10 Fastest Cornerback 40-Yard Dash Times at the 2025 NFL Combine

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The 2025 NFL scouting combine is up and running on Friday afternoon with the second day of on-field workouts underway from Lucas Oil Stadium.
The cornerbacks of the 2025 draft class kicked things off on Day 2, starting with the highly anticipated—and always of interest—40-yard dash.
Some impressive numbers came through. Here's a look at the top 10 times:
Rank | Name | School | 40-Yard Dash Time |
|---|---|---|---|
t10. | Bilhal Kone | Western Michigan | 4.43 |
t10. | Trey Amos | Ole Miss | 4.43 |
9. | Mac McWilliams | UCF | 4.41 |
8. | Justin Walley | Minnesota | 4.40 |
t6. | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | 4.39 |
t6. | Jahdae Barron | Texas | 4.39 |
5. | Zah Frazier | UTSA | 4.36 |
4. | Jacob Parrish | Kansas State | 4.35 |
3. | Caleb Ransaw | Tulane | 4.33 |
2. | Darien Porter | Iowa State | 4.30 |
1. | Maxwell Hairston | Kentucky | 4.28 |
And here's a look at their attempts:
t10. Bilhal Kone, Western Michigan

Time: 4.43 seconds
A nice pair of 40 times from Bilhal Kone 🇨🇮@WMU_Football @nflnetwork #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/J9GyWnPKJD
— NFL Africa (@NFLAfrica) February 28, 2025
t10. Trey Amos, Ole Miss

Time: 4.43 seconds
Ole Miss DB Trey Amos out of the blocks with a 🔥 4.46 (unofficial). pic.twitter.com/iPIwcjxfdP
— The Rebel Walk (@TheRebelWalk) February 28, 2025
9. Mac McWilliams, UCF

Time: 4.41 seconds
4.41!
— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) February 28, 2025
Mac McWilliams was flying 💨#NFLCombine on NFL Network pic.twitter.com/BVJ6aUZKnX
8. Justin Walley, Minnesota

Time: 4.40 seconds
JUSTIN WALLEY WITH THE 4.4 SPEED! pic.twitter.com/ciz1KwQWaD
— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) February 28, 2025
t6. Robert Longerbeam, Rutgers

Time: 4.39 seconds
4.40 ‼️
— Rutgers Football 🪓 (@RFootball) February 28, 2025
Heck of a day for Robert Longerbeam 💯
📺 #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/HrIzosUb6n
t6. Jahdae Barron, Texas

Time: 4.39 seconds
Texas DB Jahdae Barron runs a 4.40u on his first attempt
— NFL (@NFL) February 28, 2025
📺: #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork
📱: Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/ofEW8gI7uM
5. Zah Frazier, UTSA

Time: 4.36 seconds
4.39u for UTSA cornerback Zah Frazier 🔥
— NFL (@NFL) February 28, 2025
📺: #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork
📱: Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/kYCnvDkgwP
4. Jacob Parrish, Kansas State

Time: 4.35 seconds
4.36u for Kansas State Wildcat Jacob Parrish
— NFL (@NFL) February 28, 2025
📺: #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork
📱: Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/b1vbl0afsF
3. Caleb Ransaw, Tulane

Time: 4.33 seconds
Caleb Ransaw 4.33u#NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/YVBjSaT8ch
— WalkTheMock (@WalkTheMock) February 28, 2025
2. Darien Porter, Iowa State

Time: 4.30 seconds
Darien Porter from Iowa State runs an impressive 4.30u!
— NFL (@NFL) February 28, 2025
📺: #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork
📱: Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/Rxyq4BquDT
1. Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky

Time: 4.28 seconds
Maxwell Hairston ran a blazing 4.29u on his second run!
— NFL (@NFL) February 28, 2025
📺: #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork
📱: Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/yhkcVOInOs
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Mike Kadlick is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the New England Patriots for WEEI sports radio in Boston and continues to do so for CLNS Media. He has a master's in public relations from Boston University. Kadlick is also an avid runner and a proud lover of all things pizza.
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