DLs Montez Sweat, Ben Banogu break NFL Combine records

Mississippi State’s Montez Sweat ran a blazing 4.41-second 40-yard dash Sunday to set a modern record (since 2003) for defensive linemen at the NFL Scouting Combine.

The previous mark was 4.44 seconds, shared by North Carolina State’s Manny Lawson (2006) and Isaac Hilton from Hampton (2004), per NFL Research.

Sweat ranked among the SEC leaders in sacks and tackles for loss in each of his two seasons with the Bulldogs, tallying a combined 22.5 sacks and 30.0 TFL in 2017-18.

At 6-foot-6 and 260 pounds, Sweat’s time was faster than all but one of 23 running backs tested.

Sweat wasn’t the only prospect who broke a record in Indianapolis on Sunday.

TCU’s Ben Banogu set a new event record for defensive linemen in the broad jump with a leap of 11 feet, 2 inches.

Banogu ranked second in the Big 12 with 18.0 tackles for loss in 2018 and added 57 tackles and 8.5 sacks for the Horned Frogs.

–Field Level Media