Last year, these were the 17 fastest college . Chad, Long time no contact. What about Clayton Holmes? He posted a 4.37 in the 40, which was the best in school history and one of the best overall for a defensive back that year. He recorded a 4.26 at the Nike combine in Philly last year. Stanford might not be known first and foremost for its speed, but Chris Owusu brought plenty of it to the 2012 combine, where he ran a sub-4.4 in the 40-yard dash. Drafted:Second round (60th overall) by Jacksonville. Both Schwartz and Stokes were high school sprint stars running 10.05 and 10.39 respectively. RB Maurice Jones-Drew. User's Guide; Help/Contact Sportlots; Stores . Mercury Morris was born on January 5, 1947 in Pittsburgh . The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. sa_bordercolor = "BDD631"; Stallworth, a first-round pick for the Saints, had a career-high eight touchdowns in his rookie season. It's also available for basketball, baseball and hockey. Last year, he was only active in five games thanks to another injurythis time for his wrist. Morris excelled as both a running back and kick returner. [2]:4445. I dont think Woodson was a sub 4.3 guy. 1. Kevin Williams of the University of Miami (1989-92) ran a 4.28 forty yard dash before my own eyes. Theres little doubt that under the type of conditions that the NFL players run the 40 at the combine, Bolt, who is retired at age 32, would surpass anything any of us have ever seen in the 40 yard dash. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at [UPDATE]: Former Alabama star Henry Ruggs III ran a 4.27 40-yard dash to join the list in 2020. Thank you very much for all your years of excellent research and your very well written article. He broke the mark set by Dave Smith in 1989 with the Chicago Cubs. Spiller or Jacoby Ford from Clemson or Trindon Holliday from LSU run could guess that these guys probably run sub 4.3 fortys. For the third straight year, we at Bleacher Report took a look at the best official 40-yard dash times for each program in the composite preseason top 25that I introduced late last month. The Olympic champion ran the 40-yard dash in 4.18 seconds, which is an astonishing time for the age group. The NFL combine features plenty of workouts and drills for the draft prospects in attendance, but nothing grabs the attention of the fans as much as the 40-yard dash. Your login session has expired. Stay tuned for some mutant clocking a ridiculous time at one of the upcoming Pro Days. Source of Money. Kevin Curtis played for the Utah State Aggies, not Utah Utes. $54.99. Push the hips back and lean the torso forward. I need to tell you that up front. 18.18 mph. Oklahoma defensive lineman Nik Bonitto ran a blazing fast 40-yard dash time at the 2022 NFL Combine, officially clocking in at 4.54 seconds. Source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1094754/index.htm. KR/PR Trindon Holliday and DB Patrick Peterson, Year:2010 [Holliday] and 2011 [Peterson], Drafted:Sixth round (197th overall) by Houston [Holliday] and first round (fifth overall) by Arizona [Peterson]. . During his World Record 60 meter run of 6.33, a mark that still exists, Green crossed the 40 yard mark at 4.18. Top 40-yard dash times by wide receivers (measured in seconds) 1) Anthony Schwartz, Auburn: 4.26. his 105-yard return was the AFL's longest that season. He was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment, with a mandatory fifteen-year term. Every year, players from all over the place come out and attempt to break Chris Johnson's 4.24 second 40-yard dash time. Eventhough his official time was a 4.43, I must include Mays time since several of the times on the list are hand times just like his. 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. That time was tied for the best among receivers that year, and his other combine numbers were quite impressive. We thought we had a new all time combine record when the receivers went several nights ago. [4]:772 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. However, unofficial hand-timed numbers that live in combine loreones from some of the fastest players in football history such as Deion Sanders and Joey Gallowayhave also been listed alongside the more verified electronic times. Injuries robbed him of his effectiveness in 2013 and 2014, and he found himself third on the depth chart for Washington behind Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy last season. Kalon Barnes, a cornerback out of Baylor, ran a blistering 4.23 at the combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. 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. Like Green and Jackson, anyone who watched Sanders play would have little trouble believing that Sanders pulled off this feat. maybe you mean the 30 yd dash, in which case a 3.41 is actually really fast. 