Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times

2009 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
4.48	Asher Allen	CB	Georgia
4.77	Robert Ayers	DE	Tennessee
4.94	Chris Baker	DT	Hampton
4.55	Ramses Barden	WR	Cal Poly
4.45	Kevin Barnes	CB	Maryland
4.62	Travis Beckum	TE	Wisconsin
4.74	Kahlil Bell	RB	UCLA
5.00	Michael Bennett	DE	Texas A&M
5.04	Demonte Bolden	DT	Tennessee
4.82	Jason Boltus	QB	Hartwick
4.70	Rhett Bomar	QB	Sam Houston State
5.48	Ron Brace	DT	Boston College
4.87	Tom Brandstater	QB	Fresno State
4.49	Kenny Britt	WR	Rutgers
4.70	Jared Bronson	TE	Central Washington
4.37	Andre Brown	RB	North Carolina State
4.46	Donald Brown	RB	Connecticut
4.65	Everette Brown	DE	Florida State
4.86	Nathan Brown	QB	Central Arkansas
4.63	David Buehler	K	Southern California
4.58	Joe Burnett	CB	Central Florida
4.41	Darius Butler	CB	Connecticut
4.31	Deon Butler	WR	Penn State
4.35	Demetrius Byrd	WR	LSU
5.22	Hunter Cantwell	QB	Louisville
4.49	Don Carey	CB	Norfolk State
4.62	Jeremy Childs	WR	Boise State
4.50	Glen Coffee	RB	Alabama
4.56	Austin Collie	WR	Brigham Young
4.49	Jared Cook	TE	South Carolina
4.50	Quan Cosby	WR	Texas
4.79	Chase Daniel	QB	Missouri
4.55	James Davis	RB	Clemson
4.95	Nate Davis	QB	Ball State
5.00	Rulon Davis	DE	California
4.40	Vontae Davis	CB	Illinois
4.84	Will Davis	DE	Illinois
4.52	Jarett Dillard	WR	Rice
4.78	Davon Drew	TE	East Carolina
4.43	Dominique Edison	WR	Stephen F. Austin
4.90	Pannel Egboh	DE	Stanford
5.00	Maurice Evans	DE	Penn State
5.12	Marlon Favorite	DT	LSU
4.47	Bradley Fletcher	CB	Iowa
4.68	Arian Foster	RB	Tennessee
4.45	Brooks Foster	WR	North Carolina
4.63	Coye Francies	CB	San Jose State
4.90	Josh Freeman	QB	Kansas State
4.81	Jarron Gilbert	DE	San Jose State
4.46	Mike Goodson	RB	Texas A&M
5.19	Adrian Grady	DT	Louisville
4.62	Shonn Greene	RB	Iowa
4.79	Dan Gronkowski	TE	Maryland
4.95	Cullen Harper	QB	Clemson
5.07	Graham Harrell	QB	Texas Tech
4.58	Cary Harris	CB	Southern California
4.73	Macho Harris	CB	Rutgers
4.99	Ra'Shon Harris	DT	Oregon
5.05	Sunny Harris	DT	Michigan State
4.68	Victor Harris	CB	Virginia Tech
4.52	Brian Hartline	WR	Ohio State
4.39	Percy Harvin	WR	Florida
4.25	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	Maryland
4.84	Anthony Hill	TE	North Carolina State
5.17	Sammie Hill	DT	Colorado
5.12	SammieLee Hill	DT	Stillman
5.12	Chase Holbrook	QB	New Mexico State
4.83	Evander Hood	DT	Missouri
4.97	Ziggy Hood	DT	Missouri
5.02	Brian Hoyer	QB	Michigan State
4.40	Brandon Hughes	CB	Oregon State
4.44	Juaquin Iglesias	WR	Oklahoma
4.68	Cornelius Ingram	TE	Florida
4.96	Corvey Irvin	DT	Georgia
4.94	Tyson Jackson	DE	LSU
5.07	Tim Jamison	DE	Michigan
5.18	Ricky Jean Francois	DT	LSU
4.51	Malcolm Jenkins	CB	Ohio State
4.59	Rashad Jennings	RB	Liberty
4.49	Bruce Johnson	CB	Miami (FL)
4.50	Domonique Johnson	CB	Jackson State
4.75	Gartrell Johnson	RB	Colorado State
4.41	Ian Johnson	RB	Boise State
4.62	Jeremiah Johnson	RB	Oregon
4.69	Michael Johnson	DE	Georgia Tech
4.49	Taurus Johnson	WR	South Florida
4.49	Aaron Kelly	WR	Clemson
4.60	Anthony Kimble	RB	Stanford
4.83	Mitch King	DT	Iowa
5.21	Terrance Knighton	DT	Temple
