The 40-yard-dash has become the marquee event during NFL Combine week, particularly when the defensive backs and wide receivers step up to the line inside Lucas Oil Stadium.

John Ross entered the 2024 NFL Combine as the record-holder with a 4.22 official time in the 40, but his record figured to face some stiff competition this year. One of the top candidates for the fastest time, DB Tyler Owens from Texas Tech (who jumped the second longest broad jump ever at 12’2), didn’t run because he picked up an injury between the jumps and the 40. Nate Wiggins, a corner out of Clemson, owned the fastest time of the DBs with a 4.28, and coming into Saturday it wasn’t clear if any of the receivers would be able to threaten that.