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40 Yards in 4.2 Seconds Is a Rare Feat
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:07 pm
In the last eight years, over 2500 football players have been invited to the NFL Combine, but only four men, including two with world-class track credentials, have run sub-4.30 at the NFL combine:
1) Combine Record Holder Chris Johnson - 4.24
2) World Junior Olympic, USATF and Two-time NCAA Long Jump Champion Marquis Goodwin - 4.27
3) NCAA 60-meter Champion Jacoby Ford - 4.28
4) Miami Cornerback Demarcus Van Dyke, a collegiate sprinter who measured a svelte 6'1" and 176 pounds - 4.28
The SEC has yet to produce a sub-4.30 football player since the NFL Combine starting timing the 40-yard dash electronically. The bottom line is that with the current timing system, a player has to really do something special to run sub-4.30 in Indianapolis, so the next time someone talks about so-and-so's 4.2 speed, it's a safe bet that they're talking shite.
1) Combine Record Holder Chris Johnson - 4.24
2) World Junior Olympic, USATF and Two-time NCAA Long Jump Champion Marquis Goodwin - 4.27
3) NCAA 60-meter Champion Jacoby Ford - 4.28
4) Miami Cornerback Demarcus Van Dyke, a collegiate sprinter who measured a svelte 6'1" and 176 pounds - 4.28
The SEC has yet to produce a sub-4.30 football player since the NFL Combine starting timing the 40-yard dash electronically. The bottom line is that with the current timing system, a player has to really do something special to run sub-4.30 in Indianapolis, so the next time someone talks about so-and-so's 4.2 speed, it's a safe bet that they're talking shite.
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Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:09 pm to trackfan
some dude will claim to have run it at 235 here shortly
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:10 pm to trackfan
There are several posters here who hit 4.3 40's in high school 
Chris Johnson who
Chris Johnson who
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:11 pm to boosiebadazz
I ran a 2.35 one time....
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:13 pm to trackfan
Donte Stallworth ran a 4.26, I believe. Although that was pre-2005.
People really fail to understand just how fast a 4.45 is. All of those kids on Rivals with "4.45s" are really running two tenths slower and are much lighter than when they will be running it in the NFL combine.
A 230 pound guy running a 4.5 is much more impreesive than a 190 pounder at 4.4. All of this makes Margus Hunt's combine one of the most incredible of all time.
People really fail to understand just how fast a 4.45 is. All of those kids on Rivals with "4.45s" are really running two tenths slower and are much lighter than when they will be running it in the NFL combine.
A 230 pound guy running a 4.5 is much more impreesive than a 190 pounder at 4.4. All of this makes Margus Hunt's combine one of the most incredible of all time.
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:13 pm to The Future
Lee County using a car and driver magazine inset claiming Bo Jackson ran a 4.1 trumps msb poster claims.
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:23 pm to trackfan
I remember that Oregon fan on here that was promising everyone that LaMichael James would run in the 4.2s. I think he ended up at 4.45.
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:23 pm to TDawg1313
i remember that 
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:28 pm to Keys Open Doors
quote:
People really fail to understand just how fast a 4.45 is. All of those kids on Rivals with "4.45s" are really running two tenths slower and are much lighter than when they will be running it in the NFL combine.
A 230 pound guy running a 4.5 is much more impreesive than a 190 pounder at 4.4. All of this makes Margus Hunt's combine one of the most incredible of all time.
Good points! Notice how the unofficial hand times are ALWAYS faster than the official electronic times. If there have only been four legitimate sub-4.3's in the last eight years, I'll bet there've been less than a dozen in NFL history. For all we know, Deion Sanders and Randy Moss wouldn't have run sub-4.3 if there had been electronic timing back in those days.
EDIT: Keep in mind that Trindon Holliday, an NCAA 100-meter champion, only ran 4.34 at the combine.
This post was edited on 2/27/13 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:31 pm to trackfan
I used to run a 4.2 in the 40
But then I took an arrow to the knee
But then I took an arrow to the knee
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:32 pm to TDawg1313
quote:
I remember that Oregon fan on here that was promising everyone that LaMichael James would run in the 4.2s. I think he ended up at 4.45.
That the same guy who had the help board meltdown? I remember he kept posting all of their recruits' 40 times
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:40 pm to Cap Crunch
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That the same guy who had the help board meltdown? I remember he kept posting all of their recruits' 40 times
I'm pretty sure it was
There used to be a few Oregon fans on this board. Haven't seen them in a while though.
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:41 pm to Cap Crunch
Didn't Jeryl Brazil run a laser timed 4.29 at one of the combines this past year?
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:42 pm to TDawg1313
Ducksflyinpac
That was a classic thread. Would love to read through that again
That was a classic thread. Would love to read through that again
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:45 pm to Keys Open Doors
quote:
People really fail to understand just how fast a 4.45 is. All of those kids on Rivals with "4.45s" are really running two tenths slower and are much lighter than when they will be running it in the NFL combine.
Daniel Jeremiah talked about this during some of the combine I watched.
He talked about how people set some prospects up for disappointment by overhyping their speed. They start throwing out "oh he's a low 4.4 guy" then the guy runs a 4.52 at 240 pounds and they are disappointed.
Jeremiah basically said, look, that's ridiculous. 4.52 is flying at that size.
This post was edited on 2/27/13 at 11:46 pm
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:50 pm to Cap Crunch
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That was a classic thread. Would love to read through that again
LaMichael James says he'll run a 4.2 at the combine
This post was edited on 2/27/13 at 11:52 pm
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:53 pm to Dylan
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Didn't Jeryl Brazil run a laser timed 4.29 at one of the combines this past year?
Wherever it was, it wasn't in Indianapolis, and therfore it's meaningless IMO.
Posted on 2/27/13 at 11:58 pm to trackfan
if you line up Brazil's track times with say a similar sprinter like jacoby ford, who actually ran sub 4.3, they just dont compare
Ford's 60m dash time is 2 tenths faster than Brazil's PR
and his 100m PR is 4 tenths faster than Brazils
Ford's 60m dash time is 2 tenths faster than Brazil's PR
and his 100m PR is 4 tenths faster than Brazils
Posted on 2/28/13 at 12:05 am to Lester Earl
Oh ok I was just wondering because I read that on the recruiting board. People who jump out at me are Pat Peterson and Calvin Johnson running in the 4.3s at the size they are.
Posted on 2/28/13 at 12:07 am to Lester Earl
Times were much faster in old rca dome as opposed Lucas Oil field. Several of the low and mid, 4.3s would have been been 4.2 in the rca dome.
This post was edited on 2/28/13 at 12:11 am
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