 Right guys welcome back to another reaction video. I come to you Jacob McDonald. That's my name. I'm a rugby player Through and through, you know, I've played 25 years of rugby. I've I've watched 25 years worth of professional rugby You know, I'd love to say that I I sort of I know look if you if you if you hit me with a player if you hit me with Some stats of a certain player. I'm gonna tell you are they fast are they not that's a pretty easy question in my Book, but as far as NFL players are concerned. Well, we're about to look at the 10 fastest Players in NFL history The one on screen at the moment is none other than CJ 2k Chris Johnson did indeed have the fastest ever clocked NFL scouting combine 40-hour dash and he also went in went went into the league And and became the 7th of 8 total players To clock 2000 rushing yards in a season either way guys. We've got the 10 fastest NFL players in history I'm looking forward to it. I hope you guys are too. Let's let's see. What's up? Let's see if I actually know them. No, I don't mean be much in the league for like four or five years I'm not I've got no expectations. Let's go in the NFL speed kills Two rounds around the world are filled with races just to see who's the fastest no wonder we obsess over speed Oh, of course we do the fastest player in the league if you don't obsess it about it I mean, I'm gonna admit that I certainly obsess about it. No doubt I don't mind that is a player's but being one of the fastest players in that tire ache It's you on today's list the fastest players in NFL that's Michael Vick that's CJ 2k and I couldn't quite go Vic There's not a better place to start than the fastest QB to you are kidding me You're not gonna tell me that a that a quarterback an NFL quarterback was actually in the top fast top 10 fastest players in NFL history if If that's true, then I feel absolutely cheated to have never seen him play live Never live Vic mesmerized the world doing things never before seen by a passer Reportedly running a 4.25 40 at the combine. It was prime-time entertainment every time Vick suit 425 And he's number 10 wasn't exclusive to just straight line Vic would often cut shimmy and fake before exploding through the old line You imagine it. You imagine it. Vic started it. Is that just a field or is that? Is that? Michael Vic because I mean 425. Yeah So called 425 is not as if he actually clocked the time, right? Which you know as a stats man, it doesn't really it doesn't really give me Enough but start stop blazing speed Let him to being the first quarterback to rush for a thousand yards in a single season What the first quarterback ever to rush for a thousand yards in a single season that happens every single year The first quarterback ever to rush for a thousand yards now that is a milestone that that's something else Happen to a defense is Vic deciding to tuck it and run There's not a dual-threat passer that has ever had a saying the Eagles at that point Michael Vic as a result the 10th fastest speedster on our list is the all-time leading rusher at the quarterback position with over six thousand yards on the all-time leader in Rushing yards as a quarterback is Just over six thousand yards that seems underwhelming But maybe that's Just because of the fact that I've come into the league with the likes of Lamar Jackson You know what I mean? Look Tom Brady's been in there 21 seasons and he's just cracked a thousand yards So I guess being a quarterback, you know 500 yards a season would be pretty damn good And I guess six thousand yards would be would be up there, but I'm gonna say Then in three short seasons time Lamar Jackson is going to eclipse that he has to he's got to either way we continue cliff branch They say that Al Davis loved speed. He repeatedly overdrafted guys that had great speed Maybe all that time he was trying to look. I would have done the exact same thing Over drafted guys with with great speed. Well, did you do that with the likes of Henry rugs the third maybe? Just maybe either way Kindle what he had in cliff branch in the heyday of the raiders Here we go was the biggest deep threat in the league Before we get to his three Super Bowl championships We have to talk about what cliff branch did as a sprinter in the 1970s semifinal branch broke the 100 meter NCAA record 10 seconds flat You got a wide receiver playing in the league who runs a 10 second flat 100 meter dash that that's That's pretty much the likes of Tyre kill the cheetah. In fact, I feel like he ran a Was it a nine point nine eight was it was it a 20 point something 200 meter dash who knows who knows but they're up there They're there about David branch. Wow. We and his speed translated to the league perfectly He retired the all-time receiving yards leader in playoff history and had three straight and playoff history All pro selections It didn't matter throwing the ball to branch as he was just simply the fastest man of the time Cliff branch Pioneer speed demon. Yeah, I get that NFL history Actually competed in the Olympics winning multiple gold records as a sprinter and relay runner for team USA in the 1983 world championship Gaunt was a part of the world record time for by a hundred team as a hurdler He obliterated the world record time at the 19 for like I've seen this guy before but either way Let's have a look at look. Let's have a look at him. Look at him and stride. Oh my god. What an absolute beast 82 sec championship. He's going hard ever look at them bears They used his speed to put some pants and helmet on them and eat his creepers exactly It's a game breaker with the legendary Chicago Bears team Gaunt was the mercenary of speed whenever they needed a game-breaking play They turned to Gaunt's game breaking speed in a huge