Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times, NFL History

[casmith07]

The Official Unofficial Sub 4.3 Forty Yard Dash List at Gridironstuds.com

1 Bo Jackson Auburn Tigers 4.12
2 Michael Bennett Minnesota Vikings 4.13
3 Alexander Wright Dallas Cowboys 4.14
4 Darrell Green Washington Redskins 4.15
5 Ahman Green Nebraska Cornhuskers 4.17
6 Joey Galloway Ohio St. Buckeyes 4.18
7 Deion Sanders Florida St. Seminoles 4.21
8 Kevin Curtis Utah Utes 4.21
9 Don Beebe Buffalo Bills 4.21
10 Donte Stallworth Tennessee Volunteers 4.22
11 Willie Parker North Carolina Tar Heels 4.23
12 Rondel Melendez Eastern Kentucky (1999) 4.24
13 Chris Johnson East Carolina Pirates 4.24
14 Taylor Mays USC 4.24
15 Randy Moss Marshall University 4.25
16 Michael Vick Virginia Tech Hokies 4.25
17 Jerome Mathis Hampton 4.25
18 Devin Hester University of Miami 4.27
19 Darren McFadden Arkansas Razorbacks 4.27
20 James Jett West Virginia 4.27
21 Jacoby Ford Clemson Tigers 4.27
22 Trindon Holliday LSU 4.27
22 Kevin Williams University of Miami 4.28
23 Champ Bailey Georgia Bulldogs 4.28
24 CJ Spiller Clemson Tigers 4.28
25 Raghib Ismail Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4.28
26 Standord Routt University of Houston (2005) 4.29
27 Fabian Washington Nebraska Cornhuskers 4.29
28 Laveranues Coles Florida St. Seminoles 4.29
29 James Williams Fresno St. 4.29
30 Gaston Green UCLA 4.29

[Biggems]

Alexander Wright
Faster than the speed of Light
But dropped every ball in Site
He was the anti-Dynomite

[AmarilloCowboyFan]

I had no idea Bo held the record. That's amazing considering how big he was.

[DFWJC]

Cool list.

A key point is that little word that sometimes gets in the way called "unofficial".

[Zimmy Lives]

Originally Posted by casmith07

The Official Unofficial Sub 4.3 Forty Yard Dash List at Gridironstuds.com

1 Bo Jackson Auburn Tigers 4.12
2 Michael Bennett Minnesota Vikings 4.13
3 Alexander Wright Dallas Cowboys 4.14
4 Darrell Green Washington Redskins 4.15
5 Ahman Green Nebraska Cornhuskers 4.17
6 Joey Galloway Ohio St. Buckeyes 4.18
7 Deion Sanders Florida St. Seminoles 4.21
8 Kevin Curtis Utah Utes 4.21
9 Don Beebe Buffalo Bills 4.21
10 Donte Stallworth Tennessee Volunteers 4.22
11 Willie Parker North Carolina Tar Heels 4.23
12 Rondel Melendez Eastern Kentucky (1999) 4.24
13 Chris Johnson East Carolina Pirates 4.24
14 Taylor Mays USC 4.24
15 Randy Moss Marshall University 4.25
16 Michael Vick Virginia Tech Hokies 4.25
17 Jerome Mathis Hampton 4.25
[View Full Quote]18 Devin Hester University of Miami 4.27
19 Darren McFadden Arkansas Razorbacks 4.27
20 James Jett West Virginia 4.27
21 Jacoby Ford Clemson Tigers 4.27
22 Trindon Holliday LSU 4.27
22 Kevin Williams University of Miami 4.28
23 Champ Bailey Georgia Bulldogs 4.28
24 CJ Spiller Clemson Tigers 4.28
25 Raghib Ismail Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4.28
26 Standord Routt University of Houston (2005) 4.29
27 Fabian Washington Nebraska Cornhuskers 4.29
28 Laveranues Coles Florida St. Seminoles 4.29
29 James Williams Fresno St. 4.29
30 Gaston Green UCLA 4.29

Interesting that Green is the only one I know for sure is in the HOF. Bailey will get there as well as maybe Deion but that's it. All DBs. Hmmmm.

