Listed below are the top high school shot put performances by players drafted by the NFL this year. The criteria to be listed required a player to have verified high school track data in the shot put. We did not include any collegiate performances because not enough players threw shot put in college for a good comparison. We also provided each player’s bench press total (225 lbs) from the NFL Combine or Pro Day (denoted with asterisk).
| 2015 NFL Draft’s Best by HS Shot Put | ||||||
| Name | Position | Rd | Pk | NFL Team | Shot Put** | Reps 225 |
| Michael Bennett | DT | 6 | 180 | Jaguars | 64’11” | n / a |
| Brandon Schreff | OT | 1 | 5 | Redskins | 61’06” | 23 |
| Danny Shelton | DT | 1 | 12 | Browns | 60’01” | 34 |
| Tre Jackson | OG | 4 | 111 | Browns | 57’08” | 20* |
| Henry Anderson | DE | 3 | 93 | Colts | 57’02” | 23* |
| Tyrus Thompson | OT | 6 | 185 | Vikings | 55’06” | 29 |
| Max Garcia | C | 4 | 133 | Broncos | 54’02” | 30* |
| Kristjan Sokoli | DT | 6 | 214 | Seahawks | 54’01” | 31* |
| Jamil Douglas | OG | 4 | 114 | Dolphins | 53’00” | 28 |
| Kyle Emanuel | LB / DE | 5 | 153 | Chargers | 51’02” | 27 |
| Daryl Williams | OT | 4 | 102 | Panthers | 50’10” | 27 |
| Grady Jarrett | DT | 5 | 137 | Vikings | 50’06” | 30 |
| Denzelle Goode | OT | 7 | 255 | Colts | 49’09” | n / a |
| Andrew Donnal | OT | 4 | 119 | Rams | 49’08” | 17 |
| Mario Edwards | DE | 2 | 35 | Raiders | 49’03” | 32 |
| D.J. Humphries | OT | 1 | 24 | Cardinals | 48’09” | 26 |
| Malcom Brown | DT | 1 | 32 | Patriots | 48’08” | 26 |
| Ryan Russell | DE | 5 | 163 | Cowboys | 48’01” | 25 |
| A.J. Cann | OG | 3 | 67 | Jaguars | 47’07” | 26 |
| Carl Davis | DT | 3 | 90 | Ravens | 47’07” | 28* |
| Laken Tomlinson | OG | 1 | 28 | Lions | 47’07” | 25 |
| * Bench Press data from Pro Day not NFL Combine | ||||||
| ** Shot put info best known verifiable high school performance | ||||||