Best 40 Times by Position at the NFL Combine

Wide Receiver:
1. J.J. Nelson (UAB) 4.28
2. Phillip Dorsett (Miami) 4.33
3. Chris Conley (Georgia) 4.35
3. Kevin White (West Virginia) 4.35
5. Tyler Lockett (Kansas State) 4.40
6. Tre McBride (William & Mary) 4.41
7. Devin Smith (Ohio State) 4.42
7. Kenny Bell (Nebraska) 4.42
7. Nelson Agholor (USC) 4.42
7. Amari Cooper (Alabama) 4.42

Notables:
DeVante Parker (Louisville) 4.45
Dorial Green-Beckham (Missouri) 4.49
Rashad Greene (Florida State) 4.53
Devin Funchess (Michigan) 4.70 (worst for WR at combine)


Running Back:
1. Jeremy Langford (Michigan State) 4.42
2. Karlos Williams (Florida State) 4.48
3. Trey Williams (Texas A&M) 4.49
4. David Johnson (Northern Iowa) 4.50
5. Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin) 4.52

Notables:
Duke Johnson (Miami) 4.54
Jay Ajayi (Boise State) 4.57
Ameer Abdullah (Nebraska) 4.60
T.J. Yeldon (Alabama) 4.61
Braylon Heard (Kentucky) 4.63


Quarterback:
1. Marcus Mariota (Oregon) 4.52
2. Nick Marshall (Auburn) 4.54
3. Blake Sims (Alabama) 4.57
4. Brett Hundley (UCLA) 4.63
4. Cody Farjardo (Nevada) 4.63

Notables:
Bryce Petty (Baylor) 4.87
Jameis Winston (Florida State) 4.97
Sean Mannion (Oregon State) 5.14


Defensive Back:
1. Trae Waynes (Michigan State) 4.31
2. Ronald Darby (Florida State) 4.38
3. Doran Grant (Ohio State) 4.44
3. Josh Shaw (USC) 4.44
3. Craig Mager (Texas State) 4.44
3. Charles Gaines (Louisville) 4.44

Notables:
Senquez Golson (Ole Miss) 4.46
Jalen Collins (LSU) 4.48
Kevin Johnson (Wake Forest) 4.52
Marcus Peters (Washington) 4.53
P.J. Williams (Florida State) 4.57
Shaq Thompson (Washington) 4.64 - Ran with LBs
Byron Jones (UConn) Did Not Run

NFL Combine 40 Times

QUARTERBACKS:

1. Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech, 4.61
2. Stephen Morris, Miami, 4.63
3. Connor Shaw, South Carolina, 4.66
4. Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, 4.68
5. Derek Carr, Fresno State, 4.69
6. Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, 4.76
7. Tajh Boyd, Clemson, 4.84
8. Bryn Renner, North Carolina, 4.87
9. Blake Bortles, Central Florida, 4.93
10. A.J. McCarron, Alabama, 4.94

Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville: did not run
Aaron Murray, Georgia: did not run
Zach Mettenberger, LSU: did not run

RUNNINGBACKS:

1. Dri Archer, Kent State, 4.26 (best of 2014)
2. Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern, 4.41
3. Henry Josey, Missouri, 4.43
4. Damien Williams, Oklahoma, 4.45
5. LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State, 4.46
6. Charles Sims, West Virginia, 4.48
6. Tim Cornett, UNLV, 4.48
6. George Atkinson, Notre Dame, 4.48
9. Bishop Sankey, Washington, 4.49
9. Tyler Gaffney, Stanford, 4.49
11. De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon, 4.50
11. Tre Mason, Auburn, 4.50
13. Lache Seastruck, Baylor, 4.51
14. Terrance West, Towson, 4.54
15. Andre Williams, Boston College, 4.56

Notables:
Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona, 4.70
Silas Redd, USC, 4.70

WIDE RECEIVERS:

1. Brandin Cooks, Oregon State, 4.33
2. John Brown, Pittsburg State, 4.34
3. Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss, 4.40
3. Paul Richardson, Colorado, 4.40
5. Jeff Janis, Saginaw Valley State, 4.42
5. Martavis Bryant, Clemson, 4.42
7. Sammy Watkins, Clemson, 4.43
7. Albert Wilson, George State, 4.43
7. Odell Beckham, LSU, 4.43
10. Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma, 4.44
11. Bruce Ellington, South Carolina, 4.45
11. Quincy Enunwa, Nebraska, 4.45
13. Tevin Reese, Baylor, 4.46
13. L'Damian Washington, Missouri, 4.46
13. Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt, 4.46
13. Mike Campanaro, Wake Forest, 4.46

Notables:
Marqise Lee, USC, 4.52
Mike Evans, Texas A&M, 4.53
Davante Adams, Fresno State, 4.56
Kelvin Benjamin, Florida State, 4.61
Jarvis Landry, LSU, 4.77 (worst among WR)

TIGHT ENDS:

1. A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State, 4.50
2. Eric Ebron, North Carolina, 4.60
3. Colt Lyerla, Oregon, 4.61
4. Trey Burton, Florida, 4.62
5. Jace Amaro, Texas Tech, 4.74.
6. A.J. Fiedorowicz, Iowa, 4.76
7. Reggie Jordan, Missouri Northwestern, 4.77
7. Anthony Denham, Utah, 4.77
9. Jake Murphy, Utah, 4.79
10. Arthur Lynch, Georgia, 4.82

Troy Niklas, Notre Dame: did not run
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington: did not run

Best 40s And Bench At Combine

The 2013 NFL Scouting Combine is in the books.  Here are the best 40 yard dash times and 225 pound bench reps.

40-YARD DASH:

4.27 - Marquise Goodwin, WR, Texas

4.34 - Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia

4.34 - Onterio McCalebb, RB, Auburn

4.34 - Ryan Swope, WR, Texas A&M

4.36 - Darius Slay, CB, Mississippi State

4.37 - Knile Davis, RB, Arkansas

4.37 - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama

4.38 - Josh Boyce, WR, TCU

4.38 - Kenny Stills, WR, Oklahoma

4.38 - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington

Breakdown by Conference of the Top 10 times: SEC (5), Big 12 (4), Pac-12 (1)


BENCH PRESS (225):

38 - Margus Hunt, DE, SMU
38 - Brandon Williams, DT, Missouri Southern State
37 - Akeem Spence, DT, Illinois
36 - Tommy Bohanon, FB, Wake Forest
36 - Eric Herman, G, Ohio
36 - Cornelius Washington, OLB, Georgia