Top 10 Fastest Players In NFL History
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2020
- Counting down the fastest players to ever play in the NFL.
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In the NFL, speed kills. Even as kids, playgrounds around the world are filled with races just to see who is the fastest. No wonder we obsess over speed. Being the fastest player in the league at any point puts you in a small club of players. But being one of the fastest players in history gets you on today’s list, the fastest players in NFL history.
Top 10 Fastest Players In NFL History 
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To clarify: Darrell Green ran a 4.43 on his 50th birthday.
My best time was a 4.43 exactly. Problem is I was 24 and in the best shape of my life at the time! I was a returner and FS and remeber training to run that 40 for weeks before. Crazy that he hit that mark at 50 and probably didnt train for it as much as I did.
@@daltiejul bro 4.43 ain't no joke. You killed it!!
@@ynwmelly3893 thx G! I was decent in short runs that was my best 40 I remember being somewhere in the 11 sec range for 100m dont remeber exactly I sucked at everything longer. I'm vertically challenged
@@daltiejul you ran a 4.43 40 yard dash ... so what's next ??? I'll be watching you guys race and at the gun you just disappear. ... leaving flaming shoe prints in your wake ... only to show up at the finish line with an explosion. .. a second later .... WARP SPEED MISTER ALTAMIRANO ...
@@groovetheory5265 15 years ago ha I'd put $ on subbing a 45 then sh!t I hit 45 on grass once at a combine.
Bob Hayes is the fastest. Not only did he *actually* run in the Olympics, he was *actually* the world's fastest man at one point. He's also the reason why zone defense even exists.
There are 4 players who ran faster than Hayes.
Bullet Bob Hayes is the fastest man that ever put on pads. Line them up and I put my money on Bob Hayes.
TOO BAD HE never went up against Daryl Green, who did a 4.09 in a 40.
Anytime anyone anywhere does any video with the name Bob Hayes in it you can bet you'll find the name Sydboski in the comments section to hate on him ... !!
DON'T BELIEVE ME.. ? Search the name Bob Hayes, then look at all the RUclips videos.. go to the comments and Sydboski will be there..doing what he does best. Hating on a legend.
Why ? He is offended when anyone Not named Usain Bolt (particularly Bob Hayes) is given credit for doing anything on a track and he knows that Bob Hayes was the superior athlete 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@sydboski
Still at it. 😂😂😂😂
Just messing with you Bro 👍👍👍👍👍
You know your fast when they name a track meet after you. The Bob Hayes invitational.
I raced Darrell Green during the summer 1989 at A.S.C. Football camp in PA. I ran a 4.43s going into my Sr. year of HS. Then he must’ve said, “Let me show that young buck how to run. I swear Darrell Green smoked me side-by-side with a blistering 4.2 without stretching prior to the race. I had been running track since age 8 and before then, I had never been beaten by another football player. It was a strange feeling. No matter what I did, it felt like I was back-pedaling😂 He gave me a key pointer regarding the start which, along with continued weightlifting helped be improve to 4.39s in college.
Some people just don't understand how good the real pros really are. I once saw a 1 on 1 basketball game between a 27 year old former college point guard that was almost but not quite good enough to get drafted and a 48 year old retired NBA veteran point guard. The 48 year old absolutely crushed him.
Awesome
You're making up a story
@@smoothkaos3384 Who da FUQ are you slow twitch yt boy. You are out of your freaking mind. You probably think these athlete’s numbers are literally incredible and have no idea how many elite athletes are walking the streets that you’ve never heard of because they fell victim of sports politics and other circumstances. My father had me running track the ‘70’s since I was 8yo. Man, when I was at FAMU (school of “Bullet” Bob Hayes & Willie Galimore) we had a CB that ran a 4.2secs that ended up getting released by the Bengals. I am from MD and have always been a Redskins fan. In the ‘80”s there were the Art Monk Football camp locally and the A.S.C Football camp in PA that i heard about. They all advertise that there would be guest Pro athletes in attendance which afforded me the opportunity to race Darrell Green
I would of loved to have seen Bo play a whole career in the NFL, I wonder what kind of records he might of had. He was a beast
These other Nine players were running past/from players, while Bo was 230+ lbs running to/thru players.
That man was just different. He would've been 1st ballot no doubt
All of them
I wish too, but I think with how physical he ran, his career would still have likely been on the shorter end. Fournette reminds me a lot of Bo with how hard he can plant and how much power is in each step.
I used to go see Barry Sanders play in Detroit and I got to see LF play for LSU at The Carrier Done against Syracuse, and they are the two scariest running backs I can ever remember seeing in person. I would give anything to have seen Bo play live. His highlights are like watching magic. Best finisher ever.
@@Rbrbrb56 Bo would of definitely had some records and he was fast for how big he was. I'm only 3hrs from Syracuse and wish I would of went to some football games. My fifth grade teacher was related to Daryl Johnston and always would talk about Syracuse football games
@@ryry562000 for how big he was?? at 230 he was hand timed multiple times under a 4.2. if he was 210 pounds he could have won a gold medal in 100
There’s fast. Then there’s fast in pads.
