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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.
Vertical jump: 24.5 inches. 20-yard shuttle: 4.38 seconds. 3-cone drill: 7.20 seconds. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan's Tom Brady beats NFL combine 40-yard dash ...
Rushing average: 3.5: Rushing touchdowns: 6: ... 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
The 40-yard dash, a standard acceleration evaluation for American football players, does not fall within the usual criteria of athletics racing events. In most 40-yard dashes, reaction times are not recorded as timing starts only once the player is in motion, and the standards for timing a "football 40" are so lax and inconsistent that a real ...
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.
Penix ran the 40-yard dash after opting not to at the NFL combine, with scouts timing him at 4.51 and 4.57 seconds. He also posted an impressive vertical jump of 36 1/2 inches.
Receiving average: 9.8: ... 40 yard dash: 4.65 20 yard dash: 2.64 10 yard dash: 1.58 Vertical jump: 31.5" Broad jump: 9'07" 20 yard shuttle: 4.35 3-cone drill: 7.12 ...
Empirical research published in 2011 found that the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, 20-yard shuttle, and 3 cone drill tests have limited validity in predicting future NFL performance, suggesting that a prospect's past performance in college is a better indicator of future NFL performance than these physical ability tests. [11]