The Times examines the top prospects ahead of the NFL draft, to be held April 23-25.
He resembled a real-life Forrest Gump, this supersonic kid from Alabama who played football for the Crimson Tide and dearly loves his mama.
Only his mama could outrun him.
Nataki Ruggs, a former track star, has said she once ran the 40-yard dash in a roadrunner-like 4.23 seconds during a morning workout. That’s two one-hundredths of a second faster than her son Henry’s best official time, and only one one-hundredth of a second slower than John Ross’ NFL combine record of 4.