Who is the fastest player ever in the NFL? Top 10
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- NFL history is full of elite speed. Who is the fastest NFL player of all time? This video runs through some of the best candidates, as well as some speedsters that don't make the cut.
Bob Hayes ran a 10.0 sec. 100 meters on a cinder track. That surface is probably about 3 tenths of a second slower than today's surfaces. Not only that, he was a part time track athlete.
He could be the fastest can’t argue with that
He ran a 9.1/100m
@@RaymondLewis-hw4jo 9.1 hundred yards!
@@calichekid8527 Wkipedia: In some of the first meets to be timed with experimental fully automatic timing, Hayes was the first man to break ten seconds for the 100 meters, albeit with a 5.3 m/s wind assistance in the semi-finals of the 1964 Olympics. His time was recorded at 9.91 seconds. --The ‘64 Olympic Sprints were measured in meters, not yards.
Sorry 1964
IM 65 YEARS OLD WATCHING FOOTBALL SINCE I WAS 7 YEARS OLD BOB HAYES WILL ALWAYS BE NUMBER ONE
Even if 4 players actually ran faster?
bullet Bob…..but naaaa…
The guy was an Olympic gold medalist in the 100 meters, dude.. lol..
@@jacobjones5269 And?
@@sydboski
And what?!.. lol.. That’s it, he wins..
Anyone else set world records in the 100 meters, repeatedly?.. Or win close to 50 races in a row at the distance against world class competitors?.. No.. lol..
Remember, Zone coverage was created because of Bob Hayes, it did not exist before him. That plus the Olympic Gold medal for being the fastest man in the world will always keep Bullet Bob as the fastest man to ever play in the NFL.
Bob Hayes won the Olympics 100; ran fastest anchor in history; led the NFL in touchdowns; averaged 25 yards per catch. (Also remember his track times were accomplished on a cinder tracks).
Jim Hines won the the Olympics 4 years later and broke Hayes record. He broke Hayes 10.06 world record at the 1968 AAU champs in Sacramento on cinders by running 10.03. the meet was better known as, "The Night of Speed". He then went to win gold in the Olympics by running 9.95 becoming the first human to break the 10 second barrier. He played for Miami and KC. He was a bum though.
Bob Hayes had terrible hands, dropped a lot of balls 😞
@@dalegriffin6768 In his first four years in the NFL - three of them Pro Bowl efforts - Hayes caught 212 passes for 4,142 yards, with a startling 21 percent of his catches (45) going for touchdowns.
@@DreTom777 I'm not saying he was a bad player because he was really good,but he also dropped a lot of balls
finally someone with some sense , track speed is the ultimate speed, football speed is quick burst an acceleration jerry rice was not that fast but you never saw anyone catch him
My dad used to tell me how fast Don Hutson was and I sort of brushed it off as some old guy that played back when nobody could run.
Then I finally got around to researching his speed and found out he would have been fast in any era.
But not even close to top 10 fast today.
I agree!!!¡
@@sydboski training, nutrition, equipment.
@@user-kz9zp3ht6v Hutson was regular guy fast in his time. He was not refined sprinter fast. The 9.7 he supposedly ran was on a field and timed by a coach counting in his head. Not even a stop watch time. So even with training, nutrition, and equipment evolution, he'd be a regular fast guy, not refined sprinter fast.
Don Merideth to Bullet Bob Hayes was the show every Sunday ....great memories....Thanx..!
Bob Hayes set 3 records at the 64 Olympics; 1st Hayes was the first human to run 9.9 seconds in the preliminaries to qualify for the final 100meter, but Bob’s 9.9 in the Preliminaries didn’t count as a world record; At the final 100meter, Lane 1, he still clocked a 10 flat, another world record broken; For the 4X100 relay Bob was 6 or 5 yards behind, and finished first by 3 yards, Running on Dirt, Running on Dirt!!! Hayes broke records on Dirt!!!! Nuff Said!
Just remember, all of Hayes opponents in the relay were also running on cinder track when he did that. But still .. what was the time for that leg? And how fast was he going at the end? I'm sure he was going faster than he was in the 100m final
Dam.. on dirt?!?!.. that’s krazy!
Hayes ran 10.06 fully automatic timing in 1964. Jim Hines ran 10.03 during the 1968 AAU Championships at Hughes stadium in Sacramento on dirt and cinders.
Darryl Green was at a couple of the 5k's I did in Fairfax, VA. He put on a demonstration sprint for the crowd, and this was just a few years ago. Still one of the fastest humans in his older years.
He's the first person I thought of. Then I saw Bob Hayes in the comments which reminded me.
Definitely the fastest ever defensive back to play in the NFL
clocked a 4.5 at 60
No player maintained their speed for as long as Green did career wise. Green was one of the fastest in NFL for at least 20 years.
The guy had amazing speed and kept it for so long in to his late 30s almost 40
I don’t know what his sprinting times were, but Gale Sayers, the Kansas Comet, was an incredible player and plenty fast.
He ran 9.7 hand timed 100 yard dash. Not top 10 fast.
I believe he ran 9.5. I saw him at the 1961 NCAAs and he was third. I may be misremembering but 9.5 is what I recall. @@sydboski
@@kixigvak I think that was his brother Roger Gale never made it to the NCAA’s in thehundred yard dash
You are correct! It was Roger! I just looked it up.
There’s track fast and football fast. When I was young no one ran on the Packers like Sayers.
Hall of Famer, Darrell Green celebrated his birthday by running the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds.
When he turned 50 ! 👀👀
Insane.......he maintained that speed for over 20 years.
Yall check out Terrell Owen's speed at his age too and hey note Owen's wasn't known for his speed.
That footage on Bullet Bob Hayes made my jaw drop!!!! Reminds me of Usain Bolt, with his length and strides. Clearly Bullet Bob had no equal
I TOTALLY WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT BOB HAYES
Yet 4 players ran faster.
one summer in the 70s Bob Hayes and Golden Richards along with a few other NFL speedsters were making a tour at youth track meets. they would run a 50 yd dash, Golden Richards would beat Bob Hayes. at that time Dallas had the 2 fastest receivers in the league.
@@chazzn121 Golden Richards 1973 was not blazing fast. The only way that Richards would have beaten Bob is if Bob gave him a head start or Bob fell. And it still would be close. It think you may mean Riçhmond Flowers 1969 the hurdler. But they were not the 2 fastest players. Mel Gray 1971, Cliff Branch 1972, Isaac Curtis, Jim Hines 1968-1970, Homer Jones 1964-1970 and others....
Bob Hayes would blow the doors off of even tyreek hill man. Only person who would be any challenge would of been randy moss but I still think Hayes would of won that race.
I remember Bob Hayes catching a 97 yard pass from Don Meredith in stride. I mean he ran past the defenders, caught the ball and never slowed down, He was amazing and was billed as the fastest man alive. He actually broke the world record in the 100 but they said he had a 6 m/hr tail wind so it was thrown out.
I’m 71 years old and well remember watching the Bob Hayes play that you’re talking about on our RCA black and white TV...that sat on a light-weight cart...with plastic casters.
That sounds like Randy Moss...... if he would catch a pass in full stride it was like trying run down a cheetah for the defenders.😂
You left out Ron Brown with the Rams. Olympic Gold Medal sprinter in the 4x4 relay and two time winner of the NFL's Fastest Man competition. He also had a pretty good NFL career. Highlights include beating Darrell Green down the sideline for a kick-off return touchdown on Monday Night Football in 1987.
This is true!
You beat me to it. Ron. Brown could BURN?
Daryl Green beat him In the NFL fastest man.
@@richardmorris6365 But Brown ran the fastest time ever out of all of the competitions over the years. Brown also has a faster PB in the 100m and 55m.
Not quite. I just watched the video...twice. Green caught up to him from across the field, he just ran out of field to try keep him from the endzone.
I'd have to say Darrell Green was the fastest guy I've ever watched on a football field.
Homer Jones. NY Giants WR.
Bo Jackson wasnt far behind...no pun intended
@@omarjohnson9010 Actually Bo was way behind Green in the speed dept.
That's who I went to also. Bob Hayes too. Willie Gault could fly.
TallPaul doesn't have the internet to look stuff up.
So glad Willie Gault was on this list.
Also - maybe not noted as a straight out speedster, Barry Sanders had some ridiculous running gifts that indicate he had acceleration and balance like no other player in history. I wonder if over 10 metres, he was the fastest ever, due to his acceleration. His ability to change direction also indicates he had some special speed from a standing start, that probably no player could rival.
Yeah Barry is my all time favorite player. He was the quickest of all time. While he was one of the fastest I wouldn't think he is the fastest in a strait line race
@@wingoreviewsboxingandmma3667 Agreed - in a straight line over 50 to 100m there are probably quicker. But for balance, change of direction and acceleration, Barry is the all time best.
Barry from 10 to 30 yards i think was the quickest, he out ran Darrel green in 91 for a 40 yard td. He did get caught from behind alot in runs over 40 yards in a straight line.
More acurately, Barry had world class speed in the start and drive phase. But he would lose a lot of speed after 50 yards due to his weight and relatively short legs. And thats where some DBs could catch up to him
Barry Sanders doesn't belong on this list. He could, however, change directions faster than anyone I ever saw. He broke more ankles than anyone.
Galloway fast even after blowing out his knee in college. Then again in the pro’s
Just wanted to mention Earl McCullouch who was a world record holder as a hurdler, and ran on world class relay teams. He played with Detroit in the NFL, and was Offensive Rookie of the Year, in 1968.
