who has the fastest 40 yard dash time at the nfl combine
John Ross
title: Rondel Menendez text: Rondel Menendez Rondel Menendez (born May 18, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh-round of the 1999 NFL Draft out of Eastern Kentucky University. He shared the record for the fastest 40-yard dash time with Chris Johnson, recorded at the NFL Combine at 4.24 seconds. In 2017, his record was broken by John Ross, who ran a 4.22 second 40-yard dash. After accumulating 821 yards receiving in his first two years with Eastern Kentucky, Menendez accomplished a breakout season in his junior year, totaling 1,137 yards on 54 receptions. title: Jerome Mathis text: return average, breaking the record set by John Taylor of Delaware State University, with an average of 26.6 yards per return. He also holds the NCAA record for career kickoff returns for a touchdown with six. Mathis recorded the third fastest, 40 time (4.26 seconds) ever at the NFL Combine. Only to be broken by Chris Johnson in 2008 and John Ross in 2017. His time was tied by Dri Archer in 2014. In his rookie season with the Texans, he was selected to the Pro Bowl for the AFC to be their starter as a kick returner. He was title: 40-yard dash text: dash results of 4.30 seconds or better recorded at the NFL Scouting combine since 1999, the first year electronic timing was implemented at the NFL Scouting Combine. According to a five-year NFL combine report, wide receivers and cornerbacks had the fastest average times at 4.48, followed by running backs at 4.49. The following average times were measured between 2000 and 2012 at the NFL combine for players who played at least 5 games. 40-yard dash The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering . It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by scouts, particularly title: Dri Archer text: a passing touchdown. Archer was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Year. He made the All-MAC first team as a running back and kick returner. He was also a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award. Archer was a consensus All-American. Source: At the NFL Scouting Combine, Archer ran the 40-yard dash in 4.26 seconds, which is the third fastest time ever recorded (Chris Johnson 4.24 and John Ross 4.22) since the NFL began electronic timing. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (97th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft. On September 7, 2014, Archer title: 40-yard dash text: 4.18 run by Jackson within the same week added some support to the legitimacy of the times. Texas Tech's Jakeem Grant was hand-timed by a New Orleans Saints scout as running a 4.10 in 2016, potentially beating Jackson's record. Deion Sanders ran a 4.27-second 40-yard dash in 1989. In 2013, Carlin Isles recorded a time of 4.22 at a Detroit Lions facility during a workout. In 2017 Olympic sprinter Christian Coleman ran a time of 4.12 seconds on turf in response to claims that NFL players are as fast as Usain Bolt. This is a list of the official 40-yard