11:42 A.M. EST: Offensive linemen are on the turf inside the RCA Dome a few hundred yards from our perch, and so far the fastest 40-yard dash time belongs to Missouri Southern’s Allen Barbre, at 4.86 seconds (unofficial). Following him are Texas Tech’s Gabe Hall (4.89 seconds) and Akron’s Andy Alleman and USC’s Ryan Kalil, both of whom checked in at 4.96 seconds.
12:07 P.M. EST: Virginia Tech’s Nick Leeson was the only long snapper who didn’t run, NFL.com’s Gil Brandt told the media at the Indiana Convention Center …
… Of the 34 offensive linemen in the first group of players at the position, 31 of them ran the 40-yard dash. The only ones who didn’t sat out, according to Brandt, were for medical reasons and, in one case, the flu.
4:26 P.M. EST: These are the official times for the leaders in the 40-yard dash, as announced by the NFL this afternoon.
GROUP 1 (OFFENSIVE LINEMEN):
1. Allen Barbre, Missouri Southern: 4.84 seconds
2. Andy Alleman, Akron: 5.07 seconds
3. Brandon Frye, Virginia Tech: 5.08 seconds
4. Justin Blalock, Texas: 5.10 seconds
5. Doug Datish, Ohio State: 5.13 seconds
GROUP 2 (OFFENSIVE LINEMEN):
1. Gabe Hall, Texas Tech: 4.91 seconds
2. Joe Thomas, Wisconsin: 4.92 seconds
3. Ryan Kalil, USC: 4.96 seconds
4. Tony Ugoh, Arkansas: 5.06 seconds
5t. James Marten, Boston College: 5.08 seconds
5t. Adam Koets, Oregon State: 5.08 seconds
7. Ryan Harris, Notre Dame: 5.09 seconds
8. Mario Henderson, Florida State: 5.11 seconds
9. Kasey Studdard, Texas: 5.18 seconds
10. Herbert Taylor, TCU: 5.19 seconds
GROUP 3 (TIGHT ENDS)
1. Greg Olsen, Miami (Fla.): 4.51 seconds
2t. Michael Allan, Whitworth (Wash.): 4.71 seconds
2t. Gijon Robinson, Missouri Western: 4.71 seconds
4. Ben Patrick, Delaware: 4.74 seconds
5. Derek Schouman, Boise State: 4.74 seconds
6. Dante Rosario, Oregon: 4.76 seconds
7. Kevin Boss, Western Oregon: 4.78 seconds
8. Scott Chandler, Iowa: 4.78 seconds