I believe OJ Simpson ran with him on that relay record team
Great list! Some of the guys I watched and some I played against. Deion was crazy fast. I ran a 4.3 during my NFL days, and every time he covered me, I could tell he was faster. I agree with the Bob Hayes pick!
Is this thee JJ Birden from KC and ATL?
I ran a 4.35. Cb for the NFL too
Great, how did your NFL career go?@@jakerojas4756
Deion had the most exceptional game speed I’ve ever witnessed. He could absolutely outrun anyone with the ball in his hands.
@@slgpph Absolutely anyone? LMAO! th-cam.com/users/clipUgkxdxeb5DrXg8hdgEOYgs0bQf6x-8CGH3kX?si=PiAj276aFJVPuCpR
Awesome Bob Hayes attended Florida A & M University and Dion Sanders Florida State, both in Tallahassee Fl, even though years apart, my have been a great matchup
Wow, must be in the water down in Florida to produce so much speed.
Great video.
Your coverage was excellent and I having been a High School Sprinter myself I very much enjoyed
It. I looked up to a Collegiate Champian Sprinter by the name of
Richmond Flowers who set several NCAA records back in my day for the High Hurtles seemed like his times were in the 13s and he was drafted and or played for the Cowboys.
On another note you made mention of Tony Dorset being caught from behind by a player since I'm a life long Cowboy fan who sold programs at the Cotton Bowl games for Dallas for several seasons I have to say that the pursuit or run down of Dorset was if I remember correctly was on the angle all the while escaping and dodging defenders. Dorset was also a Collegiate Track Star as well as was Don Perkins another Fast Cowboy, At any rate Thank You for mentioning
The Great Jim Thorpe and I must Say Green was probably the second fastest
to ever play undeniable
Thnx Again
i was going to bring him up,played for ny giants,so underated,super fast,great you mentioned him
I remember Richmond Flowers in Alabama HS. Do you remember a Paul Gibson frm Carlsbad HS & UTEP
I thought of two more who deserve mention perhaps
But only one was in the NFL
I remember back in the day when the Washington
Redskins were really Good
they had an awesome running 🏃♂️back whom
everyone knows named
John Riggins he was a .....
Holy Terror I should know since I was the Young guy who sold programs at the
Cotton Bowl for my Dallas 🤠 anyway what I remember
Is the power that Riggins had it looked like linebackers fell down or slip
more often than usual when Riggins got the ball so as to
avoid getting hit by this guy
I'm just saying....there's a
reason and it might have to do with this Big guys residual speed since he was
The State High School Track Champion in his Home State and his 100 record
time lasted something like
20 + yrs so he brought the
load of wood with the hurt
If U could catch him......
He was something to behold even for Cowboy
Fans
Lam Jones was an Olympic Gold Medalist also.
Great job!
You got it as close as possible Excellent analysis 👍🏻🤔😃
It is a CRIME that Ron Brown is not on this list.
This guy doesn't know anything about what true speed is. Although I respect Bob Hayes, Usain Bolt is the greatest sprinter of all times in both the 100m and 200m. He won the Olympics 100m 3 times, the Olympics 200m 3 times and the Olympics 4x100m relay 3 times. No athlete has ever done that.
@@hassanabdur-rahman1559 Ben Johnson was actually faster than Bolt if running on same conditions and track. When they ousted Johnson he had yet to reach his peak. Bolt also ran on a superior drug program unquestionably.
@@richardbas7574 you don't know what you are talking about.
@@hassanabdur-rahman1559 i surely do bro. Ben ran 9.79 won handily and raised his arm. It is calculated that he would have gone 9.68 or 9.69 if he hadn’t done that to slow him down. Bolt ran 9.58 but certainly would have not come close to that on 1980’s tracks. Johnson was also at least 2 years from sprinters peak when he was banned for life. Ben was simply the fastest man that ever lived. Period.
I don't even need to watch this video to know the fastest was Darrell Green. The man was running faster at 40 YEARS OLD than most guys in their 20's can run. Green was just amazing!
Herchel Walker briefly held the 60m dash Indoor World Record .. til Carl Lewis took it back a few heats later. On par with Carl Lewis = Supernatural Speed.
He wouldn't have beat Bob Hayes in a race. Green 10.08 on a modern rubber track. Hayes 10.0 or a cinder track in a pair of borrowed shoes
Darrell definitely maintained his speed longer than everyone else.
@@tyannaist Exactly. 👊
Darrell Green was not as fast as Cliff Branch or Ron Brown.
Great insight in this video. Bob Hayes was a tad before my time, but it's great to see old-school players get their due on this list. Mainstream media has such a blind spot for history, it looks like you did your homework with this compilation! And judging by the comments, it looks like Bob Hayes deserves all the shine!!
