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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Speed test in American football</div> <p>The <b>40-yard dash</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Sprint_(running)" title="Sprint (running)">sprint</a> covering 40 yards (36.576 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the <a href="/wiki/Speed" title="Speed">speed</a> and acceleration of <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> players by <a href="/wiki/Scout_(sport)" title="Scout (sport)">scouts</a>, particularly for the <a href="/wiki/NFL_draft" title="NFL draft">NFL draft</a> but also for <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">collegiate</a> <a href="/wiki/Recruiting_(athletics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Recruiting (athletics)">recruiting</a>. A player's recorded time can have a heavy impact on his prospects in college or professional football. This was traditionally only true for the "skill" positions such as <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive back</a>, although now a fast 40-yard dash time is considered important for almost every position. The 40-yard dash is not an official race in <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field_athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Track and field athletics">track and field athletics</a>, and is not an <a href="/wiki/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations" class="mw-redirect" title="International Association of Athletics Federations">IAAF</a>-recognized race. </p><p>The origin of timing football players for 40 yards comes from the average distance of a <a href="/wiki/Punt_(gridiron_football)" title="Punt (gridiron football)">punt</a> and the time it takes to reach that distance.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Punts average around 40 yards in distance from the <a href="/wiki/Line_of_scrimmage" title="Line of scrimmage">line of scrimmage</a>, and the hangtime (time of flight) averages approximately 4.5 seconds; therefore, if a player can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds, he will be able to leave the line of scrimmage when a punt is kicked, and reach the point where the ball comes down just as it arrives. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timing_method_and_track_comparisons">Timing method and track comparisons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40-yard_dash&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Timing method and track comparisons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In terms of judging a person's speed, the best method of timing is through lasers which start and stop the times when passed through. A laser start (from a stationary position) is more accurate for measuring pure speed as it does not register a runner's reaction time, however, this method of timing a 40-yard dash can affect the accuracy by as much as 0.5 seconds with the manual <a href="/wiki/Stopwatch" title="Stopwatch">stopwatch</a> method. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) did not begin using partial electronic timing (i.e. started by hand, stopped electronically) at the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine" title="NFL Scouting Combine">NFL Scouting Combine</a> until 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For purposes of measurement at the Combine, the run is made along the sideline from the front of the <a href="/wiki/End_zone" title="End zone">end zone</a> to the 40-yard line, and for electronically timed 40-yard dashes, the runner is allowed to start when they wish, and a timer hand-starts the clock. </p><p>In contrast, <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a> races have the runner <a href="/wiki/Reaction_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Reaction time">react</a> to a <a href="/wiki/Starting_pistol" title="Starting pistol">starting gun</a>, which takes approximately 0.24 second (based on <a href="/wiki/FAT_timing" class="mw-redirect" title="FAT timing">FAT timing</a>); further to this, IAAF rules state any runner with a reaction time of less than 0.1 second is subject to disqualification. </p><p>This aspect means that comparisons with track times are essentially impossible given that a reaction time is not factored in, and the use of hand-timing in the 40-yard dash can considerably alter a runner's time: the methods are not comparable to the rigorous electronic timing used in track and field.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For example, <a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Ford" title="Jacoby Ford">Jacoby Ford</a>, who ran 4.28 seconds in the 2010 NFL Combine, had a collegiate best of 6.51 s in the <a href="/wiki/60-meter_dash" class="mw-redirect" title="60-meter dash">60-meter dash</a> (outside the top-40 of the all-time lists).<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Though not a current event, the 40-yard dash was briefly contested at the <a href="/wiki/USA_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships" title="USA Indoor Track and Field Championships">USA Indoor Track and Field Championships</a> for women in <a href="/wiki/1927_USA_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships" title="1927 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships">1927</a>, <a href="/wiki/1928_USA_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships" title="1928 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships">1928</a>, <a href="/wiki/1929_USA_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships" title="1929 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships">1929</a>, <a href="/wiki/1930_USA_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships" title="1930 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships">1930</a>, <a href="/wiki/1931_USA_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships" title="1931 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships">1931</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1932_USA_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships" title="1932 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships">1932</a>. 