◾️ RB: Ronald Jones II He shows elite playmaking ability and dazzles after the catch! The worst is guard Mike McGlynn's 23.0 in 2008. A co-worker once said that the 40-yard dash was all that he cared about and there was no reason to look at anything else. Of course, if they are fortunate enough to own an extra first rounder, then they can have as many as 32 different picks in the first round. Worst was guard Max Jean-Gilles' 8.56. (Chase Claypool may have). So Avant falls all the way down to the fifth round where the Eagles snagged him and now analysts and coaches rave about his productivity and ability to catch anything thrown at him. CURTIS MARSH WAS FASTER THAN LITO: The Eagles' seven fastest corners on record are Avonte Maddox (4.39), Jaylen Watkins (4.41), Curtis Marsh (4.42), Brandon Boykin (4.44), Jack Ikegwuonu (4.44), Eric Rowe (4.45) and Macho Harris (4.46). JASON AVANT IS TOO SLOW! I pray it’s the right pick! It was released worldwide on September 9, 2014, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One consoles. He shows elite playmaking ability and dazzles after the catch! THE BEST EAGLES' RUNNING BACKS ARE SLOW: The Eagles' three-fastest running backs over the last 20 years are Ryan Moats (4.46), Wendell Smallwood (4.47) and Donnel Pumphrey (4.48). Guess someone should have paid attention to more than just the speed that day, huh? It is crazy that one specific measurement of speed can make or break a future NFL star. Click here to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Pumphrey did five, the fewest ever by a running back. Players will tell you that they have never run the 40-yard dash again once they get to the NFL. Oh and when his cast did come off he ran the same 40, but .33 seconds faster. He played for Michigan and did a wonderful job. REGGIE BROWN WAS GOOD AT SOMETHING: The best Eagles vertical jump on record is 41.5 inches, shared by Reggie Brown in 2005 and linebacker Keenan Clayton in 2010. You have to go down to 4.47 to find Lito and Sheldon, the Eagles' best homegrown cornerbacks of the past 20 years. Who would you really rather have than Carson Wentz? Many scouts dismissed him. MAX JEAN-GILLES HAD A BAD COMBINE: Top 3-cone drill time ever by an Eagle draft pick goes to Maddox at 6.51. His reasoning was that you can't teach speed, but everything else can either be taught or learned after a player is drafted. Eagles have options if they want to take a cornerback at 21, How Combine might have changed Eagles' WR plans, Realistic possibilities for Eagles tight ends. Are you a Stathead, too? That was 38th-fastest out of 41 receivers that ran in 2006. … Take for example the case of Jason Avant. Well I think that I might go over to Indianapolis and have a go at the sprinting spectacle of the NFL world. Could Jalen Raegor live up to his vow to run faster than Ruggs? FIREMAN WAS BAD AT THIS TOO: Top broad jump was Earl Wolff's 134 inches in 2013, tied for 4th-farthest over the last 20 years by a safety. But the first thing that comes up every year when people are curious about a player at the combine is, "What was his 40 time?". MAX JEAN-GILLES HAD A REALLY BAD COMBINE: Cornerback Dexter Wynn posted the fastest shuttle time in Eagles history at 3.90. : Since the combine went from hand-timing to partially automatic timing in 2000, the slowest Eagles WR on record is Jason Avant, who ran 4.62 back in 2006. Heyward-Bey was taken seventh overall in the 2009 draft and had blazing speed as well. OK, THEY'RE FAST, BUT ...: Six of the 12-fastest Eagles drafted in the last 20 years were Quintin Demps (4.39), Jaylen Watkins (4.41), Curtis Marsh (4.42), Earl Wolff (4.44), Ikeguonu (4.44) and C.J. Right, 16 plus 16 equals 32. Destiny is now self-published by Bungie after separating from Activision in 2019. Gaddis (4.45). He ran the 40-yard dash twice with a time of 4.80 seconds, but it is possible the cast on his hand hurt his performance. Gil Brandt, of NFL.com, reports Michigan WR Jason Avant (hand) measured a height of 6-0 1/2 and a weight of 209 pounds at his Pro Day. You guys haven't seen much of Avant apparently. YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHO ORLANDO SCANDRICK WAS FASTER THAN: DeSean Jackson not surprisingly has the fastest 40 time in Eagles history at 4.35. Verified. ◾️ RB: Leonard Fournette. I…” j_avant81. Worst is Danny Watkins' 92 in 2011, 3rd-worst over the last 20 years by an eventual 1st-round pick. He dropped more passes in two years than anyone could believe and was eventually released before signing with Jacksonville. Colston ran a 40 time of 4.71, fell all the way to the seventh round, and then turned in one of the most productive years for a rookie receiver. Teams look for speed when scouting players, specifically receivers, running backs, and corners; however, to say this is the only stat at the combine that really matters, is ridiculous. No one realizes that a cast could slow you down when running. Which got us wondering about Eagles players throughout history in other Combine tests. Scouts are not rocket scientists I guess. Site Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 6:41AM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? If you saw Boldon play in college, he was the only gamechanger FSU had and he was a stud. Hunt had 25 career rushing yards on 14 carries. Owens played one game in the NFL. That I agree with, but there are other intangibles that will account for whether a player can make it in the NFL, not to mention the fact that some very good receivers have been passed over in past combine workouts and dropped to later rounds because they did not run good 40 times. It seems that is how most fans and analysts measure how good a player will be these days. College: Michigan (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 30 (3650th overall since 1960) High School: Carver Draft: Philadelphia Eagles in the 4th round (109th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Destiny marked Bungie's first new console franchise since the Halo series, and it was … The three slower ones all went undrafted and never played in the NFL. It is always so funny when I talk about the NFL draft to friends, family, or strangers for that matter.