Ximines performed well at the combine. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.78 seconds and bench-pressed 225 pounds 24 times. His body of work at ODU, where he set school career records with 33 sacks, 51½ tackles for loss, 33 quarterback hurries and 11 forced fumbles, got him on the radar of NFL teams. Training for the combine in Phoenix, Ximines revamped his diet and cut weight before bulking back up to 256 pounds.