In the past five years, 10 guys have put up a bench press number that is Top 20 all-time... only four of them are still on a roster. But you are correct in that work ethic and time spent trying to improve is a dead end giveaway if a number is incredibly low.
As I said before, for my evaluations I don't use numbers that often, but I do have a set of numbers that if a guy is below, he better look darn good on tape for me to consider selecting him. For Canadian linemen I use 16 as the mark that you should be above on the bench press, and I would say that if you look back at the past 5 years, you would find that 85-90% if not more are not currently on a roster, or did not last on a roster for atleast/longer than 3 seasons.
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