4.29	Johnny Knox	WR	Abilene Christian
4.83	Paul Kruger	DE	Utah
4.40	Quinten Lawrence	WR	McNeese State
4.47	Keenan Lewis	CB	Oregon State
4.50	Marlon Lucky	RB	Nebraska
4.45	Jeremy Maclin	WR	Missouri
5.03	Alex Magee	DT	Purdue
5.00	Sen'Derrick Marks	DT	Auburn
4.81	Orion Martin	DE	Virginia Tech
4.43	Sherrod Martin	CB	Troy
4.60	Mohamed Massaquoi	WR	Georgia
4.78	Aaron Maybin	DE	Penn State
4.61	Stephen McGee	QB	Texas A&M
4.37	Kenny McKinley	WR	South Carolina
4.46	Andrew Means	WR	Indiana
4.95	Roy Miller	DT	Texas
5.08	Khalif Mitchell	DT	East Carolina
4.43	Marko Mitchell	WR	Nevada
5.07	Fili Moala	DT	Southern California
4.56	D.J. Moore	CB	Vanderbilt
4.81	Kyle Moore	DE	Southern California
4.50	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Georgia
4.65	Cameron Morrah	TE	California
4.51	Ryan Mouton	CB	Hawaii
4.51	Captain Munnerlyn	CB	South Carolina
4.32	Louis Murphy	WR	Florida
4.52	Shawn Nelson	TE	Southern Mississippi
4.51	Hakeem Nicks	WR	North Carolina
4.62	Jordan Norwood	WR	Penn State
4.57	Chris Ogbonnaya	RB	Texas
4.36	Kevin Ogletree	WR	Virginia
4.63	Brian Orakpo	DE	Texas
4.61	Branden Ore	RB	West Liberty
4.75	Greg Orton	WR	Purdue
4.51	Chris Owens	CB	San Jose State
4.44	Christopher Owens	CB	San Jose State
4.87	Curtis Painter	QB	Purdue
4.54	Ryan Palmer	CB	Texas
4.96	Bear Pascoe	TE	Fresno State
4.51	Darius Passmore	WR	Marshall
4.34	Cedric Peerman	RB	Virginia
4.80	Brandon Pettigrew	TE	Oklahoma State
4.78	John Phillips	TE	Virginia
4.90	Zach Potter	DE	Nebraska
4.51	Jerraud Powers	CB	Auburn
5.03	Myron Pryor	DT	Kentucky
4.88	Richard Quinn	TE	North Carolina
5.12	B.J. Raji	DT	Boston College
4.79	Mike Reilly	QB	Central Washington
5.08	Darryl Richard	DT	Georgia Tech
4.66	David Richmond	WR	San Jose State
4.55	Javon Ringer	RB	Michigan State
4.46	Brian Robiskie	WR	Ohio State
4.93	Mark Sanchez	QB	Southern California
4.49	Lydell Sargeant	CB	Penn State
4.44	Bernard Scott	RB	Abilene Christian
4.97	Darell Scott	DT	West Virginia
4.92	Dorell Scott	DT	Clemson
4.86	Matt Shaughnessy	DE	Wisconsin
4.39	Kory Sheets	RB	Purdue
4.53	Lawrence Sidbury	DE	Richmond
4.47	Alphonso Smith	CB	Wake Forest
4.50	DeAngelo Smith	CB	Cincinnati
4.50	Sean Smith	CB	Utah
4.70	Kory Sperry	TE	Colorado State
4.81	Matthew Stafford	QB	Georgia
4.54	Sammie Stroughter	WR	Oregon State
4.63	Stryker Sulak	DE	Missouri
4.68	Tyrell Sutton	RB	Northwestern
4.70	Nate Swift	WR	Nebraska
5.22	Terrance Taylor	DT	Michigan
4.30	Mike Thomas	WR	Arizona
4.50	Morgan Trent	CB	Michigan
4.31	Tiquan Underwood	WR	Rutgers
4.79	David Veikune	DE	Hawaii
4.98	Derek Walker	DE	Illinois
5.32	Vance Walker	DT	Georgia Tech
4.28	Mike Wallace	WR	Mississippi
4.50	Donald Washington	CB	Ohio State
4.35	Lardarius Webb	CB	Nicholls State
4.59	Beanie Wells	RB	Michigan State
4.52	Chris Wells	RB	Ohio State
4.55	Pat White	QB	West Virginia
4.96	Brandon Williams	DE	Texas Tech
4.65	Derrick Williams	WR	Penn State
4.63	Jaison Williams	WR	Oregon
4.51	Javarris Williams	RB	Tennessee State
4.90	Drew Willy	QB	Buffalo
4.87	John Wilson	QB	Alabama
4.75	John Parker Wilson	QB	Alabama
4.59	Jahi Word-Daniels	CB	Georgia Tech
4.52	DeAndre Wright	CB	New Mexico
5.01	Jarius Wynn	DE	Georgia