Truly an amazing performance. Just ask John Ross, who famously logged a 4.19-second 40-yard dash and went on to be the No. Towards the end of 2006, he was in a television commercial spot for a hair-treatment clinic, along with Wade Boggs. Drafted:Sixth round (189th overall) by Cleveland. After three and a half years in prison, he was released after a plea agreement in which he pleaded no contest to cocaine conspiracy charges. An average of the two times is taken to get the most accurate time. sa_urlcolor = "788300"; Here are some important things to know about the 40 yard dash: A hand time (use of a stop watch) will usually be faster than an electronic time. Note Updated 3/05/19: Added Zedrick Woods of Ole Miss to the list. On situations like that, I will just wait to see what they run at the combine or in their private NFL workouts. . No doubt, Hayes was one of the fastest men, if not. I, a Cigarette Smoker, Attempted the 40 Yard to Prove Once and For All That I Should Be a Pro NFL Player, as I Can Totally Beat Tom Brady's 40 Yard Dash Time. Comment on this article with name and the time. [5]:205 That year, he ran for exactly 1,000 yds on 190 carries,[3] becoming, with teammate Larry Csonka, the first 1,000-yard tandem in NFL history. The answer is rounded to two decimals. United States. PFR HOF Monitor: 32.73 (99th among RB, average HOF RB is 106.95), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2:31PM. John Ross 4.22. If it was a hand time 4.18, then you would round that time to the slowest 10th (to 4.2) and THEN ADD .24 seconds to arrive at a 4.44 conversion from hand to FAT. The biggest discrepancy with the times seems to have come from agents and schools trying to promote their players vigorously in an attempt to boost their draft stock. The .24 conversion is used to off-set human reaction times in starting and stopping the hand-held watch vs. an electronic signal starting a FAT system and stopping when precisely ON the finish line, which will be slower and ACCURATE. These best times were based on combine results fromNFLCombineResults.comorStatisticBrain.comand were verified by the NFL's official website or some other trusted source. Note Updated: 3/7/22: We may have just experienced the fastest NFL combine in history. Football Player. Thank you Isaiah Thompson!
Brady will EARN at least two more! his 105-yard return was the AFL's longest that season. I am guessing that he wont go under 4.3 at the combine. The record for the fastest 40 yard dash time belongs to John Ross, who ran it in 4.22 seconds at the 2017 NFL Combine. Enjoy the following list of reported (and somewhat believable) 40 yard dashes run under 4.3 seconds. Note Updated: 4/19/21: Two new additions to the all time list. Oklahoma linebacker Tom Wort ran a 4.42-second 40-yard dash in high school, a time that was 0.05 seconds faster than the fastest NFL linebacker prospect at this year's Combine. This year, we saw some serious speed during the 40-yard dash. Every Spring, this drill takes center stage and undoubtedly the question is asked 1,o00s of times. The running back and kick return specialist clocked in the sub-4.4 range at the 2006 combine, and the Jacksonville Jaguars decided to use their second round pick that year on him. All Rights Reserved. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Breida is 5'10", and he . Oregon's football program is built on blinding speed, and its fastest player at an NFL combine was someone who the average college football fan probably wouldn't know. That Barnes time is good for the second-fastest 40-time in the history of the event, coming just 1/100th of a second from John Ross' record setting of 4.22 in 2017. When you think of the Combine, the one event that immediately comes to mind is the 40-yard dash. At the end of the day, these two athletes seem to have been the ones whose sub 4.3 times are able to stick. My 4.44 clocking seemed pedestrian after Henry mowed the lawn for the scouts. His 6.4 yard per carry average led the NFL that season,[4]:766[3] and he finished third in the NFL in rushing touchdowns. Ruggs turned in a time of 4.27 at the NFL Combine on 2/27/20. Source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1094754/index.htm. The star of the "No-Fly Zone" Spartans secondary nailed down his high first-round status at the combine, and Minnesota chose him with the No. Remember it well. We will continue to add on to this list over time. Mind you, I doubt he went through a full warm-up and the set up was such that he could not run through the line at full speed. I dont remember James Jetts 4.19 but having had to cover him in a game in 1993, I can fully believe it. The majority of his playing days were spent with the Miami Dolphins. