If you take a look over at NFL.com, they’re doing an interesting piece on the prototypical players and performances from the NFL Scouting Combine, specifically looking at players from the past 10 years. One of their “mind-blowing facts” does not inspire confidence in what T.J. Yeldon can do for the Jaguars in his career:
Since 2003, 18 running backs have run the 40-yard dash in 4.40 seconds-or-faster. Of those, seven have recorded at least one 1,000-yard rushing season (Chris Johnson, Darren McFadden, C.J. Spiller, Jamaal Charles, Maurice Jones-Drew, Lamar Miller, and Joseph Addai). In that same span, 53 running backs have run the 40-yard dash in 4.