Worthy breaks 40-yard dash record with 4.21s run
Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy stole the show Saturday when he set the NFL Scouting Combine's 40-yard dash record with a 4.21-second sprint.
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XAVIER WORTHY HOLDS THE NEW 40-YARD DASH RECORD pic.twitter.com/IrXf3WyemB
Worthy ran an unofficial 4.25 on his first attempt but used his second run to chase down the previous record of 4.22, set by John Ross at the 2017 combine. Ross was eventually selected No. 9 overall in the draft.
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Xavier Worthy tops John Ross' 40-yard dash record with a 4.21
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Worthy erupted with excitement after the initial unofficial time for his second attempt clocked him tying the record. However, the official result made the 20-year-old the solo record holder.
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Worthy took the top time easily among the receivers, but plenty posted impressive runs. Below are the wideouts who recorded a 4.45 or better.
| Name | Time | Height | Weight | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Worthy | 4.21 | 5-11 | 165 | Texas |
| Brian Thomas Jr. | 4.33 | 6-3 | 209 | LSU |
| Adonai Mitchell | 4.34 | 6-2 | 205 | Texas |
| Devontez Walker | 4.36 | 6-1 | 193 | North Carolina |
| Jacob Cowing | 4.38 | 5-8 | 168 | Arizona |
| Ladd McConkey | 4.39 | 6 | 186 | Georgia |
| Anthony Gould | 4.39 | 5-8 | 174 | Oregon State |
| Xavier Legette | 4.39 | 6-1 | 221 | South Carolina |
| Roman Wilson | 4.39 | 5-11 | 185 | Michigan |
| Troy Franklin | 4.41 | 6-2 | 176 | Oregon |
| Ricky Pearsall | 4.41 | 6-1 | 189 | Florida |
| Jha'Quan Jackson | 4.42 | 5-9 | 188 | Tulane |
| Bub Means | 4.43 | 6-1 | 212 | Pitt |
| Lideatrick Griffin | 4.43 | 5-10 | 181 | Mississippi State |
| Cornelius Johnson | 4.44 | 6-3 | 212 | Michigan |
| Ryan Flournoy | 4.44 | 6-1 | 202 | Southeast Missouri State |
| Rome Odunze | 4.45 | 6-3 | 212 | Washington |
| Jermaine Burton | 4.45 | 6 | 196 | Alabama |
The receiver group was exceptionally fast and generally outpaced the running backs who did the 40-yard dash earlier in the day.
Only Florida State's Keon Coleman (4.61) and Illinois' Isaiah Williams (4.63) put up times over 4.6 seconds for the wideouts. However, Coleman reached the fastest top speed of any receiver over the last two years during the gauntlet drill.
Keon Coleman reached a top speed of 20.36 mph during the gauntlet drill, the fastest speed by any receiver over the last two seasons.
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Isaiah Williams reached a top speed of 19.04 mph during the gauntlet (5th-fastest), despite running the slowest forty at his position (4.63s). pic.twitter.com/kdw5lyEeCx