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Cold, Hard Football Facts for February 27, 2006

Here's a look at the fastest players at each position in the 2006 draft. We included the players with the three fastest 40-yard-dash times at each position.
 
Our list is culled only from top draft prospects – that is, players likely to go in the first four rounds of the draft.
 
 
Running backs
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Maurice Drew
UCLA
5-8, 212
4.32
Brian Calhoun
Wisconsin
5-10, 195
4.38
Joseph Addai
LSU
5-10, 201
4.42
Reggie Bush
USC
6-0, 203
4.42
Jerious Norwood
Miss. State
5-11, 205
4.42
 
Wide receivers
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Jonathan Orr
Wisconsin
6-2, 195
4.35
Santonio Holmes
Ohio State
5-11, 190
4.36
Sinorice Moss
Miami
5-8, 183
4.39
 
Quarterbacks
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Vince Young
Texas
6-5, 233
4.48
Omar Jacobs
Bowling Green
6-4, 225
4.59
Jay Cutler
Vanderbilt
6-3, 223
4.82
 
Tight ends
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Vernon Davis
Maryland
6-3, 252
4.58
Joe Klopfenstein
Colorado
6-5, 250
4.72
Leonard Pope
Georgia
6-7, 250
4.75
 
Offensive linemen
Player   
School
Position
Height/Weight
40 Time
Nick Mangold
Ohio State
C
6-3, 297
4.96
Marcus McNeill
Auburn
T
6-8, 335
5.05
Eric Winston
Miami
T
6-6, 302
5.05
Daryn Colledge
Boise State
T
6-4, 295
5.05
 
Cornerbacks
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Jonathan Joseph
South Carolina
5-11, 187
4.32
Tye Hill
Clemson
5-9, 183
4.33
Devin Hester
Miami
5-11, 186
4.35
Tim Jennings
Georgia
5-8, 178
4.35
 
Safeties
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Donte Whitner
Ohio State
5-11, 205
4.44
Greg Blue
Auburn
6-2, 220
4.45
Daniel Bullocks
Nebraska
6-1, 209
4.50
Benard Pollard
Purdue
6-2, 226
4.50
Ko Simpson
South Carolina
6-1, 200
4.50
Pat Watkins
Florida State
6-4, 205
4.50
 
Outside linebackers
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Thomas Howard
Texas-El Paso
6-3, 234
4.44
Ernie Sims
Florida State
6-0, 228
4.49
A.J. Hawk
Ohio State
6-1, 243
4.51
 
Inside linebackers
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Kai Parham
Virginia
6-3, 248
4.55
Abdul Hodge
Iowa
6-0, 233
4.67
D'Qwell Jackson
Maryland
6-0, 228
4.68
Tim Dobbins
Iowa State
6-1, 245
4.68
 
Defensive ends
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Stanley McClover
Auburn
6-3, 258
4.56
Manny Lawson
N.C. State
6-5, 240
4.58
Victor Adeyanju
Indiana
6-4, 268
4.60
 
Defensive tackles
Player   
School
Height/Weight
40 Time
Dusty Dvoracek
Oklahoma
6-3, 301
4.92
Haloti Ngata
Oregon
6-4, 336
5.02
Rodrique Wright
Texas
6-5, 308
5.02
 

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