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. During the highest scoring Monday Night Football game, the commentors mentioned that Phillip Epps was the 5th fastest person in the history of mankind. That time was tied for the best among receivers that year, and his other combine numbers were quite impressive. His record only stood for three years, though, when Chris Johnson put up a 4.24 in 2008. Mercury Morris is a former NFL running back who played from 1969-1976, primarily with the Miami Dolphins (1969-1975) and later the San Diego Chargers (1976). sa_height = "250"; 11 overall pick of the draft. sa_location = "0"; https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1233212454970253312?s=20. seconds must be subtracted from that time due to Accu-track timing and you come up with a 40 yard dash time of 3.93 seconds. Lowest I heard was 4.16. College Football Out of Control. The prospect from the University of Houston was six-foot-four and 300 pounds, but guys bigger than him have had decent runs in the 40-yard dash. He had just the third-worst time in 2012, behind Josh Oglesby. 9 pick for the Cincinnati Bengals. Will Fuller's game is a trade-off. With that, we ended up with two more additions to the list with Tyriq Woolen from UT San Antonio putting down a 4.26 official time and Baylors Kalen Barnes putting up a 4.23 official time just missing a chance to tie the best combine time ever by .01. Thats all that needs to be said. [2]:4445. It was shown as a 4.29 on the NFL Network broadcast but was later amended to a 4.23, 4.29u @BUFootball CB Kalon Barnes was flying. Kevin Curtis played for the Utah State Aggies, not Utah Utes. At the NFL Experience during Super Bowl LIII, Bolt, ran the 40 yard dash in sweatpants and sneakers. The modern day NFL team features line backers that weight more than the 72 Dolphins offensive lineman, but run the 40 yard dash as fast as most running backs in 1972. In 1982, Morris was convicted of felony drug trafficking charges. 4.29 is what I have heard the most, so that is what I went with. Clemson's most recent surge of putting players into the league has featured a lot of athletically gifted former Tigers, and Jacoby Ford was the fastest of them all at the combine. Last edited on 28 December 2022, at 21:38, "Mercury Morris likes life without football", "NFL Yards per Rushing Attempt Career Leaders", "Pro-Football-Reference Career Yards per Kick Return Leaders", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mercury_Morris&oldid=1130158138, NFL rushing yards per attempt leader (1973), This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 21:38. The Miami Dolphins picked him up as a free agentlast month after he did not appear in a single game last year. With no combine, players had more time to prepare. Green ran down from significant distances two of the fastest running backs to play in the NFL (Tony Dorsett and Eric Dickerson). sa_client = "f4edea39dfc650523fd6f9473a42fc64"; Marquise Goodwin 4.27. Mercury Morris. Whats the fastest 40 yard dash? . McCalebb and Austin both ended up with 4.34 official 40 times. [3] Both totals would have also led the NFL. Notes Updated 3/01/10: Clemsons Jacoby Ford and CJ Spiller were added to the list today. Nevertheless, 4.27 is an outstanding time that puts him at #37 on our list. There are plenty of RBs in the NFL that were faster than Dorsett that arent even mentioned much; Curtis Dickey, OJ Simpson, Napoleon Kaufman, and Eric Dickerson. If you can direct me to some documentation online of that time, I will change his time on the list. The average 40 yard dash time for a 50-year-old is 6.8 seconds. @Chad Wilson when in high school know it cant be confirmed but i hav no reason to lie i consistently ran a 4 flat 40 an my friend ran a 3.9 40 consistenly he was 5 foot 5 125 pounds im 6 foot 160 but was ran in sneckers on the track. [1], Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Morris attended Avonworth High School in the northwestern suburbs of the city. He later played in the Canadian Football League. It has been said consistently that Darrell Green recorded a time of 4.09 at the Washington Redskins training camp in 1986. In cases where I know that to be true, those players are excluded from this list. Note Updated 1/11/12: Three new additions to the list. Trindon Holliday has also been added for his unofficial 4.27 run at the combine on 3/01/10. The other addition is Walter Sutton. He was a top-five pick in 2011 by the Arizona Cardinals, where he's been a Pro Bowler for all five of his professional seasons and a three-time All-Pro selection. Advertisement The jury acquitted Morris on . sa_font = "0"; They comprise of six wide receivers, three cornerbacks and two running backs. By Robert Taylor Published On: 2014-09-16. These things plus my own two eyes would lead me to believe that Darrell Green, Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders were the fastest football players to ever play the game. