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Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times

2016 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 DashPlayerPositionSchool
5.10Mehdi AbdesmadDTBoston College
4.64Jerell AdamsTESouth Carolina
4.83Vernon AdamsQBOregon
4.66Bralon AddisonWROregon
4.84Brandon AllenQBArkansas
4.67Geronimo AllisonWRIllinois
4.40Eli AppleCBOhio State
4.72Demarcus AyersWRHouston
5.23Sterling BaileyDEGeorgia
4.64Peyton BarberRBAuburn
5.05Andrew BillingsDTBaylor
5.15Ronald BlairDEAppalachian State
4.47Briean Boddy-CalhounCBMinnesota
4.86Joey BosaDEOhio State
4.58Tyler BoydWRPittsburgh
4.77Trevone BoykinQBTexas Christian
4.50James BradberryCBSamford
4.73Ben BrauneckerTEHarvard
4.94Jacoby BrissettQBNorth Carolina State
4.33Anthony BrownCBPurdue
5.05DeForest BucknerDEOregon
4.93Jonathan BullardDEFlorida
4.56Aaron BurbridgeWRMichigan State
4.46Artie BurnsCBMiami (FL)
4.53Juston BurrisCBNorth Carolina State
5.33Vernon ButlerDTLouisiana Tech
4.62Devon CajusteWRStanford
4.82Shilique CalhounDEMichigan State
4.58Taveze CalhounCBMississippi State
4.49Maurice CanadyCBVirginia
4.50Leonte CarrooWRRutgers
5.06Kenny ClarkDTUCLA
4.59Alex CollinsRBArkansas
5.03Maliek CollinsDTNebraska
4.79Connor CookQBMichigan State
4.47Marshaun CoprichRBIllinois State
4.47Cody CoreWRMississippi
4.69Kamalei CorreaDEBoise State
4.82James CowserDESouthern Utah
4.43Ken CrawleyCBColorado
4.42Trevor DavisWRCalifornia
5.07Sheldon DayDTNotre Dame
4.56Kenneth DixonRBLouisiana Tech
4.50Josh DoctsonWRTexas Christian
4.86Kevin DoddDEClemson
5.22Brandon DoughtyQBWestern Kentucky
4.45Kenyan DrakeRBAlabama
4.56Jeff DriskelQBLouisiana Tech
4.72Thomas DuarteTEUCLA
4.55DeAndre ElliottCBColorado State
4.47Ezekiel ElliottRBOhio State
4.41Tyler ErvinRBSan Jose State
4.92Jason FanaikaDEUtah
4.48Josh FergusonRBIllinois
4.57D.J. FosterWRArizona State
4.32Will FullerWRNotre Dame
4.53Keyarris GarrettWRTulsa
4.82Jared GoffQBCalifornia
4.90David GrinnageTENorth Carolina State
4.71Glenn GronkowskiRBKansas State
4.78Christian HackenbergQBPenn State
4.68Deiondre HallCBNorthern Iowa
4.93Javon HargraveDTSouth Carolina State
4.50Vernon HargreavesCBFlorida
4.56DeVante HarrisCBTexas A&M
5.02Joel HeathDTMichigan State
4.71Temarrick HemingwayTESouth Carolina State
4.54Derrick HenryRBAlabama
5.00Willie HenryDTMichigan
4.64Rashard HigginsWRColorado State
4.78Kevin HoganQBStanford
4.54Johnny HoltonWRCincinnati
4.72Austin HooperTEStanford
4.58Xavien HowardCBBaylor
5.03Matt IoannidisDTTemple
5.06Branden JacksonDETexas Tech
4.37William JacksonCBHouston
4.81Andy JanovichRBNebraska
4.95Quinton JeffersonDTMaryland
5.32Austin JohnsonDTPenn State
4.81Cardale JonesQBOhio State
4.65Cayleb JonesWRArizona
5.03Chris JonesDTMississippi State
