Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times

1988 NFL Scouting Combine

What is the 40-yard dash?
The 40-yard dash is an electronic-timed sprint covering 40 yards. It is run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of football players by teams at the NFL Scouting Combine. While WRs, RBs and DBs typically have the fastest times, the 40-yard dash is considered an important Combine event for all positions.

40-Yard Dash	Player	Position	School
4.51	Azizuddin Abdur-Raoof	WR	Maryland
4.57	Mike Alexander	WR	Penn State
4.46	Eric Allen	CB	Arizona State
4.55	Marvin Allen	RB	Tulane
4.92	O'Brien Alston	DE	Maryland
4.58	JR Ambrose	WR	Mississippi
4.45	Flipper Anderson	WR	UCLA
4.59	John Baylor	CB	Southern Mississippi
4.61	Sanjay Beach	WR	Colorado State
4.71	Brad Beckman	TE	Nebraska-Omaha
4.57	Brian Bedford	WR	California
5.07	Kerwin Bell	QB	Florida
4.45	J.J. Birden	WR	Oregon
4.48	Brian Blades	WR	Miami (FL)
4.65	John Booty	CB	Texas Christian
4.44	Michael Brim	CB	Virginia Union
4.99	Henry Brown	DT	Florida
4.39	Tim Brown	WR	Notre Dame
4.72	Jeff Burger	QB	Auburn
4.70	Richard Calvin	RB	Washington State
4.52	Erik Campbell	CB	Michigan
4.95	Jon Carter	DT	Pittsburgh
4.92	Pat Carter	TE	Florida State
4.87	Chris Chandler	QB	Washington
4.46	Curtis Chappell	WR	Howard
5.34	Tommy Clapp	DE	LSU
4.49	Patrick Collins	RB	Oklahoma
4.90	George Cooper	RB	Ohio State
4.40	Aaron Cox	WR	Arizona State
4.93	Jeff Cross	DE	Missouri
5.19	Reuben Davis	DT	North Carolina
5.07	Scott Davis	DE	Illinois
4.54	Robert Delpino	RB	Missouri
4.42	Cris Dishman	CB	Purdue
4.64	Duke Donaldson	WR	Auburn
4.70	Alfred Dorsey	WR	Nicholls State
5.28	Tommy Duhart	DT	Southeastern Oklahoma State
4.61	Jerry Dunlap	CB	Youngstown State
4.41	Quinn Early	WR	Iowa
4.54	Eric Everett	CB	Texas Tech
4.64	Jeff Fairholm	WR	Arizona
4.69	Lucius Floyd	RB	UNLV
4.37	Bernard Ford	WR	Central Florida
4.75	Darryl Franklin	WR	Washington
4.96	Paul Frase	DE	Syracuse
4.85	Todd Freiwald	DE	Virginia Military Inst
4.75	Herb Gainer	WR	Florida State
4.69	Kenny Gamble	RB	Colgate
4.78	John Garrett	WR	Syracuse
4.79	Keith Gloster	WR	Temple
5.06	Tim Goad	DT	North Carolina
4.85	Robert Goff	DE	Auburn
4.61	Erwin Grabisna	DT	Case Western
5.11	David Grant	DT	West Virginia
4.32	Gaston Green	RB	UCLA
4.59	Kevin Guidry	CB	LSU
4.89	Eugene Hardy	CB	Arizona
4.60	Kevin Harmon	RB	Iowa
4.62	Darryl Harris	WR	Arizona State
4.46	Michael Haynes	WR	Northern Arizona
5.27	Dan Henning	QB	Maryland
4.84	Ken Henry	WR	Southern California
4.72	Alex Higdon	TE	Ohio State
4.53	Mark Higgs	RB	Kentucky
4.90	Nate Hill	DT	Auburn
4.54	Percy Hines	CB	Houston
5.17	George Hinkle	DE	Arizona
4.97	Mike Hinnant	TE	Temple
4.69	Alan Hooker	RB	North Carolina A&T
4.89	William Howard	RB	Tennessee
5.17	Al Huge	DT	Hillsdale
