40-yard dash↓ lower is better
n 119 (98% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 5.00s
- 25th
- 4.87s
- Median
- 4.74s
- 75th
- 4.67s
- Top 5%
- 4.58s
Drafted 4.73sUndrafted 4.77s
Best: 4.53s — Omar Easy, 2002
Fullback
The bar for an NFL fullback
- Athletes
- 122
- Classes
- 2000–2026
- Drafted
- 67 (55%)
Typical NFL FB, 2000–2026 — the middle 50% of the group
- Height
- 5'11" – 6'2"
- Weight
- 239 – 251 lb
- 40-yard dash
- 4.67 – 4.87s
Drafted fullbacks vs undrafted (medians)
- 3" longer broad jump
- 0.11s faster 3-cone
- 0.05 lower PPI
The benchmark table
Tiers are vs fullbacks 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 122 (100% tested) | 5'11" – 6'2" | 6'0" | n 122 (100%) |
| Weightn 122 (100% tested) | 239 lb – 251 lb | 245 lb | n 122 (100%) |
| PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 122 (100% tested) | 3.27 – 3.44 | 3.35 | n 122 (100%) |
| Performance | NFL medianbeats 50% | Top 25%beats 75% | Top 10%beats 90% | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 119 (98% tested) | 4.74s | 4.67s | 4.60s | n 119 (98%) |
| Vertical jumpn 102 (84% tested) | 32.5" | 35" | 37.5" | n 102 (84%) |
| Broad jumpn 102 (84% tested) | 9'5" | 9'9" | 10'0" | n 102 (84%) |
| Bench press (reps)n 100 (82% tested) | 23 | 25 | 30 | n 100 (82%) |
| 3-cone↓ lower winsn 91 (75% tested) | 7.27s | 7.12s | 7.00s | n 91 (75%) |
| Shuttle↓ lower winsn 91 (75% tested) | 4.37s | 4.28s | 4.16s | n 91 (75%) |
| Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body powern 102 (84% tested) | 89.3 | 92.4 | 95.1 | n 102 (84%) |
Top 10% = better than 90% of Combine fullbacks who tested. n = athletes with a recorded value.
Every measurable, in full
Better is always to the right. ▌ drafted median ┊ undrafted median
n 102 (84% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 28"
- 25th
- 30.5"
- Median
- 32.5"
- 75th
- 35"
- Top 5%
- 38.5"
Drafted 32.5"Undrafted 33"
Best: 41" — Zach Zenner, 2015
n 102 (84% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 8'8"
- 25th
- 9'1"
- Median
- 9'5"
- 75th
- 9'9"
- Top 5%
- 10'2"
Drafted 9'6"Undrafted 9'3"
Best: 11'2" — Carl Stewart, 2008
n 100 (82% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 14
- 25th
- 20
- Median
- 23
- 75th
- 25
- Top 5%
- 32
Drafted 23Undrafted 22
Best: 37 — Moran Norris, 2001
3-cone↓ lower is better
n 91 (75% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 7.76s
- 25th
- 7.45s
- Median
- 7.27s
- 75th
- 7.12s
- Top 5%
- 6.89s
Drafted 7.23sUndrafted 7.34s
Best: 6.72s — Aaron Shea, 2000
Shuttle↓ lower is better
n 91 (75% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.68s
- 25th
- 4.49s
- Median
- 4.37s
- 75th
- 4.28s
- Top 5%
- 4.11s
Drafted 4.34sUndrafted 4.41s
Best: 3.91s — Troy Fleming, 2004
Power Index
√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power
n 102 (84% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 82.7
- 25th
- 86.5
- Median
- 89.3
- 75th
- 92.4
- Top 5%
- 95.9
Drafted 89.2Undrafted 90.1
Best: 100.4 — Clay Harbor, 2010
n 122 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 5'10"
- 25th
- 5'11"
- Median
- 6'0"
- 75th
- 6'2"
- 95th
- 6'3"
Drafted 6'0"Undrafted 6'0"
n 122 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 226 lb
- 25th
- 239 lb
- Median
- 245 lb
- 75th
- 251 lb
- 95th
- 260 lb
Drafted 245 lbUndrafted 246 lb
PPI
pounds carried per inch of frame
n 122 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 3.15
- 25th
- 3.27
- Median
- 3.35
- 75th
- 3.44
- 95th
- 3.64
Drafted 3.34Undrafted 3.40
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: 75% of fullbacks tested.
- Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology