Washington Huskies wide receiver and Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick John Ross held the NFL Scouting Combine's 40-yard dash record (4.22 seconds) since 2017. It was broken last year by Texas Longhorns wide receiver and Kansas City Chiefs first-round pick Xavier Worthy after he a ran a 4.

Perhaps the most anticipated event of the NFL Combine, the 40-yard dash is the purest way to evaluate an athlete's acceleration and top speed. The origin of timing players for 40