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2025 NFL Scouting Combine: Day 2 Recap, Results

Recapping the results from the Defensive Backs and Tight Ends on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine

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2025 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: DRILL LEADERS

Sub-4.4 40-Yard Dashes

PlayerSchoolTime
DB Maxwell HairstonKentucky4.28
DB Darien PorterIowa State4.3
DB Caleb RansawTulane4.33
DB Jacob ParrishKansas State4.35
DB Zah FrazierUTSA4.36
DB Marques SigleKansas State4.37
DB Nick EmmanworiSouth Carolina4.38
DB Jahdae BarronTexas4.39
DB Robert LongerbeamRutgers4.39

Vertical Jump, 40+ Inches

PlayerSchoolHeight
DB Nick EmmanworiSouth Carolina43”
DB Kitan CrawfordNevada41.5”
DB R.J. MickensClemson41.5”
DL Landon JacksonArkansas40.5”
DL Shemar StewartTexas A&M40”
LB Teddye BuchananCalifornia40”
DB Caleb RansawTulane40”

Check out photos from Day 2 at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, February 28, 2025 ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Broad Jump, 11+ Feet

PlayerSchoolDistance
DB Nick EmmanworiSouth Carolina11’ 6”
DB Robert LongerbeamRutgers11’ 2”

Bench Press, 30+ Reps

PlayerSchoolReps
DL Ethan DownsOklahoma32

At Least 6' 6" Tall

PlayerSchoolHeight
DL Deone WalkerKentucky6’ 7 3/8”
PK James BurnipAlabama6’ 6 3/8”
DL Cam JacksonFlorida6’ 6 1/4”
DL Landon JacksonArkansas6’ 6”

Shorter Than 5' 10"

PlayerSchoolHeight
DB Upton StoutWestern Kentucky5’ 8 1/2”
DB Jabbar MuhammadOregon5’ 9 1/8”
DB Alijah HuzzieNorth Carolina5’ 9 3/4”
DB Jacob ParrishKansas State5’ 9 3/4”
DB Billy BowmanOklahoma5’ 9 7/8”

At Least 330 Pounds

PlayerSchoolWeight
DL Jay ToiaUCLA342
DL Yahya BlackIowa336
DL Elijah SimmonsTennessee334
DL Tyleik WilliamsOhio State334
DL Jamaree CaldwellOregon332
DL Alfred CollinsTexas332
DL Kenneth GrantMichigan331
DL Deone WalkerKentucky331

Lighter than 185 Pounds

PlayerSchoolWeight
DB Robert LongerbeamRutgers175
DB Cobee BryantKansas180
DB Upton StoutWestern Kentucky181
DB BJ AdamsCentral Florida182
DB Jabbar MuhammadOregon182
DB Maxwell HairstonKentucky183

DEFENSIVE BACKS (GROUPS 4 & 5)

Below is a list of the fastest defensive backs at the 2025 NFL Combine.

Fastest 40-Yard Dash Defensive Backs at the 2025 NFL Combine

Player NameSchool40 Time
DB Maxwell HairstonKentucky4.28
DB Darien PorterIowa State4.3
DB Caleb RansawTulane4.33
DB Jacob ParrishKansas State4.35
DB Zah FrazierUTSA4.36
DB Marques SigleKansas State4.37
DB Nick EmmanworiSouth Carolina4.38
DB Jahdae BarronTexas4.39
DB Robert LongerbeamRutgers4.39
DB Justin WalleyMinnesota4.4
DB Kitan CrawfordNevada4.41
DB Mac McWilliamsUCF4.41
DB Billy Bowman JrOklahoma4.42
DB Trey AmosMississippi4.43
DB Bilhal KoneWestern Michigan4.43
DB Upton StoutWestern Kentucky4.44

Nine DBs ran a sub-4.4 40-yard dash, tied for 4th-most at a single NFL Combine since 2003.

  • one more than the 2023 group of defensive backs (8), which was one more than 2023 (7)
  • seven sub-4.4 40-yard dash times in 2025 came from Group 4 (CBs), two from Group 5 (S)

Most sub-4.40 40-yard dashes by DBs in single combine since 2003

Year
Sub-4.40 Dashes
202216
200814
200510
20259
20248
20188

2025 is the first NFL Combine in officially tracked history (since 2003) to not have a single defensive back run a 4.60 or slower in the 40-yard dash.

