Allen Park — The 40-yard dash has become our baseline for evaluating a football player's speed. But once you get away from the precise, electronic timing of the NFL scouting combine, and into the murky waters of hand times during pro days, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction.
For example, at Maryland's pro day this offseason, one scout clocked running back Ty Johnson at 4.26 seconds. That not only would have made Johnson the fastest running back in his class, it would have made him the fastest player.