40-yard dash↓ lower is better
n 837 (92% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.64s
- 25th
- 4.54s
- Median
- 4.49s
- 75th
- 4.43s
- Top 5%
- 4.34s
Drafted 4.47sUndrafted 4.55s
Best: 4.23s — Kalon Barnes, 2022
Cornerback
The bar for an NFL cornerback
- Athletes
- 907
- Classes
- 2000–2026
- Drafted
- 642 (71%)
Typical NFL CB, 2000–2026 — the middle 50% of the group
- Height
- 5'10" – 6'0"
- Weight
- 187 – 198 lb
- 40-yard dash
- 4.43 – 4.54s
Drafted cornerbacks vs undrafted (medians)
- 0.08s faster forty
- 3" longer broad jump
- 1.6 higher Power Index
The benchmark table
Tiers are vs cornerbacks at the NFL Combine, 2000–2026, who tested that drill. Timed drills are already flipped: a faster time is a higher tier.
| Build | Typical range (mid 50%) | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heightn 907 (100% tested) | 5'10" – 6'0" | 5'11" | n 907 (100%) |
| Weightn 907 (100% tested) | 187 lb – 198 lb | 192 lb | n 907 (100%) |
| PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 907 (100% tested) | 2.63 – 2.77 | 2.70 | n 907 (100%) |
| Performance | NFL medianbeats 50% | Top 25%beats 75% | Top 10%beats 90% | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 837 (92% tested) | 4.49s | 4.43s | 4.37s | n 837 (92%) |
| Vertical jumpn 701 (77% tested) | 36" | 38" | 40" | n 701 (77%) |
| Broad jumpn 693 (76% tested) | 10'2" | 10'6" | 10'10" | n 693 (76%) |
| Bench press (reps)n 604 (67% tested) | 15 | 17 | 19 | n 604 (67%) |
| 3-cone↓ lower winsn 466 (51% tested) | 6.94s | 6.81s | 6.69s | n 466 (51%) |
| Shuttle↓ lower winsn 488 (54% tested) | 4.17s | 4.07s | 3.97s | n 488 (54%) |
| Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body powern 701 (77% tested) | 83.3 | 86.0 | 88.7 | n 701 (77%) |
Top 10% = better than 90% of Combine cornerbacks who tested. n = athletes with a recorded value.
Every measurable, in full
Better is always to the right. ▌ drafted median ┊ undrafted median
n 701 (77% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 31.5"
- 25th
- 34"
- Median
- 36"
- 75th
- 38"
- Top 5%
- 41"
Drafted 36"Undrafted 35.5"
Best: 45" — Chris McKenzie, 2005
n 693 (76% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 9'6"
- 25th
- 9'11"
- Median
- 10'2"
- 75th
- 10'6"
- Top 5%
- 11'0"
Drafted 10'3"Undrafted 10'0"
Best: 12'3" — Byron Jones, 2015
n 604 (67% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 8
- 25th
- 12
- Median
- 15
- 75th
- 17
- Top 5%
- 21
Drafted 15Undrafted 14
Best: 27 — Chris Houston, 2007
3-cone↓ lower is better
n 466 (51% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 7.30s
- 25th
- 7.08s
- Median
- 6.94s
- 75th
- 6.81s
- Top 5%
- 6.62s
Drafted 6.93sUndrafted 7.00s
Best: 6.28s — Jordan Thomas, 2018
Shuttle↓ lower is better
n 488 (54% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.40s
- 25th
- 4.27s
- Median
- 4.17s
- 75th
- 4.07s
- Top 5%
- 3.91s
Drafted 4.15sUndrafted 4.21s
Best: 3.75s — Dunta Robinson, 2004
Power Index
√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power
n 701 (77% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 77.2
- 25th
- 80.6
- Median
- 83.3
- 75th
- 86.0
- Top 5%
- 89.9
Drafted 83.6Undrafted 82.0
Best: 95.1 — Stanley Jean-Baptiste, 2014
n 907 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 5'9"
- 25th
- 5'10"
- Median
- 5'11"
- 75th
- 6'0"
- 95th
- 6'2"
Drafted 5'11"Undrafted 5'11"
n 907 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 178 lb
- 25th
- 187 lb
- Median
- 192 lb
- 75th
- 198 lb
- 95th
- 208 lb
Drafted 193 lbUndrafted 191 lb
PPI
pounds carried per inch of frame
n 907 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 2.51
- 25th
- 2.63
- Median
- 2.70
- 75th
- 2.77
- 95th
- 2.88
Drafted 2.71Undrafted 2.68
About this data
- 2021 numbers are pro-day results — no combine was held that year (about 2% of this group).
- Missing values aren’t random: top prospects skip drills. 3-cone: 51% of cornerbacks tested.
- 81 athletes listed only as “DB” (mostly 2021) could not be split into CB vs S and are excluded from this group.
- Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology