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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.
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.
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.
Stewart revealed that Manning needed just 4.65 seconds to complete a 40-yard dash. That’s a very impressive time for a recruit who is considered a pro-style passer.
At the NFL Combine, players don't run in full equipment. So while the 40-yard dash is a measurement of the player's raw speed, his 40 time isn't going to translate exactly to the playing field. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.65.201.52 04:50, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Footspeed, or sprint speed, is the maximum speed at which a human can run. It is affected by many factors, varies greatly throughout the population, and is important in athletics and many sports, such as association football , Australian rules football , American football , track and field , field hockey , tennis , baseball , and basketball .
The 20-year-old Worthy ran a time of 4.21 seconds on his second of two attempts, which breaks the record of 4.22 set by former wide receiver John Ross of the University of Washington in 2017.
He once held the world record for the 70-yard dash (with a time of 6.9 seconds). He also is tied for the world's second-fastest time in the 60-yard dash . He was once considered the "world's fastest human" by virtue of his multiple world records in the 60-yard, 100-yard, 220-yard, and Olympic 100-meter dashes.