and it occurred to me that his 20 would be better than his 40. Doesn't look they publish it.

The surprising thing about Boykin is his agility for a guy that size. 1st in the 3-cone, 3rd in the 20-yard shuttle. Needs to work on his bench.

Measurables:

Height: 6-foot-3 3⁄4 (sixth tallest out of 48 wide receivers)
Weight: 220 pounds (9th out of 48)
Hands: 9 7/8 inches (11th out of 48)
Arms: 33 1⁄2 inches (9th out of 48)
Wingspan: 81 3/8 inches (5th out of 48)
Testing:

Bench press: 12 reps at 225 pounds (30th of 42)
40-yard dash: 4.42 seconds (eighth of 37)
Vertical jump: 43.5 inches (first of 42)
Broad jump: 140 inches (second of 42)
3 Cone Drill: 6.77 seconds (first of 29)
20 Yard Shuttle: 4.07 seconds (third of 33)

and large amounts of money are being spent, measurables are the quickest way to quantify and justify resource expenditure in development.

This isn't European soccer, where the best teams get 60+ games a year, or the NBA/NHL/MLB with far more than that.

The players you draft have to produce, and do so quickly, and measurables are a large component of standardizing results.

Otherwise, you just have to go on "guts instinct", and sign players that don't land in the top of the draft and try to build a system around that. But that's crazy, no one would ever do that...

On premise.

an abomination.

as I have never just focused on him, but when I see numbers like that I would be sure to focus on how well he can get separation at the line of scrimmage in bump and run. These taller guys that can go up and get the ball need to be able to separate and get into their route or they're just going to get jammed all day long because defenses know that if they get a free release they're going to be wide open. The low bench number could be a bit of a concern there.

That said, of course that was an outstanding combine for him and I wish him nothing but success.