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I wanted to come out and compete versus the other guys.”Ross, who has gotten to know wide receiver DeSean Jackson, also showed his knowledge of the NFL game, when he was asked about his value despite being less than 6-feet.He said, “You just look at the history. University of Washington wide receiver John Ross runs the 40-yard dash with an unofficial record-breaking time of 4.22 seconds, besting Chris Johnson's 4.24 time. I wanted to come here and enjoy this process. Ross' 40-time could boost him into top 15 in draft (1:18) Todd McShay and Louis Riddick put into perspective what John Ross' record-setting 40 time at the combine means for his draft position.
Those guys are not six-foot tall and they are very productive.
name for himself as a big-play threat on the outside that could burn defensive backs with his straight-line speed The Crimson Tide lightning bolt clocked an official 4.27 in the 40-yard dash on Thursday night in prime time, the fastest time of any receiver at this year's combine and just .05 seconds slower than Ross' record in the most famed event. 3:02 pm ETI agree that CBS Sports can send me the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" newsletter. Ross made a name for himself as a big-play threat on the outside that could burn defensive backs with his straight-line speed.
(1:18)Though he was already one of the top prospects in this year's NFL draft class, Washington wide receiver John Ross turned heads and rocketed up draft boards with his record-shattering time of 4.22 seconds in the 40-yard dash last Saturday. INDIANAPOLIS -- He was close, but ultimately Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs came within a few hundredths of a second of breaking John Ross' record in the 40-yard dash at the 2020 NFL combine.
Official 40-yard dash time for Henry Ruggs III: 4.27Both Ruggs and Ross weighed in at 5-foot-11 and 188 pounds, so, on paper, it was truly a fair race.
Ruggs' closest competitor at receiver in this year's 40-yard dash was Southern Mississippi's Quez Watkins at 4.35. Ross is obviously fast, but unfortunately he didn’t qualify to win an island from Adidas, which promised that gift to someone that broke Johnson’s record wearing the company’s Adizero 5-Star 40 cleats.
While Ruggs ultimately fell short in the 40-yard dash, his 4.27 time -- and jump measurements -- essentially lock him inside the first round, if not the top half of it. He is now the highest-paid receiver in the league and he is not six-foot.
He said laughing, “Speed is definitely a strength.” And he then said, “My weakness is probably physicality. Ruggs suffered an injury on his second run, however, and couldn't take part in the on-field drills following the 40-yard dash. Chris Johnson holds the combine record at 4.24, set in 2008.