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Sep 6, 2018 · Before the NFL implemented their rules regarding digital 40-yard dash times, Galloway recorded an astonishing 4.18 time. It sounds absurd, but we’re not entirely sure it wouldn’t hold up in the digital era.
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I never watched him run an actual 40-yard dash but after having to cover him in training camp, I am inclined to believe every second of Joey Galloway’s reported 4.18 forty yard dash.
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- The 40-yard dash is the most watched and most talked about event annually at the NFL scouting combine. Every February, the NFL Scouting Combine rolls around and give us one last taste of football before basketball, baseball and golf take over our televisions until the NFL Draft.
- 4.32. Back in 2008, Orlando Scandrick (Boise State) became the most recent player to log a 4.32 at the combine. Scandrick was taken by the Cowboys in the 5th round of the NFL Draft that year and has been in Dallas ever since.
- 4.31. Several players have posted a time of 4.31 since 2000 including Jonathan Joseph (South Carolina) in 2006, Tyvon Branch (Syracuse) and Justin King (Penn State) in 2008, Aaron Lockett (Kansas State) in 2002 and Santana Moss (Miami) in 2001.
- 4.3. “That guy has 4.3 speed.” We’ve all heard that before. It’s the unwritten standard for elite speed. The most recent player to post an exact 4.3 at the combine was Darrius Heyward-Bey (Maryland) in 2009.
Mar 4, 2024 · I never watched him run an actual 40 yard dash but after having to cover him in training camp, I am inclined to believe every second of Joey Galloway’s reported 4.18 forty yard dash. One player that is not on the list is Bob Hayes of the Dallas Cowboys.
Nov 22, 2021 · Not only was Galloway fast (he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds), but he was also strong for a wide receiver (he bench pressed 400 pounds). Because Buckeyes wide receivers Bernard Edwards and Brian Stablein didn’t scare opposing secondaries, Galloway saw significant playing time as a true freshman during the 1991 NCAA season.
It was also just the second time in Bucs history that a player had gone over the 1,000 yard receiving mark in back-to-back seasons (Keyshawn Johnson was the first). In 2007, he played in 15 games, making 57 receptions for 1,014 yards and six touchdowns, becoming the first player in franchise history to register three consecutive 1,000-yard ...