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The fastest winning time, including reaction, was 5.2 (originally recorded as 5<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span>) seconds, first set by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosa_Grosse&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rosa Grosse (page does not exist)">Rosa Grosse</a> and later tied by <a href="/wiki/Mary_Carew" title="Mary Carew">Mary Carew</a> twice.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40-yard_dash&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In most settings, the 40-yard dash is conducted without <a href="/wiki/Fully_automatic_time" title="Fully automatic time">fully automatic timing</a>, where lasers are used at both the beginning and end of the race.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, the 40-yard dash is most often hand-timed, leading to considerable measurement error. Many (in particular older) reports of times below 4.2 or 4.3 are considered suspect, such as Baylor's <a href="/wiki/Gerald_McNeil" title="Gerald McNeil">Gerald McNeil</a>'s 4.19-second 40-yard dash in the 1980s before being signed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">United States Football League</a> (USFL),<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a>' 4.27-second 40-yard dash in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More recent examples include rugby union's <a href="/wiki/Carlin_Isles" title="Carlin Isles">Carlin Isles</a> time of 4.22 at a Detroit Lions facility during a 2013 workout,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Texas Tech's <a href="/wiki/Jakeem_Grant" title="Jakeem Grant">Jakeem Grant</a> being hand-timed by a <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> scout at 4.1 in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-40yd_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40yd-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, <a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay" title="Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay">Olympic</a> sprinter <a href="/wiki/Christian_Coleman" title="Christian Coleman">Christian Coleman</a> ran a time of 4.12 seconds on turf in response to claims that NFL players are as fast as <a href="/wiki/Usain_Bolt" title="Usain Bolt">Usain Bolt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Iowa" title="University of Iowa">University of Iowa</a> sprinter Kalen Walker ran a 4.15 on turf during the halftime of a <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football" title="Iowa Hawkeyes football">Hawkeyes football</a> game.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A year and a half after he retired from active competition, Usain Bolt ran a 4.22 in flat-soled shoes and a <a href="/wiki/Tracksuit" title="Tracksuit">tracksuit</a> at a promotional event for the Super Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia on February 2, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_Scouting_Combine">NFL Scouting Combine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40-yard_dash&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: NFL Scouting Combine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is a list of the official 40-yard dash results of under 4.31 seconds recorded at the NFL Scouting combine since 1999, the first year electronic timing was implemented at the NFL Scouting Combine.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:5em">Time</th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:15em">Name</th> <th style="width:10em">Height</th> <th style="width:7em">Weight</th> <th style="width:7em">Position</th> <th style="width:5em">College</th> <th style="width:5em">Year</th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:20em">Draft </th> <th><abbr title="Reference(s)">R</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td>4.21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xavier_Worthy" title="Xavier Worthy">Xavier Worthy</a></td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td>165 lb (74.8 kg; 11.8 st)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football">Texas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_NFL_draft" title="2024 NFL draft">2024</a></td> <td>No. 28 overall by <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4.22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Ross_(American_football)" title="John Ross (American football)">John Ross</a></td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td>190 lb (86.2 kg; 13.6 st)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_NFL_draft" title="2017 NFL draft">2017</a></td> <td>No. 9 overall by <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4.23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalon_Barnes" title="Kalon Barnes">Kalon Barnes</a></td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td>183 lb (83.0 kg; 13.1 st)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">Cornerback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baylor_Bears_football" title="Baylor Bears football">Baylor</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_NFL_draft" title="2022 NFL draft">2022</a></td> <td>No. 242 overall by <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">4.24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rondel_Menendez" title="Rondel Menendez">Rondel Menendez</a></td> <td>5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)</td> <td>192 lb (87.1 kg; 13.7 st)</td> <td>Wide receiver</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_draft" title="1999 NFL draft">1999</a></td> <td>No. 247 overall by <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Chris Johnson (running back)">Chris Johnson</a></td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td>192 lb (87.1 kg; 13.7 st)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_Pirates_football" title="East Carolina Pirates football">East Carolina</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_draft" title="2008 NFL draft">2008</a></td> <td>No. 24 overall by <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">4.26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Mathis" title="Jerome Mathis">Jerome Mathis</a></td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td>184 lb (83.5 kg; 13.1 st)</td> <td>Wide receiver</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampton_Pirates_football" title="Hampton Pirates football">Hampton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_draft" title="2005 NFL draft">2005</a></td> <td>No. 114 overall by <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dri_Archer" title="Dri Archer">Dri Archer</a></td> <td>5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)</td> <td>173 lb (78.5 kg; 12.4 st)</td> <td>Running back</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football" title="Kent State Golden Flashes football">Kent State</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_draft" title="2014 NFL draft">2014</a></td> <td>No. 97 overall by <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tariq_Woolen" class="mw-redirect" title="Tariq Woolen">Tariq Woolen</a></td> <td>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)</td> <td>205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/UTSA_Roadrunners_football" title="UTSA Roadrunners football">UTSA</a></td> <td>2022</td> <td>No. 153 overall by <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/D._J._Turner_(cornerback)" class="mw-redirect" title="D. J. Turner (cornerback)">D. J. Turner</a></td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td>178 lb (80.7 kg; 12.7 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_NFL_draft" title="2023 NFL draft">2023</a></td> <td>No. 60 overall by Cincinnati Bengals </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">4.27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Ruggs" title="Henry Ruggs">Henry Ruggs III</a></td> <td>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)</td> <td>190 lb (86.2 kg; 13.6 st)</td> <td>Wide receiver</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide" title="Alabama Crimson Tide">Alabama</a></td> <td>2020</td> <td>No. 12 overall by <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders" title="Las Vegas Raiders">Las Vegas Raiders</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Routt" title="Stanford Routt">Stanford Routt</a></td> <td>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td> <td>193 lb (87.5 kg; 13.8 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_football" title="Houston Cougars football">Houston</a></td> <td>2005</td> <td>No. 38 overall by <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquise_Goodwin" title="Marquise Goodwin">Marquise Goodwin</a></td> <td>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td> <td>181 lb (82.1 kg; 12.9 st)</td> <td>Wide receiver</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football">Texas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_draft" title="2013 NFL draft">2013</a></td> <td>No. 78 overall by <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7">4.28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Champ Bailey</a></td> <td>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)</td> <td>192 lb (87.1 kg; 13.7 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football" title="Georgia Bulldogs football">Georgia</a></td> <td>1999</td> <td>No. 7 overall by <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Ford" title="Jacoby Ford">Jacoby Ford</a></td> <td>5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)</td> <td>190 lb (86.2 kg; 13.6 st)</td> <td>Wide receiver</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clemson_Tigers_football" title="Clemson Tigers football">Clemson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_draft" title="2010 NFL draft">2010</a></td> <td>No. 108 overall by Oakland Raiders </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jalen_Myrick" title="Jalen Myrick">Jalen Myrick</a></td> <td>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td> <td>200 lb (90.7 kg; 14.3 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers football">Minnesota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_NFL_draft" title="2017 NFL draft">2017</a></td> <td>No. 222 overall by <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Nelson" title="J. J. Nelson">J. J. Nelson</a></td> <td>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td> <td>156 lb (70.8 kg; 11.1 st)</td> <td>Wide receiver</td> <td><a href="/wiki/UAB_Blazers_football" title="UAB Blazers football">UAB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_draft" title="2015 NFL draft">2015</a></td> <td>No. 159 overall by Arizona Cardinals </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Van_Dyke" title="DeMarcus Van Dyke">DeMarcus Van Dyke</a></td> <td>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)</td> <td>187 lb (84.8 kg; 13.4 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_draft" title="2011 NFL draft">2011</a></td> <td>No. 81 overall by Oakland Raiders </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyquan_Thornton" title="Tyquan Thornton">Tyquan Thornton</a></td> <td>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td> <td>181 lb (82.1 kg; 12.9 st)</td> <td>Wide receiver</td> <td>Baylor</td> <td>2022</td> <td>No. 50 overall by <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nate_Wiggins" title="Nate Wiggins">Nate Wiggins</a></td> <td>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)</td> <td>173 lb (78.5 kg; 12.4 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td>Clemson</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_NFL_draft" title="2024 NFL draft">2024</a></td> <td>No. 30 overall by <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">4.29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fabian_Washington" title="Fabian Washington">Fabian Washington</a></td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td>188 lb (85.3 kg; 13.4 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football" title="Nebraska Cornhuskers football">Nebraska</a></td> <td>2005</td> <td>No. 23 overall by Oakland Raiders </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Zedrick Woods </td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) </td> <td>205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">Safety</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Mississippi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_NFL_draft" title="2019 NFL draft">2019</a> </td> <td>Undrafted </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Javelin_Guidry" title="Javelin Guidry">Javelin Guidry</a></td> <td>5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)</td> <td>191 lb (86.6 kg; 13.6 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes_football" title="Utah Utes football">Utah</a></td> <td>2020</td> <td>Undrafted </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">4.30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrent_Williams" title="Darrent Williams">Darrent Williams</a></td> <td>5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)</td> <td>176 lb (79.8 kg; 12.6 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys football">Oklahoma State</a></td> <td>2005</td> <td>No. 56 overall by <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tye_Hill" title="Tye Hill">Tye Hill</a></td> <td>5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td> <td>185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td>Clemson</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_draft" title="2006 NFL draft">2006</a></td> <td>No. 15 overall by <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yamon_Figurs" title="Yamon Figurs">Yamon Figurs</a></td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td>174 lb (78.9 kg; 12.4 st)</td> <td>Wide receiver</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football" title="Kansas State Wildcats football">Kansas State</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_draft" title="2007 NFL draft">2007</a></td> <td>No. 74 overall by <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrius_Heyward-Bey" title="Darrius Heyward-Bey">Darrius Heyward-Bey</a></td> <td>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td> <td>210 lb (95.3 kg; 15.0 st)</td> <td>Wide receiver</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_football" title="Maryland Terrapins football">Maryland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_draft" title="2009 NFL draft">2009</a></td> <td>No. 7 overall by Oakland Raiders </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamel_Dean" title="Jamel Dean">Jamel Dean</a></td> <td>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)</td> <td>206 lb (93.4 kg; 14.7 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_NFL_draft" title="2019 NFL draft">2019</a></td> <td>No. 94 overall by <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jakorian_Bennett" title="Jakorian Bennett">Jakorian Bennett</a></td> <td>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td> <td>188 lb (85.3 kg; 13.4 st)</td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td>Maryland</td> <td>2023</td> <td>No. 104 overall by Las Vegas Raiders </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Average_time_by_position">Average time by position</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=40-yard_dash&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Average time by position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to a five-year NFL combine report, <a href="/wiki/Wide_receivers" class="mw-redirect" title="Wide receivers">wide receivers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cornerbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Cornerbacks">cornerbacks</a> had the fastest average times at 4.48, followed by <a href="/wiki/Running_backs" class="mw-redirect" title="Running backs">running backs</a> at 4.49. The following average times were measured between 2000 and 2012 at the NFL combine for players who played at least 5 games.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Position </th> <th>Time </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td>4.48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">Cornerback</a> </td> <td>4.48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a> </td> <td>4.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_and_Canadian_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American and Canadian football position)">Free safety</a> </td> <td>4.53 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_and_Canadian_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American and Canadian football position)">Strong safety</a> </td> <td>4.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Outside_linebacker" class="mw-redirect" title="Outside linebacker">Outside linebacker</a> </td> <td>4.60 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight end</a> </td> <td>4.70 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Inside_linebacker" class="mw-redirect" title="Inside linebacker">Inside linebacker</a> </td> <td>4.76 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (American football)">Fullback</a> </td> <td>4.80 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">Defensive end</a> </td> <td>4.80 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a> </td> <td>4.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Defensive tackle</a> </td> <td>5.06 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">Center</a> </td> 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