game against the Minnesota Vikings It was Gaunt's 70-yard touchdown grab and spraying the game open you look along Willie's career stats He's like, oh shit. Oh shit. Someone's about to try and angle tap me. I better I better speed it up a wee bit by 50% not not not 90% just 50% couple of extra couple a couple extra feet per per stride and well It's all too easy isn't it for Gaunt even average 20 yards per catch We need your speedster controlling the game because he was just simply faster than everyone else around him Randy Moss Randy Moss was a long strider at 6-4. It took him a little longer than other speedsters to get to his top speed. Oh, yeah Okay, so it took a little longer to get to his top speed Once he did but once he did anyone that could run stride for stride FL found out quickly just how fast the At the combine he ran a four point two five four No, you've got to be joking Me and that speed terrorized the NFL regardless of what Jersey he had How can you say that his first few steps? Slow him down when he runs a four to five forty yard dash that means he runs a ten second flat hundred meter dash for sure No doubt in my mind That's ridiculous Has that been clocked at an NFL combine? I don't believe it has but if it has I'm gonna I'm about to find out Let's have a wee look here college stats all values from the 1998 martial pro day private workout Moss did not attend the 1998 NFL combine, but he did clock apparently a four to five forty yard dash a Forty seven inch vertical jump Yep all right, I Got no words. I've got absolutely nothing to say That is ridiculous. I mean they said Michael Jordan jumped 48 inches I thought that was absolutely ridiculous thought that that was I actually thought that was impossible But seeing that Randy Moss can jump 47. I guess some someone can jump 48 and Michael Jordan Well, he may have been that guy Four to five and forty seven inches Randy molly's number seven us simply was faster and knew he was faster Everybody remembers Moss throwing his hand up running along the sideline I don't remember a step on the Angelo Hall He sprinted past Hall running under a long bomb for the score No single-play shows just how big and fast Moss was more than his Thanksgiving day Can you imagine it six foot four running a four point two five second forty yard dash with the forty seven inch vertical jump as a wide receiver What a Quick screen against the Cowboys He caught the ball along the sideline and proceeded to outrun every angle the Cowboys had on him All they could do that's like D on Sanders Hand on him, but our personal favorite is his bomb from Brady where he outran three jets defenders into the end zone One-and-a-catch have a look at that one Chris Johnson Chris Johnson coming out of ECU blew up the football world with his 40-yard run at the Combine Nobody could stop talking about the number 4.24 I thought it was 422 actually actually that might be confused. I think Tyre kill said and I quote that he ran a 422, but Chris Johnson CJ 2k Ran a 424 And he brought it right into the league. Let's be honest by nearly half tenths of a second drafted by the Titans Chris Johnson speed constantly showed up on game day shit Yeah, all in his hands Now why can he continue by defenders look at him time. He caught a pass or took a handoff There was a chance his speed would actually take I tell you what I would have loved nothing More than to see this guy play in his rookie season if nothing else You know second season third season. I feel like he was in the league for like six or seven seasons, but couldn't quite match those first couple Am I wrong only time will tell let's get into it the game over if he broke the initial line of defense Johnson was impossible catch. He's absolutely gone making him the ultimate home run threat in the NFL in 2009 Johnson ran into the record books He ran for over 2,000 yards and broke the all-time single-season scrimmage record at 2,509 yards he and his speed Shit, I'll tell you what I knew he got over 2,000 yards for a As far as along the ground, but I didn't realize he he also got some yards through the year I mean he didn't got too many it must have been like 450 400 at most but Have a look at him. Have a look at him. I tell you what Man I just wish I saw him play. I really do I would have He's the Derek Henry of you know the 2000s, let's be honest and what happened with Derek Henry. Well, lo and behold He becomes the eighth player ever to score 2,000 yards, but he's not gonna be the fastest He's certainly not gonna run a 4-2-4 40-yard dash into the nickname CJ 2k Just like Chris Johnson's record-breaking year his speed is unforgettable Tyreek Hill. Oh, here we go a guy nicknamed cheetah. Well, here we go probably gonna be a good reason We don't make the rules for good reason speed dictates the game plan. It's ridiculous. It's absolutely ridiculous You know what you think you might be like a couple of yards in front of him, but right You can't you can't mark him. You cannot you don't have the speed you simply do not have the speed Yeah Yeah, it's it's laughable actually About themselves at times just to not get beat deep laughter Tyreek Hill at 5 9 It's easy to lose Hill on the field that is until Mahomes finds him And he's throwing up the peace sign in high school. He'll recorded both of 4.25 40 and a sub 10 second 100 meter dash That is pro day a sub 10 second look 4 to 5 whatever it's not Official so to speak But a sub 10 second 100 meter dash and that's that's you know, he would have done that through high school Would have done that through college And he almost he almost got in fact, I I think you might have actually got under 21 seconds for the 200 meter dash This guy is absolutely rapid his nicknames the cheetah and and it's