Error with Amarius Mims’ Combine shuttle time sends NFL world into frenzy

The NFL Draft community was in awe after it was reported that Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims logged a 4.33-second short shuttle at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Sunday.

His 4.33 shuttle represented the second-fastest by an offensive tackle at the Combine since 1999. With Mims coming in at 6-foot-7 3/4 and 340 pounds, it made it even more impressive, if not hard to believe.

Turns out, it was factually incorrect.

According to Dane Brugler of The Athletic, the reported 4.33 short shuttle time for Mims was an error. Mims didn’t even participate in the drill. He sustained a right hamstring injury earlier in the day while running the 40-yard dash. An offensive lineman did post a 4.33, but it was NC State’s Dylan McMahon. McMahon’s time was incorrectly posted as Mims’ time.

Amarius Mims posts insane number in 40-yard dash

Prior to the injury, Mims showcased his unique athleticism. Mims clocked an impressive unofficial time of 5.07 during the 40-yard dash. His freakish build was on display with 11 1/4″ hands, 36 and 1/8″ arms and an 86 and 3/4″ wingspan. He posted a 25 1/2″ vertical jump and a 9’3″ broad jump.

Mims is a potential first-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. He is viewed as one of the best offensive tackle prospects along with Notre Dame’s Joe Alt, Penn State’s Olu Fashanu, Oregon State’s Taliese Fauga, Alabama’s JC Latham and Oklahoma’s Tyler Guyton.

A Preseason All-SEC first-team selection at right tackle, Mims played in seven games this past season for the Bulldogs. He suffered an ankle injury which required surgery in the conference opener against South Carolina and missed the next six games. He returned against Ole Miss but reinjured the ankle in the SEC Championship Game defeat to Alabama. Mims did not suit up in the 63-3 Orange Bowl victory over Florida State.

“I feel like Georgia is the best college institution in the country and I feel like they prepared me and the guys, my teammates here, more than anyone else here, honestly,” Mims said on Saturday, via DawgNation. “Just the hard coaching, the coaching staff we’ve got is the best coaching staff in the country. I strongly feel that’s true. They teach you how to grow up before your time and I had to do that real quick. I’m very thankful for that.”