4.49Cyrus JonesCBAlabama
4.33Jonathan JonesCBAuburn
4.73Matt JudonDEGrand Valley State
5.01Ufomba KamaluDTMiami (FL)
4.87Bronson KaufusiDEBrigham Young
4.89Cody KesslerQBSouthern California
4.61Marshall KoehnKIowa
4.46Daniel LascoRBCalifornia
5.32Darius LathamDTIndiana
4.64Kenny LawlerWRCalifornia
4.70Shaq LawsonDEClemson
4.57Roger LewisWRBowling Green
4.39Kolby ListenbeeWRTexas Christian
4.43Ricardo LouisWRAuburn
4.87Dean LowryDENorthwestern
4.74John LunsfordKLiberty
4.86Paxton LynchQBMemphis
4.60Jalin MarshallWROhio State
4.31Keith MarshallRBGeorgia
5.34Chris MayesDTGeorgia
4.55Mekale McKayWRCincinnati
4.50Braxton MillerWROhio State
4.65Harlan MillerCBSoutheastern Louisiana
4.45Malcolm MitchellWRGeorgia
4.53Chris MooreWRCincinnati
5.02David MorganTETexas-San Antonio
4.49Eric MurrayCBMinnesota
4.84Carl NassibDEPenn State
4.94Giorgio NewberryDEFlorida State
4.75Yannick NgakoueDEMaryland
4.74Dadi NicolasDEVirginia Tech
4.87Robert NkemdicheDTMississippi
4.48Marquez NorthWRTennessee
4.96Shawn OakmanDEBaylor
4.86Victor OchiDEStony Brook
4.63Emmanuel OgbahDEOklahoma State
4.90Romeo OkwaraDENotre Dame
4.47Jordan PaytonWRUCLA
4.45Charone PeakeWRClemson
4.54Paul PerkinsRBUCLA
4.58Kevin PetersonCBOklahoma State
4.99D.J. PettwayDEAlabama
4.79Dak PrescottQBMississippi State
4.48C.J. ProsiseRBNotre Dame
4.73Jimmy PruittCBSan Jose State
5.03Sheldon RankinsDTLouisville
5.33D.J. ReaderDTClemson
5.21Jarran ReedDTAlabama
5.02Hassan RidgewayDTTexas
5.20AShawn RobinsonDTAlabama
4.59Demarcus RobinsonWRFlorida
4.49Rashard RobinsonCBLSU
4.54Alonzo RussellWRToledo
4.74Beau SandlandTEMontana State
4.39Kevon SeymourCBSouthern California
4.58Hunter SharpWRUtah State
4.55Tajae SharpeWRMassachusetts
4.48Sterling ShepardWROklahoma
5.15Devaunte SiglerDTJacksonville State (AL)
4.53LeShaun SimsCBSouthern Utah
4.47Wendell SmallwoodRBWest Virginia
4.47Ryan SmithCBNorth Carolina Central
4.80Noah SpenceDEEastern Kentucky
4.69Nelson SpruceWRColorado
4.80Joel StaveQBWisconsin
4.59Charles TapperDEOklahoma
4.60Kelvin TaylorRBFlorida
4.98Lawrence ThomasDEMichigan State
4.57Michael ThomasWROhio State
4.92Ron ThompsonDESyracuse
4.75Shadrach ThorntonRBNorth Carolina State
4.68Soma VainukuRBSouthern California
5.19Vincent ValentineDTNebraska
4.60Dan VitaleRBNorthwestern
4.68Cleveland WallaceCBSan Jose State
5.11Jihad WardDEIllinois
5.17Adolphus WashingtonDTOhio State
4.49DeAndre WashingtonRBTexas Tech
4.77Carson WentzQBNorth Dakota State
4.49D.J. WhiteCBGeorgia Tech
4.54Brandon WildsRBSouth Carolina
4.94Bryce WilliamsTEEast Carolina
4.72Duke WilliamsWRAuburn
4.85DeRunnya WilsonWRMississippi State
4.80Josh WoodrumQBLiberty
4.64Daryl WorleyCBWest Virginia
4.91Connor WujciakDTBoston College
4.46Tavon YoungCBTemple
4.81Anthony ZettelDEPenn State