40-yard dash↓ lower is better
n 100 (62% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 5.01s
- 25th
- 4.88s
- Median
- 4.77s
- 75th
- 4.65s
- Top 5%
- 4.52s
Drafted 4.79sUndrafted 4.76s
Best: 4.36s — Taylen Green, 2026
Quarterback
The bar for an NFL quarterback
- Athletes
- 161
- Classes
- 2017–2026
- Drafted
- 104 (65%)
Typical NFL QB, 2017–2026 — the middle 50% of the group
- Height
- 6'1" – 6'4"
- Weight
- 213 – 225 lb
- 40-yard dash
- 4.65 – 4.88s
Drafted quarterbacks vs undrafted (medians)
- 1.6 higher Power Index
- 1" more vertical
- 0.05s faster 3-cone
The benchmark table
Tiers are vs quarterbacks 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 160 (99% tested) | 6'1" – 6'4" | 6'3" | n 160 (99%) |
| Weightn 160 (99% tested) | 213 lb – 225 lb | 218 lb | n 160 (99%) |
| PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 160 (99% tested) | 2.87 – 3.00 | 2.93 | n 160 (99%) |
| Performance | NFL medianbeats 50% | Top 25%beats 75% | Top 10%beats 90% | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 100 (62% tested) | 4.77s | 4.65s | 4.56s | n 100 (62%) |
| Vertical jumpn 104 (65% tested) | 31.5" | 33.5" | 36" | n 104 (65%) |
| Broad jumpn 101 (63% tested) | 9'6" | 9'11" | 10'3" | n 101 (63%) |
| Bench press (reps)n 2 (1% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested | 19 | too few tested to estimate tiers | too few tested to estimate tiers | n 2 (1%)small sample — fewer than half tested |
| 3-cone↓ lower winsn 88 (55% tested) | 7.13s | 6.99s | 6.90s | n 88 (55%) |
| Shuttle↓ lower winsn 91 (57% tested) | 4.37s | 4.28s | 4.18s | n 91 (57%) |
| Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body powern 103 (64% tested) | 82.6 | 86.9 | 89.2 | n 103 (64%) |
Top 10% = better than 90% of Combine quarterbacks who tested. n = athletes with a recorded value.
† Fewer than half tested. Skipping correlates with top prospects — a biased sample.
— means too few tested to estimate tiers; the median is still shown.
Every measurable, in full
Better is always to the right. ▌ drafted median ┊ undrafted median
n 104 (65% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 27"
- 25th
- 29.5"
- Median
- 31.5"
- 75th
- 33.5"
- Top 5%
- 37"
Drafted 32"Undrafted 31"
Best: 43.5" — Taylen Green, 2026
n 101 (63% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 8'9"
- 25th
- 9'3"
- Median
- 9'6"
- 75th
- 9'11"
- Top 5%
- 10'6"
Drafted 9'6"Undrafted 9'6"
Best: 11'2" — Taylen Green, 2026
n 2 (1% tested)small sample
Median 19 — only 2 tested, too few for a distribution.
3-cone↓ lower is better
n 88 (55% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 7.50s
- 25th
- 7.24s
- Median
- 7.13s
- 75th
- 6.99s
- Top 5%
- 6.86s
Drafted 7.09sUndrafted 7.14s
Best: 6.65s — Easton Stick, 2019
Shuttle↓ lower is better
n 91 (57% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.55s
- 25th
- 4.45s
- Median
- 4.37s
- 75th
- 4.28s
- Top 5%
- 4.13s
Drafted 4.35sUndrafted 4.37s
Best: 4.05s — Easton Stick, 2019
Power Index
√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power
n 103 (64% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 77.6
- 25th
- 80.5
- Median
- 82.6
- 75th
- 86.9
- Top 5%
- 90.8
Drafted 83.6Undrafted 82.0
Best: 99.4 — Anthony Richardson, 2023
n 160 (99% tested)
- 5th
- 6'0"
- 25th
- 6'1"
- Median
- 6'3"
- 75th
- 6'4"
- 95th
- 6'5"
Drafted 6'3"Undrafted 6'2.5"
n 160 (99% tested)
- 5th
- 203 lb
- 25th
- 213 lb
- Median
- 218 lb
- 75th
- 225 lb
- 95th
- 235 lb
Drafted 218 lbUndrafted 218 lb
PPI
pounds carried per inch of frame
n 160 (99% tested)
- 5th
- 2.77
- 25th
- 2.87
- Median
- 2.93
- 75th
- 3.00
- 95th
- 3.09
Drafted 2.93Undrafted 2.93
About this data
- 2021 numbers are pro-day results — no combine was held that year (about 11% of this group).
- Missing values aren’t random: top prospects skip drills. Bench press (reps): 1% of quarterbacks tested.
- Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology