Fastest Man in the NFL ever

[LethalInjection]

Who in your opinion was the fastest man in the NFL. Not really talking about 40 yard dash, just overall.

[Denny]

Mike Vick Atlanta Falcons (supposedly ran 4.18 and 4.2 40 at a draft event )
Allen Rossum ( Won the 2005 NFL Fastest Man)
Antwaan Randle-El
DeAngelo Hall ( VT record 40-yard time of 4.15 although questioned)
Tyrone Calico ( Ran a 4.3 at his combine)
Jerome Mathis ( Ran a low 4.3 combine)

Old timers

Deion Sanders (4.28 combine record)
Bo Jackson ( Supposedly 4.1 "wind-aided 40 time) *cough*bullshit*cough*
Darrell Green ( Ran a sub 4.3 for most of his career)
Brett Periman ( Ran a sub 4.3 combine)
Rocket Ishmael (4.3 combine)

[Hankman]

What ever happened to Rocket?

[Denny]

What ever happened to Rocket?

LOL.. hell if I know. Ran out of fuel?

We were just talking at work about who knows what happened to Andre Ware.

[slow99]

What ever happened to Rocket?

he probably tripped on the carpet and broke every bone in his body. god that guy pissed me off when he was w/dallas, look at him wrong and he's out for the season.

[ELVIS]

duh.... it bo jackson. did you never play tecmo bowl?? :D

god bless.

[slow99]

i'd have to say fastest i've seen was deion. maybe not 40 speed per say, but was always as fast as he needed to be. he used to just bait people. i saw him bait the raiders qb one day into throwing to tim brown, deion gave tim about 5-10 yards, tim was running a deep rout full speed. deion closed that 5 plus yards on brown while the ball was in the air and picked it off.

[01WhiteCobra]

We were just talking at work about who knows what happened to Andre Ware.

Something tells me if you find Andre Ware you will find: Rashaan Salaam, Danny Wuerfel, Eric Couch, Pat Sullivan, Gino Torretta and Charlie Ward. That place where all the Heisman busts go to re-live the old days.

http://sportsmed.starwave.com/i/abcsports/bcs/1205/photo/h_ware_i.jpg

[slow99]

duh.... it bo jackson. did you never play tecmo bowl?? :D

god bless.

actually john elway on the reverse in john elway's quarterback was even faster.

[slow99]

Something tells me if you find Andre Ware you will find: Rashaan Salaam, Danny Wuerfel, Eric Couch, Pat Sullivan, Gino Torretta and Charlie Ward. That place where all the Heisman busts go to re-live the old days.

http://sportsmed.starwave.com/i/abcsports/bcs/1205/photo/h_ware_i.jpg

at least ward had the NBA gig...and who the hell is pat sullivan?!?

[01WhiteCobra]

I found Andre:

http://www.kilt.com/showdj.asp?DJID=12855


Former Houston Cougar and Heisman Trophy Recipient Andre Ware joins play-by-play man Marc Vandermeer as the official Houston Texans Radio Network Game Analyst for all 100.3 KILT broadcasts of Houston Texans football.

[Denny]

Something tells me if you find Andre Ware you will find: Rashaan Salaam, Danny Wuerfel, Eric Couch, Pat Sullivan, Gino Torretta and Charlie Ward. That place where all the Heisman busts go to re-live the old days.

http://sportsmed.starwave.com/i/abcsports/bcs/1205/photo/h_ware_i.jpg


LOL @ the "do"

[TOMMY]

Bo Jackson would run away from people even when they had the angle on him.

[01WhiteCobra]

at least ward had the NBA gig...and who the hell is pat sullivan?!?

I was trying to remember all the Heisman busts.

Pat Sullivan was the first one to win it that I remember. I think in 1971. Played with Auburn.

I think the Falcons took him, he played with them as a backup for a few years. I also believe he had the all-time lowest QB rating for the NFL.

[93powerranger]

jackson couldnt run away from george teauge. but i would say deion...has the most legit...and very deceptive speed.

[slow99]

I was trying to remember all the Heisman busts.

Pat Sullivan was the first one to win it that I remember. I think in 1971. Played with Auburn.

I think the Falcons took him, he played with them as a backup for a few years. I also believe he had the all-time lowest QB rating for the NFL.

well let's not let chris weinkie pass w/o mention!

[04V6STANG]

Willie Gault for the Bears. He was pretty fast. I'm not sure what his 40 time was though

[01WhiteCobra]

pro football weekly's list:

Hayes, Green top list of NFL’s fastest ever
By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
As published in print Sept. 24, 2001

Ex-Cowboys WR
Bob Hayes
Some players have what is known as football speed. Others have track speed. Some have both. In his prime, Darrell Green may have had the best combination of the two. Jerry Rice, in his prime, never ran under 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash for the stopwatch. Yet in terms of football speed, he was about a 4.3 guy. On the other hand, Eddie Kennison won races that made him the NFL’s fastest man in gym shorts. But after he puts the pads on, he rarely shows that type of speed on the field. With this in mind, we asked NFL insiders who they believe had the best combination of track and football speed. (List only includes post-merger players.)

1. Bob Hayes / Cowboys – "World’s fastest man and fastest football player in his prime."

2. Darrell Green / Redskins — "Nolan Ryan was throwing 100 mph when he was over 40 (years old), and Green was running sub-4.4 (in the 40) and still running with all the racehorses."

3. Cliff Branch / Raiders and Mel Gray / Cardinals (tie) — "Both were diminutive sprinters no defensive back could stay with. If they were close to even, they were leavin’, and you needed to keep a seven- to 10-yard cushion against both or else they would eat up your cushion and be by you before you could react."

5. Bo Jackson / Raiders — "Before his injury, he was the fastest big man I ever saw. However, he still was more track- than football-fast."

6. Randy Moss / Vikings — "If he trained for it, he could be a world-class sprinter."

7. Wesley Walker / Jets — "A true jet."

8. Homer Jones / Giants, Browns — "A king-size receiver who could run like a deer."

9. Deion Sanders / Falcons, 49ers, Cowboys, Redskins — "Rare playing speed and excellent but not great track times."

10. Rick Upchurch / Broncos — "Could go from zero to 60 like a race car."

Others mentioned: Stanley Morgan, Lance Alworth, Isaac Curtis, Willie Gault, Jimmy Johnson (49ers), Willie Buchanon (Packers; before injury) and Eric Dickerson.

Players with great timed speed who never could get it to translate to the field.

1. Johnny "Lam" Jones / Jets
2. Rocky Thompson / Giants
3. Eddie Kennison / Rams, Saints, Bears, Broncos
4. Larry Burton / Saints
5. Gerald Tinker / Falcons
6. Steve Raible / Seahawks
7. Gaston Green / Rams
8. Randal Hill / Cards, Dolphins
9. Alexander Wright / Cowboys
10. James Williams / Bills

[MidnightRunner]

Willie Gault for the Bears. He was pretty fast. I'm not sure what his 40 time was though

He was very fast, I think he almost made the olympics. Darrell Green was the guy who always won the fastest man competitions at the pro bowl. Bo was probably the most unbelievable package of speed and size the league has ever seen. Bob Hayes was the first speedster deep threat in the NFL. Alexander Wright who used to play for the Cowboys was seriously fast but could not catch for shit. Joey Galloway was clocked at 4.18 at the combine.

[yellowcobra]

Good list.......Kennison has kinda had an ok mini-career with the Chiefs....You left one speedy olympian from the list. Renaldo Nehemiah.........that guy was horrible!

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/NeheRe00.htm

[OMEGA DOOM]

I heard deion sanders ran like a 4 flat back in the day? true or not? :confused:

[Denny]

I heard deion sanders ran like a 4 flat back in the day? true or not? :confused:

I highly doubt that. I've never seen anyone officially ran a 40 faster than a 4.15 and there's a big difference.

[slow99]

I heard deion sanders ran like a 4 flat back in the day? true or not? :confused:

that wasn't true. hell in fact i don't know for sure that deion ever ran a timed 40 while in the nfl. i think he always said "i'm fast enough, i don't need to be timed."
kinda like the eddie murphy bit w/black guys measuring their dicks, they don't measure them they just look at it and say "the shit is big."

[LethalInjection]

one of my old high school coaches said he read in a SI magazine some years back that when the NFL scouts came to watch Deion run the 40 at his college "Florida State" that they were out there and Deion came out in his jogging suit, took it off, put on his running shoes, lined up and ran the 40, but didnt stop, after he ran the 40 he just jogged into the locker room. The scouts looked on the stop watch and he ran a low 4.3

I guess he knew he ran good so didnt bother turning around.

