Lamar Jackson says he ran sub-4.4 40-yard dash with turf toe
Lamar Jackson continues to be his own best hype man.
The new Baltimore Ravens quarterback, who was drafted No. 32 overall, told reporters on Friday that he ran a 4.34 40-yard dash … while nursing turf toe.
Lamar Jackson says he ran a 4.34 40. “With turf toe.”
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 27, 2018
Jackson, 21, did not participate in this year’s combine but was indeed clocked at 4.34 during Louisville’s annual spring testing in March. Ravens’ editorial manager Ryan Mink put into perspective just how fast that time would have been at the combine.
Lamar Jackson didn't run the 40-yard dash at the Combine, but said he's been timed at 4.34.
That would have been tied for the fourth-fastest time of any player at this year's Combine.
— Ryan Mink (@ryanmink) April 27, 2018
The former Heisman winner was drafted as a quarterback, but at least his blazing speed gives him some added positional versatility in the event that he has to make an eventual switch (as had been buzzed about before the draft).