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Jeff Legvold
multiple authors
INDIANAPOLIS — Heading into this year’s NFL combine, many in the league believed mississippi state wide receiver Brennan Thompson The event had a speed profile that threatened the 40-yard dash record.
And in a week when some of the best players in college football ran one blazing 40 after another, Thompson topped them all on Saturday with an official time of 4.26 seconds, which is likely to be the fastest at this year’s combine.
Although it did not break kansas city chiefs wide receiver xavier worthWith a record of 4.21, Thompson posted the third-fastest time by a wide receiver since 2003, according to ESPN Research, matching Jerome Mathis’ 4.26 clocking in 2005. Only Worthy and John Ross (4.22 in 2017) were faster in that period.
Interestingly, the player who ran just ahead of Thompson on Saturday, LSU wide receiver xavien thomasRan an official 4.28 clocking.
Several personnel evaluators at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday said they could not recall players who had scored 40 in 4.2 on back-to-back attempts. Thompson and Thomas were also among this year’s top 40 official programs, with a time of less than 4.30.
Ohio State Security Lorenzo Styles Jr.. Official 4.27 40 run on Friday.
Thompson, who stood 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighed 164 pounds, played one season at Mississippi State and set a school record in receiving with 1,054 yards in 2025, which was also the best in the Southeastern Conference last season. Thompson also played two seasons at Oklahoma and one season at Texas.
During his career he averaged 39.8 yards per touchdown. Last season he had 12 receptions of at least 30 yards and five receptions of at least 50 yards.
