LSU's Donte Jackson Wants To Break The NFL Combine 40-Yard Dash Record

John Ross of the Cincinnati Bengals holds the record for the fastest 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine at 4.22 but Donte Jackson is hoping to break the record later this month in Indianapolis.

Jackson recently spoke with NFL.com about Ross' speedy 40-yard dash and recalls watching it live last year with teammates.

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Jackson told NFL Network's Jane Slater that he's working toward breaking Ross' record. He should have as good a shot at it as anyone at this year's combine. Jackson, who was training Wednesday at the Michael Johnson Performance headquarters in McKinney, Texas, said he's been timed as fast as 4.24 seconds in the 40.

Ross, a first-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2017, broke Chris Johnson's record of 4.24 seconds, which stood for nine years.

"That was huge. I was watching it," Jackson recalled of Ross' record-breaking run. "A lot of guys on my team we were all watching it like, 'You're going to beat that. You're going to beat that.' It was cool to see. It was cool to see somebody actually went out there and broke it."

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