Koehn at NFL Combine

[Vroom_C14]

Kirk Ferentz had no problem calling Marshall Koehn’s number when the game was on the line.

More times than not, the Iowa kicker delivered.

But maybe Ferentz should’ve lined him up out wide and seen what he could’ve done at receiver. Why? Well, Koehn already turned some serious heads in Indianapolis.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Chris Burke, Koehn’s 40-yard dash time of 4.61 is the fastest by a kicker in at least a decade. No kicker or offensive lineman came within 0.13 seconds of Koehn’s blistering 40.

http://saturdaytradition.com/iowa-football/koehn-impressive-indy/

 

[CuttyDoesIt]

How many extra points did he miss during the kicking portion

 

[MepoDawg#]

Kirk Ferentz had no problem calling Marshall Koehn’s number when the game was on the line.

More times than not, the Iowa kicker delivered.

But maybe Ferentz should’ve lined him up out wide and seen what he could’ve done at receiver. Why? Well, Koehn already turned some serious heads in Indianapolis.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Chris Burke, Koehn’s 40-yard dash time of 4.61 is the fastest by a kicker in at least a decade. No kicker or offensive lineman came within 0.13 seconds of Koehn’s blistering 40.

http://saturdaytradition.com/iowa-football/koehn-impressive-indy/

That would be slow for a WR. He should concentrate on his mid-range game.

 

[H4wkfan4life]

How many extra points did he miss during the kicking portion

They're NFL extra points....so he was probably money .

GL Marshall!

 

[Mohawkeye]

Didn't KF try a couple of fake kicks? Seems like s Belicek pick.

 

[CuttyDoesIt]

They're NFL extra points....so he was probably money .

GL Marshall!

Haha good point

 

[Herkmeister]

Well that 40 speed explains his cannon of a leg.

 

[ukiddinme]

That would be slow for a WR. He should concentrate on his mid-range game.

haha that's what i was thinking. Who wants a 4.6 WR? Next is, how's that speed help a kicker?

 

[Herkmeister]

haha that's what i was thinking. Who wants a 4.6 WR? Next is, how's that speed help a kicker?

Leg speed. Just like club head speed in golf.

 

[scotthawk1964]

Jerry Rice never ran faster than a 4.6 40, and I would say he turned out just fine.

 

[thomasmulligan]

That would be slow for a WR. He should concentrate on his mid-range game.

Check out Kahlil Hills 40 time.

 

[thomasmulligan]

haha that's what i was thinking. Who wants a 4.6 WR? Next is, how's that speed help a kicker?

fakes - which Kirk avoided after midseason.

 

[RockEyeState]

How many extra points did he miss during the kicking portion

None that cost Iowa anything. You might remember that IOWA went 12-0 this regular season.

#goHawks

 

[RockEyeState]

They're NFL extra points....so he was probably money .

GL Marshall!

THIS...............Good Luck Marshall Koehn. I loved the way Marshall ALWAYS blasted it thru the End zone on Kickoffs, or made TD saving Tackles. MK was a Great Hawkeye!!

 

[Freyvet]

THIS...............Good Luck Marshall Koehn. I loved the way Marshall ALWAYS blasted it thru the End zone on Kickoffs, or made TD saving Tackles. MK was a Great Hawkeye!!

A great Hawk! And we will surely miss him!

 

[Vroom_C14]

haha that's what i was thinking. Who wants a 4.6 WR? Next is, how's that speed help a kicker?

2016
Marshall, Jalin Ohio St. WR 4.6
Cajuste, Devon Stanford WR 4.62
Higgins, Rashard Colorado St. WR 4.64
Lawler, Kenny California WR 4.64
Jones, Cayleb Arizona WR 4.65
Addison, Bralon Oregon WR 4.66
Allison, Geronimo Illinois WR 4.67
Spruce, Nelson Colorado WR 4.69
Williams, D'haquille Auburn WR 4.72
Ayers, DeMarcus Houston WR 4.72
Wilson, De'Runnya Mississippi St. WR 4.85

