NFL Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver DK Metcalf runs a 100m race against Pro Sprinters (May 9, 2021)

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This was at the Golden Games meet. I'm four days late on this, but I did a code search, and I don't think it's been posted. He apparently trained for 6 weeks.



This is a higher level of raw physical talent than you'll find in any professional sport league anywhere else in the world.

He finished in last place (9th of 9) with a 10.36

For perspective, here are some times:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_metres#All-time_top_25_men
  • 9.58 = World Record (Usain Bolt)
  • 9.69 = USA Record (Tyson Gay)
  • 9.86 = 2019 NCAA Div I Championship winning time (Divine Oduduru)
  • 9.86 = Fastest 100m time in 2020 (Michael Norman)
  • 10.00 = South American Record (Robson Da Silva) [slowest Continental record]
  • 10.05 = Automatic USA Olympic Trials qualifying time
  • 10.08 = Slowest 8th Place Time in Finals Heat of 100m Sprint at 2016 Rio Olympics (Trayvon Bromell)
  • 10.16 = Fastest 100m time in 2020 by a man from France, current champions of the World Cup (Mouhamadou Fall)
  • 10.34 = Slowest 8th Place Time in Finals Heat at 2016 US Olympic Trials (Dentarius Locke)
  • 10.35* = 2019 USA High School Track & Field National Championship winning time (Joseph Fahnbulleh)
*Wind-adjusted

Don't listen to the announcers. They obviously know track, not football. Metcalf's 40-yd dash time was highly impressive, specifically due to his size, but wouldn't even be one of the top 20 times for the past decade at the NFL Combine-- much less all time. Although the fastest electronically-timed time is a 4.24 by Chris Johnson, so it's not far off. Bo Jackson allegedly ran a 4.08 hand-timed back in the 80's.

Metcalf only weighed 228 at the Combine, but he's gotten heavier, and is believed to weigh around 235 lbs (106.5kg) or more in the race above as he did during the 20-21 NFL season.

NFL COMBINE: DK METCALF'S PERFORMANCE
  • Height: 6'3.5" (1.92m)
  • Weight: 228 lbs (103.4 kg)
  • 40-yd Dash [36.6m]: 4.33s
  • Vertical Leap: 40.5" (1.03m)
  • Standing Broad Jump: 11'2" (3.40m)
  • Bench Press Reps: 27x [tested weight: 225 lbs = 102 kg; Projected Max: 427.5 lbs = 194 kg]
  • 3-Cone Drill: 7.38s
  • Shuttle Run: 4.50s
Note: Know the vertical leap is tested from a standsill at the NFL Combine. It is not a running/countermovement measurement.
 
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Everyone knew he was fast in college, but his 40 yard dash was easily the most eye-popping thing I've ever seen at the combine. The speed in the last 20 yards was just remarkable.



What makes it even more impressive is that he's not particularly light-footed like a guy like Randy Moss. In his 40, you can literally hear his feet hitting the turf.
 
Trotsky said:
Everyone knew he was fast in college, but his 40 yard dash was easily the most eye-popping thing I've ever seen at the combine. The speed in the last 20 yards was just remarkable.



What makes it even more impressive is that he's not particularly light-footed like a guy like Randy Moss. In his 40, you can literally hear his feet hitting the turf.
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DK had a great combine, but soccer reject Moritz Bohringer had arguably the greatest WR combine performance of all-time.
 
codfather said:
DK had a great combine, but soccer reject Moritz Bohringer had arguably the greatest WR combine performance of all-time.
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<{Heymansnicker}>
Boehringer didn't attend the Combine. Here are his Pro Day scores versus Metcalf's:

DK Metcalf Draft Combine vs. Moritz Boehringer Pro Day
  • Age: 21yrs 2mo vs. 22yrs 4mo
  • Height: 6'3.5" vs. 6'4.5" (1.92m vs. 1.94m)
  • Weight: 228 lbs vs. 227 lbs (103.4kg vs. 103.0 kg)
  • 40-yd Dash [36.6m]: 4.33s vs. 4.49s
  • Vertical Leap: 40.5" vs. 39.0" (1.03m vs. 0.99m)
  • Standing Broad Jump: 11'2" (3.40m) vs. 10'11" (3.33m)
  • Bench Press Reps: 27x vs. 17x [tested weight: 225 lbs = 102 kg]
  • 3-Cone Drill: 7.38s vs. 6.64s
  • Shuttle Run: 4.50s vs. 4.09s

Inferior quickness, inferior explosiveness, superior agility, grossly inferior strength (this is despite that his reach is 2 1/2" shorter than Metcalf's).