True, you must be fast if you fast in pads
Fast in pads and out weigh the top 2 by 30 to 50 lbs to begin with
Factz
@@henryhodge9587 yea
There's fast and then there's fast when the ball is in the air. ie.......Deion Sanders
Gault's speed has translated fantastically for the masters division of track and field. He holds the world records for fastest 100 m for the 45, 50, and 55 year-old age brackets.
I remember Willie Gault from Techmo Bowl on NES. Also Bo Jackson was on the same team. The LA Raiders were massively OP
at that time, the Raiders had 3 Heisman Trophy winners on the team 👍🏻
😅🤣👍🏻💯
Then Bo threw a baseball!
We banned them dang Raiders on Techmo because of Bo! But if you got the right edition the Colts had Dickerson and he was just as bad
@@hpmetabolics7558 you taking me back lmbo yeah if you had the version with albert bentley on the colts is the wack one u need the dickerson one
Daryl Green ran 4.5 second 40 yard dash at the age of 50 🤯.
Bruh
Dude....that's exactly what my face looked like when they said that. Green's the OG Cheetah
And Still
@@SuperTDSmith Are you 50?
@@SuperTDSmith Alright well that's the point. Come back and comment your 40 time when you're 50 years old
I enjoyed watching D. Green. He usually ended up in man coverage againt the elite receivers but few quarterbacks made a steady diet of picking on him without getting intercepted. His ability to jump to light speed and close on routes was astounding and he was a true elite athelete who took care of himself and was always ready, He lost battles against certain wideouts but usually won the war.
Michael Irvin used to demolish DGreen. Lol
I met him back in the 80's and he was just a down to earth guy and friendly which just makes me like him more.
@@dallascowboyscollaborationyea after he'd been in the league 15 years.fuck outta here in his prime he would own Irving's coked out ass.
@@dallascowboyscollaboration Well when you don't get flagged for pushing off you will destroy anyone.
I met Cliff Branch a few years ago. Great player. Nice guy.
Tyreek's 0-60 acceleration and direction changing prowess add value to his speed. Raw speed is one thing, elusive speed is another.
They are only talking about straight line dragster speed.
he literally cannot go 60 mph 😂🤣
@@FecalMattur Got me! 0-60 STYLE of acceleration.
@@sydboski He's a 4.2 guy with both.... easily most first pick on this list. You just saw it the other night vs the Bills.
@@ZBlacktt Nah Bro. Hill is not the top pick on this BS list nor the fastest. I would pick Moss, Deion, Green, Bo and Branch over Hill. In the speed dept from this list Hill is behind Hayes, Green, Gault, and possibly Branch.
Green was still running a 4.39 in his 19th year in football. One thing for sure, his speed lasted longer in football than any football player. He deserves #1!
The #1 spot is reserved for the player who actually ran the fastest. Not the player who stayed fast for a long period of time. There are 7 players ran faster than Green did on his best day.
@@sydboski I know what the number spot is for, and Green is in it. I added that which matters. Longevity of speed. I seriously doubt u can name 7 players that faster lol. Only a hand full of players has been recorded running 4.1, and F
Green is one of them. Green literally ran down teams fastest players throughout his career. No other player has done that better than Green.
@@MrPesante2008 Sorry to burst your bubble, but how long you stayed fast doesn't make you the fastest. Those 4.1 40's are mostly hand timed fluff. Notice how there are no more 4.1 40's? In 1999 the NFL got rid of hand timing and has used semi automatic timing. So have the players gotten slower? NO. The timing is more accurate. NFL scouts were notoriously famous for pumping up 40 times, heights, and weights of players. It is too hard to do it now because the combines are televised and the timing is harder to fake. You report a 4.1h and the player runs 4.3 at the combine You might lose your job. Enough about the 40 because it doesn't even measure the top speed of the fastest players. It only measures quickness and partial acceleration as the fastest players do not reach top speed til about 50m out. They are still accelerating at the 40yd mark. so the 40 cannot determine who runs the fastest when they aren't even running their fastest. The last time I checked, top speed is part of how fast you are. You need a longer distance so they can reach maximum velocity. The 100m dash. the race that decide who is the fastest on the entire planet. By that standard Green is 8th all time in NFL history. Below is the real list of the players who actually ran the fastest:
1. Jim Hines 9.95 9/14/1968 (Dolphins, Chiefs) 10.03 on cinders
2. Trindon Holliday 10.00 6/10 & 12/2009 (Texans, Broncos, Raiders)
3. Jeffrey Demps 10.01 6/28/2008 (Buccaneers)
Jacoby Ford 10.01 6/10/2009 (Raiders)
5. Bob Hayes 10.06 10/15/1964 (Cowboys, 49ers) on cinders
Ron Brown 10.06 8/24/1983 (Rams, Raiders)
7. Alvis Whitted 10.07 7/15/1996 (Jaguars, Raiders)
8. Darrell Green 10.08 4/13/1983 (Redskins)
9. Sam Graddy 10.09 5/12/1984 (Broncos, Raiders)
10. Willie Gault 10.10 6/5/1982 (Bears, Raiders)
All times are Fully Automatic and verified by World Athletics (formally the IAAF)
@@sydboski with all that u wrote, u failed to burst a bubble lol. You do know the only way to see who is faster would be for all those to race. Other than that, your speculating who's faster. Even when track and field runner record different times. I guarantee you if those times were done every year, Green time would be faster. Non of those other players didn't run down other team fastest players like Green.
@@MrPesante2008 Your bubble is burst and you don't even know it. Did Usain Bolt ever race any of these guys? No. But he is faster that all of them. There is no debating that. Why? Because his best time is faster than theirs. Hershel Walker beat Green in a 100yd dash. Does that mean Walker is faster than Green? No. Walker had a good day and Green didn't. If you look at their best times you will see that Green, at 10.08 to Walker's 10.23, was definitely faster.
There is no speculation in my statement. The speculation is in your statement. You cannot guarantee anything because you do not know. So don't pretend you do.
As a matter of fact Ron Brown out ran Green on the field.
I thought Bob Hayes would show up on the bottom of this list because of advancements in speed training, but showing at #2 and debatably #1 after so many years just tells you how fast he really was.
Hayes was faster than everyone on this list. But there are a few players, not on the list, who have run faster.
@@sydboski
what on earth are you talking about?
Hayes won the gold medal in 100 meters. That means you’re the fastest in the world, not just NFL. SMH
So who are these NFL players not on this list that were faster?
@@playlistiphone8743 LOL glad you asked. Time to spread some knowledge.
Hayes won the Olympic Gold medal in a new world record time of 10.06 in 1964. He was the fastest man in the world at the time. As you and I know records get broken and athletes get faster as time marches on.
Jacoby Ford ran 10.01 in 2009
Jeff Demps ran 10.01 2008
Trindon Holliday ran 10.00 2x in 2009
Jim Hines ran 10.03 and 9.95 in 1968 he also won Olympic gold and broke the world record 2x. His 9.95 stood for 15 years. He was the first human to OFFICIALLY break the 10 second barrier and he is still the only NFL player to run under 10 seconds.
@@sydboski
So your whole claim is based on prescribed context.
None of those names you mentioned influenced the way their opponents played against them based on their speed.
I agree that these track times get broken from time to time including Hayes’ records. But none of the names you mentioned played in the NFL and was the fastest man in the world at the same time. And it wasn’t even close when Hayes did it. Hayes was so much faster than his football peers that entire defensive game plans were invented to better neutralize his threat of speed.
Your whole argument is purely metric.
For example, Babe Ruth is the greatest slugger ever. People like you will say there are guys with more single season and career home runs than Babe and that would be true. But when you look at when Babe hit 60, the second place guy couldn’t do half. Same with his 715 career home runs. The guy behind him barely had 500.
When McGuire passed Roger Marris to set HR mark, two others also belted 60 in the same season. SMH
@@playlistiphone8743 My premise is based on who actually ran the fastest. The title is Top 10 fastest Players in NFL history. There are no parameters set outside of Fastest, meaning who ran the fastest, and NFL player, meaning they had to play in the NFL. All played in the NFL, all ran faster than Hayes. You are trying to add parameters and restrictions that are not said nor inferred by saying, "None of those names you mentioned influenced the way their opponents played against them based on their speed". That has absolutely nothing to do with the this debate. This is about which NFL players ran the fastest. there are no parameters or restrictions. So it does not matter when or where the ran, as long as it is provable. Hayes was before all the others. So the, "entire defensive game plans that were invented to better neutralize his threat of speed" were already in place when the others came along.
Your Babe Ruth analogy is invalid, because the greatest and the fastest are not judged the same. The greatest uses opinions of others. Fastest does not. Fastest is clear cut and dry. Whoever covers the distance in the least amount of time is the fastest period. You can debate the greatest all day and everyone can be right. You cannot debate the fastest when you have a metric to gauge it. Fastest is just like heaviest, or tallest. If is is accurately measured, there is no debate.
You said, "But none of the names you mentioned played in the NFL and was the fastest man in the world at the same time". I never said Ford, Demps, or Holliday were the fastest men in the world. They never were, but they did run faster than Hayes. Hines, on the other hand, WAS the fastest man in the world when he played IN 1969 and 1970.
Deion was so quick that at the combine he showed up and ran the 40 so fast the camera man couldn't even get a shot of him.
That camera man needs fired if that’s the case. Its not like Deion was running 3 second 40’s. He was literally finishing a couple steps or milliseconds ahead of other skill players. How can a camera man comfortably film 4.6 runs but not a 4.4? It makes absolutely no sense
^I think he was just being hyperbolic man 💀💀
I was about to get mad thinking Darrell Green was left off the list lol
What about devin Hester
Ya he was insane
Literally devin Hester changed the rules for kickoffs and changed madden speed rating to 100...
I was gonna comment about devin Hester but came to find this as the first comment
@Jayden Ortiz read the comment above you
@Jayden Ortiz he was only 13 milliseconds short of Chris Johnson’s record according to your comment
...and Bo was completely unstoppable in Techmo Bowl!
just give him the ball. within three carries : PAYDIRT
Tecmo bowl playing mother f*+ ker
Dough boy ( boys in da hood)
The thing about Darrell Green is that he was SO FAST for SO LONG. He played 20 years and he was STILL the fastest man on the field.
They need to bring back the NFL's fastest player competition, that will be epic
The only problem is, the fastest players do not participate.