2014 NAME POS 40 SPEED 3-CONE SHUTTLE VERTICAL BROAD BENCH
Jarvis Landry WR 4.77 -- -- 28.50 110 12
Chris Boyd WR 4.73 -- -- -- -- 12
Josh Stewart WR 4.69 7.10 4.33 35.00 117 11
Cody Hoffman WR 4.65 6.89 4.20 27.50 108 13
Ryan Grant WR 4.64 6.68 4.11 35.50 119 8
Walt Powell WR 4.63 6.70 4.23 31.50 120 20
Willie Snead WR 4.62 7.19 4.39 33.50 113 11
Kelvin Benjamin WR 4.61 7.33 4.39 32.50 119 13
Marcus Lucas WR 4.60 7.07 4.25 36.00 124 20
Allen Robinson WR 4.60

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft/combine/_/id/1/year/2014/order/true

Amendolla ran a 4.58,

 

[rivercityjazzman]

Kirk Ferentz had no problem calling Marshall Koehn’s number when the game was on the line.

More times than not, the Iowa kicker delivered.

But maybe Ferentz should’ve lined him up out wide and seen what he could’ve done at receiver. Why? Well, Koehn already turned some serious heads in Indianapolis.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Chris Burke, Koehn’s 40-yard dash time of 4.61 is the fastest by a kicker in at least a decade. No kicker or offensive lineman came within 0.13 seconds of Koehn’s blistering 40.

http://saturdaytradition.com/iowa-football/koehn-impressive-indy/

He told my kid he had a bad start. Looked fine to me, lol, but he has run a 4.5-40 (hand-timed) at the UI Indoor facility. Marshall owns many of the UI specialist records for speed and agility.

 

[Curt Furence]

Won himself $10k too. Not a bad days work

 

[SigMaintHawk]

Fwiw...he ran a faster 40 than J Lomax..

 

[Vroom_C14]

Speed for a kicker is important as usually they are the last line of defense (and most have no idea how to get an angle, let alone tackle).

Keep in mind he also played Soccer (32 goals in a season), Baseball, throughout HS (wrestled his Fr year). He is in the state record books for baseball with most hits (201), most doubles (60 with 30 of those in 1 year which puts him at top for single season, this means speed on the bases) most runs scored (214). Played on runner-up soccer team, was a WR\DB\K\P in HS.

 

[bleemeyer]

Specialist or not, Marshall is a very good athlete!!!

 

[RockEyeState]

Fwiw...he ran a faster 40 than J Lomax..

Perhaps Marshall should have played some WR, or Safety too ?!?!!!

 

[rivercityjazzman]

Specialist or not, Marshall is a very good athlete!!!

No kidding. He finished 2nd among the entire team last year for their winter competition (based on variety of things including a bunch strength and conditioning tests, as well as schoolwork, as you probably know). One of only two specialists to finish in the top 10 for the entire team.

 

[Curt Furence]

http://deadspin.com/kicker-fast-1761979214
Getting a little love

 

[H4wkfan4life]

I am shocked how many times I watched NFL/top notch ncaa programs going for 4th and long....not so much because they were that confident in their offense, but because they had that little confidence in their kicker.

Couldn't help but smile and think....that's an easy 3 for us!

 

[scotthawk1964]

Seeing that people don't think a 4.6 is fast enough for a WR in the pro's I went and looked up Jerry Rice scouting combine time and he was clocked at 4.71. Being a 49er fan, and watching Rice play every chance I could throughout his career, I would say he had a timed speed and game speed because not very many people ran him down. But I wouldn't rule Koehn out of playing WR strictly based on his 4.6 combine time. That being said I don't think he will get a chance to play WR in the pro's, but teams will like his speed kicking off and covering the kicks with that speed.

 

[Herky T Hawk]

People also have to remember that the combine uses electronic timing. Most high schools use stopwatches for 40 yard times. So typically you can add at least a tenth of a second or more to any high school 40 yard time for an accurate measurement. How many times have we heard about the 4.4 recruit that comes in and runs a 4.55 or 4.6 in an electronically timed run?

Marvin McNutt only ran a 4.54 at the combine. That means that he would have had less than a 22" lead on Marshall when he finished.