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Combine's fastest offensive players
Cold, Hard Football Facts for February 25, 2008

Well, we know that 40 times at the Combine are completely useless, as they measure only speed, not a player's actual ability to, you know, play football.

But, of coourse, there's always interest in the subject of speed. Here's a look at the fastest players at each offensive position, as measured by time in the 40-yard dash last week at the NFL Combine.

East Carolina running back Chris Johnson topped all offensive players, racing through the 40 yards in 4.24 seconds.

All information comes straight from the NFL. We hope to get defensive player information shortly.

RUNNING BACKS

Player	School	Time
JOHNSON, CHRIS	EAST CAROLINA	4.24
MCFADDEN, DARREN	ARKANSAS	4.33
ALRIDGE, ANTHONY	HOUSTON	4.36
CHARLES, JAMAAL	TEXAS-AUSTIN	4.38
SIMPSON, CHAD	MORGAN ST	4.42
MENDENHALL, RASHARD	ILLINOIS	4.45
FORTE, MATTHEW	TULANE	4.46
JONES, FELIX	ARKANSAS	4.47
PARMELE, JALEN	TOLEDO	4.47
STEWART, JONATHAN	OREGON	4.48

QUARTERBACKS

Player	School	Time
JOHNSON, JOSHUA	SAN DIEGO	4.55
O'CONNELL, KEVIN	SAN DIEGO ST	4.61
MORRIS, BERNARD	MARSHALL	4.68
TAFRALIS, ADAM	SAN JOSE ST	4.78
FLYNN, MATTHEW	LOUISIANA ST	4.79
BOOTY, JOHN DAVID	SOUTHERN CAL	4.82
BROHM, BRIAN	LOUISVILLE	4.83
WRIGHT, KYLE	MIAMI-FL	4.85

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	School	Time
JACKSON, DESEAN	CAL-BERKELEY	4.35
CALDWELL, ANDRE	FLORIDA	4.37
FRANKLIN, WILLIAM	MISSOURI	4.37
JACKSON, DEXTER	APPALACHIAN ST	4.37
ROYAL, WILLIAM	VIRGINIA TECH	4.39
THOMAS, DEVIN	MICHIGAN ST	4.40
SHIELDS, ARMAN	RICHMOND	4.44
BREAZELL, BRANDON	UCLA	4.47
SIMPSON, JEROME	COASTAL CAROLINA	4.47
BENNETT, EARL	VANDERBILT	4.48
GARCON, PIERRE	MT UNION	4.48

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

Player	School	Time
ZUTTAH, JEREMY	RUTGERS	4.99
THOMAS, DONALD	CONNECTICUT	5.00
POLLAK, MIKE	ARIZONA ST	5.02
BROWN, DUANE	VIRGINIA TECH	5.08
BENEDICT, HEATH	NEWBERRY	5.09
COUSINS, ONIEL	UTEP	5.11
ALBERT, BRANDEN	VIRGINIA	5.17
WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER	VANDERBILT	5.17
GIACOMINI, BRENO	LOUISVILLE	5.20
CHERILUS, GOSDER	BOSTON COLLEGE	5.21

TIGHT ENDS

Player	School	Time
KELLER, DUSTIN	PURDUE	4.55
TAMME, JACOB	KENTUCKY	4.58
STEVENS, CRAIG	CAL-BERKELEY	4.59
DAVIS, KELLEN	MICHIGAN ST	4.6
COTTAM, BRAD	TENNESSEE	4.63
BARNIDGE, GARY	LOUISVILLE	4.65
BENNETT, MARTELLUS	TEXAS A&M	4.68
FINLEY, JERMICHAEL	TEXAS-AUSTIN	4.82

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