{"id":28868,"date":"2024-03-03T08:32:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T05:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/28868\/texas-wr-xavier-worthys-4-21\/"},"modified":"2024-03-03T08:32:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T05:32:30","slug":"texas-wr-xavier-worthys-4-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=28868","title":{"rendered":"Texas WR Xavier Worthy&#8217;s 4.21 40 fastest ever at NFL combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas WR Xavier Worthy&#8217;s 4.21 40 fastest ever at NFL combine\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Jeff Legwold, ESPN senior writer<span class=\"timestamp \">March 2, 2024, 11:51 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL on ESPN.  Jeff has covered the Broncos for over 20 years and joined ESPN in 2013. He also helps cover the NFL Draft, including its annual Top 100 Prospects.  Jeff has been a member of the Pro <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"Football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Football<\/a> Hall of Fame Selection Board since 1999. He has participated in every combine since 1987.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy saved the best of all time for last.<\/p>\n<p>Worthy, the last player to run a 40-yard dash during Saturday&#39;s field workouts for wide receivers and quarterbacks in the NFL&#39;s scouting group, ran an official time of 4.21 seconds to set a group record, according to the NFL.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Worthy&#39;s time made him the undisputed speed king of the annual event and was a time better than Washington receiver John Ross&#39; 4.22 at the 2017 combine. Only offensive linemen will be able to participate in this year&#39;s Sunday session.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just broke the record. It still doesn&#39;t seem real,&#8221; Worthy said.  \u201c<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/man\/\"   title=\"Man\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Man<\/a>, it\u2019s just a blessing to be able to do this in front of all these fans, with all these peers that I\u2019m with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fresno, Calif. native ran a 4.25 on his first attempt and briefly took off his shoes as if he didn&#39;t want to run the second attempt.  But after a few moments, Worthy laced up his bright orange shoes again and lined up as the last player, as the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium egged him on.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-with-table float-r\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-text-contract=\"-\" data-text-expand=\"+\" data-fix-cols=\"0\" data-behavior=\"responsive_table\" class=\"inline-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>Pos<\/th>\n<th>School<\/th>\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Xavier Digne<\/td>\n<td>W.R.<\/td>\n<td>Texas<\/td>\n<td>&#39;24<\/td>\n<td>4.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>John Ross<\/td>\n<td>W.R.<\/td>\n<td>Wash.<\/td>\n<td>&#39;17<\/td>\n<td>4.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Kalon Barnes<\/td>\n<td>CB<\/td>\n<td>Baylor<\/td>\n<td>&#39;22<\/td>\n<td>4.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>Chris Johnson<\/td>\n<td>R.B.<\/td>\n<td>ECU<\/td>\n<td>&#39;08<\/td>\n<td>4.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/aside>\n<p>When he crossed the finish line on his second run, with 4.22 showing on the stadium <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/video\/\"   title=\"video\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">video<\/a> boards &#8212; later, 4.21 on the official clock &#8212; the crowd roared.<\/p>\n<p>Worthy started 39 games in his three seasons at Texas and finished fourth all-time in receiving yards (2,755) and eighth in punt return yards (564).  His career punt return average (14.5) is second best all time, as is his 16.9 yards per return in a single season in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Worthy finished with 1,014 receiving yards last season with five touchdowns.  He averaged 14 yards per catch and scored 12 of his 26 career touchdowns as a freshman in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. recently projected Worthy to the Kansas City Chiefs at No. 32 overall in his latest mock draft.  Worthy is Kiper&#39;s No. 9 wide receiver in the class.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas WR Xavier Worthy&#8217;s 4.21 40 fastest ever at NFL combine\u060c Jeff Legwold, ESPN senior writerMarch 2, 2024, 11:51 p.m. Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL on ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for over 20 years and joined ESPN in 2013. 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