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Combine Highlight: Nick Chubb boasts second-best broad jump among running backs

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 02: Nick Chubb #27 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball during the first half against the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 02: Nick Chubb #27 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball during the first half against the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
By Alex Makrides
March 2, 2018

Former Georgia running back Nick Chubb showed scouts at the NFL combine that he can literally fly through the air.

In the broad jump portion of the on-field skills assessment, Chubb jumped 10 feet, 8 inches, which was second-best mark among running backs. He trailed only Alabama’s Bo Scarbrough, who leaped 10 feet, 9 inches.

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