All-Time Drill Records at NFL Scouting Combine

The NFL Scouting Combine gives prospects a chance to showcase their talents in running, catching, and strength to scouts, coaches, and general managers. Here's a look at the all-time drill records heading into a four-day stretch of workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium.

INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL Scouting Combine provides some of college football's top prospects with the opportunity to prove themselves to scouts, coaches and general managers two months before the 2024 NFL Draft. One way to catch scouts' attention? Break a record.

Few players taking the field at Lucas Oil Stadium this week are capable of running 40 yards in less than 4.3 seconds. Not every players needs to bench-press 225 pounds more than 40 times in order to improve their draft stock. But it's a cool way to leave your mark on one of the biggest offseason events on the NFL calendar.

One former Tennessee Titans star, running back Chris Johnson, still owns a record at the NFL Combine. The former Titan showed out in the 10-yard split, posting a 1.4-second time. 

Now that's fast.

Here's a quick look at the other current records that have been set at the NFL Combine. We'll see if any of this year's prospects are capable of setting a new mark over the next four days.

10-yard split

• RB Chris Johnson, East Carolina: 1.4 seconds (2008)
• Drafted: Round 1, Pick 24 by the Tennessee Titans

20-yard shuttle

• WR Brandin Cooks, Oregon State: 3.81 seconds (2014)
• Drafted: Round 1, Pick 20 by the New Orleans Saints

40-yard dash

• WR John Ross, Washington: 4.22 seconds (2017)
• Drafted: Round 1, Pick 9 by the Cincinnati Bengals

3-cone drill

• WR Jeff Maehl, Oregon: 6.42 seconds (2011)
• Drafted: Not selected, signed with Houston Texans as undrafted free agent

Vertical jump

• WR Chris Conley, Georgia: 45 inches (2015)
• Drafted: Round 3, Pick 76 by the Kansas City Chiefs
• CB Donald Washington, Ohio State: 45 inches (2009)
• Drafted: Round 4, Pick 102 by the Kansas City Chiefs

Broad jump

• CB Byron Jones, UConn: 12-feet, 3-inches (2015)
• Drafted: Round 1, Pick 27 by the Dallas Cowboys

Bench press

• DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State: 49 reps of 225 pounds (2011)
• Drafted: Round 2, Pick 53 by the Chicago Bears

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