Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times

1989 NFL Scouting Combine

What is the 40-yard dash?
The 40-yard dash is an electronic-timed sprint covering 40 yards. It is run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of football players by teams at the NFL Scouting Combine. While WRs, RBs and DBs typically have the fastest times, the 40-yard dash is considered an important Combine event for all positions.

40-Yard Dash	Player	Position	School
4.61	Erik Affholter	WR	Southern California
4.62	Michael Andrews	CB	Alcorn State
4.60	Scott Ankrom	RB	Texas Christian
5.11	Chris Asbeck	DT	Cincinnati
4.76	Steve Avery	RB	Northern Michigan
4.58	Eric Ball	RB	UCLA
4.55	Mike Barber	WR	Marshall
4.42	Don Beebe	WR	Chadron State
5.22	Mitchell Benson	DT	Texas Christian
5.39	Brian Bernard	DT	Duke
4.67	Deon Booker	RB	Louisville
4.64	Willie Bouyer	WR	Michigan State
4.45	Dana Brinson	WR	Nebraska
4.98	Matt Brock	DT	Oregon
4.59	Michael Brooks	CB	North Carolina State
4.68	Andre Brown	WR	Miami (FL)
4.61	Anthony Brown	RB	West Virginia
5.17	John Budde	DT	Michigan State
4.73	Tony Butler	CB	Richmond
4.97	Dennis Byrd	DE	Tulsa
5.06	Jeff Carlson	QB	Weber State
5.32	Raymon Chavous	DE	Clemson
4.55	Eric Coleman	CB	Wyoming
5.10	James Coley	TE	Clemson
4.53	Shawn Collins	WR	Northern Arizona
4.86	Marv Cook	TE	Iowa
4.61	Ray Crockett	CB	Baylor
5.17	Howard Cross	TE	Alabama
4.76	Bill Davis	WR	Cincinnati
4.98	Pat Davis	TE	Syracuse
4.53	Reggie Davis	WR	Texas Christian
4.78	Anthony Dilweg	QB	Duke
4.44	Titus Dixon	WR	Troy
4.56	Robert Drummond	RB	Syracuse
4.94	John Duff	TE	New Mexico
4.67	Hart Lee Dykes	WR	Oklahoma State
5.02	Mike Elkins	QB	Wake Forest
4.86	Donald Ellis	CB	Miami (FL)
4.75	Heikoti Fakava	RB	Hawaii
4.56	Victor Floyd	RB	Florida State
4.45	John Ford	WR	Virginia
4.90	Jeff Francis	QB	Tennessee
4.84	Chris Gannon	DE	Southwestern Louisiana
4.85	Jason Garrett	QB	Princeton
4.72	Melvin Gilliam	CB	Oklahoma State
4.99	Jeff Graham	WR	Long Beach State
4.62	Mark Green	RB	Notre Dame
4.58	A. J. Greene	CB	Wake Forest
5.19	Willie Griffin	DT	Nebraska
4.75	Burt Grossman	DE	Pittsburgh
4.56	Fred Hadley	WR	Mississippi State
4.52	Chris Hale	CB	Southern California
4.56	Rod Harris	WR	Texas A&M
4.65	Erick Harrison	WR	Tulsa
4.94	James Harvey	QB	North Carolina Central
4.64	John Harvey	RB	Texas-El Paso
4.81	Bill Hawkins	DE	Miami (FL)
4.92	Brad Henke	DT	Arizona
4.59	Darryl Henley	CB	UCLA
4.54	Derek Hill	WR	Arizona
4.76	Tony Hinz	RB	Harvard
4.63	David Holmes	CB	Syracuse
4.58	Maurice Hurst	CB	Southern
4.67	Chris Ingram	CB	Syracuse
4.79	Darryl Ingram	TE	California
4.61	Alfred Jackson	CB	San Diego State
4.88	Bob Jean	QB	New Hampshire
4.61	D.J. Johnson	CB	Kentucky
4.67	Eddie Johnson	CB	Penn State
4.67	Eddie Johnson	WR	Utah
4.88	Tracy Johnson	RB	Clemson
4.60	Undra Johnson	RB	West Virginia
4.51	Vernon Joines	WR	Maryland
4.79	Eric Jones	QB	Vanderbilt
4.58	Keith Jones	RB	Illinois
4.64	Terrence Jones	QB	Tulane
4.98	Tim Jorden	TE	Indiana
