Ikei Athlete Afalava Gets Drafted by the Chicago Bears, 3 Others Sign Free Agent Contracts

Ikei Performance NFL Combine & Draft Preparation Athlete Al Afalava was drafted in the 6th round (190th overall) to the Chicago Bears. Afalava played Safety at Oregon State University and performed extremely well at his NFL Proday Workout running a 4.48s forty-yard dash and smashing all his agility drills which included a 40” vertical jump and 25 reps in the bench press. With a reputation for hard hits and his proven speed, Afalava will fit right into the NFL system.

Afalava already has plans on returning to training at Ikei Performance in preparation for his first NFL Training Camp, “I can’t wait to return to AZ and start training with Ikei again. Chad has helped me so much preparing for the draft and the results I got is proof of what he can do with his athletes. I really wasn’t projected to get drafted, especially because I didn’t get invited to the combine. But I guess it was a blessing because I got to spend a little more time working with Chad and allowed me to perform well at my Proday.”

Chad Ikei has worked with numerous NFL Draft Prospects for the past 6 years and has proven to improve their performance at their Proday workouts. “Each year we work with athletes that are either not projected to get drafted or are listed as a late round selection. Our goal is for them to showcase their skills at their proday workouts so that teams will consider drafting them at a higher position. Al exemplified what hard work and discipline can earn you. He came in as an undrafted free agent status, but after smashing his proday workout his stock raised and was selected in the 6th round. Al deserves all the credit as he put in the work necessary to get to the next level, we’re just honored and proud that we were able to be a part of his life and wish him the best in his future.”

Here are some video clips and articles from the Chicago Bears Website on Al Afalava:

Bears draft safety Afalava in Round 6 http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=5778

Director of College Scouting Greg Gabriel discusses newly acquired S Al Afalava: http://www.chicagobears.com/multimedia/multimediapopup.asp?mm_file_id=1470&play_clip=Y

Afalava on final day at camp http://www.chicagobears.com/multimedia/multimediapopup.asp?mm_file_id=1492&play_clip=Y&rn=11

Three other Ikei Performance athletes sign free agent contracts with NFL Teams:

DT Vaka Manupuna – Washington Redskins



DT Josh Leonard – Houston Texans



WR Tyler Grisham – Pittsburg Steelers



Congratulations to these hard working young men and we wish them much success.

University of Hawaii NFL Proday Workout Results - Ikei Athletes Continue to Impress Scouts

University of Hawaii NFL Proday Workout Results

Our 2009 NFL Combine & Draft Preparation training program has come to a close with the final proday workout being held yesterday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA for the University of Hawaii athletes. Four Ikei Performance athletes were on hand to perform in front of NFL Scouts, DT-Josh Leonard, DT-Vaka Manupuna, DE-Francis Maka & S-Jacob Patek. Leonard & Maka recently finished their career with Hawaii while Patek’s last season was a year ago. Manupuna played at the University of Colorado but was granted permission to participate and Oregon State University Offensive Lineman Jeremy Perry also from Hawaii was on hand and spoke with several scouts but did not participate in drills.

Ikei Performance athletes impressed scouts and coaches with their performances. Both Leonard and Manupuna had record breaking performances with 41 reps in the 225 lbs bench press test, while Patek & Maka tied for the highest vertical jump for the day.

Here are the final results from the University of Hawaii NFL Proday Workout, April 2, 2009 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA:

Josh Leonard
DT - Hawaii
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 283 lbs
Vertical Jump: 31.5”
Broad Jump: 8’10”
225# Bench Rep: 41
40 Yard Dash: 4.93
20 Yard Shuttle:4.31
3-Cone Drill: 7.35

Francis Maka
DE - Hawaii
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 257 lbs
Vertical Jump: 34”
Broad Jump: 9’4”
225# Bench Rep: 26
40 Yard Dash: 4.81
20 Yard Shuttle: 4.45
3-Cone Drill: 7.31

Vaka Manupuna
DT - Colorado
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 287 lbs
Vertical Jump: 31”
Broad Jump: 9’3”
225# Bench Rep: 41
40 Yard Dash: 5.09
20 Yard Shuttle: 4.43
3-Cone Drill: 7.23

Jacob Patek
S - Hawaii
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 210 lbs
Vertical Jump: 34”
Broad Jump: 9’6”
225# Bench Rep: 22
40 Yard Dash: 4.58
20 Yard Shuttle: 4.21
3-Cone Drill: 6.72

Offensive Lineman Jeremy Perry is currently scheduling a private workout at Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) in the next 2 weeks for NFL Scouts.

Now that the proday workouts are over it becomes a waiting game with hopes and prayers that an NFL Team will give these athletes a chance to become a professional. The 2009 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 25-26 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Our positive thoughts and prayers will be with all our athletes and we’re so very proud and honored to have you guys as our ohana. A great job well done and thank you for believing in our program and for all your efforts.