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Jaylen Wright 40 time: Tennessee football RB puts up impressive NFL combine numbers
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Tennessee football 's Jaylen Wright is a springy and quick running back — attributes he put on full display at the 2024 NFL Combine on Saturday.
The Vols running back demonstrated his physical attributes in several different drills and workouts in Indianapolis , and nowhere was that more prevalent than in the 40-yard dash. After running a blazing 4.44 40 time in his first attempt, he improved it considerably on his second run, posting an unofficial time of 4.38 seconds.
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According to NFL.com , Wright also measured in at just over 5-foot-10, 210 pounds and had a vertical leap of 38 inches.
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Wright has received a prospect grade score of 6.28 from NFL.com , which denotes that he will "eventually be an average starter." He is the No. 4 ranked running back in this year's draft class on ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.'s big board.
Jaylen Wright 40 time
Wright used both of his attempts for the 40-yard dash. The former Vols running back had an unofficial time of 4.44 seconds on his first attempt and a 0.06-second improvement of 4.38 seconds on his second attempt.
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His unofficial 4.38 time is the second-best of the day in the running back group, only behind Louisville 's Isaac Guerendo , who ran a 4.33.
Jaylen Wright broad jump
The 5-foot-10 running back recorded an impressive 11-foot, 2-inch broad jump Saturday at the NFL combine. It is the best recording of the day at the time of his testing among running backs, and fourth best overall among all draft prospects this year at the combine, per NFL.com.
According to NFL Network's Peter Schrager , Wright's broad jump is the second-longest ever recorded by a running back in NFL combine history.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Jaylen Wright 40 time: Tennessee RB has impressive NFL combine showing
