Top 25 CFB Freaks

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23. Carl Lawson, Auburn, DE: A freshman All-American in 2013 after making 7.5 TFLs for the Tigers (he also made SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll), Lawson missed the 2014 season because of an ACL tear. Teammates say the 6-foot-2, 260-pounder has regained all of his explosiveness and then some. His time of 1.57 for 10 yards would've turned heads if he'd have done it at the NFL Combine. (Anything below 1.60 is flying for a D-lineman.) Lawson also is vertical-jumping 36 inches, and he benches 450.

22. Connor McGovern, Mizzou, LT: The son of a bodybuilder from North Dakota, McGovern tore a pec while trying to bench 515 earlier in his career at Mizzou. McGovern is 6-foot-4, 305 pounds, and squatted 690 pounds for five reps. He's done 40 reps on the bench with 225 pounds. He's vertical-jumped 34 inches and been timed in the 40 at 4.9. McGovern also can do 18 pull-ups despite weighing more than 300 pounds.

19. Tony Brown, Alabama, CB: The 20-year-old sophomore doesn’t just have some of the best hairstyles in college football (see below); he’s also one of the fastest hurdlers in the country. Before arriving in Tuscaloosa, Brown ran a personal best of 13.38 in the 110 hurdles at the Texas Relays in 2013, the top time in the country that year. In January, Brown won the 60-meter hurdles title at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 7.89 seconds. A few months back, the 6-foot, 195-pounder earned First Team All-America status by running the lead leg for the Tide’s 4x100-meter relay team that finished eighth at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Oregon.

18. Jalen Hurd, Tennessee, RB: A former blue-chip recruit who had a terrific freshman debut for the Vols, expect Hurd to really, really take off this fall. The 6-3 ball-carrier has muscled up to 242 pounds, but Vols coach Butch Jones said Hurd still moves -- and looks -- like he’s only 220. Hurd squats 605 pounds, broad-jumps 10 feet, 2 inches, and clocked a blazing 4.02 in the pro agility shuttle. The only RB at the NFL Combine who clocked a faster time was former Nebraska star Ameer Abdullah, a 205-pound back.

No. 15: Christian Westerman, ASU, OG: A former five-star recruit who landed at Auburn, Westerman came back home to ASU and settled in as one of the best guards in the Pac-12. The 6-4, 301-pounder is also one of the strongest men in college football. Check out the video of the 22-year-old Westerman banging out 20 reps on the bench with 315 pounds last month. A year ago, Westerman also bench pressed 225 pounds a team-best 41 times.

7. Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss, DL: The former 5-star recruit has been an anchor of one of the SEC’s best defenses (and the nation’s No. 1 ranked unit in scoring defense in 2014.) The 6-4, 290-pound junior isn’t built like any other DT. He’s got only 10 percent body fat. He’s clocked a 4.7 in the 40, vertical-jumped 34 inches and broad-jumped 9-8 to go with a 440-pound bench and 650-pound squat.
“Unbelievable combination of size, speed, and motor,” said strength coach Paul Jackson. "Only knows one speed. Attacks every workout and plays every play as hard as anyone I have seen.”

2. Myles Garrett, Texas A&M, DE: A shredded 6-5, 262-pound sophomore with an eight-pack, Garrett set an SEC freshman record in 2014 with 11.5 sacks. Garrett also clocked in the mid-4.4s in the 40 this offseason, according to Aggies strength coach Larry Jackson, who said the only player he's been around who was anywhere near as explosive as Garrett was Adrian Peterson at Oklahoma.
Garrett also vertical-jumped 39 inches and broad-jumped 10-9 1/2. He leg pressed at the end of the summer 1,100 pounds. He chain benched pressed 405 pounds for two reps and 430 for one. His power clean went up from the spring (352) to 372. Garrett’s deadlift is 528 pounds. Amazing numbers, especially when you consider he’s just finished his first full offseason in a college strength program.
Garrett's mom was an All-American hurdler. His older brother, Sean Williams, played in the NBA, and his older sister, Brea, is a record-setting weight thrower on the Aggies' track team.
Garrett won't turn 20 till Dec. 29.