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. Gordon didn't even finish in the top 20 among the . . There are plenty of practice fields across the country that have a slope. However, in the exact opposite of what happened with the wide receiver group, the defensive back official times all ended up being quite a bit faster than the unofficial times posted on the screen during the NFL Network broadcast. Stallworth finished with just less than 5,000 career receiving yards. According to Judy Battista of NFL.com, he hadn't been timed in the drill since posting a 4.38 as a freshman. And as great as stats are- its the RINGS that truly count. Considered the marquee event of the NFL Combine, prospects will battle it out to set the fastest times in the 40-yard dash across all four days of testing. Hand Timing versus Fully Automated electronic timing: Historically, coaches have used a hand-held stopwatch for measuring the 40-yard dash. Are these sub 4.3 times AFTER the subtraction of .25? He had his first career interception in that game, and he'll look to ride that momentum into a stronger 2016 season. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Unofficial: WR Joey Galloway (4.18 seconds) in 1995drafted first round (eighth overall) by Seattle, Drafted:First round (second overall) by Washington. Coaches see great value in having their players run on a slight decline to record eye popping times. Bailey used that world-class speed to become one of the best defensive backs in NFL history. Fords time at the Indianapolis NFL combine was a 4.27 unofficially and 4.28 officially. [8][4]:784 As of 2017 he was ranked 18th.[8]. 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. How many of them come up in a discussion of the NFLs fastest? Somehow the official time ended up being .7 slower so he enters with a 4.28. In 2007, he had the only four catches of his NFL career. 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. Drafted:Second round (39th overall) by Chicago. That year, Morris also led the NFL with 12 rushing touchdowns,[4]:766[3] and his 5.3 yard per carry average was third in the NFL.[3]. On situations like that, I will just wait to see what they run at the combine or in their private NFL workouts. sa_superbordercolor = "BDD631"; He also ran a 10.3 his senior year. 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press; . Despite a good day overall, Johnson was most happy about shaving time off his 40-yard dash. Hayes has the fastest 100 meter time for an NFL player at 10.05. The word Team is synonymous with The NE Patriots. sa_protocol = ("https:"==document.location.protocol)? Note Updated: 3/8/17: University of Minnesota DB Jaylen Myrick has been added to the list with an official NFL combine time of 4.28. Jerome Mathis 4.26. So three new additions. Clayton Holmes as prompted by a visitor named Kane who reminded me about the speedster front the Cowboys. NFL.com - Sun, 24 Feb 2013 . Dee Milliner was a surefire star of Alabama's elite defenses on back-to-back national championship squads, and he didn't disappoint in his NFL combine workout in 2013. In 1960, Gil Brandt, the director scouting for the Cowboys along with his department came up with the 40/20/10 measurement. JUST WOW. [6] While there is lots of noise in the data, the correlation here is probably stronger than you would expect. 34 overall to the Dallas Cowboys in this year's draft. Note Updated 2/25/13: 2013 Combine has done well to add to our growing list. First Tavon Austin blazed up the Indy track with an effort-less 4.25. SO, GO PATS (Americas Team!). 1947. Last season, his first with the Vikings, Wallace only had 473 receiving yards and two touchdownsboth career lows. [7] As of 2017, he ranked 6th all time behind Brown, Motley, running back Jamaal Charles and quarterbacks Michael Vick and Randall Cunningham. By going off of a gun the time will be a little bit slower than if ran as a traditional 40 yard dash. Usain Bolt just tied the NFL combine record for the 40-yard dash at 4.22 seconds Former Miami Dolphins Jim Kiick, Eugene "Mercury" Morris, Garo Yepremian, and Larry Little answer questions attend a press conference anouncing. However, Ismail's reported 4.28 came in a workout other than the combine, which, Therefore the fastest official 40 time in combine history for Notre Dame came just a few days ago, when standout receiver Will Fuller ran a 4.32. A great 40 time can command a lot of attention for a prospect, while an underwhelming one could spell trouble. In his rookie year of 1969, Morris averaged 26.4 yards per kickoff return, leading the AFL in kickoff returns with 43 and in kickoff return yardage with 1136. If you want compare the 40 yard split of a runner in a 100 meter event, subtract .25 seconds from the recorded time. Prior to this time period, NFL coaches chose the 50 yard dash as the mark of measure to determine a player speed worthiness. Mercury Morris was born on 5 January 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. By 1973, Morris had taken over the starting halfback spot and rushed for 954 yards on 149 carries,[3] despite playing with a neck injury late in the season. There are a 100 stories about some boy name D-Rock who ran a 4.17 with some high tops on at lunch time on the grass field. 