[MonsterD]

Originally Posted by DFWJC

Cool list.

A key point is that little word that sometimes gets in the way called "unofficial".

Some not all of those times are fudged by hand-timing.

I am not saying that electronic timing is foolproof, but it is more accurate.

This is like when al those guys say they are going to run a 4.2 at the combine and then they run a 4.5 or a late 4.4. Most of that is just from crap timing, only one I can think of that did what he boasted was Chris Johnson.

[Zimmy Lives]

Originally Posted by Biggems

Alexander Wright
Faster than the speed of Light
But dropped every ball in Site
He was the anti-Dynomite

You are so right!

[tm1119]

Sorry but I don't buy anything under 4.2. Those times have to extremely unofficial

[JackWagon]

Originally Posted by Zimmy Lives

Interesting that Green is the only one I know for sure is in the HOF. Bailey will get there as well as maybe Deion but that's it. All DBs. Hmmmm.

Deion Sanders is in the Hall.

[CCBoy]

Further on Wright:

Alexander Wright

Position: WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195 lbs.

Born: July 19, 1967 in Albany, GA
College: Auburn (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2nd round (26th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft.

Receiving/ Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1990 23 DAL 81 15 1 (11 104) 9.5 0 20 0.7 6.9 3 26 0 14 8.7 1.7 0.2 130 0 1 2
1991 24 DAL KR/wr 81 16 5 (10 170) 17.0 0 53 0.6 10.6 2 -1 0 3 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 169 0 0 3
1992 25 2TM KR/ 13 1 12 175 14.6 2 41 0.9 13.5 175 2 1 1
RAI KR 89 10 1 12 175 14.6 2 41 1.2 17.5 175 2 1 1
DAL 81 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1993 26 RAI WR 89 15 15 (27 462) 17.1 4 68 1.8 30.8 462 4 0 4
1994 27 RAI WR 89 16 15 (16 294) 18.4 2 76 1.0 18.4 294 2 0 3
1995 28 STL wr 89 8 7 (23 368) 16.0 2 50 2.9 46.0 1 17 0 17 17.0 2.1 0.1 385 2 0 3
1996 29 STL 89 3 0 (2 24) 12.0 0 13 0.7 8.0 24 0 0 0


Career 86 44 101 1597 15.8 10 76 1.2 18.6 6 42 0 17 7.0 0.5 0.1 1639 10 2 16
3 yrs DAL 34 6 (21 274) 13.0 0 53 0.6 8.1 5 25 0 14 5.0 0.7 0.1 299 0 1 5
3 yrs RAI 41 31 55 931 16.9 8 76 1.3 22.7 931 8 1 8
2 yrs STL 11 7 25 392 15.7 2 50 2.3 35.6 1 17 0 17 17.0 1.5 0.1 409 2 0 3

[Verdict]

There is no doubt that the players on this list are all fast, but I seriously doubt that these times are accurate, and I have to think that in an actual foot race with all of these players lined up on the same starting line at the same time, that the order of finish would be substantially different than this list.

[casmith07]

My dad said that Bo Jackson was the greatest athlete he had ever seen aside from Carl Lewis.

[CCBoy]

Originally Posted by casmith07

My dad said that Bo Jackson was the greatest athlete he had ever seen aside from Carl Lewis.

MVP in both MLB and NFL All Star Games in the same season...yea, I'd agree.

[casmith07]

Originally Posted by CCBoy

MVP in both MLB and NFL All Star Games in the same season...yea, I'd agree.

Bo could outrun a routine ground ball to 2nd base. Like, safe at 1st by a mile outrun it. Insanity.

[Aven8]

And to think most of these guys didn't have all these training gadgets, Gatoraid G-2 fuel, Under Armor spandex with a heart monitor built in, training facilities where they could practice this crap.