They forgot about Joey Galloway, he once ran a 4.18 in the 40 yd dash Played for the Buckeyes and the Cowboys.
Fluffed Hand time Galloway is faster than some on this list, but this list is bogus. Galloway would not make the top 10 on a list with actual measured speed.
And Tim Dwight
Galloway ran a 4.25 at 40 years old.
Buccaneers also
... finished his career with the Steelers.
Here's a fact for ya: I met Cliff Branch in a Walmart in California on a trip 2 weeks before he passed. RIP Cliff!
Edit: Wow, watching NFL Honors right now, and he made it to Canton. I have so much respect for this man, it doesn't even make sense.
Rip
R.I.P.
Lucky. Rip
@Nevin Dylan bro idontbelievethat
@Nevin Dylan bro is that what u said
Excellent video, well done!
The content is very wrong.
Mike Vick was exciting, it’s like replacing your QB with your running back on madden and upping his pass efficiency
Vick was never
1st 1000 yd QB
Check out Bobby Douglas out ot kansas
Did it maybe mor than once think Chicago
Threw ball so hard we would drop the ball too hard
Too bad he is an animal abuser.
last time i was this early trace mcsorley was a super bowl mvp
Which year, what team?
Look i know I'm just trying to see if you can predict the future
@@jonahpoling8725 the browns? And the lions ? The lions!!?!??!? And the browns?!??!?!??! Lol
@@jonahpoling8725 yo wtf imagine if it actually is 😮
@@jonahpoling8725 Hed probably be dead by that time
My dad ran with Cliff Branch and George Daniels in the early 70's at the track they had by the baseball field east of the campus. Taught me how to run, good times.
That's dope!!!
Cliff Branch is finally getting into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. RIP
Darrel Green wasnt just fast, he was also a great technician and one of the best return men in history.
True, there was a man named Bobby Mitchell who played with Jim Brown on the NFL Cleveland Browns who had all the traits of Tyreek, Bob Hayes, Marshall Faulk (versatile and Barry Sanders,
Cliff Branch 🌟 A SHAME he’s not in the NFL HOF😳 I’m not even a Raider fan🏈 Bo also at 230 lbs.🌟⚡️ what he did those 4 years was THE BIGGEST MAGNITUDE 👑 in baseball too! I’m almost 59 and remember these old school legendary players ⚡️
Should do a fastest players by size. Christian Okoye running a 4.4 at 260 pounds is way more impressive then these 180 pound guys doing it
That's the same math as bo Jackson running a 4.1 at 230. I personally know 10+ people right now that are well over 260 that run 4.4-4.5 so your comparison is not impressive.
@@Bjames5150 A friend of mine once ran a 4.8 in high school. So what you might be thinking? He was a 380 pound offensive linemen and full back! You should have seen 180 pound 15 year olds trying to tackle him whenever they gave him the ball. It was hilarious.
@@Bjames5150 Really? then you name the 10+ players that you brag about that are OVER 260 lbs as you said and that run 4.4 to 4.5 40y's.
Bob Hayes is the fastest PERIOD. Look at the track he ran on.
Facts
Tyreek dog walks his ass without thinking twice
Tyreek ran over 22mph in a game just to celebrate with a tm8
He said it felt like cinder block
Stfu you just mad he not on top
MAN!!! THE BEST WAY TO SPEND MY LUNCH BREAK! This list was great! Seeing everyone in their prime from "THE BULLET" to "THE CHEETAH" has been a true football blessing to me. You really can't debate or argue about any of these.
Yes you can debate every last one. There is no rhyme or reason for the order of this list. It does not follow a specific process.
I saw Darrell Green race Ron Brown (Raiders). Both were amazing. Ron Brown ran at US trails. He should've been on this list
True.
And James Jett!!!
I always loved Mike Vick except when he played the panthers we could never stop him & Moss said “they can’t jump wit me”
Bo Jackson at full speed was incredible to watch at his size!! Knock a guy over just running past him
He wasn’t that good though in both sports but still a great athlete
@@Max-wd6og what are you saying
@@Max-wd6og That is the most ridiculous thing I've read lately
@@Max-wd6og are you special? Did you really say Bo Jackson was not very good at either sport? I am going to guess that you are young and never really seen Bo
@@chriswright9285 Bo was a great football player, but just an average baseball player.
Bo Jackson once ran a 4.13 forty yrd dash time in a pre-draft sprint without really warming up. Bo was the all-time "Freakish Athlete" who combined warp speed, world class multi-sport skills and Dog-nasty power.
Bo's 40 time is a complete hand timed fluffed myth. Bo's times at other distances do not point to him being that quick.
Don’t believe it, many of these 40 times are B.S.
He was also built like a truck which even crazier.
@@alelectric2767 The craziest thing is the time is not legitimate.
Bull shit
Great list and vid. Ron Brown was the one guy I expected to see but didn't.
That is because this list is based on opinions and not on actual measured speed.
Hey don’t forget Darrell green out ran rookie champ Bailey at training camp and green was over 40 years old
2002 Washington had Green, Bailey and Smoot at corners. One seriously impressive lineup. Still only won 7 games.
@@wingracer1614 unfortunately the rest of the team sucked lol ...