  • 2022 (1) is the only other year without 7+ such 40-yard dashes
  • 2025: 2nd-fastest average 40-yard dash time (4.46) among DB groups since 2003

Fewest DBs with 4.6 or slower 40-yard dashes in single combine

Year
DBs with 4.6 or Slower
20250
20221
20237
20248
20048

Fastest average 40-yard dashes in single DB groups since 2003

YearTime
20224.45
20254.46
20244.49
20084.49

Below are some defensive back superlatives at the 2025 NFL Combine among players in Groups 4 and 5.

Defensive Back Superlatives at the 2025 NFL Combine

  • Tallest: ISU Malik Verdon – 6' 3 5/8"
  • Shortest: WKY Upton Stout - 5' 8 1/2"
  • Heaviest: SCAR Nick Emmanwori – 220 lbs
  • Lightest: RUTG Robert Longerbeam - 175 lbs
  • Fastest: UK Maxwell Hairston – 4.28 40-yard dash
  • Slowest: IOWA Sebastian Castro & KU Mello Dotson tied - 4.59 40-yard dash
  • Biggest Hands: IOWA Sebastian Castro - 10 1/2"
  • Longest Arms: ISU Darien Porter - 33 1/8"
  • Vertical Jump: SCAR Nick Emmanwori – 43"
  • Broad Jump: SCAR Nick Emmanwori – 11' 6"

Combine 40-yard dashes - Notable Defensive Backs since 2003

Time RangeNotable Players
4.20-4.29
Kalon Barnes, Tariq Woolen, Nate Wiggins, Maxwell Hairston
4.30-4.39
Patrick Peterson, Quinyon Mitchell, Jahdae Barron, Nick Emmanwori
4.40-4.49
Aqib Talib, Earl Thomas, Sauce Gardner
4.50-4.59
Tyrann Mathieu, Brian Branch, Terrion Arnold, Malaki Starks
4.60-4.69
Richard Sherman, Joe Haden, Kam Chancellor

CORNERBACKS (GROUP 4)

Daniel Jeremiah's Top 50 2.0 | Cornerbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft

PlayerSchool40 Time
#2 Travis HunterColoradoDNP
#9 Jahdae BarronTexas4.39
#11 Will JohnsonMichiganDNP
#38 Azareye’h ThomasFlorida StateDNP
#43 Maxwell HairstonKentucky4.28
#44 Benjamin MorrisonNotre DameDNP
#46 Shavon Revel JrEast CarolinaDNP

Bucky Brooks' Top 5 Cornerbacks in 2025 NFL Draft By Position 1.0

PlayerSchool40 Time> Rank
#1 Travis HunterColoradoDNPN/A
#2 Will JohnsonMichiganDNPN/A
#3 Shavon Revel JrEast CarolinaDNPN/A
#4 Benjamin MorrisonNotre DameDNPN/A
#5 Jahdae BarronTexas4.39T-6th
> Among 24 CBs to run 40-yard dash at 2025 Combine

TRAVIS HUNTER, CB/WR, COLORADO

  • Hunter is the #2 overall prospect on Daniel Jeremiah's Top 50 2.0 (CB1)
  • Hunter is Bucky Brooks' top-ranked CB on his By Position 1.0
  • Hunter did not participate in athletic testing at the 2025 Combine
  • Hunter had similar measurables and college production (offensive and defensive) to two former Saints 11th overall picks: CB Marshon Lattimore and WR Chris Olave
 
Travis Hunter (2025)
Marshon Lattimore (2017)
Chris Olave (2022)
Height6’ 0 3/8"6’ 0"6’ 0 3/8"
Weight188193187
Hand9 1/8"8 7/8"9 1/2"
Arm31 3/8"31 1/4"31 1/8"
Wingspan76 7/8"74 7/8"-
Final College Year INT44-
College Rec Yds2,167-2,711
Draft Pick
11th overall (Saints)
11th overall (Saints)

MAXWELL HAIRSTON, CB, KENTUCKY

  • Hairston is the #43 overall prospect on Daniel Jeremiah's Top 50 2.0 (CB5)
  • Hairston ran the fastest 40-yard dash of any defensive player at the 2025 NFL Combine
  • T-5th-fastest by a defensive back at the NFL Combine since 2003
PlayerSchoolYear40 Time
Kalon BarnesBaylor20224.23
Tariq WoolenUTSA20224.26
DJ Turner IIMichigan20234.26
Stanford RouttHouston20054.27
Maxwell HairstonKentucky20254.28
Jalen MyrickMinnesota20174.28
Nate WigginsClemson20244.28