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Another problem is the angle of the surface. 1) Anthony Schwartz, WR, Auburn: 4.27 seconds 2) Eric Stokes, CB, Georgia: 4.31s T-3) Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue: 4.32s T-3) Kene Nwangwu, RB, Iowa State: 4.32s. Just goes to show how much of a hot topic 40 yard dash times are. However, he also has a high time of 4.47. He's gonna drop one a game, but he might score two. He played for seven years, primarily for the Miami Dolphins, in the American Football League (AFL) as a rookie in 1969, then in the American Football Conference (AFC) following the 1970 merger with the National Football League (NFL).. Morris played in three Super Bowls, winning . After some research I was satisfied that he did indeed run a 4.23 forty yard dash during him time with the Cowboys. Who has the fastest 40-yard dash time at the 2022 NFL Combine? Dominic-Rogers Cromartie ran 4.28 the same year. He didn't record any playing time for the Buccaneers in 2009 or the Saints in 2010, which ended an NFL career that started with a good deal of promise. Note Updated 2/25/13: 2013 Combine has done well to add to our growing list. Nole Devine WVU they say 4.34 so if u take the .25 from that hes around 4.10! Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Stay tuned for some mutant clocking a ridiculous time at one of the upcoming Pro Days. Did you get the last message? His time in the NFL would be infamously remembered for a 2004 playoff game in which Colts quarterback Peyton Manning repeatedly threw at Alexander, with Reggie Wayne catching 10 passes for 221 yards and two scores, per Patrick Saunders of theDenver Post. Sometimes, they dont hit the times you expect them to hit. If anyone could run a sub 4.1 forty, it was Darrell Green. Wilson is a former college football player for the University of Miami (92-94) and Long Beach St. (90-91) and played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks (95). [UPDATE]: Former Alabama star Henry Ruggs III ran a 4.27 40-yard dash to join the list in 2020. The prolific dual-threat talent was drafted No. Some times you cant be sure that the distance run was indeed 40 yards. He played for the Dolphins for seven seasons, winning two Super Bowls, and finished his career with the San Diego Chargers in 1976. . @Mike Barry In the NFL, the second-round pick broke into the starting lineup by his third season. Top 40-yard dash times by wide receivers (measured in seconds) 1) Anthony Schwartz, Auburn: 4.26. There are only 7 times in the 4.2 range in the history of the combine. "That's still a very fast time - even for running backs."Apr 27, 2007. . Morris was first thought to have finished with 991 yards, but the Dolphins' management asked the league to examine a play in which Morris fumbled a lateral; Morris was awarded the nine yards previously recorded as lost on the play, giving him 1,000 yards for the season. The reason it's 40 yards and not 50 or 30 or 24.68 is because when the 40-yard dash was created it roughly approximated the distance of the average punt. Track star Henry Neal recorded a 4.20 forty yard dash before my own eyes in a workout for the Miami Dolphins in 1996. Drafted:First round (9th overall) by New York Jets. Two Trojans, wide receiver R. Jay Soward and running back Justin Fargas, are tied for USC's best official times at the combine. Ross cramped up immediately after his run and only ran one. Baylor's warp-speed offense should continue to put plenty of quick talents into the NFL in the next few years under head coach Art Briles. Allen Amundson was a reserve running back for the Ducks who rushed for only569 yards and four touchdowns in his entire college career. He was a regular starter by his second season in the league. One player that is not on the list is Bob Hayes of the Dallas Cowboys. I just came across some info you might find interesting. He spent some time on the IR list and at the bottom of the depth chart, but eventually became a starter for the 2014 season. * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader. Former Miami Dolphins Jim Kiick, Eugene "Mercury" Morris, Garo Yepremian, and Larry Little answer questions attend a press conference anouncing. The team released him before the 2009 season. We hope you have a great day, and Go Hawks. Kevin Williams of the University of Miami (1989-92) ran a 4.28 forty