40-yard dash↓ lower is better
n 256 (73% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 5.02s
- 25th
- 4.84s
- Median
- 4.72s
- 75th
- 4.63s
- Top 5%
- 4.49s
Drafted 4.69sUndrafted 4.81s
Best: 4.36s — Jayson Oweh, 2021
Edge Rusher
The bar for an NFL edge rusher
- Athletes
- 349
- Classes
- 2017–2026
- Drafted
- 242 (69%)
Typical NFL EDGE, 2017–2026 — the middle 50% of the group
- Height
- 6'3" – 6'5"
- Weight
- 250 – 267 lb
- 40-yard dash
- 4.63 – 4.84s
Drafted edge rushers vs undrafted (medians)
- 0.11s faster shuttle
- 0.12s faster forty
- 4.5" longer broad jump
The benchmark table
Tiers are vs edge rushers at the NFL Combine, 2017–2026, who tested that drill. Timed drills are already flipped: a faster time is a higher tier.
| Build | Typical range (mid 50%) | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heightn 349 (100% tested) | 6'3" – 6'5" | 6'4" | n 349 (100%) |
| Weightn 349 (100% tested) | 250 lb – 267 lb | 258 lb | n 349 (100%) |
| PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 349 (100% tested) | 3.31 – 3.53 | 3.40 | n 349 (100%) |
| Performance | NFL medianbeats 50% | Top 25%beats 75% | Top 10%beats 90% | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 256 (73% tested) | 4.72s | 4.63s | 4.54s | n 256 (73%) |
| Vertical jumpn 264 (76% tested) | 33.5" | 36" | 38" | n 264 (76%) |
| Broad jumpn 257 (74% tested) | 9'11" | 10'3" | 10'7" | n 257 (74%) |
| Bench press (reps)n 205 (59% tested) | 23 | 26 | 28 | n 205 (59%) |
| 3-cone↓ lower winsn 147 (42% tested) — fewer than half tested | 7.21s | 7.03s | 6.94s | n 147 (42%) — fewer than half tested |
| Shuttle↓ lower winsn 151 (43% tested) — fewer than half tested | 4.40s | 4.30s | 4.23s | n 151 (43%) — fewer than half tested |
| Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body powern 264 (76% tested) | 93.3 | 96.7 | 99.2 | n 264 (76%) |
Top 10% = better than 90% of Combine edge rushers who tested. n = athletes with a recorded value.
† Fewer than half tested. Skipping correlates with top prospects — a biased sample.
Every measurable, in full
Better is always to the right. ▌ drafted median ┊ undrafted median
n 264 (76% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 28.5"
- 25th
- 31.5"
- Median
- 33.5"
- 75th
- 36"
- Top 5%
- 39.5"
Drafted 34"Undrafted 31.5"
Best: 41.5" — Nolan Smith, 2023
n 257 (74% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 9'0"
- 25th
- 9'7"
- Median
- 9'11"
- 75th
- 10'3"
- Top 5%
- 10'8"
Drafted 10'0"Undrafted 9'8"
Best: 11'2" — Ben Banogu, 2019
n 205 (59% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 17
- 25th
- 21
- Median
- 23
- 75th
- 26
- Top 5%
- 31
Drafted 24Undrafted 23
Best: 36 — Kwity Paye, 2021
3-cone↓ lower is better
n 147 (42% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 7.60s
- 25th
- 7.38s
- Median
- 7.21s
- 75th
- 7.03s
- Top 5%
- 6.87s
Drafted 7.17sUndrafted 7.32s
Best: 6.73s — Aidan Hutchinson, 2022
Shuttle↓ lower is better
n 151 (43% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.70s
- 25th
- 4.48s
- Median
- 4.40s
- 75th
- 4.30s
- Top 5%
- 4.19s
Drafted 4.37sUndrafted 4.48s
Best: 4.11s — Chase Winovich, 2019
Power Index
√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power
n 264 (76% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 85.8
- 25th
- 90.3
- Median
- 93.3
- 75th
- 96.7
- Top 5%
- 100.4
Drafted 94.1Undrafted 91.0
Best: 105.6 — Myles Garrett, 2017
n 349 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 6'2"
- 25th
- 6'3"
- Median
- 6'4"
- 75th
- 6'5"
- 95th
- 6'6"
Drafted 6'4"Undrafted 6'3"
n 349 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 240 lb
- 25th
- 250 lb
- Median
- 258 lb
- 75th
- 267 lb
- 95th
- 283 lb
Drafted 258 lbUndrafted 257 lb
PPI
pounds carried per inch of frame
n 349 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 3.19
- 25th
- 3.31
- Median
- 3.40
- 75th
- 3.53
- 95th
- 3.75
Drafted 3.41Undrafted 3.39
About this data
- 2021 numbers are pro-day results — no combine was held that year (about 12% of this group).
- Missing values aren’t random: top prospects skip drills. 3-cone: 42% of edge rushers tested.
- EDGE includes pre-2018 OLBs at 245 lb or more, and 2019–2021 generic DL under 285 lb (documented heuristics).
- Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology