The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine is in the rearview mirror. While it is no longer the most important or meaningful drill, everyone loves the 40-yard dash. Unfortunately, a record-low 189 players ran the 40-yard dash in Indianapolis this year.
However, we did see one of the fastest draft classes in history, as 22 players ran the 40-yard dash in under 4.40 seconds, including a quarterback and a tight end. Let’s look at the fastest players from the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine.
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2026 NFL Scouting Combine’s Fastest Players
Top Five Fastest Players
- Brenen Thompson (WR – Mississippi State): 4.26 Seconds
- Lorenzo Styles Jr. (S – Ohio State): 4.27 Seconds
- Zavion Thomas (WR – LSU): 4.28 Seconds
- Deion Burks (WR – Oklahoma): 4.30 Seconds
- Jeff Caldwell (WR – Cincinnati): 4.31 Seconds
Top Five Fastest Quarterbacks
- Taylen Green (QB – Arkansas): 4.36 Seconds
- Haynes King (QB – Georgia Tech): 4.46 Seconds
- Cole Payton (QB – North Dakota State): 4.56 Seconds
- Sawyer Robertson (QB – Baylor): 4.64 Seconds
- Jalon Daniels (QB – Kansas): 4.65 Seconds
Top Five Fastest Running Backs
- Mike Washington Jr. (RB – Arkansas): 4.33 Seconds
- Jeremiyah Love (RB – Notre Dame): 4.36 Seconds
- Demond Claiborne (RB – Wake Forest): 4.37 Seconds
- Jam Miller (RB – Alabama): 4.42 Seconds
- Eli Heidenreich (RB – Navy): 4.44 Seconds
Top Five Fastest Wide Receivers
- Brenen Thompson (WR – Mississippi State): 4.26 Seconds
- Zavion Thomas (WR – LSU): 4.28 Seconds
- Deion Burks (WR – Oklahoma): 4.30 Seconds
- Jeff Caldwell (WR – Cincinnati): 4.31 Seconds
- Bryce Lance (WR – North Dakota State): 4.34 Seconds
Top Five Fastest Tight Ends
- Kenyon Sadiq (TE – Oregon): 4.39 Seconds
- RJ Maryland (TE – SMU): 4.51 Seconds
- Eli Stowers (TE – Vanderbilt): 4.51 Seconds
- Jaren Kanak (TE – Oklahoma): 4.52 Seconds
- Matthew Hibner (TE – SMU): 4.57 Seconds
Top Five Fastest Offensive Linemen
- Logan Jones (C – Iowa): 4.90 Seconds
- Spencer Fano (OT – Utah): 4.91 Seconds
- Max Iheanachor (OT – Arizona State): 4.91 Seconds
- Jalen Farmer (G – Kentucky): 4.93 Seconds
- Monroe Freeling (OT – Georgia): 4.93 Seconds
Top Five Fastest Defensive Linemen
- Zane Durant (DL – Penn State): 4.75 Seconds
- Kaleb Proctor (DL – Southeastern Louisiana): 4.79 Seconds
- Gracen Halton (DL – Oklahoma): 4.82 Seconds
- DeMonte Capehart (DL – Clemson): 4.85 Seconds
- David Gusta (DL – Kentucky): 4.88 Seconds
Top Five Fastest EDGE Rushers
- David Bailey (EDGE – Texas Tech): 4.50 Seconds
- Malachi Lawrence (EDGE – UCF): 4.52 Seconds
- Trey Moore (Edge – Texas): 4.54 Seconds
- Cashius Howell (EDGE – Texas A&M): 4.59 Seconds
- Dani Dennis-Sutton (EDGE – Penn State): 4.63 Seconds
Top Five Fastest Linebackers
- Arvell Reese (LB – Ohio State): 4.46 Seconds
- Sonny Styles (LB – Ohio State): 4.46 Seconds
- Kaleb Elarms-Orr (LB – TCU): 4.47 Seconds
- Anthony Hill Jr. (LB – Texas): 4.51 Seconds
- Kyle Louis (LB – Pittsburgh): 4.53 Seconds
Top Five Fastest Cornerbacks
- Toriano Pride Jr. (CB – Missouri): 4.32 Seconds
- Daylen Everette (CB – Georgia): 4.38 Seconds
- Chris Johnson (CB – San Diego State): 4.40 Seconds
- Chandler Rivers (CB – Duke): 4.40 Seconds
- Tacario Davis (CB – Washington): 4.41 Seconds
Top Five Fastest Safeties
- Lorenzo Styles Jr. (S – Ohio State): 4.27 Seconds
- Robert Spears-Jennings (S – Oklahoma): 4.32 Seconds
- Treydan Stukes (S – Arizona): 4.33 Seconds
- Dillon Thieneman (S – Oregon): 4.35 Seconds
- Jalon Kilgore (S – South Carolina): 4.40 Seconds
2026 NFL Mock Draft Picks
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