Utah State football holds annual Pro Day – Cache Valley Daily
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State hosted representatives from seven National Football League teams and one Canadian Football League team as six former Aggies auditioned for a career in professional football during USU’s annual Pro Day at the iFIT Sports Performance Center and the Stan Laub Indoor Training Center. The six former Aggies that participated included: cornerback Michael Anyanwu (who measured at 5-foot-9.0”, 176 pounds), offensive lineman Wade Meacham (6-5.6, 298), defensive lineman Hale Motu’apuaka (6-1.3, 293), cornerback Xavion Steele (5-9.0, 171), linebacker MJ Tafisi Jr. (6-0.2, 240) and wide receiver Terrell Vaughn (5-6.6, 170). In addition to having their official heights and weights measured, the former Aggies were put through a variety of speed and strength tests, including the 225-pound bench press, 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, three-cone drill, broad jump and vertical jump. Anyanwu, who underwent each evaluation first, benched 11 reps at 225 pounds, recorded a 30.5-inch vertical jump and leaped a 9-5 broad jump. Inside the indoor, Anyanwu ran a sub-4.70 second 40-yard dash, 7.09-second three-cone and a USU-best 4.29-second 20-yard shuttle. Meacham bench-pressed 225 pounds 19 times, recorded a 22.5-inch vertical jump and an 8-6 broad jump. He ran a 5.39-second 40-yard dash, 8.18-second three-cone and 4.93-second 20-yard