Jackson believes his speed would fall in a similar spot, something he proclaimed after opting out of the 40-yard dash at the combine, mainly due to teams wanting him to play other positions rather than quarterback. “I haven’t run a 40 in like two, three years. Here’s what Murray told Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News when asked when the last time he ran the 40 was. However, each has lofty expectations of what they would have run, had they partaken. While we’ve come to the conclusion that Vick was extremely fast, the real question is, how does this type of speed compare to the modern-day NFL? Specifically, players such as Kyler Murray, and mainly, Lamar Jackson.īoth Murray and Jackson opted to not run the 40-yard dash at their scouting combines. Vick’s 4.25 forty would rank third all-time in the history of the NFL combine, sitting behind only CJ2K aka Chris Johnson and John Ross, currently of the Cincinnati Bengals. However, if you look at Vick’s speed as the 4.25 40-yard time listed above, things get drastically different. recorded a 4.41 40-yard dash time at the 2014 combine. For instance, Julio Jones ran a 4.39 at his scouting combine. If we base Vick’s 40-time solely on the Pro Football Reference time of 4.33 that would still rank him amongst the elite talents in today’s NFL. Although McCoy proclaims Vick jumped the gun. At the ripe age of 32, he reportedly smoked then 24-year old Eagles teammate LeSean McCoy in a 40-yard race. Vick, who went on record just a few years ago stating he could beat Cam Newton in a race, did not see his speed dwindle much throughout his NFL career. How Michael Vick’s Speed Compares to the Stars of Today There are records of Vick being timed as low as a 4.25, which aligns with Bleacher Reports’ time for the former Pro Bowl quarterback. Vick is believed to have run a 4.33 40-yard dash at Virginia Tech’s pre-draft event. While there are differing accounts of the exact time Vick ran at the combine, there is more of a consensus when it comes to how he performed at his Pro Day prior to the 2001 NFL Draft. Yet, in Bleacher Report’s Top-25 Fastest Players in NFL History, they claim Vick registered a 4.25 40-yard dash at the combine.
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