[LethalInjection]

I heard deion sanders ran like a 4 flat back in the day? true or not? :confused:

No.......whoever ran that damn 4.15 is f_ckin SMOKIN!!!!!!!!
People don't realize just how fast a 4.2 is so I couldnt imagine running against someone capable of a 4.15

[Denny]

What makes me sick is the big-ass linemen running 4.8-4.6... FUCK! I ran a 4.7 when I was a 125 pound split-end!

[T-TOPPS5.0]

I havent seen James Jett who played for the raiders mentioned. He had crazy speed. I personally dont think Dion was ever the fastest flat out speedster. I have seen him get beat. In his day, what about Jerry Rice?
Last year I heard one of the commentators mention Tyrone Calico was the fastest man in the NFL bar none ( when he is healthy of course ).
And if anybody remembers Robert Smith. The vikings running back that retired just cause he didnt want to play no more just a couple of years back. He left in his prime and walked away from all that money he was making.

On a side note, who thinks that the fastest man in the NFL competion is really a good way to measure the fastest of the fast? Last years winner was getting reeled in midway down the 40. If it would have gone maybe 60 yards, he would have come in second at best. Looked to me like the two of the competitors were just getting to their full speed at 25 thirty yards, they just didnt have the exlosion from the start. For once, I would love to see them race the full 100 just as if they were on the field. I know thats a wishful dream, just saying it would be cool to see. That way we would really know who was the true fastest man. Just my two cents. :confused:

[01WhiteCobra]

I highly doubt that. I've never seen anyone officially ran a 40 faster than a 4.15 and there's a big difference.

I do believe Bo has the record at combines with a 4.19 40 yd.

Only one to break the 4.2 barrier at combines.

[OMEGA DOOM]

one of my old high school coaches said he read in a SI magazine some years back that when the NFL scouts came to watch Deion run the 40 at his college "Florida State" that they were out there and Deion came out in his jogging suit, took it off, put on his running shoes, lined up and ran the 40, but didnt stop, after he ran the 40 he just jogged into the locker room. The scouts looked on the stop watch and he ran a low 4.3

I guess he knew he ran good so didnt bother turning around.supposedly he never wanted it mentioned about how truely fast he was cause' he could make more in the long run? hell I don't know! thats just what I heard from some friends talking about or shall I say arguing about? this same subject as a matter of fact! :D

[SOLOW55]

Bo knows who's fastest !

[Denny]

I do believe Bo has the record at combines with a 4.19 40 yd.

Only one to break the 4.2 barrier at combines.

At combines.

I love it when agents put out numbers that the athlete in questioned was supposedly timed on. Funny how the athlete will never run it again.

[RED]

What makes me sick is the big-ass linemen running 4.8-4.6... FUCK! I ran a 4.7 when I was a 125 pound split-end!


<---Ran a 4.3 my freshman year. Not in pads though.

[regaltip]

kinda like the eddie murphy bit w/black guys measuring their dicks, they don't measure them they just look at it and say "the shit is big."

That cracked me up!!! needed that thanks!

Anyhow Deion was fast no doubt, but no 4 flat fast.

Fastest time for me was 4.6 Senior year.

[LethalInjection]

What makes me sick is the big-ass linemen running 4.8-4.6... FUCK! I ran a 4.7 when I was a 125 pound split-end!

That's like damn Junior Seau..........He bench pressed 600 lbs and ran like a 4.6 40..........You NEVER see that combination.

[slow99]

That's like damn Junior Seau..........He bench pressed 600 lbs and ran like a 4.6 40..........You NEVER see that combination.

one of my best friends benches 600 and runs a 4.4...but he's not nfl!!

[regaltip]

That's like damn Junior Seau..........He bench pressed 600 lbs and ran like a 4.6 40..........You NEVER see that combination.

Chad Hennings benched 600lbs+ and ran 4.6 or 4.5 40...

[algerene]

<---Ran a 4.3 my freshman year. Not in pads though.

Since were in the way back machine, I've run several 4.5 40's in pads. Couldn't do it now to save my life.

[unkoricky]

i ran 4.5's back in high school, but High School coaches always love to exxagerate for College Scouts...


