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Matt Urben

Watch: DL prospects wow scouts with blazing 40-yard dash times

The 40-yard dash tends to be one of the more overrated drills at the NFL Scouting Combine, especially when it comes to defensive linemen who rarely run more than 10 yards in a given play.

It’s obviously not a requirement for an edge rusher or interior lineman to run like a track star, but it doesn’t hurt as NFL teams are obsessed with speed. On Thursday, on-field drills began at the combine, with defensive linemen and linebackers kicking things off.

Georgia’s Nolan Smith and Tennessee’s Byron Young each turned in blazing 40 times. Check out the best performances from Thursday’s action below.

DL Nolan Smith - Georgia

DL Byron Young - Tennessee

LB Owen Pappoe - Auburn

DL YaYa Diaby - Louisville

DL Adetomiwa Adebawore - Northwestern

LB Trenton Simpson - Clemson

DL Robert Beal Jr. - Georgia

DL Calijah Kancey - Pittsburgh

DL Lukas Van Ness - Iowa

LB D.J. Johnson - Oregon

LB Will Anderson - Alabama

LB DeMarvion Owershown - Texas

DL Isaiah Foskey - Notre Dame

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