The speed of NFL players is measured by their 40-yard dash time.
Here is a list of drafted players that have ran the 40-yard dash in under 4.3 seconds since the NFL started using electronic timers at the scouting combine in 1999.
40-yard dash
1. Rondel Melendez - 4.24 seconds (1999)
2. Chris Johnson - 4.24 seconds (2008)
3. Fabian Washington - 4.25 seconds (2005)
4. Darrius Heyward-Bey - 4.25 seconds (2009)
5. Champ Bailey - 4.28 seconds (1999)
6. Jerome Mathis - 4.28 seconds (2005)
7. Jacoby Ford - 4.28 seconds (2010)
8. Stanford Routt - 4.29 seconds (2005)
9. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie - 4.29 seconds (2008)
Other opinions on the fastest NFL player:
Deion Sanders holds the title as the fastest with a recorded 4.21 40 yard dash in the 1989 NFL Combine. Unofficial and unconfirmed reports like Ike Taylor as the fastest cornerback with a 4.18 40 yard dash. Currently the fastest active NFL player with an official time is Stanford Routt with a 4.25 40 yard dash in the 2005 NFL Combine.
Champ is the fastest DB in the nfl hen Hall from the Falcon.
domonique rodgers cromartie he had to run acoss the whole field and he stayed with chris johnson. he is not faster than desean jackson though
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Chris Johnson.
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he is the fastest WR in the nfl
hes not the best but we all no the name devin hester, and he come from the the fastest team in the ncaa miami
Mike Wallace and Desean Jackson are 1 & 2
victor cruz and robert griffin 3 not anybody on the ravens
The fastest QB ever to enter the nfl is Michael Vick.
victor cruz and nobody is even close to his speed definitely nobody on the ravens
Bo Jackson 4.12 at the NFL Combine. Fastest verified 40.
The Fastest Tight End In The NFL Is Kevin Boss
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