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Shawne Merriman
Former San Diego Chargers linebacker and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
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9 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Shawne Merriman 40-yard dash
Shawne Merriman's recorded 40-yard dash is 4.6 s. Performance date: 2005-03-16. Age at the time: 20. This was an official test. The source at umterps.com gives this mark. Source type: official result. Confidence is medium.
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2005 Maryland Pro Day · Maryland defensive end; unofficial best of two forty-yard runs
Source quote and limits
“4.60”
The university explicitly labels 40-yard times unofficial and uses the best of two runs. Other publications report different times; this record keeps the university result with that limit.
2005
- 40-yard dash4.6 s
Quote and details
“4.60”
Shawne Merriman bench press
Shawne Merriman's recorded bench press is 385 lb. Performance date: 2004. Age at the time: 19–20. This was an official test. The source at umterps.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
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Maryland football testing day · Maryland defensive end; school strength testing; Iron Terp award
Source quote and limits
“a 385-pound bench and a 590-pound squat on testing day”
Page date 2013-04-09 is an archive date; the bio is the 2004 preseason bio (latest season listed is 2003, Iron Terp the last two years). The 2004 spring prospectus gives 365 lb from 2003 testing, so this later mark is dated 2004. Reps not stated. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30). Lower marks of the same kind, removed (one best per kind): 365 lb (2003, https://static.umterps.com/custompages/old_site/pdf/m-footbl/04-spring-fb-01-10.pdf).
2005
- Bench press225 lb × 25
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“25”
2004
- Bench press385 lb
Quote and details
“a 385-pound bench and a 590-pound squat on testing day”
Shawne Merriman vertical jump
Shawne Merriman's recorded vertical jump is 41.5 in. Performance date: 2003. Age at the time: 18–19. This was an official test. The source at umterps.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
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Maryland football strength and conditioning testing · Maryland defensive lineman; school testing
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“41 1/2-inch vertical jump from 2003 was the best ever by a Maryland defensive lineman”
School bio states the year. Converted from 41.5 inches using 2.54 cm per inch. Page date 2013-04-09 is an archive date; the bio is the 2004 preseason bio (latest season listed is 2003). Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30). Lower marks of the same kind, removed (one best per kind): 101.6 cm (2005-03-16, 2005 Maryland Pro Day, https://umterps.com/news/2005/3/16/207283007).
2003
- Vertical jump41.5 in
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“41 1/2-inch vertical jump from 2003 was the best ever by a Maryland defensive lineman”
Shawne Merriman broad jump
Shawne Merriman's recorded broad jump is 121 in. Performance date: 2005. Age at the time: 20–21. This was an official test. The source at buccaneers.com gives this mark. Source type: testing record. Confidence is medium.
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2005 pre-draft testing (NFL Combine / pro day) · Maryland draft prospect
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“Shawne Merriman Maryland DE/LB 40 10 foot 1”
Pat Kirwan's table row: vertical 40, broad jump 10 foot 1, bench 25. The article says results are rounded off. Converted from 121 inches using 2.54 cm per inch. Wikipedia's pre-draft table also gives 10 ft 1 in; Gil Brandt (packers.com) gives a 10-foot broad jump at the March 16, 2005 Maryland pro day. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
2005
- Broad jump121 in
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“Shawne Merriman Maryland DE/LB 40 10 foot 1”
Shawne Merriman 10-yard split (in the 40-yard dash)
Shawne Merriman's recorded 10-yard split (in the 40-yard dash) is 1.59 s. Performance date: 2005. Age at the time: 20–21. This was an official test. The source at en.wikipedia.org gives this mark. Source type: testing record. Confidence is medium.
2005 pre-draft testing (NFL Combine / pro day) · Maryland draft prospect
Source quote and limits
“1.59 s”
Cell in the 10-yard split column of the pre-draft measurables table (All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day). The split belongs to the table's 4.64 s 40. He did only the bench at the combine, so running drills were at pro day. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
2005
- 10-yard split (in the 40-yard dash)1.59 s
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“1.59 s”
Shawne Merriman 20-yard split (in the 40-yard dash)
Shawne Merriman's recorded 20-yard split (in the 40-yard dash) is 2.67 s. Performance date: 2005. Age at the time: 20–21. This was an official test. The source at en.wikipedia.org gives this mark. Source type: testing record. Confidence is medium.
2005 pre-draft testing (NFL Combine / pro day) · Maryland draft prospect
Source quote and limits
“2.67 s”
Cell in the 20-yard split column of the pre-draft measurables table (All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day). The split belongs to the table's 4.64 s 40. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
2005
- 20-yard split (in the 40-yard dash)2.67 s
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“2.67 s”
Shawne Merriman 20-yard shuttle (short shuttle)
Shawne Merriman's recorded 20-yard shuttle (short shuttle) is 4.21 s. Performance date: 2005. Age at the time: 20–21. This was an official test. The source at en.wikipedia.org gives this mark. Source type: testing record. Confidence is medium.
2005 pre-draft testing (NFL Combine / pro day) · Maryland draft prospect
Source quote and limits
“4.21 s”
Cell in the 20-yard shuttle column of the pre-draft measurables table (All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day). Gil Brandt (packers.com) gives 4.25 s at the March 16, 2005 Maryland pro day. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
2005
- 20-yard shuttle (short shuttle)4.21 s
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“4.21 s”
Shawne Merriman Squat (variation not stated)
Shawne Merriman's recorded Squat (variation not stated) is 590 lb. Performance date: 2004. Age at the time: 19–20. This was an official test. The source at umterps.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.
Maryland football testing day · Maryland defensive end; school strength testing; Iron Terp award
Source quote and limits
“a 590-pound squat on testing day”
Page date 2013-04-09 is an archive date; the bio is the 2004 preseason bio (latest season listed is 2003). The 2004 spring prospectus gives 565 lb from 2003 testing, so this later mark is dated 2004. Reps and squat variation not stated. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30). Lower marks of the same kind, removed (one best per kind): 565 lb (2003, https://static.umterps.com/custompages/old_site/pdf/m-footbl/04-spring-fb-01-10.pdf).
2004
- Squat (variation not stated)590 lb
Quote and details
“a 590-pound squat on testing day”
Photo: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.