What NFL players run a 4.5 40-yard dash?

Let's take a look at the most notable names.
  • DeAndre Hopkins: 4.57s in 2013. Height: 6'1. ...
  • Davante Adams: 4.56s in 2014. Height: 6'1. ...
  • Mike Evans: 4.53s in 2014. Height: 6'5. ...
  • Antonio Brown: 4.56s in 2010. ...
  • Demaryius Thomas: 4.52s in 2010. ...
  • Dez Bryant: 4.52s in 2010. ...
  • Cooper Kupp: 4.62s in 2017. ...
  • Allen Robinson: 4.6s in 2014.
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Who ran a 4.5 40-yard dash NFL?

Jordan Davis weighs 341 pounds and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.78 seconds. Preposterous. The Georgia nose tackle generated the most viral moment to date in the 40-yard dash at the 2022 NFL Combine with his blazingly fast time given his height and weight.
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Who runs a 4.5 in NFL?

UTEP running back Aaron Jones shows off his speed with a 4.5 unofficial 40-yard dash.
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Who ran a 4.6 40-yard dash?

Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett is doing his best to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft. On Sunday, he ran a 4.64-second 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine.
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Who ran a 4.40 40-yard dash?

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Devin Duvernay runs unofficial 4.40 second 40-yard dash at 2020 combine.
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Is a 4.5 40 fast?

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 was Bo Jackson's 40 yard time?

To kick off a Bleacher Report series on the urban legends of the NFL, today we examine what we know, can guess and can conclude about the Bo's great dash. 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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Is a 4.6 40 fast?

What people tend to forget is that a 40-yard dash time of 4.5 or even 4.6 seconds is blistering fast.
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Is 4.6 seconds good in a 40-yard dash?

Punts average around 40 yards in distance from the line of scrimmage, and the hangtime (time of flight) averages approximately 4.5 seconds; therefore, if a player can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds, he will be able to leave the line of scrimmage when a punt is kicked, and reach the point where the ball comes down just as ...
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What was Mahomes 40-yard dash?

Mahomes ran a 4.8-second 40-yard dash in 2017. He might not be the fastest in the 40-yard dash, but his elusiveness in dodging opposing defensive lineman, ability to extend plays with his legs and to throw unfathomable sidearm passes make up for his less impressive mark.
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How fast is Garrett Wilson?

Wilson doesn't always play to his 4.38 40-yard dash, but he has more than enough speed to elongate the field and extend short passes. He was particularly dangerous on drag routes and mesh routes in 2020, and he remained a great threat in 2021.
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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 Jordan Davis 40?

Davis was able to run the 40-yard dash in just 4.78 seconds. Below is a look at his lone run in the event, which unofficially clocked 0.04 seconds slower than his actual time. Davis' blazing-fast run was good for the second-best mark among defensive tackles who participated in the 40-yard dash.
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How fast does Usain Bolt run 40 yards?

That's because Bolt casually posted a time of 4.22 seconds to level the greatest ever 40-yard dash time recorded by an NFL athlete, which was clocked by John Ross during the 2017 NFL Combine.
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Is a 4.4 40 fast?

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 many mph is a 5.2 40-yard dash?

So, if you have a 5 second 40-yard dash, you are going about 16 mph.
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Is it possible to run 40 yards in 4 seconds?

The four-second 40-yard dash. It is the man-lands-on-Mars challenge in football, one that may not be achieved for decades. Even as players edge closer to it, you need only ask them if they think it's possible to understand the barrier the mark represents.
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Is a 5.0 40-yard dash good?

A 5.0 forty time is actually fast for your average guy. I'll put it to you this way, if you wanted to make a second career out of betting guys at bars that they couldn't break a 5.0 forty you could become a forty hustler.
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What was Tom Brady's 40 time?

In 2000, Brady ran the 40-yard dash in 5.28 seconds. If NFL Network added him to Thursday night's video, he would've been way behind the competition. Here's the reply from Brady's personal account: Mahomes finished the 40-yard dash in 4.80 seconds, which is much better than Brady's time.
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Who was faster Bo or Deion?

First, the fact that he was faster than Sanders despite being 30 pounds heavier should end the argument right away. Second, we still haven't seen running backs reach the size and speed ratio that Jackson achieved. Sanders lasted longer in the NFL, but that is a direct result of the positions he and Jackson played.
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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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