Scouts on hand for Day 3 of the 2023 NFL combine finally had the chance to evaluate many of the quarterback prospects set to be available in April’s draft. And, thanks to a record-setting effort in his first two events, Anthony Richardson could soon find himself among the top names at the position come draft day.
The former Florida QB made headlines on Saturday after astonishing spectators with his athleticism in the vertical jump and broad jump. Standing at six-foot-four and weighing 244 pounds, Richardson calmly stepped up for both events and proceeded to effortlessly leap his way into the record books, not once but twice.
With a vertical jump of 40.5 inches, Richardson set the QB record for the best performance in the event since 2003. The former Gator’s mark was the best the scouting combine has seen since ex-Florida and Pennsylvania Western University California QB Josh Portis’s 40” leap in 2011.
