A flashy 40-yard dash time tends to get all the headlines around NFL Combine time, and in some cases, improved draft stock for the players with record times.
And while there is a pretty strong argument to be made that 40 times are rarely indicative of long-term successful NFL performance, we thought it would be interesting to see what a team would look like based on the fastest 40-yard dash times in each position.
A few notes:
- The team listed was the team the player was drafted by and does not represent their current team
- The position listed is what they entered at the combine. In some cases the player has since switched positions
- The below data is from the last 10 years of combine 40-yard dash times, provided by nfl.com
The Top 40-Yard Dash Time Team of the Last 10 Years
Building a team of top 40-yard dash combine times by position
| Offense | |||||
| Player | Drafted By | Drafted Position | Time | Round | Year |
| Robert Griffin III | Redskins | QB | 4.41 | 1st | 2012 |
| Chris Johnson | Titans | RB | 4.24 | 1st | 2008 |
| John Ross | Bengals | WR | 4.22 | 1st | 2017 |
| Marquise Goodwin | Bills | WR | 4.27 | 3rd | 2013 |
| Jacoby Ford | Raiders | WR | 4.28 | 4th | 2010 |
| Dorin Dickerson | Texans | TE | 4.4 | 7th | 2010 |
| Terron Armstead | Saints | OT | 4.71 | 3rd | 2013 |
| Lane Johnson | Eagles | OT | 4.72 | 1st | 2013 |
| Bruce Campbell | Raiders | OL | 4.85 | 4th | 2010 |
| Trent Williams | Redskins | OL | 4.88 | 1st | 2010 |
| Jason Kelce | Eagles | OL | 4.93 | 6th | 2011 |
| Defense | |||||
| Player | Drafted By | Drafted Position | Time | Round | Year |
| Troy Apke | Redskins | S | 4.34 | 4th | 2018 |
| T.J. Green | Colts | S | 4.34 | 2nd | 2016 |
| Jalen Myrick | Jaguars | CB | 4.28 | 7th | 2017 |
| Demarcus Van Dyke | Raiders | CB | 4.28 | 3rd | 2011 |
| Shaquem Griffin | Seahawks | LB | 4.38 | 5th | 2018 |
| Jabrill Peppers | Browns | LB | 4.46 | 1st | 2017 |
| Zaviar Gooden | Titans | LB | 4.47 | 3rd | 2013 |
| Haason Reddick | Cardinals | DE | 4.52 | 1st | 2017 |
| Dontay Moch | Bengals | DL | 4.44 | 3rd | 2011 |
| Marcus Howard | Colts | DE | 4.45 | 5th | 2008 |
| Bruce Irvin | Seahawks | DE | 4.5 | 1st | 2012 |
| Special Teams | |||||
| Player | Drafted By | Drafted Position | Time | Round | Year |
| Trindon Holliday | Texans | KR | 4.34 | 6th | 2010 |
| Marshall Koehn | Dolphins | K | 4.61 | UDFA | 2016 |
| Pat O’Donnell | Bears | P | 4.64 | 6th | 2014 |
| Joe Cardona | Patriots | LS | 4.91 | 5th | 2015 |
Speedy draft picks by team
| Team | Count |
| Raiders | 3 |
| Redskins | 3 |
| Bengals | 2 |
| Colts | 2 |
| Eagles | 2 |
| Seahawks | 2 |
| Texans | 2 |
| Titans | 2 |
| Bears | 1 |
| Bills | 1 |
| Browns | 1 |
| Cardinals | 1 |
| Dolphins | 1 |
| Jaguars | 1 |
| Patriots | 1 |
| Saints | 1 |
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