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Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times

1991 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
5.28Mel AgeeDTIllinois
4.75Tony AlfordRBColorado State
4.86Leandre AndersonDENebraska
4.96Corwin AnthonyTEUCLA
4.64Dennis AreyWRSan Diego State
5.05Scott AsmanTEWest Chester
4.96Randy AustinTEUCLA
5.44Tom BackesDEOklahoma
4.53Robert BaileyCBMiami (FL)
4.77Dave BairdWRLafayette
4.57Randy BaldwinRBMississippi
4.78Terence BarberWRFlorida
4.59Tim BarnettWRJackson State
4.59Reggie BarrettWRTexas-El Paso
4.63Darrell BeaversCBMorehead State
4.58Charles BellCBBaylor
4.52Nick BellRBIowa
4.97Grady BennettQBMontana
4.50Eric BieniemyRBColorado
5.08Tom BillQBPenn State
4.65Tony BolesRBMichigan
4.54Jerry BouldinWRMississippi State
4.56Allan BoykoWRWestern Michigan
4.56James BradleyWRMichigan State
5.05Jeff BridewellQBUC Davis
4.75Gary BrownRBPenn State
4.70Ivory Lee BrownRBArkansas-Pine Bluff
4.63Larry BrownCBTexas Christian
5.11Tim BrownDEGeorgia Southern
5.05Joe BrunsonDTTennessee-Chattanooga
5.05Tim BrutonTEMissouri
4.63Blaise BryantRBIowa State
4.65Sheldon CanleyRBSan Jose State
4.62Rob CarpenterWRSyracuse
4.61Wesley CarrollWRMiami (FL)
4.78Simmie CarterCBSouthern Mississippi
4.74Keith CashTETexas
4.96Kerry CashTETexas
4.93Al ChambleeDEVirginia Tech
4.92Paul CioffiDTMontclaire State
4.50Vince ClarkCBOhio State
4.95Ben CoatesTELivingstone
5.03Chris CochraneQBCornell
4.52Nigel CodringtonWRRice
4.70Linzy CollinsWRMissouri
4.74Gary ComptonWREast Texas Baptist
4.94Adrian CooperTEOklahoma
4.60Tony CovingtonCBVirginia
4.47Aaron CraverRBFresno State
4.74Terry CrewsDEWestern Michigan
4.78Levoil CrumpCBTexas Christian
5.04Shane CurryDTMiami (FL)
4.56David DanielsWRPenn State
5.13Don DaveyDEWisconsin
4.65Dexter DavisCBClemson
4.55Harlan DavisWRTennessee
4.75Mike DavisDTNorth Texas
4.68Lawrence DawseyWRFlorida State
4.95Matthew DegennaroQBConnecticut
4.85Mike DingleRBSouth Carolina
4.67Mike DumasCBIndiana
4.70Alvin DunnCBWashington State
5.28Tim EdwardsDTDelta State
4.81Dan EnosQBMichigan State
4.53Ricky ErvinsRBSouthern California
4.92Jerry EvansTEToledo
4.62Richard FainCBFlorida
4.64David FairRBMississippi State
4.80Albert FannRBCal State Northridge
5.14Jeff FieldsDTArizona State
4.57Fred FoggieCBMinnesota
4.75Sean FosterWRLong Beach State
5.07Greg FreyQBOhio State
5.44Gene FrugeDTSouthern California
5.06Morris GardnerDTIllinois
5.12Frank GiannettiDTPenn State
4.99Paul GlonekDTArizona
4.85Andrew GloverTEGrambling State
4.62Eddie GodfreyCBWestern Kentucky
5.27Brad GossenQBWashington State
4.62Jeff GrahamWROhio State
4.65Chris GreenCBIllinois
4.99Frank GriffinTESouthern California
4.68Arthur GuessWROklahoma
5.17Mark GunnDEPittsburgh
5.21Rhett HallDECalifornia
4.59Millard HamiltonWRClemson
5.36Vance HammondDTClemson
4.87Phil HansenDENorth Dakota State
4.66John HardyCBCalifornia
4.81Andrew HarmonDEKent State
5.07Nolan HarrisonDTIndiana
4.73Manny HazardWRHouston
4.47Jerome HendersonCBClemson
4.74Hyland HicksonRBMichigan State
4.39Randal HillWRMiami (FL)
4.89Martin HochertzDESouthern Illinois
4.93Donald HollasQBRice
5.07Fernando HornDEAuburn
4.64Larry HortonCBTexas A&M
4.60Gerald HudsonRBOklahoma State
5.01Eric IhnatTEMarshall
4.66Rick IsaiahWRToledo
4.68Cedric JacksonRBTexas Christian
5.19Doug JacobsDEMississippi
4.74Allen JeffersonRBMichigan
4.53Shawn JeffersonWRCentral Florida
4.84Eric JenkinsRBMissouri State
4.73Barry JohnsonWRMaryland
4.66Joe JohnsonCBNorth Carolina State
4.69Reggie JohnsonDEArizona
4.73Reggie JohnsonTEFlorida State
4.57David JonesTEDelaware State
4.98Greg JonesQBWest Virginia
4.48Henry JonesCBIllinois
5.19James JonesDTNorthern Iowa
