The 2019 NFL Draft is far behind us at this point, but there’s some interesting bit of news that new Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields dropped on everyone during an appearance with the media Sunday.
That news is that he is a fast human being, like really fast — especially at the quarterback position.
According to Fields, he was clocked at a 4.43 second laser-time, and 4.38 by hand for the 40-yard dash, the gold standard of sprint measurements at the combine every year. And while that is a fast time on the surface, it’s worth putting in a little more perspective.
That time would have been by far the fastest time of any quarterback to participate in the 40-yard dash during this year’s combine, smashing the 4.57 laid down by Penn State’s Trace McSorley according to Cleveland.com. And that’s with the understanding that Fields still is just a sophomore and has at least two-more years to develop that speed.
Go get ’em coach Mick.
“The laser (time), was a 4.42 and then the hand (time) was a 4.38,” Fields said in a media apperance. “I didn’t think I was going to run it that fast. My goal was to get it under 4.45 laser. I definitely achieved that so happy about that.”
Now we know speed itself doesn’t equate to an elite quarterback, but it’s just another example of the skill set that Fields has in his tool-chest if he can get up to speed and understand the playbook enough to get a grasp on the offense.
If so, look out world.
