4.24 Chris Johnson 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 197 lb (89 kg) Running back 2008 #24 overall by Tennessee Titans 4.25 Darrius Heyward-Bey[6] 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Wide receiver 2009 #7 overall by Oakland Raiders 4.27 Stanford Routt 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 193 lb (88 kg) Cornerback 2005 #38 overall by Oakland Raiders 4.27 Marquise Goodwin 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) Wide receiver 2013 Draft Status Pending 4.28 DeMarcus Van Dyke 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) Cornerback 2011 #81 overall by Oakland Raiders 4.28 Champ Bailey 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 184 lb (83 kg) Cornerback 1999 #7 overall by Washington Redskins 4.28 Jerome Mathis 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) Wide receiver 2005 #114 overall by Houston Texans 4.28 Carl Vogel 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) Safety 2013 Draft Status Pending 4.28 Jacoby Ford 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Wide receiver 2010 #108 overall by Oakland Raiders 4.29 Josh Robinson 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) Cornerback 2012 #66 overall by Minnesota Vikings 4.29 Trindon Holliday 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) 155 lb (70 kg) Wide receiver 2010 #197 overall by Houston Texans 4.29 Fabian Washington 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 188 lb (85 kg) Cornerback 2005 #23 overall by Oakland Raiders 4.29 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 184 lb (83 kg) Cornerback 2008 #16 overall by the Arizona Cardinals
Looks like the Raiders draft strategy has worked out really well for them. Who should we draft? I don't know, who's the fastest guy available?
Most of the time those differences are due to people putting out bogus 40 yard dash times Scott. For example, they are going to say X linebacker runs a "4.5" coming out of high school and in college to make him seem faster than he really is....then he runs a hand clocked 4.65 by the old timer scouts and a 4.7 on the laser. I am not saying this to brag AT all b/c I am a nobody. I was a legit 4.50 40 yard dash guy. I ran that time for 5-6 years in a row. There were like maybe 5-6 guys on my college team that could flat out, outrun me over 40 yards most years. And two of those guys ended up running legit 4.38-4.40's and played in the NFL. I am very good at judging speed. For example, a kid out of my college, B.W. Webb ran a 4.51 at the combine this year. I've watched him play many times at put him right between 4.45-4.5. Not a blazer by NFL cornerback standards, but fast enough to play given he is very smart. Last thing, people don't really understand how fast a 4.7 40 yard dash is at all. A person running a 4.7 40 is faster than about 95% of the male population.
well even if you are that size, I just doubt that you have the leg strength to run that fast but with it being hand timed, it was probably more like 4.6
My fastest time ever was a 4.75 but most days I was in the 5.0 range. I ran the option a lot as a QB but never broke any long runs because I was just too slow.