Fun video, I enjoyed it and I think your list was well thought out. Just wondering, did you consider adding Homer Jones to your list? He was a standout receiver for the Giants in the 1960s and possessed legendary speed. Nice job.
Homer Jones was friggin` GREAT!
He was a great football player and well liked by the team, coaches, and all his fans! I loved him playing and his speed who will always be remembered for years and years!❤❤❤
That face film of Bob Hayes at 9:05 was absolutely MIND BLOWING!!
Gerald Tinker was a track star in the 70's; ran third leg on the winning 4x100 relay team at the 72 olympics. Unfortunately, he couldn't catch and in three years totaled just a handful or so receptions. Speed kills, but you need the hands, man. Nice video.
Great research !
Hayes, yes. I was a just a few feet away from the track when Renaldo flew by and set a world record in the 110 m hurdles--could not believe a human could do that-never to be forgotten. I was expecting to see a mention of OJ, part of world and olympic record 4x100m relay teams
Skeets ran 10.24 100m best. That would rank 35th in NFL history among NFL players with verified fully automatic times 100m dashes. OJ ran a PB of 9.5 hand timed 100yd dash. That is not in the top 10 had timed 100yd dashes I have found in NFL history.
Tell that to the guys who tried to tackle him
@@danfoss1535 Who are you replying to?
Bo Jackson was the fastest who toated his weight at 235 lbs he ranned a 4" 1 in the 40 yard dash he's a true a true phenomen a beast
Bo's 40 time is a bunch of hogwash. Bo was not that quick . His times at other distances do not agree with 4.1 anything.
Bo was probably 4.2 flat.
@@mrwendell2343 I would say more like 4.3.
4.1 was never confirmed. Bo was probably 4.2 flat.
Bo was the fastest player greatest athlete ever watch the way he ran away from smaller defensive backs he was huge 230 or bigger
Well done list. No complaints.
Great List
As a sophomore in High School I attended a football camp at WVU, where James Jett would end up attending, at the start of the camp we all ran forties , all times were kept and the top ten would run in what was called the Master Blaster, this race was ran by the top 10 fastest times, the race itself was ran on the practice field which was grass, I stood and watched in awe as James Jett glided or it seemed across 5 inch tall grass clocking s 4.4 time ifor his efforts.
As a raider fan. I recall Jert. Good hands for a track star.
As a child in the 60s, I was not big or strong, but I was fast. Bob Hayes and Lou Brock were my heroes, so thanks for this.🙏🏻
Good video! To clarify, You’re referring to speed combined with QUICKNESS (or Vice versa) - in pads.
Excellent!
You can only base it on era's they played in. They changed the way defenses played because of Bob Hayes speed. He to me was far faster than anyone in his era. I like he mentioned Don Hutson but lets not forget Jim Thorpe because in his era no one came close.
Speed is speed and stats are stats. 20 mph is 20 mph. Period.
23 mph in 1970 is still 23 mph in 2023 bruh
@@wingoreviewsboxingandmma3667 There is a big difference running Anda turf. They had now compared to the grass they had backed them
that was a great video! I fully agree that Bob Hayes was the fastest ever!
Concur
Awesome Bullet Bob Hayes!❤️👍
Very Good List
Cliff Branch ran a 4.23 40. So much for speed these daze. You also need quickness and good hands. A lot of guys are fast, but few have the assets of Tyreek Hill.
When and where did Branch run this supposed 4.23?
Colorado 1971. Said in an interview. Do your due diligence. Branch had amazing speed.
@@jamesmonteverde5538 BS. You are lying.
Remember Due your due diligence, and judging from your arrogant answer, drop the hate.
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Although I agree with you about the Bullet, how about the New York Giants Homer Jones who once beat Bob Hayes - whom you haven't mentioned?
That is because he is using his opinion not measured speed. Had he been using actual measured speed, Hayes would not be 1st. And several other players would not be on the list.
Damn well thought out list!
I got really excited when you said jamaal charles just for that rug pull lol
Had to do it lol
I am glad we have film, tape and records because Bullet Bob Hayes set the world record at 100 yards. And scored 71 TD's in a Hall of Fame career. He is why zone coverage was invented. I didn't get to see him play in his peak because I was born in 1960. Darrell Green is the fastest that I seen play. His catching of Eric Dickerson and Tony Dorsett I actually witnessed on TV and they had a big lead.
Bob Hayes at one time was the fastest man on earth.😂🎉. Look it up! Dallas Cowboys split end 22!
Yeah cause coverage in the red zone or all over the field was something necessary or needed they just invented because of him, really?
@@CDeGreeWR15 The point I was trying to make was zone coverage in it's inception came before Bob Hayes but was used at the end of games just to stop long hail mary passes. Bob when first coming into the league was just much faster than any cornerback so they started what's now called cover 2 a defender underneath and one over the top. That was also in an era where passing was limited. The run game was King. Bob was not only fast but strong built like a small version of Bo. Think Randy Moss but not as long but stronger. They always used him exclusively as a wide receiver rarely in the slot.
@@bryanblanks1714 Yes he was the world's fastest human for 4 years. In 1968 Jim Hines broke Hayes' record and he played with Miami and KC. He was a flop, but no one ran faster.
Yes really! And fortunately at the time, anybody & everybody, in or around the NFL, said as much. So it really doesn't matter what you think, nor how you feel about that particular truth, hero. Osu!
Just an honorable mention. Thr Rams had a WR in the 80s named Ron Brown. He didnt play that long. He was average if i remember correctly but he was a serious track star.
Daryl Green had a shot to reel him in one time and he couldn't come close.
Brown was faster than Green. Brown played 8 years and was all pro once.
Ron Brown , Arizona St. Legend and Gold Medalist in 4 x 100 at 84 Olympics.He beat D Green one year at the NFL Fastest Man Competition.
@@darrentaylor5455 Sorry but he never beat Green. Green was undefeated in those NFLs fastest man competitions. Brown did have the overall fastest time though.
@@sydboski He was not undefeated,he lost to Ron Brown one year in the finals, Watched it,Saw it , Recorded it, I believe it was he's only loss on those competitions. If I find that tape I'm gonna to upload on the Tube. Also on that Tape I got some old Super Stars Competitions With O.J. Simpson, Lynn Swann, Tony Dorsett, and many other, and also on that Tape, Most of the Battle of the Network Stars.
@@darrentaylor5455 Well You need to look at it again because Green won in:
1986 vs Gault (beat Brown in the semi)
1988 vs Woodson
1989 vs Miller
1991 vs Brown (photo finish)
Brown won in: (Green did not compete)
1987 vs Epps (ran the overall fastest time ever)
1990 vs Gault
Fun vid, Sam
There was a guy named Trent Jackson from Rochester NY who. Played for a short time. I remember seeing him run 9.35 on a cinder track for the 100 yard dash in 1962. He was NYS champion and played for a few years in the NFL. Trent was a great human being and a superb athlete. He never got credit for how great he was.
Bullet Bob Hayes were the first three words out of my mouth when you posed the question at the top of the video. But I am surprised that Eric Dickerson didn't even get a mention as a player that didn't make the list. I don't claim to know all of his stats but, as a 60 year old lifelong football fan, I can tell you that I haven't seen very many running backs, or wide receivers, with the pull away speed Dickerson had, while making it look effortless. Man did he run pretty. Like a gazelle.
That's because darrell green caught him after he had a 15 yd jump...83 playoffs
@@robertmarino7011 Yes, it's a classic play. Eric later said that when he broke out past the line he knew Darrell was back there somewhere ,and he knew he would run him down. Eric said he was not going to run scared, he would just run until Darrell caught him, which didn't take long.
Thanks for the replies. I forgot about that play. I was way too busy chasing girls the year after I graduated in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. There were a few years there where football came second, or third. 😂@@jbrewster6175
The names that first came to mind for me were Bullet Bob Hayes, Deion Sanders and Darrell Green and Bullet Bob would also be my pick as the fastest. But another name I thought of that waswn't mentioned is Terrell Owens, he was timed at age 48 as still runnin a 4.38 in the 40.
Owens should not even be mentioned.
Your top 3 are the same as mine. Owen’s…not so much. Maybe Michael Haynes or Tyreek would round out my top 5. Ron Brown and Gault are in there too.
@@normcmiller Not the same as mine. I include all NFL players. I don't truncate the bad players.
My top 5 are :
1. Jim Hines 9.95 100m
2. Trindon Holliday 10.00
3. Jeff Demps 10.01
4. Jacoby Ford 10.01
5. Bob Hayes 10.06
Ron Brown 10.06
Hayes did that (the last time in the Olympics) on cinder, Hines was at altitude in Mexico City@@sydboski
@@alwaysright7063 Incorrect. Hines ran 10.03 to break Hayes' 10.06 world record during the 1968 AAU championships in Sacramento on cinders. the meet was called the Night of Speed. Hines THEN went to the Olympics and broke it AGAIN at 9.95.
Excellent vid, covered it all... Maybe Ron Brown from the Rams, but put on pads not so much
He out ran Darrell Green in pads.
This is very interesting. I would suggest Herschel Walker who I believe ran something like a 10.1 100 meters. I'm pleased you included Don Hudson who was probably the fasted player of his day. There were a lot different conditions in his day as well.
Walker's best was 10.23. His 10.1 was wind aided.
I was a huge fan of Bob Hayes when he was a track star.
When he became a football player it was a case of .. would he break records there too or .. just be the fastest man in the league.
