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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.
University of Texas Longhorns product (and current Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver) Xavier Worthy set the NFL combine record for fastest 40-yard dash with a time of 4.21 seconds. He set it last year.
Hairston quickly established the top 40-yard dash time, clocking in at 4.3 seconds. Despite turning in the best time of the combine so far, the 5-foot-11, 183-pound cornerback shook his head as he ...
Worthy reached 24.21 mph, according to Next Gen Stats. The historic run came after the 20-year-old opened up with a 4.25 to beat anyone else in the field, recording a 10-yard split of 1.45 seconds ...
The calf injuries hindered his ability to complete all the set combine drills or run his second attempt at the 40-yard dash. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Ross' 4.22 40 yard dash time would stand as the NFL Combine record for 7 years, broken by Xavier Worthy in 2024 with a 4.21. [ 19 ]
Ruggs ran a 4.27-second 40-yard dash at the 2020 NFL Combine that was the year's fastest time by any prospect by .08 seconds, and it tied for the fourth-fastest ever at the event since electronic timing began in 1999. [5] [18] Ruggs' vertical jump was measured 42 inches, tied for second-best among wide receivers at the 2020 combine. [19]
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
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.