40-yard dash↓ lower is better
n 5 (63% tested)small sample
Median 4.89s — only 5 tested, too few for a distribution.
Fullback
The bar for an NFL fullback
- Athletes
- 8
- Classes
- 2017–2026
- Drafted
- 2 (25%)
Small group: 8 fullbacks since 2017. Read these as reference points, not norms.
Typical NFL FB, 2017–2026 — the middle 50% of the group
- Height
- 6'0" – 6'2"
- Weight
- 231 – 243 lb
- 40-yard dash
- 4.86 – 4.93s
The benchmark table
Tiers are vs fullbacks 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 8 (100% tested)small sample | 6'0" – 6'2" | 6'1" | n 8 (100%)small sample |
| Weightn 8 (100% tested)small sample | 231 lb – 243 lb | 238 lb | n 8 (100%)small sample |
| PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 8 (100% tested)small sample | 3.23 – 3.31 | 3.29 | n 8 (100%)small sample |
| Performance | NFL medianbeats 50% | Top 25%beats 75% | Top 10%beats 90% | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 5 (63% tested)small sample | 4.89s | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 5 (63%)small sample |
| Vertical jumpn 5 (63% tested)small sample | 32" | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 5 (63%)small sample |
| Broad jumpn 5 (63% tested)small sample | 9'4" | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 5 (63%)small sample |
| Bench press (reps)n 5 (63% tested)small sample | 22 | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 5 (63%)small sample |
| 3-cone↓ lower winsn 5 (63% tested)small sample | 7.27s | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 5 (63%)small sample |
| Shuttle↓ lower winsn 5 (63% tested)small sample | 4.34s | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 5 (63%)small sample |
| Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body powern 5 (63% tested)small sample | 86.0 | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 5 (63%)small sample |
Top 10% = better than 90% of Combine fullbacks who tested. n = athletes with a recorded value.
— means too few tested to estimate tiers; the median is still shown.
Every measurable, in full
Better is always to the right. Drafted vs undrafted comparisons appear when both sides have 30+ athletes — this group doesn’t.
n 5 (63% tested)small sample
Median 32" — only 5 tested, too few for a distribution.
n 5 (63% tested)small sample
Median 9'4" — only 5 tested, too few for a distribution.
n 5 (63% tested)small sample
Median 22 — only 5 tested, too few for a distribution.
3-cone↓ lower is better
n 5 (63% tested)small sample
Median 7.27s — only 5 tested, too few for a distribution.
Shuttle↓ lower is better
n 5 (63% tested)small sample
Median 4.34s — only 5 tested, too few for a distribution.
Power Index
√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power
n 5 (63% tested)small sample
Median 86.0 — only 5 tested, too few for a distribution.
n 8 (100% tested)small sample
Median 6'1" — only 8 tested, too few for a distribution.
n 8 (100% tested)small sample
Median 238 lb — only 8 tested, too few for a distribution.
PPI
pounds carried per inch of frame
n 8 (100% tested)small sample
Median 3.29 — only 8 tested, too few for a distribution.
About this data
- 2021 numbers are pro-day results — no combine was held that year (about 25% of this group).
- Missing values aren’t random: top prospects skip drills. 40-yard dash: 63% of fullbacks tested.
- Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology