jakeem grant ran the fastest 40 yard dash in history.
jakeem grant ran the fastest 40 yard dash in history.
who ran the fastest 40 yard dash in history?
jakeem grant
during texas tech's pro day, a new orleans saints scout recorded his 40-yard dash speed at a hand-timed 4.1 seconds, potentially beating bo jackson's hand-timed 4.12 seconds at the nfl combine in 1986. his electronically recorded 40 yard dash time is 4.34 seconds.









































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after running a 4.34 40-yard dash at his texas tech pro day, grant was drafted by the miami dolphins in the sixth round, 186th overall, of the 2016 nfl draft.
jakeem grant
on january 21, 2016, it was announced that peake would be playing in the 2016 senior bowl. throughout the week leading up to the senior bowl, peake impressed many team representatives and scouts and was praised for his route running ability and speed. on january 30, 2016, peake caught two passes for 13-yards and helped jacksonville jaguars' head coach gus bradley's south team that defeated the north 27-13. he was one of 43 collegiate wide receivers to receive an invitation to the nfl scouting combine in indianapolis, indiana. peake completed all of the combine drills and ran the sixth fastest 40-yard dash time among all wide receivers. on march 10, 2016, peake opted to participate at clemson's pro day, along with kevin dodd, mackensie alexander, t. j. green, jayron kearse, shaq lawson, and then others. team representatives and scouts from all 32 nfl team attended, including head coaches rex ryan (bills), marvin lewis (bengals), mike tomlin (steelers), and chuck pagano (colts), as peake performed positional drills and also chose to run the 40-yard dash (4.38s), 20-yard dash (2.55s), and 10-yard dash (1.50s). peake's unofficial time of 4.38 in the 40-yard dash would've finished third among all receivers at the nfl combine, behind notre dame's will fuller and tcu's kolby listenbee. although he had a experience a few drops during receiving drills, peake's overall performance was still well received by scouts and draft analysts. at the conclusion of the pre-draft process, peake was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by nfl draft experts and scouts. he was ranked the 15th beat wide receiver prospect by walterfootball.com and the 16th best wide receiver in the draft by nfldraftscout.com.
charone peake