Taylen Green sets multiple combine records with 4.36 40-yard dash
Arkansas quarterback taylen green produced one of the most eye-catching workouts of the NFL combine, registering a 4. 36-second 40-yard dash along with a 43. 5-inch vertical and an 11-foot, 2-inch broad jump — marks that have reshaped how teams and draft analysts view him ahead of the draft.
Combine numbers: records, how they compare and what he left on the table
Green’s 43. 5-inch vertical and 11-2 broad jump stand as combine records for quarterbacks since at least 2003. The vertical surpassed the 2023 mark set by Anthony Richardson Sr. by three inches, and the broad jump outdistanced that Colts quarterback’s mark by five inches; Richardson had posted a 40. 5-inch vertical and a 10-foot, 9-inch broad jump in 2023 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Green’s 4. 36 40-yard dash is the second-fastest time ever recorded by a quarterback at the event, trailing Reggie McNeal’s 4. 35 from 2006 and beating the previous best 40-yard dash of 4. 41 by Robert Griffin III in 2012. Green did not make a second attempt at the 40-yard dash after his initial run.
Taylen Green’s size, measurements and how different accounts list him
Context around Green’s listed height varies in public accounts: one record lists him at 6-foot-5 and 227 pounds, while another lists him at 6-foot-6 and 227 pounds. The weight figure of 227 pounds is consistent across accounts. Those measurables, paired with the combine jumps and sprint, fueled comparisons to big-bodied, playmaking athletes on the outside during broadcasts.
College timeline: Lewisville High School, Boise State and Arkansas
Green was a three-star prospect out of 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 entered college as the No. 660 overall recruit and the 48th-highest rated quarterback in the 2021 class. Green committed to Boise State, and one account notes he spent the first three seasons of his college career there; he redshirted in 2021 and started a combined 22 games in 2022 and 2023. Another account states he logged two years at Boise State before playing at Arkansas.
On-field production: 2022 breakout, 2023 title and Arkansas transfer
As a redshirt freshman in 2022, Green took over as QB1 and helped Boise State reach a double-digit win season for the first time in three years, totaling 24 touchdowns that year — 14 passing and 10 rushing — while throwing six interceptions and earning Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors. That season’s 61. 3% completion rate was his single-season career high. Other public figures show that in one recent season he threw for 2, 714 yards with 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while adding 777 yards and eight rushing touchdowns. In 2023 he helped pilot Boise State to a Mountain West Conference title, then transferred ahead of the 2024 season to Arkansas, where he played in 12 games; in six of those games he completed less than 60% of his passes, was intercepted 11 times, and Arkansas finished 2-10 amid a defense that allowed 33. 8 points per game and was eighth-to-last in the country in 2025.
Draft stock, rankings and immediate reaction to his combine day
Green entered the combine as a top-10 quarterback prospect and one of the more talked-about names on Saturday, driving online searches for “Who is Taylen Green?” His explosive workout upended expectations that he would be a developmental, Day 3 pick and injected volatility into the draft picture beyond the expected No. 1 selection of Fernando Mendoza. Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. ’s latest rankings place Green at No. 8 among signal-callers.
Position debate, scouting notes and Green’s stance
A broadcast graphic compared Green to wide receiver DK Metcalf, but analyst Charles Davis dismissed the notion that Green is preparing to change positions. Davis asked Green whether people had approached him about doing wide receiver drills; Green replied, "Absolutely not. I'm a quarterback. " Analyst Lance Zierlein described Green’s delivery as "long" and "unorthodox" and noted the 23-year-old signal-caller’s tendency to put the ball in harm’s way. Despite questions about mechanics and decision-making, multiple accounts note Green’s consistent scoring production by both air and ground throughout his college career.
Other combine standouts and final notes
Outside of Green, running back Mike Washington Jr. posted a group-leading 4. 33-second 40-yard dash along with a 39-inch vertical and a 10-foot, 8-inch broad jump. For Green, the combination of a 4. 36 40, a 43. 5-inch vertical and an 11-2 broad jump created one of the most dramatic single-day shifts in perception at the event, prompting fresh evaluation of his draft timeline and role at the next level.
