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Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times

1990 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 DashPlayerPositionSchool
5.19Orlando AdamsDTJacksonville State (AL)
4.97Jeff AlmDENotre Dame
4.59Jesse AndersonTEMississippi State
4.66Robert AndrewsCBEastern Kentucky
4.85Terry AnthonyWRFlorida State
4.73Charles ArbuckleTEUCLA
4.60Johnny BaileyRBTexas A&M-Kingsville
4.44Fred BarnettWRArizona State
4.95Oliver BarnettDTKentucky
5.20Kirk BaumgartnerQBWisconsin-Steven's Point
4.97Frank BaurQBLafayette
4.66Richard BellWRNebraska
4.52Mike BellamyWRIllinois
4.74Tony BennettDEMississippi
4.45Latin BerryRBOregon
4.70Randy BohlerWREastern Kentucky
4.45Steve BroussardRBWashington State
5.02Dennis BrownDTWashington
4.60Roger BrownCBVirginia Tech
5.04Mike BuckQBMaine
4.79Vince BuckCBCentral State
4.99Rob BurnettDTSyracuse
5.14Webbie BurnettDTWestern Kentucky
5.22Mike BuschTEIowa State
4.56Leroy ButlerCBFlorida State
4.69Chris CallowayWRMichigan
5.07Mark CarrQBNew Hampshire
4.48Dexter CarterRBFlorida State
4.72Marcus CherryWRBoston College
4.66Ken ClarkRBNebraska
4.58Keith CollinsCBAppalachian State
5.00Dave ColonnaTEDuke
4.96Cary ConklinQBWashington
4.59Gary CooperWRClemson
4.69Kenny DavidsonDELSU
4.88Demetrius DavisTEUNLV
4.53Eric DavisCBJacksonville State (AL)
5.22Travis DavisDTMichigan State
4.65Dale DawkinsWRMiami (FL)
4.66David EldridgeRBArizona
4.69Steve ElmlingerWRIndiana State
5.06Tory EppsDTMemphis
4.93Scott ErneyQBRutgers
4.58Blake EzorRBMichigan State
4.75Ronnie FairWRArizona State
4.62Mike FarrWRUCLA
4.58J.J. FlanniganWRColorado
4.77Chad FortuneTELouisville
5.09Mike FoxDEWest Virginia
4.65D'Juan FranciscoCBNotre Dame
5.29John FrieszQBIdaho
4.61Eddie FullerRBLSU
4.61Chris GaitersWRMinnesota
4.92Scott GalbraithTESouthern California
5.13Donnie GardnerDEKentucky
4.73Judd GarrettRBPrinceton
4.84Clemente GordonQBGrambling State
4.61Alan GrantCBStanford
4.61Broderick GravesRBWinston-Salem State
5.24Cecil GrayDENorth Carolina
4.79Anthony GreenWRWestern Kentucky
4.68Dean GreenWRMaryland
4.84Eric GreenTELiberty
4.74Harold GreenRBSouth Carolina
4.60Willie GreenWRMississippi
5.01John GromosQBVanderbilt
5.15Mike GundyQBOklahoma State
4.97Odell HagginsDTFlorida State
4.79Ronnie HaliburtonTELSU
4.57Alonzo HamptonCBPittsburgh
4.64Larry HargroveCBOhio
4.85Jackie HarrisTELouisiana-Monroe
5.20Eric HayesDTFlorida State
4.87Tracy HayworthDETennessee
4.52Ronald HeardWRBowling Green
4.61Joe HendersonRBClemson
4.53Clarkston HinesWRDuke
5.28Marion HobbyDETennessee
4.94Tommy HodsonQBLSU
5.02Mark HopkinsTECentral Michigan
4.59Tim HortonWRArkansas
4.50Darvell HuffmanWRBoston College
4.67Art HunterCBCentral State
4.80Harry JacksonRBSt. Cloud State
4.62John JacksonWRSouthern California
5.25Clint JamesDELSU
