Fine holds his own

Former Kansas University football player Derek Fine had numbers that fared well among the 19 tight ends participating in the NFL Combine workouts on Saturday in Indianapolis.

According to NFL.com, Fine had the third-most bench press repetitions, a test that consists of players seeing how many times they can lift 225 pounds. Fine did it 24 times, surpassed only by California’s Craig Stevens (27) and Purdue’s Dustin Keller (26).

Fine also clocked a time of 6.80 seconds in the three-cone drill, the best among all tight ends. He was second only to Keller in the 20-yard shuttle with a time of 4.19 seconds.

Fine’s two 40-yard dash times were in the 4.8-second range, which didn’t rank among the leaders.

Heated competition

Former KU offensive tackle Anthony Collins, in comparison to his peers, didn’t fare quite as well.

Collins wasn’t among the top 10 in any of the six tests NFL.com posted Saturday evening. However, there are close to 50 offensive linemen working out.

Up next

The offensive skill players -quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers – will do on-field workouts today. That includes former KU standout Marcus Henry, who caught 54 passes for 1,014 yards for the Jayhawks in 2007.

Television coverage starts at 10 a.m. on the NFL Network (Sunflower Broadband channel 154).