NFL Combine - Day 4: Ross smashes 40 record, tight ends tear up drills
Throughout the combine, theScore brings you all the results, reaction, and breaking stories as they happen.
What: 2017 NFL Scouting Combine
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
When: March 2-6
TV: NFL Network
Streaming: NFL.com
Schedule
- Days 1-2: Browns linked to Trubisky, Kizer impresses 49ers
- Day 3: McCaffrey outshines RB competition, QBs defend class
- Day 4: QB, WR, TE workouts
- Day 5: Garrett backs up boast, Reddick's athleticism emerges
- Day 6: Melifonwu stars as DBs wrap up pre-draft event
Day 4
Step aside, Chris Johnson
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Washington's John Ross said his goal was to run under 4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash. He did that and a lot more.
Ross was officially timed at 4.22 seconds on his first run, breaking Chris Johnson's long-standing combine record of 4.24 seconds.
Watch: Ross breaks combine record with official 40 time of 4.22 secs
Read: NFL players react to John Ross' record-breaking 40 time
Peppers calls himself a safety
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NFL scouts and analysts aren't really sure what position Jabrill Peppers will play at the next level, but he clarified how he views himself - he's a safety.
Peppers will work out with both the linebackers on Sunday and defensive backs on Monday, and says that while he sees himself at safety, he'll do whatever is asked of him.
Read: Peppers says he's a safety, but will play any position he's asked to
Tight ends light it up
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Led by the likes of O.J. Howard and Evan Engram, the tight ends continued their impressive combine week by posting some jaw-dropping times in the 40-yard dash and some lengthy broad jumps.
Read: Howard, Engram dazzle as tight ends continue to impress in 40-yard dash
Read: Tight ends display athleticism with historic day in broad jump
Garrett says he's the top player in draft
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The consensus opinion throughout the pre-draft process has been that Myles Garrett is the most talented player available. The Texas A&M pass-rusher believes so, too.
Read: Potential No. 1 pick Garrett: 'I'm the best player in the draft'
McKinley needs surgery after combine
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UCLA's Takkarist McKinley is hoping to be the second edge rusher off the board after Garrett, but he'll be competing at a disadvantage this weekend.
McKinley revealed that he will undergo shoulder surgery on Monday after fighting through his injuries in Indianapolis on Sunday. He will be out four-to-six months.
Read: Potential 1st-round pick McKinley needs shoulder surgery, will miss 4-6 months
Top QB prospects try to separate
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Top quarterback prospects Deshaun Watson, Mitchell Trubisky, DeShone Kizer, and Patrick Mahomes competed in on-field drills Saturday, with each passer showing off impressive athleticism.
Watson and Trubisky set the pace in the 40-yard dash, with the former running it in 4.66 seconds and the latter just behind with a time of 4.67 seconds.
Watch: Trubisky, Watson post identical 40-yard dash times
Foster sent home after hospital spat
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Top linebacker prospect Reuben Foster was sent home from the combine for reportedly threatening a hospital worker after becoming frustrated while waiting for a medical exam.
Foster later took to Instagram to explain his side of the story and had some of his college teammates come to his defense.
Read: Foster on alleged altercation with hospital worker: 'Nothing happened'