Turns out he's an NFL reject, too. He's been cut and/or waived by every team that signed him, and has never seen the field. That means he lacks deep speed, evasiveness, and probably most of all, the skill to catch the ball.

Must have been frustrating being the clumsiest but by-far the most athletically gifted player on those German soccer pitches. If only he'd gained a modicum of skill he could have dominated that sport as its unrivaled GOAT. Unfortunately, on an NFL field, he didn't possess a level of talent that was historically special. More than half a dozen receivers ever year that are faster. Should have emulated Wes Welker.
codfather said:
Soccer rejects:
9.58 - Usain Bolt - 6'5
9.97 - Adam Gemili - 5'10
10.04 - Darren Campbell - 6'0

Rugby rejects:
10.10 - Trae Williams - 5'7
10.12 - Edward Osei-Nketia - 6'3
10.15 - Carlin Isles - 5'10
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Interesting how supreme athletic talent gravitates towards other sports despite youth play in soccer and rugby. Obviously these aren't sports that select aggressively for athletic talent, or you'd be able to produce an athlete who is competing at the highest level (Tier 1), and getting minutes, who is fast. Instead it's all specimens who got bored kicking the ball around with a bunch of slow white guys, and decided to put their athleticism to use.
 
Metcalf is a monster, and he actually hung in there quite well. Better than i remember Reggie Bush running at the CIF meet IIRC

one of the best combines ever, i'd argue Vernon Davis is still the P4P combine goat

who TF is a jacked 6'3" 254, runs a 4.39 40, has a f'n 42" vertical leap and 10'8" broad jump ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD can do 33 reps on the bench?

nobody but Vernon Davis that's who
 
HunterSdVa29 said:
Metcalf is a monster, and he actually hung in there quite well. Better than i remember Reggie Bush running at the CIF meet IIRC

one of the best combines ever, i'd argue Vernon Davis is still the P4P combine goat

who TF is a jacked 6'3" 254, runs a 4.39 40, has a f'n 42" vertical leap and 10'8" broad jump ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD can do 33 reps on the bench?

nobody but Vernon Davis that's who
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well if weight lifter wanted to train like dk did for track and field they would be able to do all of that.
 
Madmick said:
<{Heymansnicker}>
Boehringer didn't attend the Combine. Here are his Pro Day scores versus Metcalf's:

DK Metcalf Draft Combine vs. Moritz Boehringer Pro Day
  • Age: 21yrs 2mo vs. 22yrs 4mo
  • Height: 6'3.5" vs. 6'4.5" (1.92m vs. 1.94m)
  • Weight: 228 lbs vs. 227 lbs (103.4kg vs. 103.0 kg)
  • 40-yd Dash [36.6m]: 4.33s vs. 4.49s
  • Vertical Leap: 40.5" vs. 39.0" (1.03m vs. 0.99m)
  • Standing Broad Jump: 11'2" (3.40m) vs. 10'11" (3.33m)
  • Bench Press Reps: 27x vs. 17x [tested weight: 225 lbs = 102 kg]
  • 3-Cone Drill: 7.38s vs. 6.64s
  • Shuttle Run: 4.50s vs. 4.09s

Inferior quickness, inferior explosiveness, superior agility, grossly inferior strength (this is despite that his reach is 2 1/2" shorter than Metcalf's).

Turns out he's an NFL reject, too. He's been cut and/or waived by every team that signed him, and has never seen the field. That means he lacks deep speed, evasiveness, and probably most of all, the skill to catch the ball.

Must have been frustrating being the clumsiest but by-far the most athletically gifted player on those German soccer pitches. If only he'd gained a modicum of skill he could have dominated that sport as its unrivaled GOAT. Unfortunately, on an NFL field, he didn't possess a level of talent that was historically special. More than half a dozen receivers ever year that are faster. Should have emulated Wes Welker.

