40-yard dash↓ lower is better
n 406 (83% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.66s
- 25th
- 4.57s
- Median
- 4.49s
- 75th
- 4.42s
- Top 5%
- 4.33s
Drafted 4.46sUndrafted 4.55s
Best: 4.21s — Xavier Worthy, 2024
Wide Receiver
The bar for an NFL wide receiver
- Athletes
- 489
- Classes
- 2017–2026
- Drafted
- 278 (57%)
Typical NFL WR, 2017–2026 — the middle 50% of the group
- Height
- 5'11" – 6'3"
- Weight
- 190 – 211 lb
- 40-yard dash
- 4.42 – 4.57s
Drafted wide receivers vs undrafted (medians)
- 0.09s faster forty
- 0.10s faster shuttle
- 2" longer broad jump
The benchmark table
Tiers are vs wide receivers 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 484 (99% tested) | 5'11" – 6'3" | 6'1" | n 484 (99%) |
| Weightn 484 (99% tested) | 190 lb – 211 lb | 201 lb | n 484 (99%) |
| PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 484 (99% tested) | 2.64 – 2.85 | 2.74 | n 484 (99%) |
| Performance | NFL medianbeats 50% | Top 25%beats 75% | Top 10%beats 90% | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 406 (83% tested) | 4.49s | 4.42s | 4.37s | n 406 (83%) |
| Vertical jumpn 405 (83% tested) | 35.5" | 38" | 39.5" | n 405 (83%) |
| Broad jumpn 393 (80% tested) | 10'4" | 10'7" | 11'0" | n 393 (80%) |
| Bench press (reps)n 240 (49% tested) — fewer than half tested | 14 | 17 | 20 | n 240 (49%) — fewer than half tested |
| 3-cone↓ lower winsn 229 (47% tested) — fewer than half tested | 7.00s | 6.87s | 6.74s | n 229 (47%) — fewer than half tested |
| Shuttle↓ lower winsn 241 (49% tested) — fewer than half tested | 4.28s | 4.16s | 4.08s | n 241 (49%) — fewer than half tested |
| Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body powern 402 (82% tested) | 84.1 | 88.0 | 90.9 | n 402 (82%) |
Top 10% = better than 90% of Combine wide receivers 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 405 (83% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 30.5"
- 25th
- 33.5"
- Median
- 35.5"
- 75th
- 38"
- Top 5%
- 41"
Drafted 36"Undrafted 35"
Best: 46.5" — Josh Imatorbhebhe, 2021
n 393 (80% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 9'6"
- 25th
- 10'0"
- Median
- 10'4"
- 75th
- 10'7"
- Top 5%
- 11'2"
Drafted 10'4"Undrafted 10'2"
Best: 11'9" — Emanuel Hall, 2019
n 240 (49% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 8
- 25th
- 11
- Median
- 14
- 75th
- 17
- Top 5%
- 22
Drafted 15Undrafted 14
Best: 29 — Jalen Camp, 2021
3-cone↓ lower is better
n 229 (47% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 7.36s
- 25th
- 7.13s
- Median
- 7.00s
- 75th
- 6.87s
- Top 5%
- 6.65s
Drafted 6.97sUndrafted 7.00s
Best: 6.54s — Jacob Harris, 2021
Shuttle↓ lower is better
n 241 (49% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.54s
- 25th
- 4.39s
- Median
- 4.28s
- 75th
- 4.16s
- Top 5%
- 4.04s
Drafted 4.25sUndrafted 4.35s
Best: 3.93s — Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 2023
Power Index
√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power
n 402 (82% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 76.1
- 25th
- 81.3
- Median
- 84.1
- 75th
- 88.0
- Top 5%
- 92.5
Drafted 84.7Undrafted 83.3
Best: 100.7 — Josh Imatorbhebhe, 2021
n 484 (99% tested)
- 5th
- 5'9"
- 25th
- 5'11"
- Median
- 6'1"
- 75th
- 6'3"
- 95th
- 6'4"
Drafted 6'1"Undrafted 6'1"
n 484 (99% tested)
- 5th
- 175 lb
- 25th
- 190 lb
- Median
- 201 lb
- 75th
- 211 lb
- 95th
- 224 lb
Drafted 201 lbUndrafted 202 lb
PPI
pounds carried per inch of frame
n 484 (99% tested)
- 5th
- 2.49
- 25th
- 2.64
- Median
- 2.74
- 75th
- 2.85
- 95th
- 3.00
Drafted 2.75Undrafted 2.74
About this data
- 2021 numbers are pro-day results — no combine was held that year (about 13% of this group).
- Missing values aren’t random: top prospects skip drills. 3-cone: 47% of wide receivers tested.
- Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology