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Cameron DaSilva

Calijah Kancey beats Aaron Donald’s 40-yard dash record, draws comparisons to Rams star

Aaron Donald no longer owns the record for the fasted 40-yard dash time ever by a defensive tackle. That’s now held by another former Pitt Panther, Calijah Kancey.

The standout defensive lineman blazed a 4.67 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine on Thursday, the first day of workouts for prospects in Indianapolis. That barely edged out Donald’s record time of 4.68, which he set in 2014.

It was a ridiculously impressive time by the 281-pound defensive tackle from Pitt. So impressive that the NFL’s Twitter account overlayed it with Donald’s 40-yard dash from nine years ago.

Both players were moving.

Unsurprisingly, Kancey is drawing comparisons to Donald and is cementing his place as a potential first-round pick in April. It’s hard not to see the similarities between the two players, and not just because they both went to Pitt.

Kancey is a quarter-inch taller than Donald, 4 pounds lighter and was 0.01 seconds slower in the 10-yard split during his 40-yard dash, giving them very similar athleticism scores.

No one is saying Kancey will be a three-time Defensive Player of the Year and future Hall of Famer like Donald, but the physical traits between the two are hard to ignore.

The Rams could be in the market for a defensive lineman this offseason if Greg Gaines and A’Shawn Robinson leave, and while Kancey plays the same position as Donald, it wouldn’t hurt to have another highly athletic 3-technique on the roster.

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