On Saturday at the NFL combine, the wide receivers performed their athletic testing. They ran the 40 and did other drills like the three-cone, vertical leap and more.
Since the Arizona Cardinals have needs at receiver and are likely to target a receiver in the draft, these numbers should be intriguing to fans.
Let’s take a look at the top performers in the different drills.
40-yard dash
18 different receivers ran the 40-yard dash in under 4.5 seconds. Here were the top 10 receivers and their times:
- Parris Campbell, Ohio State. 4.31
- Andy Isabella, Massachusetts, 4.31
- Mecole Hardman, Georgia, 4.33
- D.K. Metcalf, Ole Miss, 4.33
- Terry McLaurin, Ohio State, 4.35
- Emanuel Hall, Missouri, 4.39
- Darius Slayton, Auburn, 4.39
- Johnnie Dixon, Ohio State, 4.41
- Miles Boykin, Notre Dame, 4.42
- Gary Jenning, West Virginia, 4.42
3-cone
The 3-cone is considered by some to be a more important athletic test because it measures short-area quickness and the ability to change directions, rather than straight-ahead speed. 18 players got under 7.2 seconds. Top receivers and defensive backs get under 7.0. Eight got under that.
Some notable receivers like D.K. Metcalf and N’Keal Harry did not do this drill.
Here are the top 11, as there was a tie at 7.00 seconds:
- Miles Boykin, Notre Dame, 6.77
- Stanley Morgan, Nebraska, 6.78
- Hunter Renfrow, Clemson, 6.80
- Cody Thompson, Toledo, 6.87
- Bisi Johnson, Colorado State, 6.88
- Andy Isabella, Massachusetts, 6.95
- Terry Godwin, Georgia, 6.96
- David Sills, West Virginia, 6.97
- Ashton Dulin, Malone University, 7.00
- Jovon Durante, Florida Atlantic, 7.00
- Darius Slayton, Auburn, 7.00
Vertical leap
The vertical leap is another important measure of athleticism, showing explosiveness and the ability leap and potentially make contested plays on the ball in the air.
29 achieved a leap of at least 35 inches. Here are the top 10:
- Miles Boykin, Notre Dame, 43.5
- Emanuel Hall, Missouri, 43.5
- D.K. Metcalf, Mississippi, 40.5
- Darius Slayton, Auburn, 40.5
- Parris Campbell, Ohio State, 40.0
- Deebo Samuel, South Carolina, 39.0
- N’Keal Harry, Arizona State, 38.5
- Stanley Morgan, Nebraska, 38.5
- Cody Thompson, Toledo, 38.5
- Alex Wesley, Northern Colorado, 38.5
20-yards shuttle
The 20-yard shuttle is another drill to show quickness and explosiveness in lateral movement and change of direction.
22 receivers did it in under 4.3 seconds. 11 did in under 4.2.
Here are the top 10:
- Parris Campbell, Ohio State, 4.03
- Cody Thompson, Toledo, 4.03
- Miles Boykin, Notre Dame, 4.07
- Stanley Morgan, Nebraska, 4.13
- Deebo Samuel, South Carolina, 4.14
- Andy Isabella, Massachusetts, 4.15
- Gary Jennings, West Virginia, 4.15
- Terry McLaurin, Ohio State, 4.15
- Darius Slayton, Auburn, 4.15
- Bisi Johnson, Colorado State, 4.16
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