Herschel Walker should be on the list along with Ron Brown
What about The Rocket Ismail
I remember watching the game where Green ran down Eric Dickerson.
Me to, It was the talk of the town...
That was some takedown.
Indeed it was. I was there at RFK to witness it. Had a perfect view.
He ran down Tony Dorsett also.
Its also even more impressive that Vick was in fact a lefty
5:34 I legit couldnt see his arms for a hot minute. I thought he was armless
That shot got me too 😆 I thought this man really had his arms tucked in and folded across his chest like that photo shoot was colder than a downtown interrogation room.
Won't it be great to have both Bob Hayes and Tyreek Hill going against Deion Sanders and Darrell Green?
I would have to give the edge to Bob Hayes but they said he was fast I don't know how strong he was. But matched up against Deion Sanders. Because he doesn't like to tackle he would get past Dion he will have to get a little physical to bring Bob Hayes down.
Better match up would be Cliff Branch and Hayes both were faster than Hill. Branch even beat Hayes in a race during the King of the Hill races in the early 1970s. All 4 HOFers
I barely seen bob Hayes play in the NFL, I feel he’s disqualified because like one of the comments read, those older times were just slower. Unfortunately, we’ll never know about these matchups, I was only able to catch Hayes play on tv once or twice, since I was only like 6 years old but I’ve seen all these other guys whole careers and if I was a gambler, I would never bet against Deion. I’m pretty sure from what I’ve seen,he never really opened it up full throttle on the field because he didn’t need to. He consistently outran everyone on kick and punt returns as well as defense. He usually had everyone beat 25-30 yards before the goaline effortlessly and then high stepped it the rest. Jerry rice could get open on him because he was a great route runner but never outran him. I don’t believe he ever cared to show just how fast he truly was, that’s why he just wore sweats at the combine, smoked the field and left. Tim brown wasn’t exactly slow, and I watch him at full speed unable to catch up to an overthrow of about 5 yards and covered by Deion who rewas 2 yards behind him catch him,catch up to the ball and make the interception. In over 50 years of watching football, I’ve never seen anyone do that, and that includes Green, who I know was a blazer. It’s as if he said, this is what I’m capable of but all you QB’s won’t test me. I remember Green Bay game where Madden was the commentator if memory serves pointed out how Brett Farve hadn’t even looked Deion’s way the whole first have and partly into the 3rd. Well he finally couldn’t resist and tried Deion and guess what , pick 6. Brett never looked at Deion the rest of the game, I’ve seen Green’s career, Mel Blount, Mike Haynes, Paul Krause, Willie Brown, Ronnie Lott before he switched to safety, Rod Woodson, Ty Law, Richard Sherman and Derrell Revis🙄revis island give me a break, if that’s a thing than it’s Sanders continent. Like they said 2/3 of the earth is covered by water, the other 1/3 Deion has it🤣
Good list
How is this list good when it doesn't have the fastest players on it?
Ok so I have to tell this Darrell Green story from my childhood in DC. Huge Skins fan-huge- and only thing I loved more at 14
years old was their LC Darrell Green. In 1984 in Washington DC there was no bigger D. Green fan in the world. I would sing
his praises to all my friends constantly and we had huge debates about who was the fasted man in the NFL all the time.
I of course claimed that Darrell Green was not only the fastest in the NFL but also: Fasted man in the World. My friends- many of whom
were not only not Skins fans but in fact COWBOYS fans (of all things!)- and all of them to a man thought I was full of shite. We argued constantly on the matter and it even got to the point
that we decided to call a local legend sportscaster named Ken Beatrice- while he was broadcasting on the radio- to have him
settle it once and for all.
Much to my chagrin- Beatrice totally destroyed me and my hero D. Green on air, claiming that Green (though fast) would get smoked by truly "elite" runners
like Ron Brown (Olympic sprinter on the Rams) and Willie Gault especially, who he said was in "another league" than Green. With my friends all cat calling and razzing
me he then threw in that Green would even lose to a Darrel Turner (a nobody wr in Seattle).
It was too much. I was so mad. Especially at that old windbag on the radio. "What did HE know?" I reasoned. Anyway, I don't know what it was but I just would never
let it go. Partially because I considered myself (and still do!) very fast. Certainly the fastest of all my friends. And I felt like I just KNEW speed when I saw it. And when I saw
Darrell Green track down the very fleet of foot Tony Dorset from behind after spotting him 30 yards on a 99 yard break away run at RFK stadium in person, with my
own eyes, I KNEW. Just knew he was the fastest ever.
Now the story would have ended there and we'd never really have known BUT... In about 1987 low and behold, came word of a competition that was coming- to Palm Desert California.
It was to be called the NFL's fastest man (or something to that effect), and it would feature a who's who of the NFL's elite speed including: Willie Gault AND Ron Brown. And in
the very last slot- the 8th and final competitor would be.. Darrell Green!! Needless to say the next time my large gang of friends met up hanging out at the courts- I was all a twitter.
We talked about it for weeks, and honestly at that time, I was seemingly the ONLY one- even in D.C.- that thought Green would win.
Soo.. the day finally came.
