40-yard dash↓ lower is better
n 414 (87% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 5.12s
- 25th
- 4.92s
- Median
- 4.81s
- 75th
- 4.69s
- Top 5%
- 4.55s
Drafted 4.81sUndrafted 4.82s
Best: 4.33s — Michael Vick, 2001
Quarterback
The bar for an NFL quarterback
- Athletes
- 477
- Classes
- 2000–2026
- Drafted
- 291 (61%)
Typical NFL QB, 2000–2026 — the middle 50% of the group
- Height
- 6'2" – 6'4"
- Weight
- 214 – 229 lb
- 40-yard dash
- 4.69 – 4.92s
Drafted quarterbacks vs undrafted (medians)
- 1" taller
- 1.8 higher Power Index
- 0.07s faster shuttle
The benchmark table
Tiers are vs quarterbacks 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 476 (100% tested) | 6'2" – 6'4" | 6'3" | n 476 (100%) |
| Weightn 476 (100% tested) | 214 lb – 229 lb | 221 lb | n 476 (100%) |
| PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 476 (100% tested) | 2.89 – 3.04 | 2.96 | n 476 (100%) |
| Performance | NFL medianbeats 50% | Top 25%beats 75% | Top 10%beats 90% | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 414 (87% tested) | 4.81s | 4.69s | 4.59s | n 414 (87%) |
| Vertical jumpn 363 (76% tested) | 31" | 33.5" | 35.5" | n 363 (76%) |
| Broad jumpn 364 (76% tested) | 9'3" | 9'8" | 10'1" | n 364 (76%) |
| Bench press (reps)n 20 (4% tested)small sample — fewer than half tested | 20 | 22 | 24 | n 20 (4%)small sample — fewer than half tested |
| 3-cone↓ lower winsn 334 (70% tested) | 7.13s | 6.98s | 6.85s | n 334 (70%) |
| Shuttle↓ lower winsn 340 (71% tested) | 4.33s | 4.20s | 4.11s | n 340 (71%) |
| Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body powern 362 (76% tested) | 83.0 | 86.4 | 89.1 | n 362 (76%) |
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.
Every measurable, in full
Better is always to the right. ▌ drafted median ┊ undrafted median
n 363 (76% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 26.5"
- 25th
- 29"
- Median
- 31"
- 75th
- 33.5"
- Top 5%
- 36.5"
Drafted 31.5"Undrafted 30.5"
Best: 43.5" — Taylen Green, 2026
n 364 (76% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 8'4"
- 25th
- 8'11"
- Median
- 9'3"
- 75th
- 9'8"
- Top 5%
- 10'4"
Drafted 9'4"Undrafted 9'3"
Best: 11'2" — Taylen Green, 2026
n 20 (4% tested)small sample
- Bot 5%
- 14
- 25th
- 16
- Median
- 20
- 75th
- 22
- Top 5%
- 25
Best: 26 — Jason Boltus, 2009
3-cone↓ lower is better
n 334 (70% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 7.55s
- 25th
- 7.30s
- Median
- 7.13s
- 75th
- 6.98s
- Top 5%
- 6.78s
Drafted 7.11sUndrafted 7.18s
Best: 6.55s — Jordan Lynch, 2014
Shuttle↓ lower is better
n 340 (71% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.60s
- 25th
- 4.45s
- Median
- 4.33s
- 75th
- 4.20s
- Top 5%
- 4.08s
Drafted 4.29sUndrafted 4.37s
Best: 3.87s — Randy Fasani, 2002
Power Index
√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power
n 362 (76% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 76.3
- 25th
- 80.2
- Median
- 83.0
- 75th
- 86.4
- Top 5%
- 90.6
Drafted 84.0Undrafted 82.2
Best: 99.4 — Anthony Richardson, 2023
n 476 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 6'0"
- 25th
- 6'2"
- Median
- 6'3"
- 75th
- 6'4"
- 95th
- 6'5.5"
Drafted 6'3"Undrafted 6'2"
n 476 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 204 lb
- 25th
- 214 lb
- Median
- 221 lb
- 75th
- 229 lb
- 95th
- 241 lb
Drafted 223 lbUndrafted 219 lb
PPI
pounds carried per inch of frame
n 476 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 2.77
- 25th
- 2.89
- Median
- 2.96
- 75th
- 3.04
- 95th
- 3.16
Drafted 2.96Undrafted 2.95
About this data
- 2021 numbers are pro-day results — no combine was held that year (about 4% of this group).
- Missing values aren’t random: top prospects skip drills. Bench press (reps): 4% of quarterbacks tested.
- Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology