Central High graduate Xavier Worthy breaks NFL Combine 40-yard dash record

Saturday, March 2, 2024
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Central High graduate turned Texas Longhorn Xavier Worthy stands alone as the NFL Combine 40-yard dash record holder.

Worthy, the final player to run a 40-yard dash on Saturday, ran an official time of 4.21 seconds on his second attempt. The Fresno native's first attempt was recorded at 4.25 seconds.


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"I just broke the record. It still doesn't feel real," Worthy said. "Man, just a blessing to be able to do this in front of all these fans, with all these peers I'm with."

Worthy's time was a tick of the stopwatch better than Washington wide receiver John Ross, who ran a 4.22 at the 2017 combine.
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