7 Fastest 40-yard dash times in NFL Combine history

Get ready to feel the need for speed with these lightning-fast NFL players who blazed through the 40-yard dash at record-breaking times!

NFL draft fanatics can rejoice now that the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine officially kicked off. As you all know, this is where the top prospects in the country come together to showcase their skills in front of coaches, scouts, and GMs from all 32 NFL teams. There’s a lot to look forward to, but let’s be honest, one of the most anticipated events at the combine is the 40-yard dash. No, the 40 is not the only measure of success on the football field, it’s merely a check in a box on a long list of measurables. Still, a fast 40-yard dash time can definitely turn heads and get scouts and fans alike excited about a player’s potential.

Who has the fastest 40-yard dash in NFL Combine history?

When you think speed, one name that pops up is Miami Dolphins Tyreek Hill, who ran a 4.29-second 40-yard dash in 2016, but he didn’t make the list given he did not run it at the NFL Combine. Corners are usually the fastest guys at the combine.  So don’t expect to see Randy Moss who ran a 4.25 or Bo Jackson who allegedly ran arguably the fastest 40 at 4.18. In fact, there are four guys that ran a sub 4.3 but couldn’t make the list, including the greatest corner of all time Deion Sanders. Prime Time who ran something between a 4.21 and 4.27 seconds. That was back in 89′ before laser. before the combine became the spectacle it is today.

Fast forward a few decades and you have guys blazing through the 40. Take New England Patriots wide receiver Tyquan Thornton, who joined this honorable mentions list at the 2022 NFL combine with a 4.28 40. Next up is Jalen Myrick, who ran 4.28 seconds in 2017, tying with him is Hall of Fame corner, Champ Bailey who clocked a 4.28 in1999.  Another pair of corners are Stanford Routt and Fabian Washington, both clocked 4.29 seconds at the 2005 NFL Combine.