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How USC Trojans performed at the 2025 NFL Combine

Erik-McKinneyby: Erik McKinney03/05/25ErikTMcKinney
USC defensive back Jaylin Smith participates in drills during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium
USC defensive back Jaylin Smith participates in drills during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

The USC Trojans sent three players to the 2025 NFL Combine this past week. We check in on the numbers they posted during weight in and testing.

Cornerback Jaylin Smith

Height: 5-10 1/2″
Weight: 187 lbs
Arm: 29 7/8″
Hand: 9 1/4″
40-yard dash: 4.45 seconds
10-yard split: 1.6 seconds
Vertical Jump: 32.5″
Broad Jump: 10′ 2″

Smith’s 4.45 mark in the 40-yard dash was tied for 13th out of 24 cornerbacks. His 1.6-second 10-yard split was tied for the slowest among all cornerbacks. Smith’s vertical jump ranked tied for 16th among 22 cornerbacks who participated in that event, and his broad jump was tied for 14th out of 21 cornerbacks.

Running back Woody Marks

Height: 5-10″
Weight: 207 lbs
Arm: 29 1/8″
Hand: 9″
40-yard dash: 4.54 seconds
10-yard split: 1.57 seconds
Vertical Jump: 35″
Broad Jump: 9′ 11″
20-yard shuttle: 4.24 seconds
Bench Press: 18 reps

Marks placed 17th out of 24 running backs in the 40-yard dash. He was tied for 15th with RJ Harvey of UCF in 10-yard split. He tied for 13th among 24 running backs in the vertical jump and was tied for 18th among 23 backs in the broad jump. Not many of the backs ran the 20-yard shuttle but Marks put up a good time of 4.24, the second-best of the eight backs who ran it. And Marks tied with Omarion Hampton of North Carolina for the fourth-most bench press reps among running backs.

Offensive lineman Jonah Monheim

Monheim participated in interviews but did not take part in testing or position drills at the combine.

All three players will be part of USC’s Pro Day, scheduled for the morning of March 12. Last season, USC Pro Day was a spectacle with presumed No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams serving as the headliner. It will be interesting to see how much attention it gets this season seemingly without a player guaranteed to go in the first three rounds of the draft. But teams will undoubtedly want a look at Monheim even with all the available film of him playing so many positions along the line. There doesn’t appear to be a clear-cut top center in this draft, so Monheim should get plenty of attention as a potential first or second pick at that position.

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