It should be well known that Ole Miss running back Dexter McCluster is on the smaller size as far as his height and weight are concerned.  But not too many people expected him to be as strong as he actually is at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Ind.

McCluster stands at 5'9" and 172 pounds, but when he approached the bench-press test, many did not know what to expect from the explosive player.

After positioning himself on his back, McCluster lifted 225 pounds, then lifted it again, then again, and so on.

McCluster lifted 225 pounds a total of 20 times, matching the total of the top wide receivers who lifted the same amount of weight.

Though McCluster's 20 reps were the eighth best for running backs, he still out-lifted 241-pound Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, who only managed 18 reps.

Even comparing McCluster's impressive strength to some of the offensive lineman, which some almost double McCluster's body weight, he out-lifted West Virginia tackle Selvish Capers, New Mexico center Eric Cook, and Tennessee tackle Chris Scott, just to name a few.

Now that scouts and coaches know that McCluster is far beyond his smaller stature, they can see that he is a big-time player who has tremendous strength packed into what was previously a questionably smaller football body.

 

(Daniel Wolf is exclusively covering the NFL Scouting Combine for Bleacher Report via NFL Network.)