which draft prospect had the fastest 40 time ever at the combine?

Question

i recently heard it was deion sanders with something like a 4.1. naturally i doubted this at first. so who did clock in with the fastest known time?

Answer 1

Actually I watched part of the combine yesterday and Deion basically confirmed he ran a 4.19.

I'm unsure if that is the fastest ever, but I'd say it's a safe assumption. Ofcourse that was by hand held stop watch.

To the best of my knowledge the fastest electronically recorded time is by Rondel Menendez WR, Eastern Kentucky in 1999, he ran a 4.24.


Although, it's claimed that electronically timed 40's are actually slower than the times really are. Part of this is because it goes on any motion, like moving your swing arm a little early.

Answer 2

Deion had the fastest 40, probably. but there are technicalities on the way in which certain times where timed(electronic or manual) so theres disputes going around about whos fastest,fabian washington was the fastest ever in the combine at 4.25(electronically) but the reaction times involved in hand timing mean deion was prob faster at 4.29 manual

Answer 3

the fastest 40 time NOT "PRIME TIME" but "ODG" aka Darrell Green--from (http://darrellgreen.sportscombine.com/) 4.15 40 time & the fastest 100m time in the world (While running track at Texas A&I during the 1982-1983 season, Darrell Green recorded the fastest time in the world in the 100 meter dash. Over a 20 year career, Darrell was the fastest player on the Redskins team, as well as the only undefeated and four time winner of the NFL Fastest Man competition.

Over the course of 25 years, Darrell clocked a 44.3 second 400-meter dash, 20.5 second 200-meter dash, 10.08 second 100-meter dash, and a 4.15 40-yard dash. In the summer of 2004, at the age of 44, Darrell showed that his techniques still work when he recorded a 4.36 40-yard dash during a running demonstration at a youth summer football camp.

Answer 4

Actually, no one knows for sure. Electronic timing (and the NFL Network) weren't around until last several years. So, you'd have to take a player's word for it.

Deion didn't confirm his 4.19 or 4.20 time on the NFL Network, but he didn't deny it either. I wrote 2 stories about this on my blog. Check them out.

http://www.derrich.com/2007/02/27/2007-nfl-combine-dbs-take-center-stage-on-tuesday/

http://www.derrich.com/2007/02/25/2007-nfl-combine-wrs-rbs-qbs-just-some-observations/

There's a linkk to a USA Today article that says Bo Jackson ran a 4.12.

Answer 5

I was under the impression it was CB Fabian Washington 2 years ago w/a 4.25

and this year it was WR Yamon Figurs w/4.30 (^Adrian Peterson ran a 4.40)

Answer 6

I would say either D Sanders or A Rossum

Answer 7

Joey Galloway ... and wikipedia is subject to fallacies, dude!

Answer 8

you mean this year or all time? Alltime I believe was Deion and this year i believed it was A.Peterson

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_yard_dash#Best_times
here would be some answers.

I said some answers not necessarily the right ones.