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Utah football: Which Ute can squat 830 pounds? The U.'s strongest, fastest and springiest

It's hardly news that Utah senior defensive end Jason Fanaika is strong. He's built like a Street Fighter character. But it's news if any college student is THIS strong.

Utah's football program provided The Tribune with numbers from its end-of-summer combine-style workout, and some — like Fanaika's 830-pound squat and 495-pound bench press — are downright mind-boggling.

Many of Utah's top performers would have been among the best at the 2015 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Granted, these workouts were held on home soil — with coaches and teammates shouting words of encouragement instead of NFL scouts casting career-altering judgments.