Although the sources seem to disgree to some extent, the following are selected (and incomplete) results from some of the National Football League's (NFL) Combines held throughout the years.
These results are NOT necessarily NFL bests, only NFL Combine bests.
A test of acceleration.
Taken from 40-yard dash split times.
(seconds)
1.40… Chris Johnson (RB) E Carolina, 2008
1.40… Justin King, 2008
1.40… Cedric Peerman, 2009
1.43… Aundrae Allison (WR) E Carolina, 2007
1.43… Eric Weddle (SS) Utah, 2007
1.43… Marcus McCauley (CB) Fresno St, 2007
1.45… Leon Hall (CB) Michigan, 2007
1.46… Colin Branch (FS) Stanford, 2003
1.46… Kenny Scott (CB) Georgia Tech, 2007
1.46… Josh Wilson (CB) Maryland, 2007
1.46… Brandon McDonald (CB) Memphis, 2007
1.46… Reggie Nelson (FS) Florida, 2007
1.46… Lorenzo Booker (RB) Florida St, 2007
1.46… Fabian Washington (CB) Nebraska, 2005
1.46… Tarell Brown (CB) Texas, 2007
1.46… Laurent Robinson (WR) Illinois St, 2007
1.46… Steve Smith (WR) So California, 2007
1.46… Anthony Arline (CB) Baylor, 2007
1.47… Sidney Rice (WR) S Carolina, 2007
1.47… LaRon Landry (FS) LSU, 2007
1.47… Jay Hinton (RB) Morgan St, 1999
1.47… Rondel Melendez (WR) E Kentucky, 1999
1.47… Justin Fargas (RB) So Cal, 2003
1.47… Yamon Figurs (WR) Kansas St, 2007
1.47… DeShawn Wynn (RB) Florida, 2007
1.48… Tim Jennings (CB) Georgia, 2006
1.48… Sinorice Moss (WR) Miami, 2006
1.48… Domonique Foxworth (CB) Maryland, 2005
1.48… Antwan Harris (CB) Virginia, 2000
1.48… Champ Bailey (CB) Georgia, 1999
1.50… Rufus Brown, 2004
1.50… Deuce McAllister (RB) Mississippi , 2001
1.50… Bob Sanders, 2004
A test of speed and power. From a three-point stance, a player runs 40 yards as fast as he can. Split times are recorded at 10 and 20 yards to measure acceleration. The 10-yard time is especially important for offensive and defensive linesmen because they usually don't run further than that during a play.
(seconds)
4.12… Bo Jackson (RB) Auburn, 1986
4.24… Chris Johnson (RB) E Carolina, 2008
4.24… Rondel Melendez (WR) E Kentucky, 1999
4.27… Stanford Routt, 2005
4.28… Champ Bailey (CB) Georgia, 1999
4.28… Jacoby Ford, 2010
4.28… Jerome Mathis (WR) Hampton, 2005
4.28… Deion Sanders (CB) Florida St, 1989
4.28… D. Van Dyke, 2011
4.29… Jay Hinton (RB) Morgan St, 1999
4.29… Stanford Routt (CB) Houston, 2005
4.29… Fabian Washington (CB) Nebraska, 2005
4.30… Yamon Figurs (WR) Kansas St, 2007
4.30… Darrius Heyward-Bey, 2009
4.30… Tim Hill (CB) Clemson, 2006
4.30… Darrent Williams (CB) Oklahoma St, 2005
4.31… Johnathan Joseph (CB) S Carolina, 2006
4.31… Aaron Lockett (WR) Kansas St, 2002
4.31… Santana Moss (WR) Miami, 2001
4.32… Tim Carter (WR) Auburn, 2002
4.32… Kevin Garrett (CB) So Methodist, 2003
4.32… Antwan Harris (CB) Virginia, 2000
4.32… Jason Hill (WR) Washington St, 2007
4.32… Chad Jackson (WR) Florida, 2006
4.32… Tim Jennings (CB) Georgia, 2006
4.32… Chris McKenzie (CB) Arizona St, 2005
4.32… Troy Williamson (WR) S Carolina, 2005
4.33… Karsten Bailey (WR) Auburn, 1999
4.33… Chris Chambers (WR) Wisconsin, 2001
4.33… Carlos Francis (WR) Texas Tech, 2004
4.33… Darren McFadden (RB) Arkansas, 2008
4.33… D. Rogers-Cromartie (CB) Tenn St, 2008
4.34… Tyrone Calico (WR) Mid Tenn St, 2003
4.34… Ahmad Carroll (CB) Arkansas, 2004
4.34… Domonique Foxworth (CB) Maryland, 2005
4.35… Calvin Johnson (WR) Georgia Tech, 2007
4.37… Matt Jones (QB/WR) Arkansas, 2004
4.38… Vernon Davis (TE) Maryland, 2006
4.42… Adam Archuletta (S) Arizona St, 2001
Also called the 5-10-5 Shuttle, this is a test of agility including speed, explosion and changing of directions. Technique is also important. Each player will be timed how fast they can go 5 yards laterally, then 10 back in the opposite direction, and finishing 5 yards back to the start line.
