Cincinnati Football: UC Bearcats Results From 2016 NFL Combine
By Chris Bains
Over the past week or so four Cincinnati Bearcats football players participated in the 2016 NFL Combine. Those would be UC’s offensive guard Parker Ehinger and wide receivers Chris Moore, Mekale McKay, and Johnny Holton.
As you can plainly see, Cincinnati’s career leader in receptions, Shaq Washington, isn’t on that short list. I mentioned how ridiculous it is that Shaq didn’t receive a NFL Combine invite, essentially due to his 5’9″ 175 lbs frame, when smaller players such as Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola have thrived at the professional level. It’s just a shame that a player with his resume wasn’t able to prove his agility, which I’m pretty confident would have allowed him to dominate the shuttle drills, on such a high profile stage. Hopefully Shaq will have his chance at UC’s Pro Day.
But several former Bearcats were able to show their worth to future teams at the NFL Combine. Chris Moore, for example, finished with the third best broad jump and fifth fastest three-cone drill among wide receivers. Also, Mekale McKay impressed with his his 6’4″, 207 lbs size combined with a rather speedy 4.55 forty time. Plus, while Johnny Holton was hamstrung by, pardon me for this, a sore hamstring, he still managed to run a 4.54 forty.
So truly a respectable showing from the four former ‘Cats in Indianapolis, even if Shaq Washington wasn’t among them. Here’s how they performed at this year’s NFL Combine.
Chris Moore (Grade: 5.2)
- 40 Yard Dash: 4.53 (14th)
- Bench Press: 10 reps (NR)
- Vertical Jump: 37 inches (7th)
- Broad Jump: 130 inches (3rd)
- 3 Cone Drill: 6.76 seconds (5th)
- 20 Yard Shuttle: 4.20 seconds (11th)
- 40 Yard Shuttle: 11.37 seconds (6th)
Mekale McKay (Grade: 5.06)
- 40 Yard Dash: 4.55 (NR)
- Bench Press: 12 reps (NR)
- Vertical Jump: 35 inches (15th)
- Broad Jump: 123 inches (13th)
- 3 Cone Drill: 7.08 seconds (NR)
- 20 Yard Shuttle: 4.63 seconds (NR)
- 40 Yard Shuttle: 11.89 seconds (NR)
Parker Ehinger (Grade: 4.9)
- 40 Yard Dash: 5.26 (NR)
- Broad Jump: 97 inches (NR)
Johnny Holton (Grade: 4.85)
- 40 Yard Dash: 4.54 (NR)
- Bench Press: 8 reps (NR)
- Vertical Jump: 31.5 inches (NR)
- Broad Jump: 123 inches (13th)