The 4.69 is not concerning because it may not be accurate.
Ahmon Richards has a 4.68 40 yard dash time on his ESPN recruiting profile from a regional combine in 2015. However, we all know Ahmon is one of the fastest kids on the team. He may have slipped, it may have been a slow track, he may have had a bad day, etc. It is simply not an accurate time.
For example, Trajan Bandy ran a 4.51 at the NIKE Opening on July 5, 2016; however, he only ran a 4.68 at the Miami regional event on March 6, 2016.
Why is not possible for Richards to run a 4.68 as a junior in hs? I think a lot of people who follow cfb recruiting have unrealistic expectations for teenagers' 40 yard dash times.
Kids will put they run a 4.4 or 4.5 on their hudl tape but run 4.6s and 4.7s at combines. That 13 sec 100m concerns me
People have been ruined by all the bs times from the past. Rarely kids run 4.4 or lower. All the hh times are crap
4.5-4.6 electronic is fast.
I found it and cut and pasted it here--
Many of those 40 times as put out for public consumption are done by unofficial timing such a coaches, other players, friends, etc.
• In these elite combines 250-400 kinds are invited and they are the best.
• Often as much as 35% of the players will not run the 40 due to the fear a bad time will hurt them.
• The 40 practiced and performed at the Pro Indy Combine is done by players who undergo many weeks of specialized training at various pro camps to get the start down and when to move at the start so as to get the best time.
• I can list hosts of high school players who have run national elite or near national elite high school standard times in the 50m and 100m and performed "relatively slow" Nike 40 times due to the aforementioned mentioned factors.
• True sub 4.50 HS 40s under measurable standards are not that common and are not done by one position, etc.
• a couple of examples--
Miami Nike Football Training Camp held Sunday, Mar. 16, 2014 at American Heritage School in Plantation, Fla
Calvin Ridley WR 2015 Apocalypse 6-0.0 169
4.54 4.15 32.0 32.0 92.70
but in track that same spring ran a 10.67 100m (national elite 10.80)
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Miami Nike Football Training Camp held Sunday, Mar. 6, 2016 at American Heritage School in Plantation, Fla
Trajan Bandy DB 17 FL Columbus 5-9.5 175
4.68 4.24 34.5 32.8 90.84
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Below are some of the top Nike Combines for 2016. I took the times under 4.50. The 40 is the third number from the left in bold. The first is the height, then weight after the 40 is the short shuttle, power ball and vertical.
Chicago Nike Combine---Chicago Regional held at Addison Trail High School in Addison, Ill. on May 14th, 2016.
Deyon Campbell 17 WR MN Hopkins 5-7.5 181
4.47 4.41 37.0 39.1 108.81
Orlando Henley 17 DB AR Catholic 5-7 155
4.53 4.18 26.5 35.8 85.80
Kalil Pimpleton 17 WR MI Muskegon 5-7 158
4.56 4.40 29.0 35.6 80.58
Columbus held at Westerville North High School in Westerville, Ohio on May 7th, 2016.
Donovan Johnson 17 DB MI Cass Tech 5-10 176
4.43 3.95 32 37.3 116.16
KJ Hamler 17 WR MI St. Mary’s (MI) 5-9 155
4.43 4.22 38 33.3 106.35
Zavier Brown 17 WR IN Cathedral (IN) 5-9.5 176
4.46 4.64 34.5 41 101.07
Ambry Thomas 17 DB MI Martin Luther King (Detroit) 5-11.5 174
4.48 4.18 34 33.3 100.71
Dylan Jones 17 RB OH Springboro 6-1 190
4.50 4.24 32.5 38.1 106.38
Nike New Jersey held at Atlantic Health Training Center in Florham Park, New Jersey on May 1st, 2016.