(seconds)
3.73… Kevin Kasper (WR) Iowa, 2001
3.76… Deion Branch (WR) Louisville, 2002
3.78… Dunta Robinson (CB) S Carolina, 2004
3.79… Champ Bailey (CB) Georgia, 1999
3.81… Jason Allen (FS) Tennessee, 2006
3.82… Dante Hall (RB) Texas A&M, 2000
3.82… Carlos Rogers (CB) Auburn, 2005
3.83… Kevin Bentley (OLB) Northwestern, 2002
3.83… Terence Newman (CB) Kansas St, 2003
3.84… Justin Beriault (FS) Ball St, 2005
3.84… Carlos Rogers (CB) Auburn, 2005
3.84… Troy Walters (WR) Stanford, 2000
3.85… Rashad Holman (CB) Louisville, 2001
3.86… Jerry Azumah (RB) New Hampshire, 1999
3.86… Kevin Brooks (CB) S Carolina, 1999
3.86… Matt Graham (SS) Indiana St, 1999
3.86… Jason Hebert (FS) Rice, 2002
3.86… Jay Hinton (RB) Morgan St, 1999
3.86… Kevin Johnson (WR) Syracuse, 1999
3.86… Creig Spann (WR) Arizona St, 1999
3.86… Chris Watson (CB) E Illinois, 1999
3.87… Randy Fasani (QB) Stanford, 2002
3.87… Coy Wire (SS) Stanford, 2002
3.88… Kevin Curtis (FS) Texas Tech, 2002
3.88… A. Pettis, 2011
3.88… Kendrick Starling (WR) San Jose St, 2004
3.88… Ryan Tolhurst (WR) Richmond, 2002
3.90… Sabby Piscatelli, 2007
3.96… Kevin Barnes, 2009
3.96… Arman Shields, 2008
4.00… AJ Jefferson, 2010
An anaerobic test, a ladder shuttle of progressing distances. From a starting line, a player runs 5 yards and back, then 10 yards and back, then 15 yards and back, touching the line each time.
(seconds)
10.75… Buster Skrine (CB), Tenn-Chatt, 2011
10.87… A. Shields, 2008
10.92… Brian Hartline, 2009
11.03… Craig Dahl, 2007
11.04… AJ Jefferson, 2010
11.05… G. Mills, 2006
An agility test where the players runs around three cones placed in the shape of an "L". There are 5 yards between each cone.
(seconds)
6.42… Jeff Maehl, 2011
6.45… Sedrick Curry (CB) Texas A&M, 2000
6.45… Scott Long, 2010
6.48… Rogers Beckett (FS) Marshall, 2000
6.48… Carlos Rogers (CB) Auburn, 2005
6.50… Leon Hall (CB) Michigan, 2007
6.50… Jon McGraw (SS) Kansas St, 2002
6.54… Anthony Gonzalez (WR) Ohio St, 2007
6.56… Ben Taylor (ILB) Virginia Tech, 2002
6.56… Kevin Kasper (WR) Iowa, 2001
6.57… Harry Douglas, 2008
6.59… Malcolm Jenkins, 2009
6.60… Trent Gamble (FS) Wyoming, 2000
6.60… Marcus Griffin (SS) Texas, 2007
6.61… Courtney Roby (WR) Indiana, 2005
6.61… Troy Walters (WR) Stanford, 2000
6.61… Marcus McCauley (CB) Fresno St, 2007
6.62… Coy Wire (SS) Stanford, 2002
6.62… Dante Hall (RB) Texas A&M, 2000
6.62… Johnnie Higgins (WR) Texas-El Paso, 2007
6.63… Ketric Sanford (RB) Houston, 2000
6.63… Matt Farmer (WR) Air Force, 2000
6.63… Tye Hill (CB) Clemson, 2006
6.63… Ben Kelly (CB) Colorado, 2000
6.64… Keith Brown (RB) UCLA, 2000
6.64… Stanford Routt (CB) Houston, 2005
6.64… Demarcus Faggins (CB) Kansas St, 2002
6.65… Ryan Tolhurst (WR) Richmond, 2002
6.65… Omare Lowe (CB) Washington, 2002
6.65… Herb Haygood (WR) Michigan St, 2002
A test of upper body strength. Each player must bench press 225 lbs. as many times as they can. Quarterbacks and wide receivers are exempt from the test. The bench press is the most important for offensive and defensive linemen.
