Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times

2011 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
4.56	Darvin Adams	WR	Auburn
5.40	Ladi Ajiboye	DT	South Carolina
5.31	Olufemi Ajiboye	DT	South Carolina
4.56	Anthony Allen	RB	Georgia Tech
4.52	Armando Allen	RB	Notre Dame
4.50	Cortez Allen	CB	Citadel
4.38	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska
4.77	Matt Asiata	RB	Utah
4.84	Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina
4.71	Allen Bailey	DE	Miami (FL)
4.92	Brandon Bair	DE	Oregon
4.49	Jon Baldwin	WR	Pittsburgh
4.75	Christian Ballard	DE	Iowa
4.58	Damien Berry	RB	Miami (FL)
4.50	Armon Binns	WR	Cincinnati
4.64	DaQuan Bowers	DE	Clemson
4.53	Allen Bradford	RB	Southern California
4.54	Niles Brinkley	CB	Wisconsin
4.49	Chykie Brown	CB	Texas
4.51	Curtis Brown	CB	Texas
4.59	DeAndre Brown	WR	Southern Mississippi
4.52	Jalil Brown	CB	Colorado
4.68	Vincent Brown	WR	San Diego State
4.71	Kendric Burney	CB	North Carolina
4.50	Brandon Burton	CB	Utah
4.50	Stephen Burton	WR	West Texas A&M
4.65	Mario Butler	CB	Georgia Tech
4.53	Jordan Cameron	TE	Southern California
4.53	Rashad Carmichael	CB	Virginia Tech
4.76	Roc Carmichael	CB	Clemson
4.54	Delone Carter	RB	Syracuse
5.04	Jurrell Casey	DT	Southern California
4.38	Chimdi Chekwa	CB	Ohio State
4.63	Ugo Chinasa	DE	Oklahoma State
4.83	John Clay	RB	Wisconsin
4.78	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Iowa
4.46	Randall Cobb	WR	Kentucky
5.12	Ryan Colburn	QB	Fresno State
4.60	Graig Cooper	RB	Miami (FL)
4.53	Vance Cuff	CB	Georgia
4.83	Andy Dalton	QB	Texas Christian
4.93	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama
4.54	Mark Dell	WR	Michigan State
4.34	Noel Devine	RB	West Virginia
4.81	Pat Devlin	QB	Delaware
4.87	Demarcus Dobbs	DE	Georgia
4.56	Tandon Doss	WR	Indiana
4.40	Ras-I Dowling	CB	Virginia
4.73	Shaun Draughn	RB	North Carolina
5.19	Kenrick Ellis	DT	Hampton
4.88	Ricky Elmore	DE	Arizona
5.12	Nathan Enderle	QB	Idaho
4.56	Darren Evans	RB	Virginia Tech
4.84	Nick Fairley	DT	Auburn
4.37	Mario Fannin	RB	Auburn
5.28	Sione Fua	DT	Stanford
4.61	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri
4.85	Charlie Gantt	TE	Michigan State
4.49	Clyde Gates	WR	Abilene Christian
4.31	Edmond Gates	WR	Abilene Christian
4.45	Marcus Gilchrist	CB	Clemson
5.00	Cameron Graham	TE	Louisville
5.09	John Graves	DT	Virginia Tech
4.48	A.J. Green	WR	Georgia
4.45	Alex Green	RB	Hawaii
4.54	Virgil Green	TE	Nevada
4.53	Tori Gurley	WR	South Carolina
4.96	Lawrence Guy	DT	Arizona State
4.68	Jamel Hamler	WR	Fresno State
4.40	Leonard Hankerson	WR	Miami (FL)
4.77	Daniel Hardy	TE	Idaho
4.53	Jamie Harper	RB	Clemson
4.46	Brandon Harris	CB	Miami (FL)
4.53	Dwayne Harris	WR	East Carolina
4.40	Roy Helu	RB	Nebraska
4.92	Cameron Heyward	DE	Ohio State
4.43	Brandon Hogan	CB	West Virginia
4.51	Andre Holmes	WR	Hillsdale
4.44	Davon House	CB	New Mexico State
4.46	Rob Housler	TE	Florida Atlantic
4.46	Kendall Hunter	RB	Oklahoma State
4.62	Mark Ingram	RB	Alabama
4.61	Lestar Jean	WR	Florida Atlantic
5.03	Jarvis Jenkins	DT	Clemson
4.46	Jerrel Jernigan	WR	Troy
4.75	Jerrod Johnson	QB	Texas A&M
4.46	Ronald Johnson	WR	Southern California
4.34	Julio Jones	WR	Alabama
4.53	Taiwan Jones	RB	Eastern Washington
4.74	Cameron Jordan	DE	California
4.53	Colin Kaepernick	QB	Nevada
4.65	Lance Kendricks	TE	Wisconsin
4.56	Jeremy Kerley	WR	Texas Christian
4.67	Patrick Kerrigan	DE	Purdue
4.79	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Purdue
4.79	Karl Klug	DE	Iowa
4.56	Mikel Leshoure	RB	Illinois
4.93	Lazarius Levingston	DE	LSU
5.03	Pep Levingston	DE	LSU
4.56	Dion Lewis	RB	Pittsburgh
