Is 4.7 seconds a good 40 yard dash speed?
Times between 4.5 and 4.6 are very good. 4.7 is OK, but by NFL standards, anything above 5 seconds is only for linemen, and 4.5 or less is considered fast. Just for your information: The fastest time officially recorded by the NFL was 4.29 seconds by Cameron Jobe in 1989 [1], although the NFL did not begin electronic timing until 1990. In the electronic timing era, the fastest recorded time at the NFL Combine was 4.25 seconds (hand time) by cornerback Fabian Washington in 2005. However, his official time at the 2005 Combine was 4.31 seconds[2] Most other times close to 4.0 are untrustworthy due to the use of hand timing, but still many use hand timed 40’s such as players including Jerome Mathis (4.25) [3],DeAngelo Hall (4.15)[4][5], Michael Vick (4.25),Lee Suggs (4.27)[6], Bo Jackson (4.12)[7], Don Beebe (4.21)[1], Michael Bennett (4.13)[8], Randy Moss (4.25)[9], Darrell Green (4.15[10], 4.2[11]), Laveranues Coles (4.2)[12], and Nicky Schlatz (4.00)[13] have approached that mark. Altho