4.48Lynn JamesWRArizona State
4.83Anthony JohnsonRBNotre Dame
4.92Mike JohnsonQBAkron
4.62Ricky JohnsonRBMaryland
4.51Fred JonesWRGrambling State
4.89Jimmie JonesDTMiami (FL)
4.77Mike JonesTETexas A&M
4.47Myron JonesRBFresno State
5.29John JurkovicDTEastern Illinois
4.45Derrick KelsonCBPurdue
4.95Cortez KennedyDTMiami (FL)
4.75Rico LabbeCBBoston College
4.62Bruce LangWRFairmont
4.92Bruce LasaneWRFlorida State
4.57Kip LewisWRArizona
4.61Ronald LewisWRFlorida State
5.04Mike LodishDTUCLA
4.67James LottCBClemson
4.61Bren LoweryRBMaryland
4.94Doug LoweryDEDePauw
4.58John MangumCBAlabama
4.97Greg MarkDEMiami (FL)
4.65Terance MathisWRNew Mexico
4.57Greg McmurtryWRMichigan
4.48Robert McwrightCBTexas Christian
4.59Brian MitchellRBSouthwestern Louisiana
4.60Tony MossWRLSU
4.94Andy MurrayRBKentucky
4.89Neil O'DonnellQBMaryland
4.58Terry ObeeWROregon
4.60Don OdegardCBUNLV
5.10Alfred OglesbyDTHouston
4.69Chris OldhamCBOregon
5.00Dan OwensDTSouthern California
4.76Mike OwensRBSyracuse
4.82Tony PalmerRBTexas Christian
4.86Willis PegueseDEMiami (FL)
4.56Dwight PickensWRFresno State
4.51David PoolCBCarson-Newman
4.58Mitchell PriceCBTulane
5.05Terry PriceDETexas A&M
4.53Mike PringleRBCal State Fullerton
4.58Ricky ProehlWRWake Forest
4.58Alfred RawlsRBKentucky
4.66Reggie RembertWRWest Virginia
4.82Tony RiceQBNotre Dame
4.71Andre RileyWRWashington
4.66Donnie RileyRBCentral Michigan
4.84Eugene RileyTEBall State
4.58Junior RobinsonCBEast Carolina
4.69Chris RoscoeWRHawaii
4.67James RouseRBArkansas
5.22Tim RyanDESouthern California
5.29Tony SavageDTWashington State
5.03Dave SchnellQBIndiana
5.25Rich SchonewolfDTPenn State
4.79George SearcyRBEast Tennessee
4.67Shannon SharpeTESavannah State
4.49Tyrone ShaversWRLamar
5.49Michael ShepherdDTArkansas
4.38Stacey SimmonsWRFlorida
5.12Tom SimsDTPittsburgh
5.13Tony SiragusaDTPittsburgh
4.51Stan SmagalaCBNotre Dame
4.75Joel SmeengeDEWestern Michigan
4.67Dee SmithRBLouisville
4.53Melvin SmithWRArizona
4.71Quintin SmithWRKansas
4.57Tim StallworthWRWashington State
4.73Troy TaylorQBCalifornia
4.91Mike TeeterDEMichigan
4.53Pat TerrellCBNotre Dame
4.77Anthony ThompsonRBIndiana
4.62Darrell ThompsonRBMinnesota
4.64Reggie ThorntonWRBowling Green
4.64Renaldo TurnbullDEWest Virginia
4.67Henry TutenWRPittsburgh
4.56Sean VanhorseCBHoward
4.93Craig VeaseyDTHouston
5.24Art WalkerDTColorado
4.80Derrick WalkerTEMichigan
4.66Aaron WallaceDETexas A&M
4.61Chris WarrenRBFerrum
5.10Fred WashingtonDTTexas Christian
4.68Mickey WashingtonCBTexas A&M
5.32Kent WellsDTNebraska
5.15Brent WhiteDEMichigan
4.52Calvin WilliamsWRPurdue
4.34James WilliamsCBFresno State
4.88Steve WilliamsWRIllinois
5.12Peter WillisQBFlorida State
4.78Cordell WoodsRBMinnesota State - Mankatao
4.61Thomas WoodsWRTennessee
4.42Alexander WrightWRAuburn
4.91Kurt ZuimulderTENorth Dakota