5.19Mike JonesDENorth Carolina State
4.57Reginald JonesCBMemphis
5.04Paul JustinQBArizona State
5.16Rich KaufusiDTBrigham Young
4.62David KeyCBMichigan
4.99Duane KinnonRBSyracuse
4.86Kirk KirkpatrickTEFlorida
4.83Nathan LadukeCBArizona State
4.71Brad LambWRAnderson
4.63Darryl LewisCBArizona
4.61Greg LewisRBWashington
4.46Tahaun LewisCBNebraska
5.02Ernie LoganDEEast Carolina
4.93Phil LoganWRKentucky
4.54Todd LyghtCBNotre Dame
4.52Ricky MartinRBMiddle Tennessee State
5.17Ralph MartiniQBSan Jose State
4.96Russell MarylandDTMiami (FL)
4.55Curtis MayfieldWROklahoma State
4.49Damon MaysWRMissouri
4.60Fred McafeeRBMississippi College
4.69Ed MccaffreyWRStanford
4.56Keenan MccardellWRUNLV
4.56Dave MccloughanCBColorado
4.82Kanavis McgheeDEColorado
5.10Dan McgwireQBSan Diego State
4.54Curtis McmanusWRPurdue
4.71Darryl MilburnDEGrambling State
5.06Scott MillerDTRutgers
4.62Scott MillerWRUCLA
4.46Ernie MillsWRFlorida
4.68Charles MincyCBWashington
4.58Brian MitchellCBBrigham Young
5.21Patrick MooreDTCal Poly-SLO
4.72Reggie MooreWRUCLA
4.55Anthony MorganWRTennessee
5.05Mark MurrayDTFlorida
4.98Bill MusgraveQBOregon
4.66Bobby OliveWROhio State
5.17Tony OllisonDTArkansas
4.80Bernie ParmaleeRBBall State
4.65Mark PeoplesCBCentral Missouri
4.65Claude PettawayCBMaine
4.48Bruce PickensCBNebraska
4.61Ernest PriesterWREdinboro
4.48Mike PritchardWRColorado
5.06Kelvin PritchettDTMississippi
4.71Bill RagansCBFlorida State
4.62Eric RamseyCBAuburn
5.08Dennis RansomTETexas A&M
4.57Amir RasulRBFlorida A&M
4.96Billy RayQBDuke
4.81Jimmy RayeWRSan Diego State
4.62Jake ReedWRGrambling State
4.84Huey RichardsonDEFlorida
5.06Travis RichardsonDTWashington
4.71Reggie RiversRBTexas State
5.11David RockerDTAuburn
4.70Joe RossRBGeorgia Southern
4.59Derek RussellWRArkansas
4.60Lamonde RussellTEAlabama
4.78Leonard RussellRBArizona State
4.70Chris SamuelsRBTexas
4.69Chris San AgustinRBAugustana
5.39Mike SanfratelloDENorthern Arizona
4.81Tony SatterRBNorth Dakota State
4.65Todd ScottCBSouthwestern Louisiana
4.94Malcolm ShowellDEDelaware State
5.07Joe SimsDTNebraska
4.95Michael SinclairDTEastern New Mexico
4.67Bobby SlaughterWRLouisiana Tech
5.06Chris SmithTEBrigham Young
4.69Deron SmithQBTulane
4.62James SmithCBRichmond
4.79Kevin SmithCBRhode Island
4.70Roland SmithCBMiami (FL)
4.48Jimmy SpencerCBFlorida
4.72Tony StewartRBIowa
5.09Mike SunvoldDTMinnesota
5.06Eric SwannDENorth Carolina State
5.11Lionel SykesTEPittsburgh
4.66Greg TaylorWRAuburn
4.60Yancey ThigpenWRWinston-Salem State
4.45Doug ThomasWRClemson
4.62Eddie ThomasCBSan Jose State
4.70Efrum ThomasCBAlabama
5.02Franklin ThomasTEGrambling State
4.66Willie ThomasCBPenn State
4.60Leroy ThompsonRBPenn State
5.37John ThorntonDTCincinnati
4.81Keith TraylorDTCentral Oklahoma
4.79Mike TrevathanWRMontana
5.06Esera TuaoloDTOregon State
4.81Rob TurnerWRIndiana
4.64Travis VallinWRNebraska-Kearney
4.72Kerry ValrieCBSouthern Mississippi
4.67Shawn VincentCBAkron
4.85Frank WainrightTENorthern Colorado
4.73Johnny WalkerWRTexas
4.89Kenny WalkerDENebraska
4.45Sammy WalkerCBTexas Tech
4.52Anthony WallaceRBCalifornia
5.00Dennis WallaceCBAuburn
4.69Jason WallaceCBVirginia
4.44Slip WatkinsWRLSU
4.71Ricky WattersRBNotre Dame
4.84Chuck WeatherspoonRBHouston
4.56Gary WellmanWRSouthern California
5.30J.J. WierengaDECentral Michigan
4.66John WileyCBAuburn
4.57Aeneas WilliamsCBSouthern
4.88Alfred WilliamsDEColorado
4.74Gerald WilliamsRBSouth Carolina
5.12Bobby WilsonDTMichigan State
4.75Calvin WindomRBLSU
4.44Darryl WrenCBPittsburgh State (KS)
4.71Eric WrightWRStephen F. Austin
4.58Charlie YoungRBStanford
5.37Duane YoungTEMichigan State
5.01Robert YoungDEMississippi State
5.01Scott ZolakQBMaryland