The Makings of a Stud - Braylon Broughton and Aldon Smith
Aldon Smith is arguably one of the best pass rushers in the league. He was highly sought-after for his rare blend of size, strength, and explosiveness to be a dominant 3-4 pass rusher in the NFL. While Broughton lacks the experience and perhaps the skills (although coachable), he is a much more physically imposing pass rushing prospect than Aldon Smith.
Aldon Smith
6'4" 263 lbs
40 yard dash - straight line speed - 4.74
20 yard dash - acceleration - 2.70
10 yard dash - first step/explosiveness - 1.66
225 lb bench press reps - strength - 20
Vertical jump - explosiveness - 34"
Broad jump - explosiveness - 9'10"
20 yard shuttle - agility/acceleration - 4.50
3-cone drill - agility/acceleration - 7.19
Braylon Broughton
6'4" 257 lbs
40 yard dash - straight line speed - 4.55
20 yard dash - acceleration - 2.69
10 yard dash - first step/explosiveness - 1.61
225 lb bench press reps - strength - 26
Vertical jump - explosiveness - 36"
Broad jump - explosiveness - 9'10"
20 yard shuttle - agility/acceleration - 4.30
3-cone drill - agility/acceleration - 7.19
Obviously Braylon Broughton is no Aldon Smith, but I'm very excited to see what he's capable of as a 3-4 rush backer. 3-4 rush backers usually can rely heavily on physical attributes as they are often in 1-1 scenarios. Braylon is faster, stronger, has a quicker first step, and is just as agile and explosive if not slightly more agile and explosive than Aldon Smith. I can't wait to see how training camps goes.
Aldon Smith is arguably one of the best pass rushers in the league. He was highly sought-after for his rare blend of size, strength, and explosiveness to be a dominant 3-4 pass rusher in the NFL. While Broughton lacks the experience and perhaps the skills (although coachable), he is a much more physically imposing pass rushing prospect than Aldon Smith.
Aldon Smith
6'4" 263 lbs
40 yard dash - straight line speed - 4.74
20 yard dash - acceleration - 2.70
10 yard dash - first step/explosiveness - 1.66
225 lb bench press reps - strength - 20
Vertical jump - explosiveness - 34"
Broad jump - explosiveness - 9'10"
20 yard shuttle - agility/acceleration - 4.50
3-cone drill - agility/acceleration - 7.19
Braylon Broughton
6'4" 257 lbs
40 yard dash - straight line speed - 4.55
20 yard dash - acceleration - 2.69
10 yard dash - first step/explosiveness - 1.61
225 lb bench press reps - strength - 26
Vertical jump - explosiveness - 36"
Broad jump - explosiveness - 9'10"
20 yard shuttle - agility/acceleration - 4.30
3-cone drill - agility/acceleration - 7.19
Obviously Braylon Broughton is no Aldon Smith, but I'm very excited to see what he's capable of as a 3-4 rush backer. 3-4 rush backers usually can rely heavily on physical attributes as they are often in 1-1 scenarios. Braylon is faster, stronger, has a quicker first step, and is just as agile and explosive if not slightly more agile and explosive than Aldon Smith. I can't wait to see how training camps goes.