In four seasons at Wisconsin and one at Louisville, running back Isaac Guerendo totaled 1,392 rushing yards, with 810 of them coming in the 2023 season with the Cardinals.
At the NFL Scouting Combine on Saturday, Guerendo gave pro scouts another number to ponder – 4.33 seconds.
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That was the 221-pound Guerendo’s time in the 40-yard dash on Saturday – the fastest of the 29 running backs at the annual gathering of prospects at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Guerendo’s time tied for the fifth-fastest 40 for a running back at the NFL Scouting Combine this century. Arkansas’ Darren McFadden ran a 4.33-second 40 at the 2008 combine.
On Saturday, Tennessee’s Jaylen Wright finished second among the running backs at 4.38, with Florida State’s Trey Benson third-fastest at 4.39.
Three prospects who played at Alabama high schools and colleges are in the running-back group at the combine.
Texas’ Keilan Robinson had the fourth-fastest time at 4.42 seconds. Robinson was at Alabama in the 2019 and 2020 seasons, although he didn’t see any action in the second campaign.
Troy’s Kimani Vidal ran 4.46 to tie for the sixth-fastest time.
Alabama’s Jase McClellan did not run the 40 on Saturday.
Three other running backs who came from SEC members ran the 40 on Saturday:
· Kentucky’s Ray Davis: 4.52 seconds
· Georgia’s Kendall Milton: 4.62 seconds
· Missouri’s Cody Schrader: 4.61 seconds
In the other measured drills on Saturday, the leaders among the running backs included:
Vertical jump: Guerendo also had the best showing in the vertical jump by getting up 41.5 inches. Purdue’s Tyrone Tracy Jr. came in second at 40 inches, with Boise State’s George Holani third at 39 inches.
Broad jump: Tennessee’s Wright kept Guerendo from topping the running backs here, too, by clearing 11 feet, 2 inches. Guerendo was next on the list at 10 feet, 9 inches. Holani ranked third at 10 feet, 7 inches.
Three-cone drill: Purdue’s Tracy led the way at 6.81 seconds, followed by Michigan’s Blake Corum at 6.82 seconds and New Hampshire’s Dylan Laube at 6.84 seconds.
Shuttle run: Laube set the pace here at 4.02 seconds, with Tracy at 4.06 seconds and Corum at 4.12 seconds.
Bench press: Corum led the way with 27 repetitions of the 225-pound bar on Sunday. Wisconsin’s Braelon Allen did 26 reps, and Southern Cal’s MarShawn Lloyd did 25.
