Taylen Green, top-10 QB prospect, sets several combine records
taylen green turned heads at the NFL scouting combine, posting a 43 1/2-inch (43. 5-inch) vertical, an 11-2 broad jump and a 4. 36-second 40-yard dash — performances that stand as quarterback records at the event since at least 2003 and that immediately altered how teams and draft analysts view him.
Green’s day produced three separate marks that top the combine’s quarterback lists: the vertical (43 1/2 inches), the broad jump (11 feet, 2 inches) and the 4. 36 40-yard sprint. The vertical eclipsed Anthony Richardson’s 2023 mark by three inches, and the broad jump bettered Richardson’s mark by five inches; Richardson was the No. 4 pick in 2023. Green’s 4. 36 sprint is the second-fastest 40 for a quarterback at the combine, trailing Reggie McNeal’s 4. 35 from 2006 and outpacing previous bests such as the 4. 41 by Robert Griffin III in 2012. Green did not take a second attempt at the 40-yard dash.
Those numbers shook up the draft picture for a player who entered the event largely seen as a developmental option for Day 3. Rankings are in flux beyond Fernando Mendoza’s expected No. 1 selection, and ’s Mel Kiper Jr. lists Green as No. 8 among signal-callers in his latest rankings.
Taylen Green breaks combine records and resists position talk
NFL Network showed a graphic comparing Green to DK Metcalf, but analyst Charles Davis pushed back on the idea that Green will switch positions. Davis asked whether teams had approached him about receiver drills; Green’s response was direct: "Absolutely not. I'm a quarterback. " NFL Network’s coverage relayed that no teams had approached him to work out as a receiver, and Green would not consider a switch.
Measurements, comparisons and record context
One account lists Green at 6-foot-5 and 227 pounds; another lists him at 6-foot-6 and 227 pounds — an inconsistency in the provided context. For comparison, Anthony Richardson was listed at 6-foot-4 and 244 pounds and posted a 40. 5-inch vertical and a 10-foot, 9-inch broad jump in 2023 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Green’s vertical and broad numbers exceed those Richardson marks by three inches and five inches respectively.
College resume: Boise State and Arkansas chapters
Before Arkansas, one report says Green logged two years at Boise State; another says he spent the first three seasons there, redshirting in 2021 and starting a combined 22 games in 2022-23. As a redshirt freshman in 2022, he totaled 24 touchdowns (14 passing, 10 rushing), threw six interceptions, earned Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors and posted a single-season career-high 61. 3% completion percentage. In 2023 he helped Boise State to a Mountain West Conference title.
Green transferred to Arkansas ahead of the 2024 season. In the most recent season cited, he threw for 2, 714 yards with 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions and added 777 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns. That past season included inconsistency: in six of the 12 games he played he completed less than 60% of his passes, he was intercepted 11 times, and Arkansas finished 2-10 while a defense described as eighth-to-last allowed 33. 8 points per game in 2025, per the provided context.
Recruiting, high school marks and scouting takeaways
Green attended Lewisville High School in Texas, where he was a three-star prospect, set the school long-jump record 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 by Rivals. NFL. com analyst Lance Zierlein called Green’s delivery "long" and "unorthodox" and noted the 23-year-old signal-caller’s tendency to put the ball in harm’s way.
Combine ripple effects and related performances
Green’s physical testing pushed his draft buzz beyond earlier expectations. The combine day also featured a strong showing from running back Mike Washington Jr., who posted a group-leading 4. 33-second 40-yard dash with a 39-inch vertical and a 10-8 broad jump.
Green’s record-setting testing has put him squarely on teams’ radars as he heads into this year’s NFL draft, where his combine numbers and college tape will be weighed in the coming rounds of evaluations and selections.
