Bob Hayes 10.05
Actually Jim Hines played 10 games for the Dolphins and 1 for the Chiefs. Hines ran 9.95 for the gold medal and world record in the 1968 Olympics. His football catching skills earned him the nickname "Oops"
The NFL's fastest official 40 yard dash time was 4.25 seconds by cornerback Fabian Washington.
4.28
he was the fastest, running a 4.2 forty yard dash.
The fastest 40-yard dash time recorded for an NFL lineman is 4.65 seconds, achieved by Lane Johnson at the 2013 NFL Combine.
The fastest 40 yard dash time is 4.22 seconds, achieved by John Ross at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2017.
officially the fastest time ever posted was by CB Fabian Washington 4.29 Chris Johnson's 40 time at the Combine was 4.24
The fastest NFL player is New York Jets running back Chris Johnson, who ran a 4.24 40 yard dash time at the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine.
the fastest receiver in the nfl combine 2010 is Jacoby Ford at 4.28s i believe that's the fastest for a receiver because the fastest 40yd dash time was set by Chris Johnson in the '08 combine at 4.24s
many people refer to Devin Hester as the fastest man in the NFL capable of running a 4.26 40 yard dash.
Bo Jackson ran a 4.12 but it was not electronically timed and therfore could not be verified. Chris Johnson ran a 4.24 at the NFL Combine: The fastest electronically timed 40 yard dash.
Chris Johnson. 4.24.
Johnson runs a 4.24 Fastest in NFL