Taylen Green sets multiple combine records with rare speed and explosiveness

taylen green delivered a record-setting performance at the NFL scouting combine Saturday in Lucas Oil Stadium, posting a 4. 36-second 40-yard dash and exceptional jump numbers that shifted draft conversations. The bursts of speed and explosiveness are notable because they established new long-standing marks for quarterbacks and arrived as evaluations of the position remain unsettled.

Taylen Green’s combine measurements and record marks

At the combine in Indianapolis, Green was measured at 227 pounds alongside multiple reported height measurements in coverage — 6-foot-5⅞, 6-foot-5 and 6-foot-6 — while posting a 4. 36-second 40-yard dash, a 43½-inch vertical jump and a broad jump of 11 feet 2 inches. All three marks stand as records for quarterbacks since at least 2003, and Green's 40 time is the first sub-4. 4 clocking for a quarterback in that span.

Historical comparators he eclipsed and where his 40 ranks

Green’s vertical and broad jumps surpassed marks set by Anthony Richardson Sr., who had previous bests of a 40½-inch vertical and a 10-foot-9 broad jump and who was selected No. 4 overall in the 2023 draft. Coverage also noted earlier combine sprint times: Reggie McNeal posted a 4. 35 40 in 2006 and Robert Griffin III ran a 4. 41 in 2012 coming off a Heisman Trophy season at Baylor. Some reports called Green's 4. 36 the second-fastest 40 for a quarterback at the combine.

How the day affected draft thinking and rankings

The breakout showing came in a year when quarterback rankings beyond the expected No. 1 pick from Indiana, Fernando Mendoza, are described as being in flux. Green is listed as a top-10 quarterback prospect and is the No. 8-rated quarterback in Mel Kiper Jr. 's latest position rankings. He did not make a second attempt at the 40-yard dash after his initial 4. 36, and his combine day was described as having shaken up perceptions of his draft timeline; he had been largely seen as a developmental option for teams on Day 3 of the draft.

Boise State résumé, honors and the transfer to Arkansas

Green's college trajectory included a commitment to Boise State where he redshirted in 2021 and started a combined 22 games from 2022-23. As a redshirt freshman in 2022 he took over the QB1 job and helped Boise State to its first double-digit win season in three years, totaling 24 touchdowns that year — 14 passing and 10 rushing — with six interceptions and earning Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors. His completion percentage that season was 61. 3%, a single-season career high. In 2023 he helped pilot Boise State to a Mountain West Conference title, and ahead of the 2024 season he transferred to Arkansas.

Arkansas season numbers, team results and scouting notes

In his two seasons as a starter at Arkansas, Green threw for 2, 714 yards with 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while adding 777 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns. He produced eight 300-yard passing games during his Arkansas tenure. Over the past season he completed less than 60% of his passes in six of 12 games and was intercepted 11 times as Arkansas finished 2-10. That Razorbacks defense was described as being eighth-to-last in the country, allowing 33. 8 points per game in 2025. Scouts have pointed to an extended throwing motion and the need for more consistency; Lance Zierlein described his delivery as "long" and "unorthodox" and highlighted the 23-year-old's tendency to put the ball in harm's way. A play clip from his college work shows Green rushing in for an 11-yard touchdown (0: 17).

High school background, recruiting ranking and position conversation

Green was a three-star prospect from Lewisville High School in Texas, where he set the school record in the long jump and as a senior threw for 22 touchdowns and ran for seven more. He was listed as the No. 660 overall recruit and the 48th-highest rated quarterback in the 2021 class. Broadcast coverage included a graphic comparing Green to wide receiver DK Metcalf, but analyst Charles Davis pressed the question of a position change directly and said he asked Green whether people had approached him about doing wide receiver drills; Green replied, "Absolutely not. I'm a quarterback, " and said no teams had approached him to work out as a receiver. Coverage also noted that Green's blend of passing and rushing production has remained a persistent part of his profile.