NFL combine: Top 10 marks of all time in every drill
The NFL Scouting Combine has developed into the ultimate pro football talent showcase over the past several decades.
Prospects travel to Indianapolis looking to boost their stock for the NFL draft by performing in seven events: 40-yard dash, bench press (225-pound repetitions), vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill, 20-yard shuttle run and 60-yard shuttle run.
This year, 324 draft-eligible participants and top prospects are slated to participate in the combine as they hope to catch the eyes of talent evaluators from around the league. John Ross, Brandin Cooks and Byron Jones are just a few of the athletes who have dazzled scouts and raised their profiles at the combine in recent years.
With all that in mind, Touchdown Wire compiles the top 10 marks in each event in the history of the NFL combine below:
40-yard dash
John Ross. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Name | Year | Pos. | College | Time |
John Ross | 2017 | WR | Washington | 4.22 |
Chris Johnson | 2008 | RB | East Carolina | 4.24 |
Dri Archer | 2014 | RB | Kent State | 4.26 |
2013 | WR | Texas | 4.27 | |
Henry Ruggs | 2020 | WR | Alabama | 4.27 |
Jacoby Ford | 2010 | WR | Clemson | 4.28 |
Jalen Myrick | 2017 | CB | Minnesota | 4.28 |
J.J. Nelson | 2015 | WR | UAB | 4.28 |
Javelin Guidry | 2020 | CB | Utah | 4.29 |
Zedrick Woods | 2019 | S | Ole Miss | 4.29 |
Bench press - 225 pounds
Stephen Paea. (Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports)
Name | Year | Pos. | College | Reps |
Stephen Paea | 2011 | DT | Oregon St. | 49 |
Mike Kudla | 2006 | DL | Ohio St. | 45 |
Mitch Petrus | 2010 | OL | Arkansas | 45 |
2020 | OG | Fresno St. | 44 | |
Jeff Owens | 2010 | DT | Georgia | 44 |
Dontari Poe | 2012 | DT | Memphis | 44 |
Russell Bodine | 2014 | C | UNC | 42 |
2018 | DT | Stanford | 42 | |
Tank Tyler | 2007 | DT | N.C. State | 42 |
David Molk | 2012 | C | Michigan | 41 |
2018 | DT | Washington | 41 |
Vertical jump
Chris Conley. (Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports)
Name | Year | Pos. | College | Mark |
Chris Conley | 2015 | WR | Georgia | 45″ |
Donald Washington | 2009 | CB | Ohio St. | 45″ |
Byron Jones | 2015 | CB | UConn | 44.5″ |
2020 | WR | Michigan | 44.5″ | |
A.J. Jefferson | 2010 | CB | Fresno St. | 44″ |
Obi Melifonwu | 2017 | S | UConn | 44″ |
2019 | S | Virginia | 44″ | |
2019 | WR | Notre Dame | 43.5″ | |
Dorin Dickerson | 2010 | TE | Pittsburgh | 43.5″ |
Emanuel Hall | 2019 | WR | Missouri | 43.5″ |
Kashif Moore | 2012 | WR | UConn | 43.5″ |
Speedy Noil | 2017 | WR | Texas A&M | 43.5″ |
2017 | S | Utah | 43.5″ |
Broad jump
Byron Jones. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Name | Year | Pos. | College | Time |
Byron Jones | 2015 | CB | UConn | 12’3″ |
Emanuel Hall | 2019 | WR | Missouri | 11’9″ |
Obi Melifonwu | 2017 | S | UConn | 11’9″ |
Juan Thornhill | 2019 | S | Virginia | 11’9″ |
Miles Boykin | 2019 | WR | Notre Dame | 11’8″ |
Jamie Collins | 2013 | OLB | Southern Miss | 11’7″ |
Chris Conley | 2015 | WR | Georgia | 11’7″ |
Donovan Peoples-Jones | 2020 | WR | Michigan | 11’7″ |
2020 | S | S. Illinois | 11’6″ | |
Bud Dupree | 2015 | OLB | Kentucky | 11’6″ |
Jalen Reagor | 2020 | WR | TCU | 11’6″ |
Three-cone drill
Jeff Maehl. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Name | Year | Pos. | College | Time |
Jeff Maehl | 2011 | WR | Oregon | 6.42 |
Buster Skrine | 2011 | DB | Chattanooga | 6.44 |
David Long | 2019 | LB | West Virginia | 6.45 |
Scott Long | 2010 | WR | Louisville | 6.45 |
Dane Sanzenbacher | 2011 | WR | Ohio St. | 6.46 |
Daniel Sorensen | 2014 | S | BYU | 6.47 |
Terrence Toliver | 2011 | WR | LSU | 6.48 |
Devon Cajuste | 2016 | WR | Stanford | 6.49 |
Chykie Brown | 2011 | DB | Texas | 6.50 |
Leon Hall | 2007 | CB | Michigan | 6.50 |
Chris Rainey | 2012 | RB | Florida | 6.50 |
Cecil Shorts | 2011 | WR | Mount Union | 6.50 |
20-yard shuttle run
Brandin Cooks. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Name | Year | Pos. | College | Time |
Brandin Cooks | 2014 | WR | Oregon St. | 3.81 |
Jason Allen | 2006 | CB | Tennessee | 3.81 |
Bobby McCain | 2015 | CB | Memphis | 3.82 |
B.W. Webb | 2013 | CB | William & Mary | 3.84 |
Justin Simmons | 2016 | S | Boston College | 3.85 |
Desmond Trufant | 2013 | CB | Washington | 3.85 |
Austin Pettis | 2011 | WR | Boise St. | 3.88 |
Kevin Johnson | 2015 | CB | Wake Forest | 3.89 |
Kevin King | 2017 | CB | Washington | 3.89 |
Damian Copeland | 2014 | WR | Louisville | 3.90 |
Casey Hayward | 2012 | DB | Vanderbilt | 3.90 |
Shiloh Keo | 2011 | DB | Idaho | 3.90 |
Sabby Piscitelli | 2007 | S | Oregon St. | 3.90 |
Buster Skrine | 2011 | DB | Chattanooga | 3.90 |
60-yard shuttle run
Derrick Martin. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Name | Year | Pos. | College | Time |
Derrick Martin | 2006 | CB | Wyoming | 10.69 |
Shelton Gibson | 2017 | WR | West Virginia | 10.71 |
Brandin Cooks | 2014 | WR | Oregon St. | 10.72 |
Avonte Maddox | 2018 | CB | Pittsburgh | 10.72 |
Jamell Fleming | 2012 | CB | Oklahoma | 10.75 |
Buster Skrine | 2011 | DB | Chattanooga | 10.75 |
Daniel Sorensen | 2014 | S | BYU | 10.80 |
Godwin Igwebuike | 2018 | S | Northwestern | 10.81 |
Charlie Peprah | 2006 | CB | Alabama | 10.83 |
Damian Copeland | 2014 | WR | Louisville | 10.84 |
Braxton Miller | 2016 | WR | Ohio St. | 10.84 |
Justin Simmons | 2016 | S | Boston College | 10.84 |
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