Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times

1996 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
4.81	Joe Abdullah	RB	Pacific
4.61	Donnie Abraham	CB	East Tennessee
4.68	Jay Arnold	WR	Fresno State
4.93	Tony Banks	QB	Michigan State
4.59	Reggie Barlow	WR	Alabama State
5.29	David Barnard	DT	Florida
4.78	Marco Battaglia	TE	Rutgers
4.74	Aaron Beasley	CB	West Virginia
4.84	Jamara Bell	TE	Clinch Valley
4.88	Grady Benton	QB	West Texas A&M
4.69	Brook Berringer	QB	Nebraska
4.59	Dan Brandenberg	DE	Indiana State
4.85	Curtis Brown	WR	Alabama
4.99	Shannon Brown	DT	Alabama
5.05	John Browning	DT	West Virginia
5.08	Kendrick Burton	DE	Alabama
5.28	Shane Burton	DT	Tennessee
4.60	Jerod Cherry	CB	California
4.94	Antwan Chiles	QB	Liberty
4.88	Johnie Church	DE	Florida
4.87	Jamie Coleman	CB	Appalachian State
4.69	Shaston Coleman	WR	Mississippi State
4.90	Preston Cunningham	WR	Southwest Minnesota
4.86	Phillip Daniels	DE	Georgia
4.43	Chris Darkins	RB	Minnesota
4.63	Wendell Davis	CB	Oklahoma
5.19	Dave Dickenson	QB	Montana
4.87	Chris Doering	WR	Florida
4.47	Anthony Dorsett	CB	Pittsburgh
4.74	Jason Dunn	TE	Eastern Kentucky
4.66	Fredrick Ford	CB	Mississippi Valley State
4.75	Tommie Frazier	RB	Nebraska
5.00	Andy Fuller	TE	Auburn
4.96	Daryl Gardener	DE	Baylor
4.68	Jimmy Gary	RB	West Virginia
5.31	La Roi Glover	DT	San Diego State
5.09	Paul Grasmanis	DT	Notre Dame
5.17	Mike Groh	QB	Virginia
4.60	Terry Guess	WR	Gardner-Webb
4.84	Mark Harris	WR	Stanford
4.78	Jarius Hayes	TE	North Alabama
4.68	Mercury Hayes	WR	Michigan
4.59	Michael Hicks	RB	South Carolina State
4.67	Mike Horacek	WR	Iowa State
4.73	Bobby Hoying	QB	Ohio State
4.96	Hugh Hunter	DE	Hampton
4.79	Israel Ifeanyi	DE	Southern California
4.66	Raymond Jackson	CB	Colorado State
4.66	Tory James	CB	LSU
4.63	Patrick Jeffers	WR	Virginia
4.59	Deron Jenkins	CB	Tennessee
5.05	Eric Johnson	DE	Texas Southern
4.93	Tony Johnson	TE	Alabama
4.57	Lance Johnstone	DE	Temple
4.59	Charlie Jones	WR	Fresno State
4.59	Clarence Jones	WR	Tennessee State
5.14	Marcus Jones	DT	North Carolina
4.67	Kevin Jordan	WR	UCLA
4.50	Eddie Kennison	WR	LSU
5.33	Marcus Keyes	DT	North Alabama
4.95	Jevon Langford	DE	Oklahoma State
4.47	Jermaine Lewis	WR	Maryland
4.71	Ray Lucas	WR	Rutgers
4.71	Markco Maddox	CB	Albany State (GA)
4.69	Toderick Malone	WR	Alabama
5.27	Jason Maniecki	DT	Wisconsin
5.26	James Manley	DT	Vanderbilt
4.48	Dedric Mathis	CB	Houston
4.67	Derrick Mayes	WR	Notre Dame
4.39	Leeland Mcelroy	RB	Texas A&M
4.58	Dell Mcgee	CB	Auburn
4.78	Keith Mckenzie	DE	Ball State
4.49	Jerris Mcphail	RB	East Carolina
4.67	Johnny Mcwilliams	TE	Southern California
4.47	Ray Mickens	CB	Texas A&M
5.00	Bryant Mix	DE	Alcorn State
4.47	Alex Molden	CB	Oregon
5.07	Alfred Montez	QB	Western New Mexico
4.53	Mushsin Muhammad	WR	Michigan State
5.01	Bobby Neely	TE	Virginia
5.05	Josh Nelson	QB	Mississippi
4.71	Kendrick Nord	QB	Grambling State
4.79	Gabe Northern	DE	LSU
5.31	Ramon Okoli	DT	Murray State (KY)
4.49	Winslow Oliver	RB	New Mexico
4.65	Terrell Owens	WR	Tennessee-Chattanooga
4.54	Chris Parker	RB	Marshall
4.80	Kavika Pittman	DE	McNeese State
4.54	Kirk Pointer	CB	Austin Peay
4.77	Bruce Presley	RB	Rutgers
4.71	Daryl Price	DE	Colorado
4.83	Lovett Purnell	TE	West Virginia
4.79	Simeon Rice	DE	Illinois
4.97	James Richey	QB	Stephen F. Austin
4.50	Phillip Riley	WR	Florida State
4.67	Brian Roche	TE	San Jose State
4.66	James Roe	WR	Norfolk State
5.01	Orpheus Roye	DE	Florida State
4.74	Mitch Running	WR	Kansas State
4.82	Lance Schwindt	WR	Fort Hays State
4.70	Freddie Scott	WR	Penn State
4.71	Jason Shelley	WR	Central State
5.13	Kendel Shello	DE	Southern
4.94	Aaron Sparrow	QB	Norfolk State
4.68	Rayna Stewart	CB	Northern Arizona
4.40	Bryan Still	WR	Virginia Tech
5.06	Chris Sullivan	DE	Boston College
4.51	Fred Thomas	CB	Tennessee-Martin
4.50	Amani Toomer	WR	Michigan
5.06	Mike Ulufale	DE	Brigham Young
4.81	Regan Upshaw	DE	California
4.57	Alex Van Dyke	WR	UNLV
5.14	Kyle Wachholtz	QB	Southern California
4.55	Robert Walker	RB	West Virginia
4.59	Marcus Wall	WR	North Carolina
4.69	Ervin Whitehead	WR	William & Mary
5.50	Larry Williams	DT	Mississippi State
4.76	Moe Williams	RB	Kentucky
4.59	Stepfret Williams	WR	Louisiana-Monroe
4.53	Tyrone Williams	CB	Nebraska
4.61	Terrell Willis	RB	Rutgers
4.60	Sir Mawn Wilson	WR	Syracuse
4.63	Cedric Zachery	WR	Georgia Tech
5.26	Trent Zenkewicz	DT	Michigan