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.
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40-Yard Dash Player Position School
5.19 Orlando Adams DT Jacksonville State (AL) 4.97 Jeff Alm DE Notre Dame 4.59 Jesse Anderson TE Mississippi State 4.66 Robert Andrews CB Eastern Kentucky 4.85 Terry Anthony WR Florida State 4.73 Charles Arbuckle TE UCLA 4.60 Johnny Bailey RB Texas A&M-Kingsville 4.44 Fred Barnett WR Arizona State 4.95 Oliver Barnett DT Kentucky 5.20 Kirk Baumgartner QB Wisconsin-Steven's Point 4.97 Frank Baur QB Lafayette 4.66 Richard Bell WR Nebraska 4.52 Mike Bellamy WR Illinois 4.74 Tony Bennett DE Mississippi 4.45 Latin Berry RB Oregon 4.70 Randy Bohler WR Eastern Kentucky 4.45 Steve Broussard RB Washington State 5.02 Dennis Brown DT Washington 4.60 Roger Brown CB Virginia Tech 5.04 Mike Buck QB Maine 4.79 Vince Buck CB Central State 4.99 Rob Burnett DT Syracuse 5.14 Webbie Burnett DT Western Kentucky 5.22 Mike Busch TE Iowa State 4.56 Leroy Butler CB Florida State 4.69 Chris Calloway WR Michigan 5.07 Mark Carr QB New Hampshire 4.48 Dexter Carter RB Florida State 4.72 Marcus Cherry WR Boston College 4.66 Ken Clark RB Nebraska 4.58 Keith Collins CB Appalachian State 5.00 Dave Colonna TE Duke 4.96 Cary Conklin QB Washington 4.59 Gary Cooper WR Clemson 4.69 Kenny Davidson DE LSU 4.88 Demetrius Davis TE UNLV 4.53 Eric Davis CB Jacksonville State (AL) 5.22 Travis Davis DT Michigan State 4.65 Dale Dawkins WR Miami (FL) 4.66 David Eldridge RB Arizona 4.69 Steve Elmlinger WR Indiana State 5.06 Tory Epps DT Memphis 4.93 Scott Erney QB Rutgers 4.58 Blake Ezor RB Michigan State 4.75 Ronnie Fair WR Arizona State 4.62 Mike Farr WR UCLA 4.58 J.J. Flannigan WR Colorado 4.77 Chad Fortune TE Louisville 5.09 Mike Fox DE West Virginia 4.65 D'Juan Francisco CB Notre Dame 5.29 John Friesz QB Idaho 4.61 Eddie Fuller RB LSU 4.61 Chris Gaiters WR Minnesota 4.92 Scott Galbraith TE Southern California 5.13 Donnie Gardner DE Kentucky 4.73 Judd Garrett RB Princeton 4.84 Clemente Gordon QB Grambling State 4.61 Alan Grant CB Stanford 4.61 Broderick Graves RB Winston-Salem State 5.24 Cecil Gray DE North Carolina 4.79 Anthony Green WR Western Kentucky 4.68 Dean Green WR Maryland 4.84 Eric Green TE Liberty 4.74 Harold Green RB South Carolina 4.60 Willie Green WR Mississippi 5.01 John Gromos QB Vanderbilt 5.15 Mike Gundy QB Oklahoma State 4.97 Odell Haggins DT Florida State 4.79 Ronnie Haliburton TE LSU 4.57 Alonzo Hampton CB Pittsburgh 4.64 Larry Hargrove CB Ohio 4.85 Jackie Harris TE Louisiana-Monroe 5.20 Eric Hayes DT Florida State 4.87 Tracy Hayworth DE Tennessee 4.52 Ronald Heard WR Bowling Green 4.61 Joe Henderson RB Clemson 4.53 Clarkston Hines WR Duke 5.28 Marion Hobby DE Tennessee 4.94 Tommy Hodson QB LSU 5.02 Mark Hopkins TE Central Michigan 4.59 Tim Horton WR Arkansas 4.50 Darvell Huffman WR Boston College 4.67 Art Hunter CB Central State 4.80 Harry Jackson RB St. Cloud State 4.62 John Jackson WR Southern California 5.25 Clint James DE LSU 4.48 Lynn James WR Arizona State 4.83 