryan	6.88
Vobora, David	6.99
Dizon, Jordon	7.01
Guyton, Gary	7.07
Humpal, Mike	7.07
Wheeler, Philip	7.11

Moffitt was third among all linebackers in broad jump with a leap of 10'3".  He trailed co-leaders Gary Guyton (Virginia Tech) and Wesley Woodyard (Kentucky), who both jumped 10'6".

Broad Jump

 Name                Distance  

Guyton, Gary	10'6"
Keglar, Stanford	10'6"
Moffitt, Ben	10'3"
Humpal, Mike	9'11"
Kehl, Bryan	9'11"
Bowen, Alvin	9'11"
Dizon, Jordon	9'10"
Wheeler, Philip	9'10"
Goff, Jonathan	9'10"
Woodyard, Wesley	9'10"
Octavien, Steve	9'10"
Gooden, Tavares	9'10"

Moffitt finished third in the 20-yard shuttle with a time of 4.21 seconds. Keglar and former Idaho LB David Vobora bested the former Bull in the 20-yard agility drill.

20-yard shuttle

 Name                  Time  

Keglar, Stanford	3.98
Vobora, David	4.14
Moffitt, Ben	4.21
Grant, Larry	4.22
Kehl, Bryan	4.23
Humpal, Mike	4.25
Woodyard, Wesley	4.25
Goff, Jonathan	4.26
Highsmith, Ali	4.29
Wheeler, Philip	4.29
Mayo, Jerod	4.29

Moffitt rounded out his Monday performance with a 32.5 inch vertical leap, good for sixth among the backers and four inches off the top mark at the position.

Vertical jump

Guyton, Gary	36.5
Gooden, Tavares	35.0
Bowen, Alvin	34.0
Kehl, Bryan	34.0
Keglar, Stanford	34.0
Moffitt, Ben	32.5
Mayo, Jerod	32.0
Goff, Jonathan	31.5
Grant, Larry	31.5
Henderson, Erin	31.0
Humpal, Mike	31.0
Wheeler, Philip	31.0

Moffitt did not participate in the 40-yard dash and was not recognized as a top performer by NFL.com in bench press repetitions.