WATCH: Virginia Tech defensive lineman Amare Barno runs blistering 40 time at NFL Scouting Combine
The 2022 NFL Scouting Combine is underway in Indianapolis, Indiana and the defensive linemen are performing in drills on Saturday night. A couple of Georgia’s former defensive lineman turned heads earlier with their impressive 40-times. Just a few minutes ago, former Virginia Tech edge rusher Amare Barno blew NFL scouts away with an unofficial 4.37 40-yard dash time.
Watch the run below by the 6-foot-5, 246-pounder.
The NFL just released the official times and it held up, he ran a 4.36-40 yard dash. He also posted a 10-foot, 11-inch broad jump and a 37-inch vertical leap with the other tests.
In 12 games this season with the Virginia Tech Hokies, Barno racked up 35 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks. He also led the Hokies with 10 quarterback hurries. Against UNC on Sept. 3, the 6-foot-5, 246-pounder tallied a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss. After the 2021-2022 season, he was invited to the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl. Barno was also selected to the 2020 All-ACC Third Team by Phil Steele.
Amare Barno Scouting Report from On3’s Charles Power
In the 2021-2022 college football preseason, On3’s Director of Scouting and Rankings, Charles Power , wrote the following scouting report on Barno. “The junior college ranks always account for a number of unheralded prospects who hit it big in college football. That’s the case with Barno, who came to Virginia Tech from Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas. Barno was a wide receiver and defensive back in high school at Blythewood (S.C.) Westwood. He grew considerably in his time after high school and played as a long, rangy off-ball linebacker at Butler. Barno was around 6-6 and 220 at Butler. He’s continued to add weight and is now a 245-pound edge player for the Hokies. Barno had a monster 2020 season, leading the ACC with 16 tackles for loss. He’s a rapidly ascending player who should only continue to improve.”
It will be exciting to watch Barno’s career progress in the coming years in the National Football League.