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Here's a full list of the fastest 40-yard dash times in the NFL combine since electronic timekeeping began in 1999: Xavier Worthy, WR: 4.21 seconds (2024) John Ross III, WR: 4.22 seconds (2017)
The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36.576 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by scouts, particularly for the NFL draft but also for collegiate recruiting. A player's recorded time can have a heavy impact on his prospects in college or professional football.
The fastest NFL combine 40-yard dash by a quarterback was set by Michael Vick in 2001, when Vick ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash. The time was later tied by Robert Griffin III in 2012.
He is the four-time winner of the NFL's Fastest Man competition, [5] and the only undefeated multiple winner in NFL history. [12] Green is rumored to have the fastest recorded 40 yard dash time of 4.09, which he is said to have run in Washington's 1986 training camp. [13]
Besides Xavier Worthy, who else tops the charts of the 40-yard dash? And how have they performed in the NFL? Let's take a look.
John Ross held the previous 40-yard dash record, clocking a 4.22-second time at the 2017 NFL Combine. That led the Cincinnati Bengals to select him with the ninth overall pick in that year's draft
He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh-round of the 1999 NFL draft out of Eastern Kentucky University. [1] He shared the record for the fastest 40-yard dash time with Chris Johnson, recorded at the NFL Combine at 4.24 seconds. [2] In 2017, his record was broken by John Ross, who ran a 4.22 second 40-yard dash. [3]
University of Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy broke the NFL record for the fastest 40-yard dash on Saturday at the 2024 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.. The 20-year-old Worthy ran a time ...