Different measurables for different positions. For example

the Seahawks focus on TEF for OL. They look at 10 yd splits, vertical jump and broad jump, as well as bench press reps. Then they factor in for the weight of the guy. Some draftniks have gone back and studied every draft pick by the Seahawks and on OL they all were above a threshold combination in these categories.

For LB, Seahawks focus on the shuttle, three come and heavily on the 40. The vast majority of their Lb draftees under Carroll run a 4.50 or better, with only a couple of exceptions. WR’s they have only selected two that didn’t run faster than a 4.45, the two exceptions were big guys that didn’t make it through their first training camp.

Along the DL, pass rushers they focus heavily on the shuttle, 10 TD split and the three cone drill looking for elite numbers in those areas.

At TE, they emphasize the 40 as well, preferring guys faster than 4.55.

At CB they have never drafted a CB with shorter than 32” arms, interestingly there has not been an All Pro CB in the last 10 years (if not longer) who had arms shorter than 32”. They also focus on vertical, broad and shuttle.

Point is that some of the drills make more sense for certain positions than others. You are right, they don’t need an OL to run 40 yards. But they do need LB’s, RB’s, TE’s, WR’s safeties and CB’s.

Underrated measurables are the vertical and broad jump, both are indicators of explosiveness. Fast is good, but quickness to move out of the way is important as well.

Incidentally, the bench press may be the most overemphasized and least used test. You can always through someone into a gym to get stronger. Not so much in the other test.

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