Fastest 40-yard Dash Times in NFL Combine History: Top 10 quarterbacks

The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine is already underway with workouts scheduled to begin Thursday.

Among the most-anticipated events every year is the 40-yard dash, where NFL prospects compete to become the fastest at their respective position. You can check out the Top 10 fastest players to run the 40 regardless of position in the history of the NFL Combine here.

As the quarterback position has evolved over the years, the Combine’s 40-yard dash has provided some eye-opening results, though only one QB has ever eclipsing the 4.4-second barrier. And while not every eligible quarterback will run, 2025’s QB class will run the 40 on Saturday inside Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium.

In the meantime, check out the Top 25 fastest 40 times among quarterbacks at the NFL Combine:

1. Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M — 4.35 (2006)

The fastest college quarterback to run the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine goes to a player that was quickly converted to receiver in the NFL — McNeal.

The 6-foot-2 McNeal was drafted in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, but only managed a single 8-yard scramble as a wildcat quarterback late in his rookie season before being released prior to the 2007 season. McNeal went on to play five more seasons (2007-2011) in the Canadian Football League as a receiver.

2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor — 4.41 (2012)

Before rewriting the offensive recordbooks at Baylor en route to winning the 2012 Heisman Trophy, Griffin was an Olympic-caliber hurdler, advancing to the semifinals in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials as a freshman at Baylor.

Griffin III put that track experience to great use at the 2012 NFL Combine, nearly breaking the 4.4-second barrier for the second-fastest 40 time by a quarterback, which helped propel him toward becoming the eventual No. 2 overall pick by the Washington Redskins in the 2012 NFL Draft.

3. Anthony Richardson, Florida — 4.43 (2023)

Despite a less-than-encouraging career in Gainesville, the uber-athletic Richardson splashed onto the national radar with his 4.43-second 40 in the 2023 NFL Combine, skyrocketing up NFL draft boards after his impressive time.

That time helped the Indianapolis Colts to select the former Gators quarterback with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 Draft, and immediately handed the dual-threat playmaker its starting QB role. Two years later, the Colts are reportedly opening up the QB1 competition this offseason.

4. Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech — 4.47 (2006)

The younger brother of 4-time Pro Bowl QB Michael Vick, Marcus’ blazing 40-yard dash time at the 2006 NFL Combine wasn’t enough to earn him more than a cup of coffee in the league after going undrafted.

Marcus Vick’s professional career never quite developed after repeatedly landing in legal trouble, including pleading guilty to a 2008 DUI, a 2016 resisting arrest, and various drug charges.

5. Four players tied at 4.52 seconds

Max Dugan, TCU — 4.52 (2023)
Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati — 4.52 (2022)
Marcus Mariota, Oregon — 4.52 (2015)
Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech — 4.52 (2011)

Mariota turned his 40 time into the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft en route to a decade-long career, most spent as a backup QB. Meanwhile, Taylor parlayed his 40 time into a sixth-round pick before cementing his place as one of the NFL’s best backup QBs over the last 15 years. Ridder would go onto be a third-round pick while Dugan went in the seventh round.

Top 40-yard dash times among QBs in NFL Combine history, No. 9-25:

9. Malik Cunningham, Louisville — 4.53 (2023)
T-10. Trevor Knight, Texas A&M — 4.54 (2017)
T-10. Nick Marshall, Auburn — 4.54 (2015)
T-10. Jarrett Brown, West Virginia — 4.54 (2010)
T-10. Brad Smith, Missouri — 4.54 (2006)
T-14. Kedon Slovis, BYU — 4.55 (2024)
T-14. Russell Wilson, Wisconsin — 4.55 (2012)
T-14. Josh Johnson, San Diego — 4.55 (2008)
T-17. Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA — 4.56 (2023)
T-17. Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech — 4.56 (2016)
T-19. Trace McSorley, Penn State — 4.57 (2019)
T-19. Blake Sims, Alabama — 4.57 (2015)
T-19. Jared Zabransky, Boise State — 4.57 (2007)
T-19. D.J. Shockley, Georgia — 4.57 (2006)
T-23. Cole McDonald, Hawaii — 4.58 (2020)
T-23. Jake Locker, Washington — 4.58 (2011)
25. Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma — 4.59 (2020)