Just nine players in Ohio State history have run the 40-yard dash in less than 4.4 seconds at the NFL Scouting Combine. Sub-4.4 40-Yard Dash Times YEAR PLAYER TIME 2017 CURTIS SAMUEL 4.31 2018 DENZEL WARD 4.32 2001 KEN-YON RAMBO 4.34 2004 DREW CARTER 4.36 2017 MARSHON LATTIMORE 4.36 2001 NATE CLEMENTS 4.38 2011 CHIMDI CHEKWA 4.38 2001 REGGIE GERMANY 4.39 2014 BRADLEY ROBY 4.39 You don’t have to go back far to find the last to do it. Denzel Ward, widely known as the fastest player on the roster during the 2017 season, blazed a 4.32 40-yard dash, which was tied for the fastest time at the combine in 2018. It was fast, but still not faster than Curtis Samuel’s 4.31 time the year before, which remains an Ohio State record. Outside of Ward and Samuel, Ken-Yon Rambo has the next fastest time of 4.34, holding the record for 16…
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