4.51	Greg Little	WR	North Carolina
4.97	Corey Liuget	DT	Illinois
4.37	Derrick Locke	RB	Kentucky
4.51	Jake Locker	QB	Washington
4.34	Ricardo Lockette	WR	Fort Valley State
4.56	Jeff Maehl	WR	Oregon
5.24	Ryan Mallett	QB	Arkansas
4.42	Curtis Marsh	CB	Utah State
4.81	Cliff Matthews	DE	South Carolina
4.43	Byron Maxwell	CB	Clemson
4.98	Terrell McClain	DT	South Florida
4.84	Greg McElroy	QB	Alabama
4.71	Andrew McGee	CB	Oklahoma State
4.91	Pernell McPhee	DE	Mississippi State
4.43	Denarius Moore	WR	Tennessee
4.48	Joseph Morgan	WR	Michigan State
4.59	O.J. Murdock	WR	Fort Hays State
4.53	Orenthal Murdock	WR	Fort Hays State
4.37	DeMarco Murray	RB	Oklahoma
5.06	Chris Neild	DT	West Virginia
5.06	Drake Nevis	DT	LSU
4.56	Jamar Newsome	WR	Central Florida
4.56	Cam Newton	QB	Auburn
4.63	Schuylar Oordt	TE	Northern Iowa
4.84	Cheta Ozougwu	DE	Rice
4.98	Stephen Paea	DT	Oregon State
4.95	Martin Parker	DT	Richmond
4.59	Johnny Patrick	CB	Louisville
4.45	Niles Paul	WR	Nebraska
4.31	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU
4.56	Austin Pettis	WR	Boise State
4.78	Zach Pianalto	TE	North Carolina
4.87	Zack Pianalto	TE	Michigan State
4.56	Kealoha Pilares	WR	Hawaii
4.63	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State
4.59	Josh Portis	QB	California (PA)
5.25	Jerrell Powe	DT	Mississippi
4.52	Bilal Powell	RB	Louisville
4.62	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina
4.84	D'Aundre Reed	DE	Arizona
4.90	Allen Reisner	TE	Iowa
4.65	Stevan Ridley	RB	LSU
4.35	Aldrick Robinson	WR	Southern Methodist
4.59	Jacquizz Rodgers	RB	Oregon State
4.45	Justin Rogers	CB	Richmond
4.65	Evan Royster	RB	Penn State
4.55	Chris Rucker	CB	Michigan State
4.58	Kevin Rutland	CB	Missouri
4.40	Brandon Saine	RB	Ohio State
4.53	Greg Salas	WR	Hawaii
4.69	DeMarco Sampson	WR	San Diego State
4.50	Jock Sanders	WR	West Virginia
4.56	Dane Sanzenbacher	WR	Ohio State
4.82	Weslye Saunders	TE	South Carolina
4.40	Da'Rel Scott	RB	Maryland
4.68	Jabaal Sheard	DE	Pittsburgh
4.54	Richard Sherman	CB	Stanford
4.50	Cecil Shorts	WR	Mount Union
5.04	Tupaimoefitpo Siliga	DT	Utah
4.37	Buster Skrine	CB	Tennessee-Chattanooga
4.74	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri
4.42	Jimmy Smith	CB	Colorado
4.94	Lee Smith	TE	Marshall
4.41	Torrey Smith	WR	Maryland
4.51	Owen Spencer	WR	North Carolina State
4.87	Ricky Stanzi	QB	Iowa
4.68	Luke Stocker	TE	Tennessee
4.65	Vai Taua	RB	Nevada
4.96	Adrian Taylor	DT	Oklahoma
5.09	Phil Taylor	DT	Baylor
4.47	Tyrod Taylor	QB	Virginia Tech
4.63	Daniel Thomas	RB	Kansas State
4.46	Josh Thomas	CB	Buffalo
4.64	Julius Thomas	TE	Portland State
4.50	Brandyn Thompson	CB	Boise State
5.25	Cedric Thornton	DT	Southern Arkansas
4.40	Jordan Todman	RB	Connecticut
4.52	Terrance Toliver	WR	LSU
4.62	Terrence Toliver	WR	Michigan State
4.92	Scott Tolzien	QB	Wisconsin
4.68	Devon Torrence	CB	Ohio State
4.66	Terrance Turner	WR	Indiana
4.83	Jeff Van Camp	QB	Florida Atlantic
4.25	Demarcus Van Dyke	CB	Miami (FL)
4.49	Shane Vereen	RB	California
4.91	J.J. Watt	DE	Wisconsin
4.81	Justin Watt	DE	Wisconsin
4.53	Ryan Whalen	WR	Stanford
4.50	Johnny White	RB	North Carolina
4.86	Markus White	DE	Florida State
5.27	Colby Whitlock	DT	Texas Tech
4.96	Muhammad Wilkerson	DT	Temple
4.55	Aaron Williams	CB	Texas
4.59	D.J. Williams	TE	Arkansas
5.21	Ian Williams	DT	Notre Dame
4.56	Marshall Williams	WR	Wake Forest
4.59	Ryan Williams	RB	Virginia Tech
4.96	Ryan Winterswyk	DE	Boise State
4.41	Shareece Wright	CB	Southern California
5.07	T.J. Yates	QB	North Carolina
5.06	Taylor Yates	QB	North Carolina
4.50	Jimmy Young	WR	Texas Christian
4.43	Titus Young	WR	Boise State