Interesting how supreme athletic talent gravitates towards other sports despite youth play in soccer and rugby. Obviously these aren't sports that select aggressively for athletic talent, or you'd be able to produce an athlete who is competing at the highest level (Tier 1), and getting minutes, who is fast. Instead it's all specimens who got bored kicking the ball around with a bunch of slow white guys, and decided to put their athleticism to use.
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nfl nba and mlb players are not athletes but nfl is 6 second specialist. that is the reason he was kicked of football/soccer team reject if you do not have cordination , stemina endurance, spacial awareness ball controll , cordination smarts ,ball skill ,ball shooting what good you are for soccer if you can run 10 second 100m..
WHILE nfl is like kicking and screaming movies there ditka should be a coack and kids should be nfl players. i mean when ball leaves QB hands all 7 -8 players minus line all go after the guy with ball. soccer evdrything is spread out team needs to work like clock work everything needs to becoordinated timed in sink all 10 players plus goalie
 
gentlmen 007 said:
nfl nba and mlb players are not athletes but nfl is 6 second specialist. that is the reason he was kicked of football/soccer team reject if you do not have cordination , stemina endurance, spacial awareness ball controll , cordination smarts ,ball skill ,ball shooting what good you are for soccer if you can run 10 second 100m..
WHILE nfl is like kicking and screaming movies there ditka should be a coack and kids should be nfl players. i mean when ball leaves QB hands all 7 -8 players minus line all go after the guy with ball. soccer evdrything is spread out team needs to work like clock work everything needs to becoordinated timed in sink all 10 players plus goalie
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If you excel in a bunch of non-athletic shit you do well in soccer. Yeah, that's precisely my point.

The top soccer pros simply aren't that athletic. The soccer world lost its mind when Ronaldo jumped 28" off the ground in a game. That's the level of athleticism we're dealing with in that sport.
 
Madmick said:
If you excel in a bunch of non-athletic shit you do well in soccer. Yeah, that's precisely my point.

The top soccer pros simply aren't that athletic. The soccer world lost its mind when Ronaldo jumped 28" off the ground in a game. That's the level of athleticism we're dealing with in that sport.
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yeah right athleticism is not some uselss 40 yard dash/combine it is all put together stenght, speed agility leaping stamina coordination endurance that is soccer. and there is soccer players with all those skills and speed of 22 and up mph that they run not for 40 yards but 100 meters. who needs to hear abot 6 second specialist/nfl player i do not call them athletes telling me how he is capable only toleap run and jump and when he meets what athletics is he can not do it for more then 4 seconds at 100%. uselss sport and uselss form of 6 second specialist
 
Madmick said:
If you excel in a bunch of non-athletic shit you do well in soccer. Yeah, that's precisely my point.

The top soccer pros simply aren't that athletic. The soccer world lost its mind when Ronaldo jumped 28" off the ground in a game. That's the level of athleticism we're dealing with in that sport.
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since when is athleticisam made up crap from american sport. 40 yard dash, jumping from spot , standing jump distance and other B.S. nfl trying to say is hard for guys to do it wile they train for it for months. not that hard at all if it was it would be oympic sport but it is just a joke and ot top of there is there any sport that use as much OF PED as NFL DOES
GO FIND ME ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE ATHLETICISAM ACCEPTS NFL B.S. CRAP AS A BENCH MARK FOR WHAT ATHLETE IS SUPPOSE TO BE
 
gentlmen 007 said:
yeah right athleticism is not some uselss 40 yard dash/combine it is all put together stenght, speed agility leaping stamina coordination endurance that is soccer.
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The 40 yard dash is the one of the best indicators of quickness there is. Strength, speed, leaping...all the capabilities soccer players lack? We just talked about that. Stamina, endurance...uh, those are the same thing. Soccer players aren't that extraordinary. They are also creatures of anaerobic endurance, same as football players, as 6-7.5 miles in 94 minutes isn't a terribly impressive pace. They just specialize in less intensity with longer and more frequent bursts. NFL receivers exhibit some of the greatest coordination in the world.
 
Madmick said:
The 40 yard dash is the one of the best indicators of quickness there is. Strength, speed, leaping...all the capabilities soccer players lack? We just talked about that. Stamina, endurance...uh, those are the same thing. Soccer players aren't that extraordinary. They are also creatures of anaerobic endurance, same as football players, as 6-7.5 miles in 94 minutes isn't a terrible impressive pace. They just specialize in less intensity with longer and more frequent bursts. NFL receiver exhibit some of the greatest coordination in the world.
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yeah if is so good indicator OLYMPICS WOULD HAVE IT
 
Madmick said:
<{Heymansnicker}>
Boehringer didn't attend the Combine. Here are his Pro Day scores versus Metcalf's:

DK Metcalf Draft Combine vs. Moritz Boehringer Pro Day
  • Age: 21yrs 2mo vs. 22yrs 4mo
  • Height: 6'3.5" vs. 6'4.5" (1.92m vs. 1.94m)
  • Weight: 228 lbs vs. 227 lbs (103.4kg vs. 103.0 kg)
  • 40-yd Dash [36.6m]: 4.33s vs. 4.49s
  • Vertical Leap: 40.5" vs. 39.0" (1.03m vs. 0.99m)
  • Standing Broad Jump: 11'2" (3.40m) vs. 10'11" (3.33m)
  • Bench Press Reps: 27x vs. 17x [tested weight: 225 lbs = 102 kg]
  • 3-Cone Drill: 7.38s vs. 6.64s
  • Shuttle Run: 4.50s vs. 4.09s

Inferior quickness, inferior explosiveness, superior agility, grossly inferior strength (this is despite that his reach is 2 1/2" shorter than Metcalf's).

Turns out he's an NFL reject, too. He's been cut and/or waived by every team that signed him, and has never seen the field. That means he lacks deep speed, evasiveness, and probably most of all, the skill to catch the ball.

Must have been frustrating being the clumsiest but by-far the most athletically gifted player on those German soccer pitches. If only he'd gained a modicum of skill he could have dominated that sport as its unrivaled GOAT. Unfortunately, on an NFL field, he didn't possess a level of talent that was historically special. More than half a dozen receivers ever year that are faster. Should have emulated Wes Welker.

Interesting how supreme athletic talent gravitates towards other sports despite youth play in soccer and rugby. Obviously these aren't sports that select aggressively for athletic talent, or you'd be able to produce an athlete who is competing at the highest level (Tier 1), and getting minutes, who is fast. Instead it's all specimens who got bored kicking the ball around with a bunch of slow white guys, and decided to put their athleticism to use.
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YOU ARE JUST MAKING MY POINT . lol soccer REJECT beat by .10 guy that wanted to play football from young age lol. ee what you do not understand is in football/soccer there is 60-700% that are as fast as guy that beat dk but coaches and academies looked at it said well he is as fast as you plus he has good ball handling speed can sprint with ball better then you has better avearness and is better all around player so you can go we keep him
 
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Madmick said:
The 40 yard dash is the one of the best indicators of quickness there is. Strength, speed, leaping...all the capabilities soccer players lack? We just talked about that. Stamina, endurance...uh, those are the same thing. Soccer players aren't that extraordinary. They are also creatures of anaerobic endurance, same as football players, as 6-7.5 miles in 94 minutes isn't a terrible impressive pace. They just specialize in less intensity with longer and more frequent bursts. NFL receiver exhibit some of the greatest coordination in the world.
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More an indicator of power but not all of the variables. You need a measure of top speed times as well but football that doesn't matter as much.
 
Still not sure how this guy dropped in the draft - big, fast, pretty good hands, played in the SEC. I know there were some injury concerns but he’s basically a better T.O. without the locker room baggage, seems like someone should’ve taken a chance sooner
 
paratiddies said:
Still not sure how this guy dropped in the draft - big, fast, pretty good hands, played in the SEC. I know there were some injury concerns but he’s basically a better T.O. without the locker room baggage, seems like someone should’ve taken a chance sooner
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Not that I agree with it but: Limited college production, limited route tree, doesn't have great agility so you weren't projection a huge route tree in the NFL (got killed at the combine for his 3 cone).Funny to look back now at how everyone knocked him over one event at the combine, guess we should learn from it. Also, while he is a stud I think he is in the perfect situation. Plays with arguably the best deep ball QB in the league. He wouldn't have the same success on plenty of other teams, but that's the case for most guys.
 
NewbZor said:
Not that I agree with it but: Limited college production, limited route tree, doesn't have great agility so you weren't projection a huge route tree in the NFL (got killed at the combine for his 3 cone).Funny to look back now at how everyone knocked him over one event at the combine, guess we should learn from it. Also, while he is a stud I think he is in the perfect situation. Plays with arguably the best deep ball QB in the league. He wouldn't have the same success on plenty of other teams, but that's the case for most guys.
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He also played alongside AJ Brown who was just farther along and more NFL ready right off the rip. So DK wasn't really able to be as productive, worked out for him for sure , even for AJ for that Matter.
 
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