40-yard dash↓ lower is better
n 1162 (93% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.68s
- 25th
- 4.57s
- Median
- 4.50s
- 75th
- 4.43s
- Top 5%
- 4.34s
Drafted 4.47sUndrafted 4.55s
Best: 4.21s — Xavier Worthy, 2024
Wide Receiver
The bar for an NFL wide receiver
- Athletes
- 1246
- Classes
- 2000–2026
- Drafted
- 750 (60%)
Typical NFL WR, 2000–2026 — the middle 50% of the group
- Height
- 5'11" – 6'2"
- Weight
- 191 – 212 lb
- 40-yard dash
- 4.43 – 4.57s
Drafted wide receivers vs undrafted (medians)
- 0.08s faster forty
- 1.5" more vertical
- 0.06s faster shuttle
The benchmark table
Tiers are vs wide receivers 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 1241 (100% tested) | 5'11" – 6'2" | 6'1" | n 1241 (100%) |
| Weightn 1241 (100% tested) | 191 lb – 212 lb | 201 lb | n 1241 (100%) |
| PPIpounds carried per inch of framen 1241 (100% tested) | 2.65 – 2.87 | 2.76 | n 1241 (100%) |
| Performance | NFL medianbeats 50% | Top 25%beats 75% | Top 10%beats 90% | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash↓ lower winsn 1162 (93% tested) | 4.50s | 4.43s | 4.37s | n 1162 (93%) |
| Vertical jumpn 1009 (81% tested) | 35.5" | 37.5" | 39.5" | n 1009 (81%) |
| Broad jumpn 979 (79% tested) | 10'1" | 10'5" | 10'9" | n 979 (79%) |
| Bench press (reps)n 554 (44% tested) — fewer than half tested | 14 | 17 | 20 | n 554 (44%) — fewer than half tested |
| 3-cone↓ lower winsn 716 (57% tested) | 6.97s | 6.83s | 6.70s | n 716 (57%) |
| Shuttle↓ lower winsn 740 (59% tested) | 4.22s | 4.13s | 4.06s | n 740 (59%) |
| Power Index√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body powern 1006 (81% tested) | 84.3 | 87.8 | 90.6 | n 1006 (81%) |
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 1009 (81% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 30.5"
- 25th
- 33.5"
- Median
- 35.5"
- 75th
- 37.5"
- Top 5%
- 41"
Drafted 36"Undrafted 34.5"
Best: 46.5" — Josh Imatorbhebhe, 2021
n 979 (79% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 9'4"
- 25th
- 9'9"
- Median
- 10'1"
- 75th
- 10'5"
- Top 5%
- 11'0"
Drafted 10'2"Undrafted 10'0"
Best: 11'9" — Emanuel Hall, 2019
n 554 (44% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 8
- 25th
- 12
- Median
- 14
- 75th
- 17
- Top 5%
- 22
Drafted 15Undrafted 14
Best: 29 — Jalen Camp, 2021
3-cone↓ lower is better
n 716 (57% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 7.37s
- 25th
- 7.11s
- Median
- 6.97s
- 75th
- 6.83s
- Top 5%
- 6.65s
Drafted 6.94sUndrafted 7.03s
Best: 6.42s — Jeff Maehl, 2011
Shuttle↓ lower is better
n 740 (59% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 4.50s
- 25th
- 4.33s
- Median
- 4.22s
- 75th
- 4.13s
- Top 5%
- 3.99s
Drafted 4.20sUndrafted 4.26s
Best: 3.73s — Kevin Kasper, 2001
Power Index
√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power
n 1006 (81% tested)
- Bot 5%
- 76.5
- 25th
- 81.0
- Median
- 84.3
- 75th
- 87.8
- Top 5%
- 92.6
Drafted 84.8Undrafted 83.7
Best: 100.7 — Josh Imatorbhebhe, 2021
n 1241 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 5'9"
- 25th
- 5'11"
- Median
- 6'1"
- 75th
- 6'2"
- 95th
- 6'4"
Drafted 6'1"Undrafted 6'1"
n 1241 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 177 lb
- 25th
- 191 lb
- Median
- 201 lb
- 75th
- 212 lb
- 95th
- 225 lb
Drafted 201 lbUndrafted 202 lb
PPI
pounds carried per inch of frame
n 1241 (100% tested)
- 5th
- 2.50
- 25th
- 2.65
- Median
- 2.76
- 75th
- 2.87
- 95th
- 3.03
Drafted 2.76Undrafted 2.76
About this data
- 2021 numbers are pro-day results — no combine was held that year (about 5% of this group).
- Missing values aren’t random: top prospects skip drills. Bench press (reps): 44% of wide receivers tested.
- Full mapping rules, metric definitions, and provenance: Methodology