What is considered a fast 40-yard dash?

According to a five-year NFL combine report, wide receivers and cornerbacks had the fastest average times at 4.48, followed by running backs at 4.49. The following average times were measured between 2000 and 2012 at the NFL combine for players who played at least 5 games.
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Is a 4.7 A fast 40 time?

What people tend to forget is that a 40-yard dash time of 4.5 or even 4.6 seconds is blistering fast. "If you have a kid that runs a legit 4.5 then he's plenty fast enough to play Division I football," the coach from the SEC said. "That's still a very fast time - even for running backs."
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What is a fast 40-yard dash in high school?

The average college football player is nearly a tenth of a second slower (e.g., a NFL Combine 4.5 after a high school 4.4) after four to five years in a college strength and conditioning program as he was when he entered that program. 93 players ran a sub-4.5 second 40 yard dash in high school.
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What is an impressive 40-yard dash?

1: John Ross, 4.22 seconds in 2017. No. 2: Kalon Barnes, CB, 4.23 seconds in 2022.
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Is a 4.3 40-yard dash fast?

As the chart shows, any person capable of running under a 10.6 100m is capable of running a 4.3 forty yard dash further proving that these 32 men all run under 4.4. At the 2018 NCAA Division 1 Championships all 24 men also ran under a 10.6 100m, adding them to our list of qualified 4.3 runners.
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How fast was Bo Jackson's 40 yard?

Here's what we know: Someone in an official scouting capacity timed Bo Jackson at 4.12 seconds in the 40-yard dash sometime before the 1986 draft.
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How fast do NFL players run the 40-yard dash?

According to a five-year NFL combine report, wide receivers and cornerbacks had the fastest average times at 4.48, followed by running backs at 4.49.
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How fast did Patrick Mahomes run the 40-yard dash?

Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs an unofficial 4.80 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine.
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What is Usain Bolt's 40-yard dash time?

Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt shows off his super speed as he runs the 40-yard dash at the Super Bowl, which would be a record for NFL players at the combine.
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Is a 4.4 A good 40-yard dash?

A 4.4 in high school is highly improbable, and definitely less frequent than is typically advertised. But we aren't calling high school football players liars. It all comes down to timing. At the high school level, the 40-Yard Dash is usually timed by hand, meaning a person with a stopwatch clocks your 40.
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How hard is it to run a 5.0 40?

If you can't dunk, the odds of you running a sub 5.0 forty are pretty much zero. It requires the same kind of fast-twitch muscles.) We rarely see any football player voluntarily admit to running over a 5.0 forty because doing so means they're slow.
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Is a sub 4 40-yard dash possible?

Like almost all athletic feats, 40 times seemingly have become more impressive each year. From 1988 to 1998, as Sports Illustrated's Ivan Maisel noted, just 18 players ran a sub-4.4 40. In the 2018 combine alone, there were 12. When Deion Sanders ran a 4.27 before the 1989 draft, it was seen as the stuff of legend.
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How fast is a 5 second 40?

If you have a 40-yard dash time, divide it into 80 to get an approximate miles per hour speed. So, if you have a 5 second 40-yard dash, you are going about 16 mph.
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What was George Washington's 40 time?

george washington 40 yard dash time. , 22, is 6-foot-4 and 254 pounds and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.69 seconds at Amateur.
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How fast was Jim Brown in the 40-yard dash?

Patriots coach Bill Belichick told Sports Illustrated that Brown moved as if he weighed 185 pounds. Legend has it in 1958, he ran a 4.5-second 40-yard dash wearing pads and starting from a three-point stance.
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Is Bo Jackson faster than Usain Bolt?

Jackson ran a 4.12 forty yard dash. Bolt's world record 100 meter time is 9.58. Bolt is a slow starter, an Jackson hit top speed very quickly.
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How Fast Is Lamar Jackson mph?

General - Video. Check out Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson's fastest career rushing touchdowns, the top speed reaching over 21 MPH.
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What was DeAndre Hopkins 40 time?

Other current NFL players' times are as follows: DeAndre Hopkins (4.57), Deebo Samuel (4.48), Odell Beckham Jr.
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What was Michael Vick's 40 time?

1 overall pick, Vick blazed through the 40-yard dash in 4.33 seconds. The time is not considered official, according to NFL Combine Results, but it would rank faster than any other quarterback time since 2006, the first year the NFL made 40 times official.
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How fast did Michael Jordan run the 40?

Michael Jordan ran a blazing 4.38 40-yard dash while at North Carolina | RSN.
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How fast was Cliff Branch?

Not only was Branch a standout on the football team at Colorado, but he was also a world-class sprinter who set an NCAA championship meet record with a 10-second 100-meter dash in 1972. Known for his speed and agility, Branch became a dominating receiver during the 1970s.
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