NFL 2023 Combine 40 times by position

This week at the NFL Scouting Combine, draft candidates have taken to the field, with several of them running the 40-yard dash. While prospects aren't always competing against one another, being the quickest at the task is incredibly important when organizations closely monitor your every action.

The 40-yard dash, just as it sounds, tasks the participants to begin in a track position and sprint 40 yards as quickly as possible.

It is a popular event that is sometimes regarded as the highlight of the NFL Combine and always provides something for spectators, whether it be the wide receivers' quickness or the heavyweight offensive and defensive linemen's incredible agility.

The NFL Combine 40-yard dash results, broken down by position

Defensive Line/EDGE

1. Nolan Smith – Georgia – 4.39 seconds
2. Byron Young – Tennessee – 4.43 seconds
3. Robert Beal Jr. – Georgia – 4.48 seconds
4. DJ Johnson – Oregon – 4.49 seconds
5. Adetomiwa Adebawore – Northwestern – 4.49 seconds

Linebackers

1. Owen Pappoe – Auburn – 4.39 seconds
2. Trenton Simpson – Clemson – 4.43 seconds
3. Yasir Abdullah – Louisville – 4.47 seconds
4. Dorian Williams - Tulane – 4.49 seconds
5. Dee Winters - TCU – 4.49 seconds

Defensive backs

1. DJ Turner - Michigan – 4.26 seconds
2. Jakorian Bennett – Maryland – 4.30 seconds
3. Deonte Banks – Maryland – 4.35 seconds
4. Emmanuel Forbes – Mississippi State – 4.35 seconds
5. Kelee Ringo – Georgia – 4.36 seconds

Special teams

1. Michael Turk – Oklahoma – 4.83
2. Alex Ward – UCF – 5.06

Quarterbacks

1. Anthony Richardson – Florida – 4.43
2. Max Duggan – TCU – 4.52
3. Malik Cunningham – Louisville – 4.54
4. Dorian Thompson-Robinson – UCLA – 4.56
5. Clayton Tune – Houston – 4.64

Wide receivers

1. Trey Palmer – Nebraska – 4.33
2. Derius Davis – TCU – 4.36
3. Matt Landers – Arkansas – 4.37
4. Marvin Mims Jr. – Oklahoma – 4.38
5. Bryce Ford-Wheaton – West Virginia – 4.38

Tight ends

1. Will Mallory – Miami – 4.54
2. Zack Kuntz – Old Dominion – 4.55
3. Sam LaPorta – Iowa – 4.59
4. Luke Musgrave – Oregon State – 4.62
5. Luke Schoonmaker – Michigan – 4.63

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NFL Combine all-time 40-yard records

The NFL Combine record for the 40-yard dash belongs to John Ross. In 2017, the wideout broke Chris Johnson of East Carolina's nine-year mark after sprinting to a charging 4.22 seconds. By clocking a time of 4.23 seconds, Baylor defensive back Kalon Barnes narrowly missed Ross' time from last year's combine.

Considering the introduction of electronic timing in 1999, just four players have clocked times in under 4.25 seconds:

1. WR John Ross – 2017: 4.22 seconds
2. CB Kalon Barnes – 2022: 4.23 seconds
3. RB Chris Johnson – 2008: 4.23 seconds
4. WR Rondel Menendez – 1999: 4.24 seconds