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Power play

Brandin Bryant bench pressed 225 pounds more times than any defensive lineman who participated in the NFL Scouting Combine, likely increasing his draft stock on Thursday at FAU's Pro Day.

Originally published on 3/31/2016

by Chuck King

BOCA RATON – As gaudy as the final number turned out to be, Brandin Bryant's performance didn't surprise his teammates.

The FAU defensive tackle bench pressed 225 pounds 38 times on Thursday as part of FAU's Pro Day. The total surely impressed the NFL scouts, but it wasn't anything his fellow Owls hadn't seen before.

“I knew he was going to do that,” said fellow defensive tackle Trevon Coley, who posted 22 reps. “It's always fun to watch him when he benches.”

Bryant's total was five better than any defensive lineman that participated at the NFL Scouting Combine. His time of 7.16 in the three-cone drill would have tied for eighth among all defensive linemen at the combine and would have been best among defensive tackles. Bryant's 4.85 40-yard dash time was slightly off the 4.81 he ran a couple weeks ago at the NFL's regional combine in New Orleans that would also have beaten every defensive tackle at the main NFL Combine.

The story on Thursday, though, was power.

“I wanted 40 [repetitions], but, yeah it was good,” Bryant said. “It definitely put me in a nice position.”

Bryant said he has a workout with one NFL team and interviews with two others scheduled for the coming days but declined to name the teams.

As good as Bryant's time in the three-cone drill was, Coley's 7.11 was even better.

Representatives from 31 NFL teams attended the Owls' Pro Day, an FAU official said, the most ever.

Bryant shows power at FAU Pro Day

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