I grew up in the 1980's and 90s and never had the opportunity to see Bullet Bob actually play but I bet that dude was something else. Jerry Rice had that kind of breakaway speed as well but not an incredible 40 time.
Rice in his book said he was never taught to sprint. Just show up to the combine and run 40 years. But in the 1987 NFL's fastest man competition, he lost to an Olympic runner named Phillip Epps but not by much. Epps ran like a 6.31 and Rice a 6.39
Very thankful that you put this together. Well defined parameters and came up with the true number one!
Ok so Jeff Demps 10.01 and Jim Hines 9.95 are out because they had very little production. But what about Jacoby Ford 10.01 and Trindon Holiday 10.00 Both ran faster than Hayes at 10.06 100m.
Great list. Do some research on Don Maynard.
On June 24, 1961, at the AAU Championships at Downing Stadium in New York City, Frank Budd (second from right in the photo) became the first man to run the 100-yard dash in 9.2 seconds, setting a new world record (he is pictured above setting the world record). He broke the mark set by Mel Patton in 1948 that had stood for 13 years, equaled over that time by 12 other athletes. eaglea and redskins
What photo?
Where's the photo of this guy!
Glad you mentioned Frank Budd. Pennsville HS in New Jersey, and Villanova possibly. I got to see him play for the Eagles.
I would add Mel Gray of the St. Louis Football Cardinals in the 1970s. I think he ran a 9.4 100 yard dash
Gray ran 9.2 PB
Mel Gray was probably the second best punt returner in NFL history.
@@tyannaist Not the same Mel Gray. This Mel Gray played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1971-1982. The Mel Gray you speak of played with the Detroit Loins from 1986-1997. the older Gray as faster.
@@sydboski oh my bad, all I know is he was the reason most Lion fans use to tune in for.😂
I can't disagree with any of your choices, and I was pleased to see that Darrell Green made the list. I was a fan of the Bears and the 49ers in the 80's, and he always seemed to make a few big plays on defense or as a punt returner when my teams faced the Redskins.
You're correct that Skeets Nehemiah didn't rack up a lot of yards. Montana would connect with him on a long pass play every now and then, but his real function under Bill Walsh was to stretch the defense and draw coverage away from other wide receivers like Dwight Clark and Freddie Solomon.
Anyway, nice work.
Great mention of Renaldo Nehemiah !
Bob Hayes!!!!!!
I can Name 4 players who ran faster.
Isaac Curtis Cincinnati Bengals WR world class sprinter. 416 receptions, 7,101 yards, 53 TD’s and a 17.1 yards per catch. His speed forced the league to put in the Isaac Curtis rule, which allows the defender to only block a receiver within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage.
Faster than some of the guys in the video.
If Curtis, could have stayed healthy, his numbers would have been sensational.
But he's still number two, to Hayes.
@@lawrencev.athill7502 How is he #2? Cliff Branch and Mel Gray were both faster.
The Isaac Curtis rule, later amended to the Mel Blount rule does not allow chucking after 5 yards. It was not Curtis's speed that brought in the rule it was the constant whining of his coach saying it was unfair that the Steelers were bumping his guy all over the field so he couldn't get open. They tried it with Cliff Branch and Mel Gray but they seemed to still get open. So it was not his speed that brought the rule, it was his inability to get open that brought on the rule.
If not for his speed would they need pull and wrench him holding his hand like it was date night
I remember watching James Jet playing football at West Virginia I’m glad he’s in your list
Note Bob H also played in full pads which since the 90’s which is just remarkable
Vick accelerations alone should've got him voted
Voted off. Speed is not an opinion to be voted on. It is measurable and provable.
Vick ran a 4.3 40
The Juice was as explosive on as off the field...
Exactly! And for some odd reason, people ignore that fact. Track star in high school & college(USC). Nobody in the NFL ever came close to running him down. And he spent most of his career, playing in low top, converse tennis shoes, not football cleats. He also ran a solid 10 flat 100 yard dash, in college. Osu! Definitely over the top, sprinter, speed, as a footballer.
@@StephenKhalfani Juice ran 9.5 for 100yds not 10flat which would be slow.
@@sydboski What the HELL are you telling me that for? I never commented on his 100 yard dash time, 100 meter time, or any other. Direct your future comments to someone who was talking to your ass. Osu!🥋👊🥊
Juice ran on a world record setting sprint relay team when at USC. His speed was far from normal.
@@MrHuPow Yes OJs speed was not normal, but it is not top 10 fast today.
I haven't even watched the video yet, and I'm getting ready to see some fighting. 😂
Undiscovered talent: Mr. Konaski of BelleFonte Pennsylvania was the Janitor at Radore Park Elementary school in 1964. In the gym had Flubberish speed and hops. Once a basketball got stuck between the hoop and the backboard and Mr Kobanski was in the principals office serving the miss some Gogol juice and less than two minutes later loosened the ball with his ear.