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. The clock in accu-track timing starts when the starters pistol is shot. Mercury Morris. Perhaps some Dolphin scout saw him on his travels and flew him in for the workout. The Perfect Team: Part 7 Dress Rehearsal Miami Dolphins . Morris broke 100 rushing yards for the first time in the 2014 season, the last time Morris ran a 100-plus game was November 7, 2013. [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 stop watch start button. If anyone could run a sub 4.1 forty, it was Darrell Green. Kenji Johjima of the Seattle Mariners is the all-time leader among active players with a 50-yard dash time of 5.14 seconds. Heplayed 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). But I thought his name would be at number 5. He went undrafted and bounced around a couple of practice squads before landing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I am taking the 4.28 because there are many times on this list that are unofficial hand times. funniest baseball names of all time. No other defensive back in NFL history has been named to as many Pro Bowl teams as this former Bulldog. Wasnt much of a football player, but what about Renaldo Nehamiah? That is a Prospects Question, Want A College Football Scholarship? 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. 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. A little more than a decade ago, Routt starred in both football and track for Houston. SAME DAY SHIPPING. Ps: Patriots to win the 2011 Super Bowl! Ross cramped up immediately after his run and only ran one. Later . I dont remember James Jetts 4.19 but having had to cover him in a game in 1993, I can fully believe it. Explode out as far as you can and land softly. Mercury Morris. How to Perform Staggered Stance Broad Jumps: Begin with your feet in 40 yard dash position. Anthony Schwartz wide receiver from Auburn (4.25) and Eric Stokes defensive back from Georgia (4.29). In honor of the 2018 NFL Combine, here is the slowest 40-yard dash time in combine history. Knox, from the Bears, ran a 4.34 at the combine when he was coming out but he also ran on his pro timing day and there are may reports that put his time in the 4.26-4.29 range. "I looked at him like 'That's wrong,'" Stallworth said, per Battista. Sanders ran a 4.21 forty yard dash at the 1989 NFL combine and kept right on going through the finish line into the first round of that years NFL draft. Mercury Morris Please Do Us All A Favor , Shut The F_ck Up ! I found While a 4.52-second 40-yard dash time isn't a poor test number, you would expect a prospect on Feldman's Freaks List to at least run in the 4.4s. He is an actor and . it faster! While Amundson's 4.34 time at the 2003 combine garnered the relative unknown some more attention, he didn't get drafted. Soward, who never lived up to his huge hype at USC, had his 4.35 in 2000, while former Michigan transfer running back Fargas posted his time three years later. Great deep threat. Here's another case of the NFL's "official" records kind of mess with the overall rankings of players. Chad Wilson is a college football recruiting expert and creator of the GridironStudsApp which allows high school football players to gain exposure to college football coaches and fans. In 2004, Roc Alexander set an official 40-yard dash combine record for the Washington Huskies that still stands todayDesmond Trufant narrowly missed it with his run in the 2013 combine. According to Joe Goodberry of Cincy Jungle, Hall will be a free agent for the first time in his career this offseason after transitioning into a role player for the Bengals. And for about 30 minutes . There are two types of electronic times: 1. Drafted:Sixth round (189th overall) by Cleveland. Myricks time would have been the talk of the combine had John Ross from Washington not broken Chris Johnsons long standing record with his time of 4.22. Repetition does not make it a fact but if enough sources have reported this time to make me believe it. [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. While speed out of pads over 40 yards doesn't necessarily translate to on-field football production, the times are still major storylines in Indianapolis each year. Eugene Edward "Mercury" Morris (born January 5, 1947) is a former American football running back and kick returner. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Unofficial: DB Deion Sanders (4.21 seconds) in 1989drafted first round (fifth overall) by Atlanta, Drafted:First round (18th overall) by Cincinnati. Alexander would play in 10 games in 2005 for Denver before a short stint in Houston to end his brief pro career. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Guard Johnnie Troutman posted one of the five slowest times at the Combine with 5.76 seconds in 2012. Chris Johnson 4.24. Is there someone missing from the list? Typically, the timing coach will stand at the 40-yard line. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. Pretty amazing given Mays size (63, 230 lbs.). Henry Ruggs III 4.28. 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. 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