Vick cant run a damn 4.18, V-tech is known to lie about 40 times.. For example Kevin Jones and his 4.25....what did he run at the combine? 4.68

They claim baby Vick is faster then Micheal Vick, yeah right..


I'd go with Darrel Green & Bob Hayes..

Deion use to toy with WR and QB's..he'd let them get open and just use his burst to snatch the ball...

[slow99]

i ran 4.5's back in high school, but High School coaches always love to exxagerate for College Scouts...


Vick cant run a damn 4.18, V-tech is known to lie about 40 times.. For example Kevin Jones and his 4.25....what did he run at the combine? 4.68

They claim baby Vick is faster then Micheal Vick, yeah right..


I'd go with Darrel Green & Bob Hayes..

Deion use to toy with WR and QB's..he'd let them get open and just use his burst to snatch the ball...

yes, lots of teams fudge the 40 times. i once saw the "formula" some nfl team used when it released 40 times. it was something like an average of 3 runs then subtract 2/10 or some bullshit like that. you really think there are a TON of high school blue chip prospects running 4.3 and even 4.2s. it's all bullshit. watch some highly touted d lineman or linebacker that supposedly runs a 4.4, the next time they pick up a fumble or interception. most look like they're in slow mo compared to everone else.

[unkoricky]

Like all my old friends from high school,
Earvin Parker - Former #1 100 Meter Dash in the nation in highschool when he was a senior..he ran in the 4'4s when he was a freshmen and by the time he was a senior, they timed him around 4.37's....

This is a guy who was runnin 10.1-10.3's in High School in the 100 meter dash..

What do you think it would translate if so called 40 times by Vick(4.18) and Kevin Jones(4.25) ran 100 Meter Dashes....
Exactly.....Too many coaches and staff lie about 40 times..

I think Deion actually ran a true 4.28 - 40
Randall Williams(former cowboy player) was pretty fast too, but really sucked at football :p

[190hp4banger]

<--- 4.42 before my Sr. year.

"Neon" Deion Sanders
Don Beebe
Tim Dwight
Bo Jackson

Those are some of the best "football speed" guys I've seen in my 23 years.

[OMEGA DOOM]

so can one of you internet gifted give us a recorded top five fastest times in NFL history? so I can settle an arguement at work and make some money! :D

[unkoricky]

so can one of you internet gifted give us a recorded top five fastest times in NFL history? so I can settle an arguement at work and make some money! :D
Doubt you'll see Video..
All i remember was that Micheal Vick ran in the 4.3x and 4.4's in the NFL Combine..
But i can say Deion Truly ran a 4.28 at the NFL combine and you saw it on the field too when he played in his prime..

But didnt Bob Hayes run in the 9.xx in the 100 Meter dash?
Thats why i listed him at #1

[RED]

Since were in the way back machine, I've run several 4.5 40's in pads. Couldn't do it now to save my life.

Shit I would fall over after 30 yards now days. :o

[chas01cobra]

pro football weekly's list:

Hayes, Green top list of NFL’s fastest ever
By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
As published in print Sept. 24, 2001

Ex-Cowboys WR
Bob Hayes
Some players have what is known as football speed. Others have track speed. Some have both. In his prime, Darrell Green may have had the best combination of the two. Jerry Rice, in his prime, never ran under 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash for the stopwatch. Yet in terms of football speed, he was about a 4.3 guy. On the other hand, Eddie Kennison won races that made him the NFL’s fastest man in gym shorts. But after he puts the pads on, he rarely shows that type of speed on the field. With this in mind, we asked NFL insiders who they believe had the best combination of track and football speed. (List only includes post-merger players.)

1. Bob Hayes / Cowboys – "World’s fastest man and fastest football player in his prime."

2. Darrell Green / Redskins — "Nolan Ryan was throwing 100 mph when he was over 40 (years old), and Green was running sub-4.4 (in the 40) and still running with all the racehorses."

3. Cliff Branch / Raiders and Mel Gray / Cardinals (tie) — "Both were diminutive sprinters no defensive back could stay with. If they were close to even, they were leavin’, and you needed to keep a seven- to 10-yard cushion against both or else they would eat up your cushion and be by you before you could react."

5. Bo Jackson / Raiders — "Before his injury, he was the fastest big man I ever saw. However, he still was more track- than football-fast."

