Pittsburgh football Calijah Kancey, the reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year, put on a show Thursday in Indianapolis. After posting the fastest time in the first round of 40-yard dashes with a 4.78, he bested himself on his second run with a 4.73.
That was the unofficial time. When officials took a closer look, he actually clocked in with a 4.67. That mark makes him the fastest defensive tackle in combine history since NFL Network officially started logging combine measurements in 2003. At 281 pounds, he’s also the record holder for anybody weighing in at 280-plus pounds.
The previous record holder? That’s fellow former Pittsburgh Panther Aaron Donald, who’s checked in as the league’s most dominant defender pretty much since he first stepped on an NFL field in 2014. Donald posted a 4.68 in 2014 in a jaw-dropping overall NFL combine effort.