Anthony Johnson RB Notre Dame 4.92 Mike Johnson QB Akron 4.62 Ricky Johnson RB Maryland 4.51 Fred Jones WR Grambling State 4.89 Jimmie Jones DT Miami (FL) 4.77 Mike Jones TE Texas A&M 4.47 Myron Jones RB Fresno State 5.29 John Jurkovic DT Eastern Illinois 4.45 Derrick Kelson CB Purdue 4.95 Cortez Kennedy DT Miami (FL) 4.75 Rico Labbe CB Boston College 4.62 Bruce Lang WR Fairmont 4.92 Bruce Lasane WR Florida State 4.57 Kip Lewis WR Arizona 4.61 Ronald Lewis WR Florida State 5.04 Mike Lodish DT UCLA 4.67 James Lott CB Clemson 4.61 Bren Lowery RB Maryland 4.94 Doug Lowery DE DePauw 4.58 John Mangum CB Alabama 4.97 Greg Mark DE Miami (FL) 4.65 Terance Mathis WR New Mexico 4.57 Greg Mcmurtry WR Michigan 4.48 Robert Mcwright CB Texas Christian 4.59 Brian Mitchell RB Southwestern Louisiana 4.60 Tony Moss WR LSU 4.94 Andy Murray RB Kentucky 4.89 Neil O'Donnell QB Maryland 4.58 Terry Obee WR Oregon 4.60 Don Odegard CB UNLV 5.10 Alfred Oglesby DT Houston 4.69 Chris Oldham CB Oregon 5.00 Dan Owens DT Southern California 4.76 Mike Owens RB Syracuse 4.82 Tony Palmer RB Texas Christian 4.86 Willis Peguese DE Miami (FL) 4.56 Dwight Pickens WR Fresno State 4.51 David Pool CB Carson-Newman 4.58 Mitchell Price CB Tulane 5.05 Terry Price DE Texas A&M 4.53 Mike Pringle RB Cal State Fullerton 4.58 Ricky Proehl WR Wake Forest 4.58 Alfred Rawls RB Kentucky 4.66 Reggie Rembert WR West Virginia 4.82 Tony Rice QB Notre Dame 4.71 Andre Riley WR Washington 4.66 Donnie Riley RB Central Michigan 4.84 Eugene Riley TE Ball State 4.58 Junior Robinson CB East Carolina 4.69 Chris Roscoe WR Hawaii 4.67 James Rouse RB Arkansas 5.22 Tim Ryan DE Southern California 5.29 Tony Savage DT Washington State 5.03 Dave Schnell QB Indiana 5.25 Rich Schonewolf DT Penn State 4.79 George Searcy RB East Tennessee 4.67 Shannon Sharpe TE Savannah State 4.49 Tyrone Shavers WR Lamar 5.49 Michael Shepherd DT Arkansas 4.38 Stacey Simmons WR Florida 5.12 Tom Sims DT Pittsburgh 5.13 Tony Siragusa DT Pittsburgh 4.51 Stan Smagala CB Notre Dame 4.75 Joel Smeenge DE Western Michigan 4.67 Dee Smith RB Louisville 4.53 Melvin Smith WR Arizona 4.71 Quintin Smith WR Kansas 4.57 Tim Stallworth WR Washington State 4.73 Troy Taylor QB California 4.91 Mike Teeter DE Michigan 4.53 Pat Terrell CB Notre Dame 4.77 Anthony Thompson RB Indiana 4.62 Darrell Thompson RB Minnesota 4.64 Reggie Thornton WR Bowling Green 4.64 Renaldo Turnbull DE West Virginia 4.67 Henry Tuten WR Pittsburgh 4.56 Sean Vanhorse CB Howard 4.93 Craig Veasey DT Houston 5.24 Art Walker DT Colorado 4.80 Derrick Walker TE Michigan 4.66 Aaron Wallace DE Texas A&M 4.61 Chris Warren RB Ferrum 5.10 Fred Washington DT Texas Christian 4.68 Mickey Washington CB Texas A&M 5.32 Kent Wells DT Nebraska 5.15 Brent White DE Michigan 4.52 Calvin Williams WR Purdue 4.34 James Williams CB Fresno State 4.88 Steve Williams WR Illinois 5.12 Peter Willis QB Florida State 4.78 Cordell Woods RB Minnesota State - Mankatao 4.61 Thomas Woods WR Tennessee 4.42 Alexander Wright WR Auburn 4.91 Kurt Zuimulder TE North Dakota