Lance "Bambi" Alworth - Probably no track records but the way he ran on the old highlight tapes made him look fast. Also great comment on 'Super Bo" - It's good he didn't play during steroid era because no one would believe he didn't take them! His spider man wall catch is awesome
The Modern receiver era began with Lance Alworth and the teachings of Sid Gillman. Alworth not only stretched the field as a "burner" but he also ran intermediate routes.
#22 Bob Hayes of the Cowboys was the fastest in my 61 years of memory
As a kid growing up in the 60s , we played a lot of neighborhood football as kids. I always picked being Bob Hayes as who I was in our pretend NFL games in our neighborhood . 22 was also my birth date and favorite number 😆 LOL Good times playing sadlot football with neighbor friends.
play Bob Hayes for football and #7 Mickey Mantle when we played baseball
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Oakland Raders - Cliff Branch #21. Branch set an NCAA championship meet record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.0 seconds at the 1972 NCAA championships. 10.0 was Bob Hayes winning time at the Olympics!
Difference is Hayes' time was fully automatic 10.06 rounded down to 10.00. Branch's was hand timed. Big difference.
This is the first list of fastest nfl players that I have seen that includes James Jett. It’s about time he was included. Also both Jett and Moss are from WV, just an interesting fact.
lets not forget jim thorpe for his versatile athleticism
Greatest athlete ever, but this is about speed only. Thorpe is not in the conversation.
@@sydboski Actually he is in the conversation - he was mentioned in the video.
@@jgrantsf He is no where near the top 50 fastest players in NFL history. So he is not in the conversation of the top 10 fastest players. The author mentioned his athleticism not his speed.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Travis Williams, the great Green Bay Packer kick returner of the 1960s.
How fast did he run?
I was at the game at Milwaukee County Stadium in 1967 when Travis "Roadrunner" Williams returned 2 kickoffs for TD's, including the opening kickoff.- as a fan of the defending champion Browns who was attending UW Madison, I had just gotten seated when we were already down 7-0-recall that it was 35-00 at the half and a 55-7 final-his 4 kickoff return TD's that season are still a record-sadly after his football career things went badly for him and he was homeless and suffered from alcohol abuse-he died just after his 45th birthday
@@sydboski He ran an official 9.3. Tied the national Junior College record shared by Mel Gray and at the time one other guy but he didn’t play football. He also ran 9.3 once at Arizona State I think it was.
I heard that Travis smoked a few packs a day. That would cut into that speed.
GLAD YOU MENTIONED MR CLIFF BRANCH
Bob Hayes for sure. In the early 1950s, the Rams had Bob Boyd and Dean Smith who were like 9.3 hundred yard dash guys.
Mel Gray was super fast also
Maybe Gale Sayers ( Kansas Comet ) ......... I loved watching him run , it was like He had a 10 speed gear box in his legs. He was just so exciting to watch him run. Love watching him score 6 touchdowns in one game - Wow!
I always loved watching his replays Before he was injured, there has been no player to compare to him
The only ones you missed was Sam Graddy and Ron Brown. Both Olympic sprinters with Raiders and Rams. Good list
Haven’t seen Alexander Wright mentioned and at one time he had the fastest 40 time recorded
Not the only ones. Trindon Holliday, Jacoby Ford, Anthony Schwartz, Cliff Branch, Mel Gray and others who were faster than most on the list.
@@mizzutigerfan1Do not believe those BS hand timed 4.1 40's before 1999.
I agree with the high quality of the athletes on this list as to being the fastest players. I would have mentioned a lot of the guys who ran in the Olympics and Worlds, like Graddy, Ron Brown, Gault . . . people like that. But others have already added them.
The one name I haven't seen, going up and down this Comments section, is Isaac Curtis. He played (quite well) for the Bengals in the 1970s, and he competed in a lot of track events with top, Olympic-caliber sprinters, prior to joining the NFL. His name tended to be mentioned as being about the fastest player in the league at the time he played, even ahead of OJ Simpson, Mel Gray, and the other fastest players of that era. I seem to recall him competing in the 1972 U.S. Olympic Trials, making it (I think) to the finals or maybe the semi-finals.
Need to see Mel Gray ,Roger Carr, and a little more info on Cliff Branch
What about Speedy Willie Gault 🤔🤔
Willie was on the list. He's my all time fave speedster.
Nobody ever caught Joey Galloway from behind. If my memory is correct, he won a couple of the fastest NFL player contests. Darrell Green lost no speed into his late 30s.
Cliff Branch, Mel Gray, Isaac Curtis, Mark Duper, Michael Bates, Michael Haines, Bob Hayes, Warren Wells, Stanley Morgan, Jonny Lam Jones, Jacoby Ford, Trindon Holliday, Tim Brown, Rocket Ismail, Tyreek Hill, Isaac Bruce, and plenty of others were never caught from behind either.
