![]() ![]() His weight shifts forward, but he maintains some weight on his rear leg, a distribution of 75 percent weight forward and 25 percent on his back leg. The athlete then raises his hips, maintaining only three points of contact with the ground: front foot, rear foot, and lead hand. His lead hand should take the full starting line by placing the inside of his thumb and index finger as far forward as possible, right along the very edge of the line. Now in a kneeling position with one leg back and one forward, the athlete places the arm opposite his front leg-referred to here as the lead arm-rotating his hand so that his biceps points toward the finish line. He wiggles his back foot on the ground back about 3 to 4 inches and drops to a kneeling position with the toes of both feet remaining in place. Next, he moves his back foot out to the side so that he is standing with his feet hip-width apart, with his front foot’s heel and back foot’s toes still aligned. The athlete again moves one foot back, creating the same heel-to-toe relationship with his front foot. From this position, he steps back with one foot so that his feet are in a heel-to-toe relationship, then brings his other foot back to meet it so he is standing a full shoe’s length behind the starting line. The athlete approaches the starting line with both feet together and pointing straight ahead. ![]() The back end of the 40-yard dash indicates the athlete’s ability to maintain his speed. The 20-yard split reveals how long an athlete can continue to accelerate, and at what point he begins to transition into top-end speed mechanics. The split recorded at 10 yards-indicative of lower-body explosiveness and pure acceleration-is critical across all position groups. The test contains several valuable metrics that football teams rely on to gauge a prospect’s general athleticism. The 40-yard dash (figure 3.3) is regarded as the crown jewel of combine testing, and for good reason. He started 16 games and led the league with six interceptions.This is an excerpt from All-Pro Performance Training by Loren Landow & Christopher Jarmon. ![]() The former had to wait until the Panthers grabbed him in the seventh round while Woolen went to the Seahawks in the fifth.īarnes bounced around practice squads as a rookie but Woolen looked like a true steal for Seattle. However, Barnes and Woolen weren’t able to turn their success in Indianapolis into first-round selections. Ross spent four years with the Bengals, most recently playing for the Giants in 2021. Stallworth played in the league for a decade. Fastest 40-yard dash times in NFL Combine historyīlazing fast 40-yard dash times locked in high-first round selections for Ross and Stallworth to the Bengals and Saints respectively. Most recently, Baylor’s Kalon Barnes posted a 40-yard dash of 4.23 seconds in 2022 while UTSA’s Tariq Woolen also broke into the Top 5 with a time of 4.26 seconds. His time was matched by Washington’s John Ross in 2017. The fastest officially timed mark in NFL Combine history was first achieved by Tennessee’s Donte’ Stallworth in 2002. Speed in shorts and a t-shirt doesn’t always translate to NFL success, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. ![]() It’s the event that proves who is fast and who is fast fast. The highlight of the NFL Scouting Combine each year is the running of the 40-yard dash. Which players have posted the fastest 40-yard dash times in NFL Combine history? These speedsters made an impression in Indianapolis. ![]()
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