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

by Staff Reporter

February 15, 201835 Comments

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

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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LSUnibrow•75 months

He’ll fly past the WR he is supposed to be covering.

Placebeaux•75 months

Is there a push people out of bounds drill?

ByUselves•75 months

If he intends to break the record, he prolly needs to become a tad more aerodynamic, as in getting a haircut, lol.

GoldenAge•75 months

Was just thinking he'd have to cut the hair to shave some time.

FournetteForEver7•75 months

I said the same thing. That hair on his head probably weighs an extra 5 lbs

Hester Carries•75 months

Godspeed

conman•75 months

Donte I wish you all the best at the combine. You should have come back. Next year was your money year. Again good luck

evanstontiger•75 months

no! Go get paid! yes it will be his money year!

mikeboss550•75 months

4.31

KennabraTiger•75 months

I want to break the record too

SamuelClemens•75 months

I'll take the over for $100.00

Barbellthor•75 months

Well that'd be pretty cool.

eddieray•75 months

Come back to LSU, and break it next year

alumni95•75 months

Too late

coachw•75 months

I would learn how to tackle and turn around and find the football first!!!

Tiger1988•75 months

Learn to tackle and play man. Don’t let your man beat you so bad off the line that he has a 5 TD cushion for the QB to throw in.

eugene1928LSU•75 months

Oh yea, you are fast, but you can't catch a hot butter biscuit and if it wasn't for your ability to push guys out of bounds, your tackle stats would suck. Better impress at the combine you can actually tackle. They know you are fast.

Load Toad•75 months

He must have a fast 40 time to be consider in 1st rd.

Tigerloo•75 months

He probably wanted to tackle that ND receiver too.

ready4something•75 months

Hmm.....I don't think so....We shall see.

ready4something•75 months

Hmm.....I don't think so....We shall see.

The Mick•75 months

Good luck Donte!

CDawson•75 months

I love Jackson but if Trindon couldn't beat it I don't think any Tiger can. Trindon was a world class sprinter and fell short.