yard dash before my own eyes. If Greens 40 yd. Spiller has an alleged low time of 4.28. Offensive lineman Palauni Ma Sun was expected to be a late-round gem out of Oregon in the 2007 NFL Draft. The Texans took a chance on him late in the 2010 NFL draft, but he's failed to stick long term as a return specialist after some early flashes. @ZedrickW pic.twitter.com/QJNFkcifSe. Served three years of a 15-year sentence for . Wasnt much of a football player, but what about Renaldo Nehamiah? Right now, the time to beat at the combine belongs to Briles' first star with the Bearsformer Heisman-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III. After appearing once for Oakland in 2008, Waddell was picked up by the Florida Tuskers of the short-lived United Football League. January 5,1947 Miami Dolphins All-Time Top 100 Players: 49. Bonitto is coming off an impressive senior season with . He was 59 177 of all muscle. Ball-hawking defensive back Jason Verrett, who was an All-American at TCU, had a strong combine performance and went in the first round to the Chargers. There are two types of electronic times: 1. A FAT system was not set up at the 40 yard mark but rather, Greens 40 yard time split was taken from video at a time after the completion of the race. Pat McManamon of ESPN.com called the high-potential Gaines' selection "another in a stretch of logical, sound picks by the Browns" in last year's draft. Ranks 3rd on NFL All-Time Rushing Average List (5.141). The clock in accu-track timing starts when the starters pistol is shot. Mercury Morris. If I remember some-what correctly, they calculated Moss ran close to a sub 4.0/40! The speedy Green played six seasons in the NFL and was a Pro Bowler in 1991 as a member of the Denver Broncos. Note Updated 3/4/17: University of Washingtons John Ross broke the combine official 40 yard dash record with a 4.22 laser time. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
. A preseason Achilles injury in 2014 later led to a serious in-season one, knocking him out after just three contests played. I will wait until then. Tom Brady I ment!-Oops. Ive known Randy Moss my whole life & at FSU he ran a 4.19 before he was dismissed from the team. But Oglesby came in at a disadvantage after having already undergone six knee surgeries while in college. He casually came through the line in an unofficial 4.22. Ma Sun never made it to an active roster, but was around for the Saints photo day in 2007 and had his head shot taken. A little more than a decade ago, Routt starred in both football and track for Houston. His 105-yard return was the longest in the AFL that season, and he was also one of the AFL's leading punt returners that year. The fastest recorded 40 yard split on record belongs to Olympian Maurice Greene. What Research Found Out On This Very Important Topic, Please follow me on Twitter @Gridironstuds. Latest on RB Mercury Morris including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on NFL.com Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Former Washington DB Roc Alexander (left). Research confirmed what I already knew and that there is no way to really tell. A fast stopwatch at the 2022 NFL Combine led to buzz when Tyquan Thompson seemingly set the record with a 4.21 40-yard dash time. That is a Prospects Question, Want A College Football Scholarship? 4.23 is mentioned in the article along with reference to Carl Lewis-esque athleticism. Please Chad help me get Clayton on here if possible. MIAMI Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman put his speed to the test against three other NFL stars in a 40-yard race put on by Bounty. He is also a former youth and high school football coach for over 15 years most recently for 5-A State of Florida Champs American Heritage. [2]:6163, In the 1972 and 1973 seasons, Morris earned Super Bowl rings in Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII, and was selected for the Pro Bowl in both years. When the athlete crosses the 40 yard line, the coach stops the time by pressing the same button. DeAngelo Halls reported 4.15 on Virginia Techs indoor track when he was a junior in college would be an example of that. His time was later officially ruled to be 4.43 secondsstill a great time but not enough to be the best for a former Trojan. Similar to Dri Archer as we touched on earlier, everyone had their eyes glued to John Ross at the 2017 combine because there was a chance he would break Chris Johnson's 40-yard dash record of 4.24 seconds. I will attempt to keep a running record of the sub 4.3 forty yard dashes and their owners in this list. He pretty much just ran his 40-yard dash from the Combine. His blistering time tempted Oakland enough to take him with a fourth-round pick, which was higher than he was originally predicted during his Clemson days. Notes Updated: 3/04/10: USCs Taylor Mays has been added to the list with his unofficial 4.24 at the NFL Combine. He rushed for more than 8,000 yards and 68 touchdowns in nine seasons, retiring before the 2015 season. What about Clayton Holmes? 