In the first heat Green went up against Phillip Epps- a ridiculously quick receiver for the Packers. Epps would turn out to be his stiffest competition of the day but
he squeaked by to earn the win and advance to the 2nd (of 3) rounds.
In round 2 - the famous and "elite" Ron Brown. Green annihilated him. Not even close. Dusted the Olympian.
On to the 3rd and final round where he would face the great Willie Gault (mentioned in this video). The same Willie gault that Beatrice on the radio said was in another
league. Darrell Green whooped him. Even worse than Brown. Totally and completely SMOKED!
Needless to say, I was in the faces of ALL my boys with the greatest street level real time comeuppance anyone in 1980's DC could ever imagine.
Yes we called back the radio station. When we got on air Beatrice pretended that he had never said that to which we all whooped and hollered and hissed at
until he disconnected us.
Bottom line folks: Darrell Green was the fastest person Ive EVER seen in the NFL- and second fastest ever.. after Bolt.
With an honorable mention to Deion (best cover corner ever-hands down GOAT) and the great Bo Jackson (maybe best all around athlete in the modern era)- none
of them could touch Green.
There is a funny follow up story that happened years later that falls under the "never meet your heroes" category that I wont go into here, but suffice it to say my close up
encounter with my childhood sports hero did not nor ever could deter from what my friends & I will always know: Darrell Green was the fastest to ever play in the NFL.
-JC
P.S. Must say there is one guy in the current NFL who I would put right up there with D. Green and that is Tyreke Hill. ELITE speed. Above Gault and Brown
and Sanders and Jackson. Tyreke Hill is fastest I've seen since DG.
More impressive than tracking down Dorset was the play he made tracking down Eric Dickerson after he broke away by 20+ yards, even Dickerson was stunned by it as he's stated in interviews.
@@racerxfiles1111 i think we forget how fast Moss really was.... Usain Bolt is 6'5", Moss is 6'3"..... speed is comprised of stride length along with turnover frequency.... Tyrek is obviously more elusive than Moss, but Blazing Deion sat out a game in Dallas just to avoid facing Moss. I'd pick Moss in a straightline race.... good for debate
Great story. I hated the Redskins growing up. But watching Darell Green get up to full speed making a play would make you forget for a second how much you hated his team because it would put you in shock. If games were streaming back in the day I think replaying the run down of Eric Dickerson right after it happened might have crashed Hulu, Fubo or etc.
Amazing story mane! You have any more like it?
Green also holds the record for most consecutive seasons with an interception, at 19.
True, there was a man named Bobby Mitchell who played with Jim Brown on the NFL Cleveland Browns who had all the traits of Tyreek, Bob Hayes, Marshall Faulk (versatile and Barry Sanders,
4.5 at 50 years old!!!! Crazy
D Sanders was one of the best punt return ers as well. He was quoted as saying " I wish everyone on my team would just fall down " so he could get a punt return touchdown that wasn't called back because of a Special Team's penalty. Sick athlete.
Great player, the best cover corner in NFL history, great returner also. Just not in the top 10 fastest players in NFL history.
Plunkett to Branch -great memories.
Willy Gault also.
I've never seen (in-person) anyone run as fast as Gault. He was like lightning.
Could you do best players who were small for their positions?
Yes he should
Tarik cohin don't know how to spell his name lol
@@dylanhannah861 Barry sanders
5,8
@@konnorotool7429 oh I thought he was taller
Sproles, Cohen, Kyler,
This list is dope
I was a back up and offensive line man I ran a 4.6 and 4.7 I got serious with stretching before working out.
Oh shit I misread the title I thought it was the fattest players in NFL history, my bad. I guess that fact makes your video pretty damn good and accurate. U got a like from me buddy good job
Mike Vick is the fastest QB ever.
Lamar Jackson: Hold my poop.
LoL
Vick is WAAAAAAY faster than lamar
@@sakaproductions chill. he's not way faster. if he is its pretty close but its not "WAAAAAAY" faster
@@sakaproductions not way but lamar is more elusive
@@sakaproductions he is not way faster
My 40 yard dash is around 11 second on an empty stomach with no headwind!!
They forgot about Leon Sandcastle. I think he ran somewhere around 4.29.
The 40 is a good measure of acceleration. It does not mean you have a higher top speed. Just ask any drag car driver. A car with a lower elapsed time over the 1/4 mile can also have a slower top speed than the car it just beat. Back in the old days, Art Arfons had a jet engine propelled dragster called the green monster. Even when he lost the race, he usually had a higher top speed. The jet was very slow off the line but had tremendous acceleration over the last half of the race.
Totally true.
I saw Randy Moss play when he was at Marshall University in 1996. He could really run.
Moss was slow compared to Hayes and Green
A solid list for sure! Cliff Branch was close friends with my next door neighbor. Met the man at my own house, dude seemed like a gem. R.I.P. Cliff.
cap? 👎🏽
hes the origional tyrik hill
He is my favorite raiders receiver of all time
James Jett should be on the list! Another FAST Raider!!
@@B22melo don’t me mad little boy.