CALEB RANSAW, CB, TULANE

  • Ransaw (40") was the only CB (Group 4) to record a 40+" vertical at the 2025 NFL Combine
  • Ransaw also posted a 4.33 40-yard dash; 5th-fastest by a player with a 40+" vert in Combine history.
PlayerYearVertical40 Time
Riq Woolen202242"4.26
Fabian Washington200541 1/2"4.29
Jakorian Bennett202340 1/2"4.3
Jamel Dean201941"4.3
Caleb Ransaw202540"4.33

SAFETIES (GROUP 5)

Daniel Jeremiah's Top 50 2.0 | Safeties in the 2025 NFL Draft

PlayerSchoolRank40 Time
Nick EmmanworiSouth Carolina#254.38
Malaki StarksGeorgia#344.5

Bucky Brooks' Top 5 Safeties in 2025 NFL Draft By Position 1.0

Player & SchoolSchool40 Time
#1 Malaki StarksGeorgia4.5
#2 Nick EmmanworiSouth Carolina4.38
#3 Xavier WattsNotre DameDNP
#4 Sebastian CastroIowa4.59
#5 Kevin Winston JrPenn StateDNP

NICK EMMANWORI, S, SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Emmanwori is the #25 overall prospect on Daniel Jeremiah's Top 50 2.0 (Safety 1).
  • Emmanwori is Bucky Brooks' 2nd-ranked safety on his By Position 1.0.
  • Emmanwori joined DK Metcalf as the only players at the Combine since 2003 to:
    • Be 6' 3" or taller
    • Run a sub-4.4 40-yard dash
    • Have a 40+" vertical
    • Have an 11+' broad jump
  • Emmanwori's Combine stats (2025):
    • 40-yard dash: 4.38
    • Vertical: 43"
    • Broad jump: 11' 6"

TIGHT ENDS (GROUP 6)

Daniel Jeremiah's Top 50 2.0 | Tight Ends in the 2025 NFL Draft

PlayerSchool40 TimeRank
Tyler WarrenPenn StateDNP#5
Colston LovelandMichiganDNP#7
Mason TaylorLSUDNP#36
Elijah ArroyoMiamiDNP#45

Bucky Brooks' Top 5 Tight Ends in 2025 NFL Draft By Position 1.0

PlayerSchoolHeight40 TimeVertical
1. Tyler WarrenPenn State6’ 5 1/2”DNPDNP
2. Colston LovelandMichigan6’ 5 3/4”DNPDNP
3. Harold Fannin JrBowling Green6’ 3 1/4”4.7134”
4. Gunnar HelmTexas6’ 5”4.8430”
5. Elijah ArroyoMiami (FL)6’ 5 1/8”DNPDNP

Combine 40-yard dashes - Notable Tight Ends since 2003

Time RangeNotable Players
4.40-4.49
Vernon Davis, Evan Engram, Albert Okwuegbunam
4.50-4.59
Jimmy Graham, George Kittle, Sam LaPorta
4.60-4.69Mark Andrews, David Njoku
4.70-4.79
Jordan Reed, Zach Ertz, T.J. Hockenson, Harold Fannin Jr
4.80-4.89
Mercedes Lewis, Will Dissly, Tyler Conklin

Below are notable tight end superlatives from the 2025 NFL Combine

Tight End Superlatives at the 2025 NFL Combine

  • Tallest: IOWA Luke Lachey & MICH Colston Loveland tied - 6' 5 3/4"
  • Shortest: UTAH Brant Kuithe – 6'2"
  • Heaviest: ALA Robbie Ouzts – 274 lbs
  • Lightest: UTAH Brant Kuithe – 236 lbs
  • Fastest: ORE Terrance Ferguson – 4.63 40-yard dash
  • Slowest: ALA Robbie Ouzts - 4.91 40-yard dash
  • Biggest Hands: NEB Thomas Fidone II - 10 5/8"
  • Longest Arms: NEB Thomas Fidone II – 34"
  • Vertical Jump: SYR Oronde Gadsden II - 39"
  • Broad Jump: NEB Thomas Fidone II - 10' 6"

Oregon's Terrance Ferguson (4.63) ran the fastest 40-yard dash among TEs at the 2025 Combine. It was the first time zero TEs ran a 40-yard dash faster than 4.60 since the 2016 NFL Combine.

Fastest 40-yard dash by Tight Ends at the 2025 NFL Combine

PlayerSchool40 Time
Terrance FergusonOregon4.63
Joshua SimonSouth Carolina4.65
CJ DippreAlabama4.69
Gavin BartholomewPittsburgh4.7
Thomas Fidone IINebraska4.7
Harold Fannin JrBowling Green4.71

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