for good reason In 2016 some scouts hand-timed him at a 4.21 in the 40 He could have very well decided to run track for the United States Olympic team instead of scoring touchdowns for the Kansas City Chiefs and hey, you still might after their Super Bowl win He'll vowed to run in the US sprinting trials. Well, that didn't happen. That didn't happen. He did do an ESPN special Which will see just here. Yo comparing his time next to all the best sprinters in the world Shows that he would not only be able to but he'd be right in the mix. Well, I'll tell you what right in the mix Well, I'll tell you who was right in the max is that DK mecca. I mean he actually tried He vied to in his offseason During the 2021 off NFA offseason. He actually vied to become part of the US track team He ran a Seventh place 10.37 second hundred meter dash at the golden games in 2021 and that my friends is one of the best things I've ever seen ever To follow DK mecca through college through the combine to the Seahawks and To run a hundred meter dash to try and get a place in the Tokyo Olympics team I mean that was just absolutely incredible Something I'll never forget Something Tyra kills hasn't done. He said he was gonna do it, but he hasn't now put that speed on a football field You can see why defense is tremor. I mean, I know he's shredded. I know he's shredded D on the thing is He's not at the chiefs anymore. He's not at the chiefs and I'll tell you what D on Sanders Yeah, he's got to be up there. So this is number four. Yeah, D on Sanders number four of All-time the top 10 fastest players in NFL history ah He never clocked a hundred a 40-yard dash I mean all these top guys right they never actually clocked an official 40-yard dash and I feel like that's probably given them an Advantage as far as their stocks as far as talking about their their ability and and and what they what they what they could do and what they what they What they may have done But I'll tell you what all you've got to do is watch a bit of D on Sanders footage and and and you know You can you can realize pretty damn quickly that he is faster Then every single other person on the field with ease With absolute ease. It's ridiculous. Let's have a look at it Neon Dion Dion is the flashiest player the NFL has ever seen He was cocky and bragged non-stop and played corner back want to know what a corner back So really the only opportunity that actually got to run with the ball in hand and show his speed to the absolute max was when he got a an interception So really all I want to say is that it's an absolute tragedy that he wasn't actually playing wide receiver because I mean he would have had Cheese he would have had a hell of a lot more opportunities to actually run with the ball show his speed Show his jump cuts bang bang bang And go hard either way why he could talk so much trash Well, he knew he was a lot of trash player on every single field. He stepped on bro That's the thing legend goes like this thing instead of prepping and going through field drills at the combine Sanders showed up without warming up. He stepped up to the 40 yard dash line and ran a 4.2 flat in street shoes then he immediately got back into the thing is it's not guaranteed It's not it's not actually recorded, right? Okay. The legend has it that you turned up in fucking long pants and boots and you went out and ran a 4.2 second 40 yard dash at the combine, but it's not guaranteed and with that in mind Let's let's check here and a 4.29 second 40 yard dash From the 1989 NFL combine. Let's have a look at this Jeepers creepers Where'd you get those peepers? Okay 429 all right, let's go back. Let's what do you say the combine Sanders showed up without warming up He stepped up to the 40 yard dash line and ran a 4.2 flat in street shoes Well, I wouldn't say immediately got back into the limo. He came in and left proving everything he needed to It's a baseball star It's a football star. He comes in he leaves just as quick and Yeah Prime time prime time. Well, we can't confirm. He was prime time from the get go He was prime time Stick to the NFL's fastest receivers throughout his career. It makes the story that much more believable Sanders may very well have run the fastest 40 yard dash ever and he had all the charisma to go along with it Bo Jackson Bo Jackson Four years of the absolute best got taken out of the game way too early We knew that powerful we knew that fast when you're that big when you're the the American football version of John Romo of rugby Yeah, it's gonna take a lot to stay at the top of your game. It really is, you know, you sort of get there and jeez Tell you what? It's a tragedy. Bo Jackson was taken out through a hip injury John Olamu was taken out through a kidney disease and I'll tell you what both players I'd love I'd love to think that both players actually met each other at one point Not sure if that actually happened, but Walking urban legend Everybody has a tale about Bo Jackson in the late 80s, but the NFL's Chuck Norris is more than just a story told in barber shops He's arguably the most Explosive athletes huge in his pre-draft Combine They say that Bo Jackson ran a 4.1 to 40 yard dash if that number sounds ridiculous Well, that's because it is it is don't fret They asked Bo what the actual time was he finally spilled the truth It was in fact only a four point one three a fifth. No, you're fucking joking me. That's not possible She'll time. Hmm. Good thing. We solved that myth a four point one four time would make Bo by far the fastest player The NFL has ever seen at a remarkable 230 How tall was he six two There may not have been another player on this list over 225 pounds That would make Bo the fastest pound-for-pound man in NFL history, but that