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Minnesota Football Recruiting: Carter Coughlin posts strong 40 time at The Opening

Carter Coughlin's performance at Nike's elite recruiting event comes shows impressive athleticism and solidifies that Carter is one of the best recruits to commit to Minnesota in the modern era.

The top recruit of Minnesota's 2016 recruiting class showed off some great measurables at The Opening, the premier summer showcase event for recruits nationally. How good a day did Carter have?

Eden Prairie (Minn.) OLB and #Gophers commit @Cmoe34 just tested at @TheOpening. 6'3" 211 lbs, 4.53 40 and 36" vert. pic.twitter.com/NPXTH0HJRv

— Ryan Burns (@RyanBurnsMN) July 8, 2015

To give you a point of comparison, Carter's 4.