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Happy Friday, all. You might’ve seen this all over the Internet, but Aggie Center Erik McCoy put up the fastest 40 time among offensive linemen this year:
6-foot-4, 315 lbs.@AggieFootball OL @Erik_McCoy_73 runs a 4.90u 40, the fastest of the day so far.
— NFL (@NFL) March 1, 2019
: #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/DUqblrTwkv
This is an impressive stat. For some nonsensical comparative analysis, here are some famous QBs from the last couple decades or so that Erik is faster than:
10 NFL QBs Slower Than A&M Center Erik McCoy
2018: UCLA QB Josh Rosen (4.92). If we’d lined McCoy up at 3-technique back in 2017, maybe we could’ve managed to chase him down in the pocket during that epic comeback.
2015: FSU QB Jameis Winston (4.97).
Twitter erupts with memes after Jameis Winston fumblehttp://t.co/e01PEYw0nI #FSUTwitter pic.twitter.com/6SflORBHJ2
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) January 2, 2015
2014: Alabama QB A.J. McCarron (4.94). ROLL TIDE.
2014: UCF QB Blake Bortles (4.93). That’s quite a class.
2013: Oklahoma QB Landry Jones (5.11). Well, yeah.
On this, the first day of 40 times at the Combine, let us not forget the greatest 40 ever run pic.twitter.com/0PCeXaf24X
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) March 1, 2019
2009: USC QB Mark Sanchez (4.93). That’s not even including agility drills.
2008: Michigan QB Chad Henne (4.92). A Michigan Man relies on good blocking and fundamental 3-yard completions to tight ends.
2004: NC State QB Philip Rivers (5.08). This guy has children faster than he runs.
2004: Kentucky QB Jared Lorenzen (5.28). To be fair, Jared was larger than most offensive linemen.
2000: Michigan QB Tom Brady (5.28). Never count him out.
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2016: Texas A&M Punter Drew Kaser (4.95). OUCH.