Harrison Hand 17 DB NJ West (Cherry Hill) 5-11.5 183
4.40 4.42 39.0 40.8 120.33
Jonathan Taylor 17 RB NJ Salem (NJ) 5-11 208
4.42 4.30 35.0 34.4 110.43
A.J. Dillon 17 RB MA Lawrence Academy 6-1 239
4.56 4.29 40.0 38.3 127.53
Anthony Lotti 17 DB NJ Freehold Township 5-11 187
4.56 4.12 38.5 42.1 126.93
Nike+ Football The Opening Charlotte held at Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, N.C. on April 24th, 2016
Jae'vion Matthews 17 WR SC York (SC) 6-0 171
4.48 4.41 32.0 30.5 83.85
Edmond Graham 17 WR GA Mill Creek 5-9 161
4.53 4.33 33.0 41.5 101.61
Christian Braswell 17 DB DC Friendship Academy 5-10 161
4.55 4.26 32.0 39.0 97.05
Nike+ Football The Opening New Orleans held at Joe Brown Memorial Park in New Orleans, La. on April 10th,
Travis Etienne Jr. 17 RB LA Jennings 5-11 199
4.43 4.33 37.5 37.3 116.94
Cam Akers 17 RB MS Clinton 5-11 212
4.44 4.09 40.0 40.6 141.33
Jacob Copeland 18 WR FL Pine Forest 6-0 189
4.44 4.23 37.0 35.0 112.71
Clyde Edwards-Helaire 17 RB LA Catholic 5-8 194
4.47 4.12 38.0 37.5 121.86
Jeremy Singleton 17 WR LA Brother Martin 5-11.5 163
4.48 4.09 30.0 34.0 95.22
Caleb Jolivette 17 RB TX Manvel 5-8 153
4.50 4.21 33.5 42.2 107.34
Football The Opening Houston held at Delmar-Tusa Athletic Complex in Houston, Texas on April 3rd, 2016
Caleb Jolivette RB 17 TX Manvel 5-8 150
4.35 4.36 35.0 41.3 109.77
Craig Williams RB 18 TX Crosby 5-9 166
4.36 4.48 35.0 29.0 90.24
Xavier Martin QB 17 TX Steele (TX) 6-0 180
4.43 4.43 40.0 40.6 120.39
Brennan Eagles WR 18 TX Taylor 6-3.5 202
4.43 4.53 38.0 35.0 108.39
JK Dobbins RB 17 TX La Grange (TX) 5-9.5 199
4.44 4.41 40.0 38.5 121.05
Justin Guy-Robinson DB 17 TX Pearland 5-10 159
4.45 4.30 32.0 37.0 97.71
Kam Scott WR 18 TX Manvel 6-1.5 156
4.46 4.66 33.0 33.9 82.44
Kylan Herrera RB 17 TX Copperas Cove 6-0 169
4.47 4.27 36.0 32.0 97.89
D'shawn Jamison DB 18 TX Lamar (Houston) 5-10 168
4.48 3.90 35.0 36.7 116.07
Emmanuel Netherly WR 17 TX Crosby 6-2 183
4.48 4.32 36.0 36.9 105.81
Mark Milton QB 18 TX Clear Brook 6-1 166
4.48 4.55 29.0 33.5 77.46
Langston Frederick DB 17 TX Clear Springs 5-10 174
4.49 4.56 37.0 37.9 99.93
Noah Daniels DB 17 TX Clear Creek 6-0 180
4.51 4.35 37.0 35.5 103.32
Nike+ Football The Opening Atlanta held at Buford High School in Buford, Georgia on March 20th, 2016.
Jamar Richardson DB 17 AL Aliceville 5-11.5 167
4.47 4.18 34.5 37.8 107.52
Eric Stokes RB 17 GA Eastside (GA) 6-0.5 172
4.47 4.06 24.0 31.3 86.61
LaPerion Perry WR 17 GA LaGrange (GA) 5-6 150
4.49 4.35 30.0 36.5 86.55
Verenzo Holmes Jr DB 17 GA Aquinas (GA) 5-10 174
4.50 4.27 30.0 34.9 91.50
Jordyn Peters DB 17 AL Muscle Shoals 6-1 181
4.51 4.13 35.0 38.2 111.96
John Durden WR 17 GA Emanuel County Institute 6-2 189
4.51 4.35 37.0 37.7 108.72
Nike+ Football The Opening Miami held at American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida on March 6th, 2016.
Christopher Henderson DB 17 FL Columbus 6-1 175
4.35 4.24 37.0 36.7 115.98
DeMarcus Townsend RB 18 FL Gulf Coast 5-11 192
4.40 4.14 38.0 40.8 132.39
Carlos Sandy WR 18 FL Cardinal Gibbons 5-8 153
4.45 4.38 40.0 36.0 107.40
Kenny Benjamin RB 17 FL Dunbar (FL) 5-6.5 153
4.46 4.44 32.0 40.8 96.69
Chauncy Smart WR 17 FL Auburndale 5-8 166
4.48 4.10 40.0 38.0 120.69
Lio'undre Gallimore WR 17 FL Miami Norland 5-8 159
4.48 4.30 34.5 34.6 95.76
Marquis Waters DB 17 FL Atlantic 6-0 192
4.48 4.33 30.0 31.4 88.23
Camron Davis RB 18 FL Carol City 5-9.5 187
4.50 39.0 27.7
Nike+ Football The Opening Los Angeles held at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California on February 28th, 2016.
Eric Fuller Jr. DB 18 CA Paramount 5-8 150
4.41 4.20 36.0 32.1 100.41
Isaac Taylor DB 18 CA St. Augustine 6-1 176
4.43 4.27 37.5 37.7 114.54
Tyrel Thomas DB 17 CA St. John Bosco 5-7.5 167
4.44 4.35 38.0 36.7 108.69
Elijah Blades DB 17 CA Muir 6-2 170
4.44 4.18 36.0 31.4 103.17
Erik Spurlin-Renfroe WR 17 CA Gahr 6-0 179
4.46 4.47 36.0 31.1 92.82
Biaggio Ali-Walsh RB 17 NV Bishop Gorman 5-10 186
4.47 3.95 34.0 33.6 112.98
Braden Lenzy DB 18 OR Tigard 6-0 160
4.47 4.27 36.0 33.0 97.59
Jackson McChesney RB 17 UT Lone Peak 6-0 187
4.48 4.23 42.0 39.1 128.40
Cole Dubots RB 17 CA Vista Murrieta 6-0 181
4.49 4.29 40.0 35.8 113.10
Elijah Shelton WR 17 CA Mater Dei (Chula Vista) 5-8 137
4.51 4.33 30.0 33.6 79.83