... with the NFL, it is no revelation that elite speed is coveted. In an era when teams are regressing back to oversized or jumbo defensive sets once again, speed and quickness is the equalizing factor. The same is true in college football.

In the NFL as well as college football, the elite speed threshold has been regarded at 4.5 seconds in the 40 yard sprint for some time. When a player is said to run a 4.5 40, that means they run somewhere between 4.50 and 4.59 seconds for this drill.

There are precious few players with elite speed that puts them under that 4.5 second mark. The bottom threshold has traditionally been 4.2 seconds for the 40. Sub 4.2 times have been extremely rare in the era of electr...

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