6. Randy Moss / Vikings — "If he trained for it, he could be a world-class sprinter."

7. Wesley Walker / Jets — "A true jet."

8. Homer Jones / Giants, Browns — "A king-size receiver who could run like a deer."

9. Deion Sanders / Falcons, 49ers, Cowboys, Redskins — "Rare playing speed and excellent but not great track times."

10. Rick Upchurch / Broncos — "Could go from zero to 60 like a race car."

Others mentioned: Stanley Morgan, Lance Alworth, Isaac Curtis, Willie Gault, Jimmy Johnson (49ers), Willie Buchanon (Packers; before injury) and Eric Dickerson.

Players with great timed speed who never could get it to translate to the field.

1. Johnny "Lam" Jones / Jets
2. Rocky Thompson / Giants
3. Eddie Kennison / Rams, Saints, Bears, Broncos
4. Larry Burton / Saints
5. Gerald Tinker / Falcons
6. Steve Raible / Seahawks
7. Gaston Green / Rams
8. Randal Hill / Cards, Dolphins
9. Alexander Wright / Cowboys
10. James Williams / Bills


This is the list! I can barely remember Hayes but the numbers speak for themselves. He was a man amoung boys in his day. Make note of Johnny "lam" Jones. I remember him well and he was awesome to watch in college. Not doing so well now I guess

http://www.help-johnny-lam-jones.com/

[slow99]

I think Deion actually ran a true 4.28 - 40
Randall Williams(former cowboy player) was pretty fast too, but really sucked at football :p

speak of the devil...randall williams is playing tight end for the raiders right now!

[A BLACK MAN'S COUPE]

Something tells me if you find Andre Ware you will find: Rashaan Salaam, Danny Wuerfel, Eric Couch, Pat Sullivan, Gino Torretta and Charlie Ward. That place where all the Heisman busts go to re-live the old days.

http://sportsmed.starwave.com/i/abcsports/bcs/1205/photo/h_ware_i.jpg
lmao :D

[Cartman]

I do believe Bo has the record at combines with a 4.19 40 yd.

Only one to break the 4.2 barrier at combines.


adam jones aka pacman ran a 4.2 this year and so did about 5 others at the combines. even a little wr playing for jacksonville

[nt_gearheads]

fastest man in nfl ever was a white guy named stefan bryan that played for a couple yrs, and posted 40 times of 4.1 and everytime he returned kickoffs he scored a touchdown (witch was only 5 times ) but he was injured and never came back dont know what really happened to him though!

[LethalInjection]

fastest man in nfl ever was a white guy named stefan bryan that played for a couple yrs, and posted 40 times of 4.1 and everytime he returned kickoffs he scored a touchdown (witch was only 5 times ) but he was injured and never came back dont know what really happened to him though!

Did a google search on the guy. You might have spelled his name wrong because he's not on there. What team did he play for?

[randall123]

yeah i heard of the guy he probly did spell his name wrong but he was fast as hell and i think he played for the browns or the bengals it was a short time im going to see if i cant figure out what happened to the guy!

[stacy532]

What ever happened to Rocket?
I thought alexander wright from the boys was the fastest one year...?

[greybeast]

I can't beleive no one mentioned reynaldo nehemiah!! Herschel walker was pretty fast too.

[1slocoupe]

yeah i am a little cock gobbler, I like to accuse people of "Stealing" parts that I did not pay for. I am also a broke little white trash bitch that lives off of food stamps that wants always to get something for nothing and think that everyone owes me something


there ya go fixed fag

[CJ-95GT]

I can't beleive no one mentioned reynaldo nehemiah!! Herschel walker was pretty fast too.

Yup, I remember Herschel winning the contest a couple of times beating green.

I think Bo and deon top the list and would be a helluva race. They both have great game and track speed. IMO- Bo would smoke all after seeing him run that sweep play against the hawks in the 80's.

[Da Prez]

ide say prime time...

[Ted]

It would have to be Bo Jackson in Super Tecmo Bowl.

[Geor!]

Willie Parker, RB for the Steelers runs a 4.23. Pretty damn quick if you ask me.

[Zfan]

Fuck that shit. My man Nate Newton was the fastest in football to the food line! That we all know :D Man was as wide as he was tall. :eek: Bo Jackson was the quickest!

Mike