doesn't mean he actually is the fastest We still have two more Who the hell who the hell is gonna come up next I just speedsters can't even imagine Bullet Bob Hayes bullet Bob Hayes. Here he is speed the the Olympic Hurdler or was it the hundred meter hundred meter dasher? Bullet Bob Hayes Is the only true Olympic sprinting gold medalist to play in the NFL and nine nine six only gold medalist and Super Bowl champion Was it nine nine six Bob Hayes speed was it was it nine nine six if that's the case man That is some recollection for you. Let's have a look bullet a Bob Hayes Would you believe at the 1964 summer Olympics in Tokyo had his finest hour as a sprinter First he won the hundred meter and doing so tied the then world record in the hundred meter with the time of ten point zero six seconds Ten zero six with the world record at that point Well fucking we and then you know what happened after that, right? He's got the likes of you same ball thankfully for us. It was also timed before 10 zero six in the mid 60s playing American football For the era of special training absolutely madness broke the world record 100 meter dash running under 10 seconds the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but the true test of Hayes speed was in a four by 100 relay race Where opponents boasted that they couldn't win? He brings it back he brings it back for the states He brings it back for the states in the final leg of the four by 100 meter dash US team had was Hayes as the anchor of the race Hayes made a dramatic comeback win Running the fastest relay leg in history at eight point five After the race his teammate looked over at the other sprinters and said well, that's all we needed Hayes Transition to the NFL where he was drafted by the Cowboys. Oh, how exciting was that? I mean obviously these these videos these photos are remastered, but how exciting would that have been how? Exciting, I mean, there's no internet, right? It would have magazines it would have been TV at the very best Wow view in the league effectively altered the NFL forever because of his unrivaled speed Defenses invented both press coverage and zone defenses putting some Six points He rewrote Cowboys record books including 22 franchise marks that still stand to this day Only one person in history can say he was so fast He changed the timeline of football bullet Bob Hayes was essentially the NFL's flash Darryl Green Darryl Green has known across the football world for his speed almost exclusively Yes, he was an all-time great cover corner But it was his unmatched speed that people will always remember. So Darryl Green played corner Let's have a look at him I've heard the name before I'll most likely hear it again, but I Need to get you some stats. That's for sure Five nine hundred and eighty four pounds Got picked up in the first round of the 1983 draft pick number 28 went to the Redskins. He's been there for 19 years Two-time Super Bowl champion, but let's have a look at his stats. You know, this is in the 60s Remember Actually, no, no, he's born in the 60s This is in the 80s Track and field his first week was 1982 in San Angelo, Texas We're around a 10.08 and it's 100 meter dash the mark still stands as the all-time best and lonely star conference At the 1982 NCAA championships still in college Green finished six and 100 meter dash and seventh and 200 meter dash His all-time collegiate best in the hundred was 10.08 20.50 in the 200 meters and 45.90 in the 400 meters He was named the most valuable track performer at the 1982 and 1983 Lone Star Conference championships and He holds NFL records as the most consecutive seasons with an interception with 19 19 Seasons with at least one interception most seasons was the least one one one touch reception rushes returns With 20 type of jury rice. Oh my god, this guy was it just he was there or thereabouts for for 19 20 years oldest player with more than 35 yard gain Lateral on punt return 42 years He was playing at 42 almost 43 years old Unbelievable oldest NFL defensive back at 42 years old For time NFL's fastest man competition winner only player to win multiple times and never lose 1996 Walter Payton NFL man of the year award fastest 40-hour dash in NFL history 4.09 seconds And he did that several times through training camp in 1986 you gotta I mean you've it is Wikipedia But you gotta you gotta give them the benefit of the doubt you have to give them the benefit of that I think and that is unbelievable That's American track that's unmatched speech from a time match speed despite being smaller than all his competitors He was a first-team all-pro selection a corner. This was a combination of having the greatest record speed Green reportedly recorded a Mate oh bro at the Washington Redskins training camp in 4.09 the Washington Redskins training camp In his college 10 second 100 meter dash winning 4 NFL's fastest man competitions when the event Still the only undefeated when the event was retired. I'll tell you what that is something. I don't agree with what so ever We need that every single year. We need that every single year Well, if you ask him, it's Tootsie Rolls green's pregame ritual Tootsie Rolls in his socks Just proves that speed must live forever. He was clocked in with a 4.540 yard dash on his 50th birthday. Oh my god Was he faster than bullet Bob? Well, that's a foot race. We'd kill to see so there you have it the fastest players in NFL history. What about you guys? What's your 40 yard dash time? Let me know in the comments down below and don't whoa whoa guys Look, I feel like I may have actually watched that video before but only time will tell only time will tell really appreciate you being here As always much love and well I'll see you in the next one Cheers