4.93	Stan Humphries	QB	Louisiana-Monroe
4.72	Riccardo Ingram	CB	Georgia Tech
5.34	Artis Jackson	DT	Texas Tech
4.69	Keith Jackson	TE	Oklahoma
4.77	Kenny Jackson	RB	San Jose State
4.59	Jeff James	WR	Stanford
4.48	Tony Jeffery	RB	Texas Christian
4.81	Rory Johnson	RB	St. Joseph's
4.38	Keith Jones	RB	Nebraska
5.04	Paul Jurgensen	DE	Georgia Tech
4.99	Brian Kinchen	TE	LSU
5.02	Jeff Knapton	DE	Wyoming
4.91	Matthew Knizner	QB	Penn State
5.32	Kurt Koch	DE	Colorado
4.79	Todd Krumm	CB	Michigan State
4.72	Guy Liggins	WR	San Jose State
4.75	Gordon Lockbaum	RB	Holy Cross
4.51	Rogie Magee	WR	LSU
4.47	Martin Mayhew	CB	Florida State
5.10	Dan Mccoin	QB	Cincinnati
4.59	Darryl Mcgill	RB	Wake Forest
4.86	Danny Mcmanus	QB	Florida State
4.53	Don Mcpherson	QB	Syracuse
4.59	David Miles	WR	Brigham Young
4.38	Anthony Miller	WR	Tennessee
4.47	James Milling	WR	Maryland
4.54	Jamie Morris	RB	Michigan
4.88	Keith Neubert	TE	Nebraska
4.89	Al Noga	DT	Hawaii
4.73	Lavance Northington	CB	Oregon State
5.00	Dave Nugent	DT	Boston College
4.61	Clarence Nunn	CB	San Diego State
5.03	Sammy Obrient	DT	Texas A&M
4.89	Walter Odom	TE	Florida
4.94	Tommy Oliver	DE	Alabama State
4.62	Cassius Osborn	WR	Georgia
4.81	Shawn Patterson	DE	Arizona State
4.63	Gary Patton	RB	Eastern Michigan
4.78	Darryl Pearson	WR	Alabama State
4.36	Brett Perriman	WR	Miami (FL)
5.15	Mike Piel	DT	Illinois
4.86	Paul Pomfret	TE	Penn State
4.49	James Primus	RB	UCLA
4.99	Rollin Putzier	DT	Oregon
4.50	Harvey Reed	RB	Howard
4.68	James Rich	WR	Albany State (GA)
4.60	Gary Richard	CB	Pittsburgh
4.95	Alfredo Roberts	TE	Miami (FL)
4.96	Tim Rother	DE	Nebraska
4.98	Todd Santos	QB	San Diego State
4.67	James Saxon	RB	San Jose State
4.84	Greg Scales	TE	Wake Forest
4.48	Andy Schillinger	WR	Miami (OH)
4.74	Ricky Shaw	DE	Oklahoma State
4.77	Dwight Sistrunk	CB	Iowa
4.99	Steve Slayden	QB	Duke
4.70	Danny Smith	WR	South Carolina
4.65	Neil Smith	DE	Nebraska
4.41	John Stephens	RB	Northwestern State (LA)
4.54	Lemuel Stinson	CB	Texas Tech
4.72	Rick Strom	QB	Georgia Tech
4.90	Danny Stubbs	DE	Miami (FL)
4.83	John Talley	WR	West Virginia
4.47	Lars Tate	RB	Georgia
4.40	George Thomas	WR	UNLV
4.52	Rodney Thomas	CB	Brigham Young
4.47	Thurman Thomas	RB	Oklahoma State
4.70	Jim Thornton	TE	Cal State Fullerton
5.02	Robert Tyler	TE	South Carolina State
4.46	Darryl Usher	WR	Illinois
4.67	Chris Verhulst	TE	Cal State Chico
4.86	David Vickers	CB	Oklahoma
4.59	Reggie Ware	RB	Auburn
4.53	Brandy Wells	CB	Notre Dame
4.59	Derrick White	CB	Oklahoma
4.47	Sheldon White	CB	Miami (OH)
4.68	Todd White	WR	Cal State Fullerton
4.67	Clay Whitehurst	WR	Alabama
4.53	John Williams	WR	Kansas State
4.46	Terry Williams	CB	Bethune-Cookman
5.03	Scott Wilson	DE	North Carolina State
4.59	Keith Woodside	RB	Texas A&M
4.66	Richard Zayas	WR	Brigham Young
4.81	Marc Zeno	WR	Tulane