It’s relatively safe to say that no draft prospect made more of a splash at the 2022 scouting combine than did Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis. At 6-foot-6 and 341 pounds, Davis somehow ran an unofficial 4.82 40-yard dash that was corrected DOWN to a 4.78 time when it was made official.
BIG MAN MOVIN.@GeorgiaFootball DL @jordanxdavis99 with an UNREAL 4.82u at 341 lbs. 😱
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— NFL (@NFL) March 5, 2022
Davis also had a 1.68-second 10-yard split, which might be even more ridiculous for a man his size. How rare is all this? It’s pretty rare.
Georgia DT Jordan Davis’s 4.78 40-yard dash is the fastest by any player over 310 pounds at the combine since at least 2006.
He’s 341 pounds. A freak athlete.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 5, 2022
That’s regardless of position, kids. As for the defensive tackle position, only eight defensive tackles have run faster 40-yard dashes in recorded scouting combine history than Davis did, and nobody was close to his weight when they ran it. But here are those eight prospects — it’s a fascinating list of future Hall of Famers, multiple Pro-Bowlers and All-Pros, and one guy whose name might not be familiar to you at all.
(All draft data courtesy of MockDraftable.com).Â