(repetitions)
51… Justin Ernest (DT) E Kentucky, 1999
49… Stephen Paea (DT) Oregon St, 2011
45… Mike Kudla (DE) Ohio St, 2006
45… Leif Larsen (DT) Texas-El Paso, 2000
45… Mitch Pietrus (G) Arkansas, 2010
44… Brodrick Bunkley (DT) Florida St, 2006
43… Scott Young (OG) BYU, 2005
42… Tank Tyler (DT) N Carolina St, 2007
42… Isaac Sopoaga (DT) Hawaii, 2004
41… Terna Nande (OLB) Miami (OH), 2006
41… Igor Olshansky (DT) Oregon, 2004
40… Zach Piller (OT) Florida, 1999
40… Justin Blalock (OG) Texas, 2007
40… Manny Ramirez (OG) Texas Tech, 2007
39… Louis Vasquez, 2009
38… Marvin Austin (DT) N Carolina, 2011
38… Craig Page (C) Georgia Tech, 1999
38… Tony Pashos (OT) Illinois, 2003
38… Jeff Smith (C) Wyoming, 1999
37… Wayne Hunter (OT) Hawaii, 2003
37… Haloti Ngata (DT) Oregon, 2006
37… Roberto Garza (C) TexasA&M-Kingsville, 2001
37… Vernon Gholston, 2008
37… Victor Leyva (OG) Arizona St, 2001
37… Jake Long, 2008
37… Moran Norris (FB) Kansas, 2001
36… Gabe Watson (DT) Michigan, 2006
36… Vince Wilfork (DT) Miami, 2004
36… Liam Ezekiel (ILB) Northeastern, 2005
36… Scott Peters (C) Arizona St, 2002
36… Makoa Freitas (OG) Arizona, 2003
A test of lower body strength, explosion, and power. The broad jump measures how far you can jump, not how high. From a standing position, the player jumps forward off two feet as far as he can. The broad jump is the most important for running backs, linemen, and linebackers.
(feet’inches”)
11’07”… Calvin Johnson (WR) Georgia Tech, 2007
11’05”… Justin Fargas (WR) So California, 2003
11’05”… Scott Starks, 2005
11’04”… Jerome Simpson, 2008
11’03”… J. Jones, 2011
11’03”… Donald Washington, 2009
11’02”… Jonathan Carter, 2001
11’02”… Chris Chambers, 2001
11’02”… Cedric James, 2001
11’01”… Will Blackmon, 2006
11’01”… A. Hawk, 2006
11’01”… Pat Watkins, 2006
11’00”… Chris Cook, 2010
11’00”… Daren Stone, 2007
10’11”… DJ Hackett, 2004
10’11”… Curtis Keaton, 2000
10’10”… Terreal Bierria, 2002
10’10”… Reche Caldwell, 2002
10’10”… Chris Johnson (RB) E Carolina, 2008
10’08”… Vernon Davis (TE) Maryland, 2006
10’08”… Darren McFadden (RB) Arkansas – 2008
A test of explosion and power. The player jumps off both feet straight up as high as he can. The vertical jump is most important for receivers and defensive backs.
(inches)
46.0… Gerald Sensabaugh (FS) N Carolina, 2005
45.5… Derek Wake (OLB) Penn St, 2005
45.0… Chris Chambers (WR) Wisconsin, 2001
45.0… Chris McKenzie (CB) Arizona St, 2005
45.0… Donald Washington, 2009
44.0… AJ Jefferson, 2010
43.5… Jerry Azumah (RB) New Hampshire, 1999
43.5… Dustin Fox (FS) Ohio St, 2005
43.5… Jay Hinton (RB) Morgan St, 1999
43.5… Kevin Kasper (WR) Iowa, 2001
43.0… Cedric James (WR) TCU, 2001
43.0… Scott Starks (CB) Wisconsin, 2005
42.5… Nate Burleson (WR) Nevada, 2003
42.5… Jonathan Carter (WR) Troy, 2001
42.5… V. Green, 2011
42.5… R. McIntosh (LB) Miami, 2006
42.5… Brock Williams (CB) Notre Dame, 2001
42.0… Mark Anderson (DE) Alabama, 2006
42.0… Boss Bailey (OLB) Georgia, 2003
42.0… Vernon Davis (TE) Maryland, 2006
42.0… Scott Fujita (OLB) California, 2002
42.0… William Green (RB) Boston Coll, 2002
42.0… Ellis Hobbs (CB) Iowa St, 2005
42.0… Calvin Johnson (WR) Georgia Tech, 2007
42.0… Rashad Holman (CB) Louisville, 2001
42.0… Santana Moss (WR) Miami, 2001
42.0… Pierson Prioleau (FS) Virginia Tech, 1999
42.0… Kerry Rhodes (FS) Louisville, 2005
42.0… Raonall Smith (OLB) Washington St, 2002
41.5… Quincy Black, 2007
41.5… Reuben Houston (CB) Georgia Tech, 2006
41.5… Curtis Keaton, 2000
41.5… Bob Sanders, 2004
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