You're absolutely right! I wasn't aware that he won 49 straight races. He was THE World's Fastest Man, AND a Hall of Fame receiver. There could possibly be a faster person now, but no one could come close to his accomplishments. And I'm sure he could beat them all now in today's environment. Other than Insane Bolt
Hayes 10.06, Jim Hines 10.03 same conditions. But he sucked at playing football.
Cliff Branch was old school speed that no one could touch. Vick should be on the list.
Branch indeed! Vick should not even be mentioned.
Oh yeah, one more thing...Darrell Green has run down a lot of players during his time in the NFL, but he never ran down Bo Jackson.
That is true. Because he never played against Bo.
Deion did tho
Thanks for recognizing Bob Hayes as the fastest , but people are always forgetting players like Homer Jones and Curtis Dickey . These two players had amazing speed and were very productive , not to mention Jones actually beat Bob Hayes in the 100 meters a few times . Curtis Dickey won the NCAA 60 meter dash numerous times at Texas A&M .
Yep, Dickey won the 60 yard dash I think 3 years in a row and he was a 215 pound RB.
0-10 is more important than 0-40. Nobody had better acceleration than Chris Johnson in his prime. He has to be on this list
The fastest players don't reach top speed in either distance. But we are talking about who is the fastest. If you never reach top speed during the distance you are at the wrong distance. The 100m is the big boys race.
My apologies... Galloway.
The metric I'm using is measured by those who ran track as well, however, did not focus on that or ran out at a freakish size such as Bo Jackson. Daryl Green had a slight focus on track and Deion Sanders only ran out because they all him to participate because of his speed and winning when he ran. Again, as I said Bob Hayes is one of my picks, but they keep notifying his 9.1 seconds in the 100yrd dash and not his 100m time.
And it's a fact that though he was fast altogether, some athletes perform better on the football field as opposed to the track even though they did well there as well.
There are a lot of variables to this conversation.
There is no one who can run faster in full gear than they do out of gear. It is not logical
@@sydboski He did not say faster, he said performed better. Lots of fast guys fail at performance when somebody is trying to hit them.
@@stephenkennedy8305 You agreed with the first poster who said some guys perform better on the field as opposed to on the track. The proceed to say the exact opposite that they don't perform as well if someone is trying to hit them which is on the field.
@@sydboski some do. I played football with a running back that couldn't translate his speed on the track, but on the football a lot of 4.3 sprinters couldn't catch him.
Many people try to use logic to explain what they've seen. I'm speaking from truth based on experience.
@@ckeys300 That may be true , but he was not faster on the field in full gear than he was on the track. The equipment affects each player differently. Game situations are never the same. A lot depends on what happened the play or plays before.
Epps on Packers in the 80's was fast he raced Darell Green Epps lost by a hair
Honorable Mention candidate Herschel Walker... especially interesting to compare him to Bo Jackson as they were similar is size 6'1" 225-ish... Walker actually had a faster 100M time 10.23s to Jackson's 10.39s PR, at 55M Walkers best 6.11s is also slightly better than Bo's best 6.18s. Not Darrel Green or Bob Hayes fast, but for guys of that size both complete freaks of nature.
Bo's 10.39 was wind aided and does not count. His actual best is 10.44.
Walker did beat Darrell Green on the track once
Didn’t Joe Delaney beat Walker in 100 meters in college
@@jimbuelna3198 Not that I am aware of. I'm not saying it did not happen, but Delaney's best 100m was 10.45 vs Walker's best at 10.23.
Walker was honestly one of those guys who couldn't find the blazing speed with the pads on. He just never looked overly impressive during games like he did on the track.
Bob Hayes was the only sprinter I’ve ever seen that I think could have seriously challenged Usain Bolt if coached and trained using contemporary knowledge and technology. That final leg on the men’s 4x100 relay in Tokyo was otherworldly, up there with Secretariat at the 73 Belmont and Jason Lezak’s anchor leg in the 2008 Olympics men’s 4x100 swim relay. And as with Wilt, they had to change the game to deal with him.
Bob's anchor leg was amazing, but the other anchors were not the fastest on their teams.
Bullet Bob brings back memories of the old Cowboys. Everybody knew his name.
Dude, I can't see how you've excluded Joey Galloway who ran 4.18 at Ohio State pro day in 1995! He was no flash in the pan he played 16 yrs in the NFL, and demonstrated his speed endlessly and was NEVER overthrown by any QB!
You forgot to mention Homer Jones of the New York Giants.
He forgot a lot of guys.
Great list. Probably Bullet Bob Hayes.
Agree , Bob Hayes. He changed the game, caused the creation of the zone defense.