34 overall to the Dallas Cowboys in this year's draft. Chad! For instance, anyone who has seen C.J. Thank you very much for all your years of excellent research and your very well written article. RB Maurice Jones-Drew. . Casserlys hand time makes up the unofficial times that you see on NFL Network during the telecast of the NFL Combine. Mercury Morris was born on 5 January 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Unofficial: DB Deion Sanders (4.21 seconds) in 1989drafted first round (fifth overall) by Atlanta, Drafted:First round (18th overall) by Cincinnati. Do you have a blog? Check out the slowest and fastest 40-yard dash times posted by wide receivers from the 2010-2020 combines!Check out our other channels:NFL Mundo https://www.. While Iowa kicker Marshall Koehn posted a jaw-dropping 40 time this year, he was still a couple of tenths behind the best former Hawkeye at the combine. As Bleacher Report's Brian Pedersen noted in his countdown of best combine times last season, Amundson's best season came as a sophomore when he was the No. While that does not guarantee them sub 4.3 yard dash times, it does give their run more credibility. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The 1998 Nagurski Trophy winner at Georgia, who was also a track standout in high school, torched the track at the combine with a time of 4.28 seconds. When and why did 40 yards become so significant? The Steelers took him in the third round of the draft after his impressive combine, but he only appeared in one game as a rookie. Mercury Morris (Eugene Morris) was born on 5 January, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, is an Actor, Writer, Producer. Repetition does not make it a fact but if enough sources have reported this time to make me believe it. Jeff Smith. So Tony Dorsett is not blazing speed? If this wasnt true, why would they mention it? I do count hand times for this list so all three make it. However, as it relates to the 40 yard dash, I could find no time recorded for this Olympic Gold medalist. He posted the worst 40-yard dash time that year at 5.76 seconds. Please logout and login again. On March 6, 1986, his conviction was overturned by the Florida Supreme Court because evidence he had offered to prove his entrapment defense had been excluded under a mistaken characterization as hearsay. Please do not quote high school forty yard dash times. Prospective NFL players are given bigger contracts or passed over entirely based on how they run the 40. Of course, you all know that there was no combine this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. sa_maxads = "4"; Wilsons oldest son Quincy plays in the NFL for the New York Giants and his younger son plays cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals. If your buddy or parent timed . Drafted:Fourth round (108th overall) by Oakland. I found His disappointing time of 6.06 seconds seemed to be an indication of what was to come in his NFL career. sa_borderwidth = "1"; Notes Updated 1/24/11: Foolish me for not updating this sooner with Sam Shields 40 time since I witnessed it myself on his pro timing day last spring. Myric joins a small list of NFL combine participants who have run under 4.30. Is there someone missing from the list? Kent St.s Dri Archer was the only member of this years combine to go sub 4.3 and thus get added to the list. This has ended up being one of the most popular sports articles on the Internet since I wrote. I will make this careful observation based on what I know, Ive seen and Ive heard. Mostert is faster yet. How to Perform Staggered Stance Broad Jumps: Begin with your feet in 40 yard dash position. After running a 4.35 at the combine, Miamis Phillip Dorsett cranked out a 4.25 at the University of Miamis pro timing day. He went undrafted and bounced around a couple of practice squads before landing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As such, let's take a look at . Note Updated: 2/28/20: Alabamas Henry Ruggs has been added to the list. In my personal experiences, I have seen some sub 4.3 forty yard dashes in my time. Push the hips back and lean the torso forward. Now, Milliner is the subject of possible trade talksas the Jets look ahead to the 2016 season, per Darryl Slater of NJ.com.

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