Who Is The Fastest Player In Nfl History?

We all know that speed is a key factor in football. But who is the fastest player in NFL history? We did some research and found out the answer.

The Beginnings

It all started with Jim Thorpe, considered by many to be the greatest athlete of his time. He played both baseball and football and was a member of the 1912 U.S. Olympic team. In the NFL, he played for the Canton Bulldogs, New York Giants, and the Chicago Cardinals. He was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1963.

How the NFL Combine Began

The NFL Combine began in 1982 as a way to help NFL coaches and scouts GET A look at incoming college football players. The first combine was held at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. There were six different tests that were run at the first ever NFL combine. They were the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, shuttle run, and 3-cone drill.

The first 40-yard dash

In the NFL, the 40-yard dash is often used as a benchmark to compare the speed of NFL players. The first person to officially run a 4.22 second 40-yard dash was wide receiver John Ross, who did so at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine. However, there have been some reports of players running faster times in practice or during games.

The first person to officially run a 4.22 second 40-yard dash was wide receiver John Ross, who did so at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine.

The first electronic timing

The first electronic timing of a 100-yard dash was hand-held stopwatch timing of Jim Hines at the 1968 Olympics. Hines was officially timed at 9.95 seconds, becoming the first person to be electronically timed at under 10 seconds for the 100-meter dash. But who is the fastest player in NFL history?

The first player to break the 4.0 mark

The first player to break the 4.0 mark in the 40-yard dash was wide receiver John Henderson, who did so at the 2002 NFL Scouting Combine. Henderson’s official time was 4.01 seconds.

The current record holder

The current record holder for the fastest player in NFL history is wide receiver, Bob Hayes. Hayes recorded a time of 4.47 seconds in the 100-yard dash at the 1964 Olympic Games. This time was unofficial, as the 100-yard dash was not an event at the Olympic Games.

The fastest player in NFL history

The fastest player in NFL history is John Ross, who was clocked at 4.22 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine. That time makes Ross the fastest player at any position in NFL history. It’s also worth noting that Ross ran his 4.22-second 40 while wearing Adidas cleats, while most other players were wearing Nike cleats.