4.5 at 50 is mind boggling. I ran 4.4 in HS and was faster than almost anyone, and thats at my peak. I cant imagine doing that at 50
One thing I find interesting is that while we always talk about players being bigger/stronger/faster nowadays, a lot of these guys played in the NFL decades ago and were clearly faster than a lot of players today. Even with the advancements in training and medicine. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that the old school players weren't sitting in front of phones or TV screens for their entire lives. When they were bored growing up, they ran and played sports. You look at guys like Bo or Darrell Green, they simply look more athletic than anyone playing today. Something about how naturally they move. They weren't training to put up a good 40 time in the combine, they were simply phenomenal athletes.
Honorable mention DeSean Jackson.... dude has incredible speed and owns the deep ball game
He's a total idiot (or was) but God damn is he fast.
Jackson Was a 4.37 combine! He had football speed, 100’s faster but no one could cover him!
I'm gonna go buy some tootsie rolls and start putting them in my socks. I'm out of shape and when we go back to I ain't trying to be late to any classes🤣🤣🤣🤣
I ran a 4.50 my senior of HS. I wanted that 4.4 so bad! My freshman year of DII college football I ran a 4.47. I was so happy.
Henry Carr was a world record holder at 200 meters. He played for the Giants in the mid-1960's. I remember him running down some receiver on one play. As I recall, he ran in front of the wr, turned around and, facing him, made the tackle.
True, there was a man named Bobby Mitchell who played with Jim Brown on the NFL Cleveland Browns who had all the traits of Tyreek, Bob Hayes, Marshall Faulk (versatile and Barry Sanders,
@@terrytari1891 Bobby Mitchell was great. He's a HOFer. I remember watching him play. But in my mind, Jim Brown was the greatest running back ever to play the game. And Wilt Chamberlain was the GOAT in basketball. His athleticism was off the charts.
@@ombowstring9976 Most people would say the Jim Brown is the Greatest Football player Of All Time. Jim Brown and Bobby Mitchell were friends. Mr Jim Brown praised B. Mitchell more than I did. I agree Jim Brown is the GOAT.
If you look at Bobby Mitchell's NFL highlights, the sports announcers would say the Bobby Mitchell was the fastest player in the NFL at that time. Wilt Chamberlain is a Great athlete in most sports!
A good word for Bobby Mitchell would be "UNDER RATED". Mr Mitchell was also a hero and a civil rights leader. Mr Mitchell was the first NFL Black player for the Washington Redskins. Mr Mitchell worked hard for the people in the Washington DC community!
@@terrytari1891 Thanks for educating me about Bobby Mitchell. The top three football players of all time, it could be said, are Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor, and Tom Brady.
@@ombowstring9976 You are right those players are GOATs!
I would say the Bobby Mitchell was an Underrated excellent running back, wide receiver, who man sports official and players considered to be the fastest NFL player at that time.
Bobby Mitchel was also a humble, role model , and civil rights leader and community activist of his time along with Jim Brown and Bill Russell (NBA). Mr Mitchell would never brag on himself. He just let Jim Brown, Bill Russell and me do that. He integrated the Washington DC Redskins as the first Black Player that the Redskins had!..
"got back into the limo"
*Picture shows him in a Lamborghini*
Anyone heard of Reynaldo Nehemiah? another olympian in the 110 m hurdles and receiver for the 49rs?
World Record holder for a decade or more 110 H - 12.83, not many have topped that to this day.
'Skeets', University of Maryland.
@@LIBlurr 12.93
Skeets ran 10.24 100m. That would rank outside of the top 20 fastest players in NFL history.
When I finished my SEAL training in the Navy I ran a 4:13 in a mile and 59:48 for my ten mile run.
How we go from 40 yds to 10 miles😂
Surprised you aren’t on here
I bested both those times right off the bus in basic running in high top tennis shoes.
@@dalepress1581 I remember!lol Cheap ass black high tops on the parade grinder..
@@dalepress1581 Tennis shoes? Try doing it wearing tennis balls.
I watched the '64 Olympics, watched Hayes NFL career, I've seen Green, seen Bolt run....... I'm sticking with Hayes.🏈
They are all legends though... speed kills at any sport not just raw strength.
I think Green gets him in the 40 but Hayes gets him in the 100.
Me too
I’d still take Bolt. Maybe not today, but in his hay day.
Herschel walker ran a 4.35 forty when he was 47 yrs old
At 50 I can't even run 4 the ice cream truck anymore...
While with the eagles, he ran a 4.2 40 in PADS...and it was late in his career..wow
@@vanhattfield8292 oh yeah? at almost 49, I can’t run longer than 20 yards…
@@emteebee1872 I feel your pain, I find myself out of breath just hearing the refrigerator running these days, lol. Cheers!
Walker also did really well in the NFL fastest man competitions, just couldn't beat Green. Walker was every bit as fast or faster than Gault in those.
“Three jets defenders”. Doesn’t even mention Revis was one
He flew past Revis island 😂😂🤣🤣😂
revis wasnt ever the fastest and he had to navigate his defense
I would love playing with Chris Johnson and Mike Vick in Madden bc how fast he was.
Forrest Gump was so close but went into shrimpin' instead.
Lamar Jackson to Michael Vick..."Hold my beer"
Pre injury RG3 to both of them in a 100m race hold my beer.
mick vick ran faster
@@bryceb7106 faster than whom?
