Taylen Green, top-10 QB prospect, sets several combine records

INDIANAPOLIS — In an NFL game already filled with eye-catching speed and explosiveness in drills, Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green had a banner day Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Green, who stood 6 feet 5⅞ inches tall and weighed 227 pounds, ran a 40-yard dash worthy of a wide receiver in an official time of 4.36 seconds with a vertical jump of 43½ inches and a broad jump of 11-2. All three have been records for quarterbacks since at least 2003, according to ESPN Research.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr., who was selected with the fourth pick in the 2023 draft, had the previous bests for a quarterback in vertical and broad jumps over that span – 40½ inches and 10 feet 9 inches respectively. Green’s 40 time is now the first sub-4.4 time for a quarterback since at least 2003.

The previous best 40 for a quarterback was a 4.41 from Robert Griffin III, after a Heisman Trophy season at Baylor, at the 2012 combine.

Green’s performance comes in a year where the quarterback rankings, beyond the expected No. 1 draft pick of Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, are still in flux for many around the league. Green is the No. 8 ranked quarterback in the latest position rankings from ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr..

Green started four years of college – two years at Boise State and two years at Arkansas. Last season, he totaled 2,714 yards with 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, with 777 rushing yards as well as eight rushing touchdowns.

He had eight 300-yard passing games in his two seasons at Arkansas.

Some scouts have said he will need to gain consistency in his throwing motion, which is an extended delivery.