A UConn player's NFL Combine jump would've set a new world record
UConn cornerback Byron Jones' college season was cut short because of a shoulder injury, but Huskies coach Bob Diaco has long been a fan of the athletic cornerback.
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Connecticut defensive back Byron Jones' college season was cut short because of a shoulder injury, but Huskies coach Bob Diaco has long been a fan of the athletic cornerback.
"I think he will be one of the best players in the country,” Diaco said last summer. "Everyone will see it eventually when they put him in those compression shorts [at combines]. You will see a tall, long, lean and fast and explosive and athletic player. His numbers, with our developmental process, you are going to see at the end of the day one of the best tangibly gifted cornerback players in the country."
Jones proved Diaco right Monday at the combine when his broad jump measured 12 feet, 3 inches. That's eight inches better than the previous mark.
UCONN CB Byron Jones 12’3” broad jump would be a world record. Previous record of 3.71 meters (12’2”) has stood since 1968.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) February 23, 2015
Oh, and his vertical? 44½ inches. So yeah.
Post by Will Brinson.
There's a lot to like about Jones, which Diaco alluded to this summer.
"[Y]ou factor in this incredible résumé socially, academically, he's an 'A' student and on all the committees. At that position, he has some intangible traits that are an incredible commodity."