@Bryce Buckholz Ok But pre injury RG3 out runs both of them over 100m.
"Then he immediately got back into the limo he came in" *shows a lamborghini*
Limoborghini. 😉
Before my brother-in-law had knee surgery, he had a talk with one of his doctor's other patients, Darrell Green. Can't find a better referral than that.
I am surprised James Jett is not mentioned. He also has Olympic Gold as a sprinter and played on the fastest receiving Corp ever. Willie Gault, Rocket Ishmael, Tim Brown, and Jett.
This BS list is not based on actual measured speed.
I ran a 4.4 in high school after recovering from a broken L4 vertebra.
While singing “Glory Days”?
Next do the fastest player in every position
Green made me love watching NFLs fastest man back in the day
Bring that race back
just saying, starting in fifth gear makes acceleration slower
I enjoyed this!!!! I ran a 4.4 in high school but these guys are the standard in every way!!!!! Whew.....
Damn that's fast bro. I always wanted to be in the 4.4 club. Best I did was 4.68.
"Cliff Branch is the NFL's pioneer speed demon."
You misspelled Bob Hayes.
There's a lot of bad information on this video.
@@sydboski You got that right!
Not enough full play highlights that showcase the speed of the players
Not enough of the actual fastest players either.
So you telling me that that Daryl green runs a 4.5 at 50 years old bro that’s my time and I’m 14 he shouldn’t be going that fast 😂
Just not natural to move that fast that old 👴 😂
When Randy went deep over Revis he cemented his legacy.
Randy Moss didn't need Revis to cement anything
wthell... he cemented his legacy wellll before that. smh.
@@ericperry27 nope
As the 3rd best wr of all time
1st
I miss those pro bowl races
speed aside, Darrell Green played a skilled position into his 40s, made the all decade team in the 90s, a fringe consideration for the all-80s team, Walter Payton man of the year, ongoing charitable work, squeaky clean off the field reputation and was an all to rare player who was on the right side of the R*dskins debate.
Darrell Green was a great person. What do you mean on the 'right' side? Considering the reason for the name was one of their very first coaches was Indian and they named it to honor him, while he was alive and appreciated that honor, what would be the 'right' side now? I always hated the name till I learned the reason it was actually named that. Changed the whole story.
Love the list only wonder how Renaldo “Skeets” Nehemiah isn’t on this list. Check his track stats if you never heard of him. I will give you he was nowhere near the football player of everyone else on the list but WORLD RECORD HOLDER speaks for itself!
This list is one of the worst I have ever seen. By actual measured speed only Gault Green and Hayes would be in the top 10. Nehemiah would not make the top 10 cut either.
You guys disrespecting Chris Johnson tho 🤦🏽♂️
I know right
I know
He atleast 3 wtf
Facts tho
He should be #3
In high school we had a fat man relay on our track team which consisted of linemen from the football team I ran a leg and my 40 yard dash time was 4.62 sec.
Deon got that idea from Willie Mays Hays from the movie Major leagues.
I believe Hayes never lost a 100 yard or 100 meter race, and he retired from track to join the NFL. That includes the heats and preliminaries. Even when he was running track in College, he was also a football all-star. In other words, he never concentrated entirely in track and field, and retired from running at 22 years of age.
Bit he did lose the 200, and lost to Cliff Branch in a 40 in the off season.
@@sydboski Hayes was not a 200 meter runner (like saying Bolt never won at 800), even though he ran a few. Hayes was way past his prime when he race Branch (Hayes was 6 years older), and, more importantly, Hayes never had the fastest start, but was unbeatable after 60 meters. If Hayes had trained exclusively as a sprinter in college. his records would still be standing.
@@searchers No. It is not like saying Bolt never won at 800m. Sprinters usually run the 100 and the 200. Hayes competed in the 200. He came in 3rd at the 64 US trials. Bolt never competed in the 800. Bad comparison. 6 years older 28 years old ok maybe past his prime. But Hayes did have a good start he was the 60yd dash world record holder also.
Google Roger Sayers, Omaha University...
Seeing tyreek hill at number 4 in the thumbnail had me know this was gunna be some bs
Ikr? They put him at 5 click bait 😂
4.21 40 on the pro day bro
And 23 mph simply chasing down a teammate last year. He's only gotten faster
Agree
@@chiefskingdom_24 Hill is #2 all time
wdym do you think he should be higher? if so i think that to
@CAMERON WAGAMAN bo jackson was rumored to have a 4.13 it was just not a combine speed it was done at a training camp or some shit
@5:22 LOL!!!! 😆😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣
Right now I think my 40-yard dash time would be about 5 minutes... but that might be exaggerated and it could be a little bit slower but I'm trying... lol
Never been this early
Bro tyreek hill is the fastest player ever
Naaahhh
Cj2k
Tyreek hill ran a 4.21 thats faster than cj2k
@@Pj-lv3wy having a fast 40 yard dash doesnt mean he is consistently fast on games. Im a chiefs fan myself but hes more like the fastest ACTIVE player rn
@ traintrack maker ik thats my favorite player i just like gassing him up
Deon wasn't the only 2 sport professional but he is the only one to play a MLB and NFL game on the same day.
People running in in the four point… meanwhile I’m running a 6.2😂