4.69	Kermit Kendrick	CB	Alabama
5.19	Drew Komlo	QB	Catholic University
4.86	Jeff Lageman	DE	Virginia
4.70	Kevin Lewis	CB	Northwestern State (LA)
4.80	Jeff Lindsley	TE	Boise State
4.64	Doug Lloyd	RB	North Dakota State
4.73	Tony Logan	WR	UNLV
4.75	Art Malone	CB	Washington
4.44	Tony Martin	WR	Colorado Mesa
5.07	Wayne Martin	DE	Arkansas
4.49	Robert Massey	CB	North Carolina Central
5.10	Rich Mccullough	DT	Clemson
4.91	Quintus Mcdonald	DE	Penn State
4.63	Bubba Mcdowell	CB	Miami (FL)
4.75	Mike Mcgee	RB	Bowling Green
4.70	Todd Mcnair	RB	Temple
4.75	Travis Mcneal	TE	Tennessee-Chattanooga
4.64	Dave Meggett	RB	Towson
4.46	Eric Metcalf	WR	Texas
4.75	John Miller	CB	Michigan State
4.84	Todd Millikan	TE	Nebraska
4.61	Frank Miotke	WR	Grand Valley State
4.44	Eric Mitchel	RB	Oklahoma
4.74	Boo Mitchell	WR	Vanderbilt
4.90	Joe Mott	DE	Iowa
5.23	Brent Napierkowski	DE	Portland State
4.71	Mike Nettles	CB	Memphis
4.52	Calvin Nicholson	CB	Oregon State
5.42	Chris Parker	DT	West Virginia
4.56	Greg Paterra	RB	Slippery Rock
4.43	Danny Peebles	WR	North Carolina State
4.72	Rodney Peete	QB	Southern California
5.19	Lawrence Pete	DT	Nebraska
5.12	Todd Philcox	QB	Syracuse
5.18	Darrell Phillips	DT	LSU
4.54	Kim Phillips	CB	North Texas
5.02	Warren Powers	DT	Maryland
4.43	Jeff Query	WR	Millikin
4.90	Paul Reilly	TE	Nebraska-Kearney
4.65	Rodney Rice	CB	Brigham Young
4.47	Andre Rison	WR	Michigan State
4.63	Robert Robinson	CB	South Carolina
5.29	Tracy Rocker	DT	Auburn
5.24	Benji Roland	DT	Auburn
4.58	Everett Ross	WR	Ohio State
5.08	Greg Ross	DT	Memphis
4.54	Rickey Royal	CB	Sam Houston State
4.85	Troy Sadowski	TE	Georgia
4.29	Deion Sanders	CB	Florida State
4.65	Mark Seals	CB	Boston College
4.52	Richard Shelton	CB	Liberty
4.56	Brian Slater	WR	Washington
4.83	Brian Smith	DE	Auburn
4.59	Kendall Smith	WR	Utah State
5.09	Brent Snyder	QB	Utah State
5.23	Anthony Spears	DE	Portland State
4.47	Anthony Stafford	WR	Oklahoma
4.93	Ron Stallworth	DE	Auburn
4.74	Damon Stell	RB	Oklahoma
4.74	Alex Stewart	DE	Cal State Fullerton
4.82	Andrew Stewart	DE	Cincinnati
4.55	Mark Stock	WR	Virginia Military Inst
4.77	George Streeter	CB	Notre Dame
4.54	Jay Taylor	CB	San Jose State
4.51	Rob Thomas	WR	Oregon State
4.67	Lewis Tillman	RB	Jackson State
5.09	Billy Joe Tolliver	QB	Texas Tech
4.70	Jamie Townsend	RB	Eastern Washington
5.07	Natu Tuatagaloa	DE	California
4.65	Floyd Turner	WR	Northwestern State (LA)
5.25	Steven Vandergrift	DT	Missouri
4.52	Willie Vaughn	WR	Kansas
4.81	Tom Waddle	WR	Boston College
4.99	Jim Wahler	DT	UCLA
4.77	Wesley Walls	TE	Mississippi
4.75	Alonzo Washington	RB	Arizona
4.72	Charles Washington	CB	Cameron
4.94	Dana Wells	DT	Arizona
4.93	Greg Werner	TE	DePauw
5.12	Rhondy Weston	DT	Florida
4.69	Freddie Weygand	WR	Auburn
5.18	Erik Wilhelm	QB	Oregon State
4.63	Eric Wilkerson	WR	Kent State
5.06	Tony Woods	DE	Oklahoma
4.59	Donnell Woolford	CB	Clemson
4.74	Vince Workman	RB	Ohio State
4.62	Nas Worthen	WR	North Carolina State