OFFERED> GABE DANIELS 2025 GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN HS ATLANTA, GA # 5 WR/CB/ KOR / 6' 1" 185 / 4.4 40 / VJ 33 / BP 230
THE IMPORTANCE OFTHE 40 YARD DASH
UPDATED 3/1/2024
THE IMPORTANCE OFTHE 40 YARD DASH
It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by coaches and scouts particularly for the NFL Draft but also for collegiate recruiting. A player's recorded time for every position can have a heavy impact on his prospects in college or professional football.
OK = 5.0 - 5.99
OK! = 4.9 - 4.99
FAIR = 4.8 - 4.89
GOOD = 4.7 - 4.79
FAST = 4.6 - 4.69
FAST! = 4.5 - 4.59
VERY FAST = 4.4 - 4.49 > WHERE EVERY LB,RB, WR, AND ALL DB’S WANT THEIR 40 TIME TO BE DURING A GAME OR ESPECIALLY AT THE COMBINE
ELITE = 4.0 - 4.39 > SOME OF OUR OFFERED RECRUITS AND COMMITS ARE HERE NOW
NOTE: I HAVE, IN MY EVAL’S, NOTICED HC FRAN BROWN’S RECRUITS ARE ALL, OR MOSTLY, IN THE 4.4 TO 4.6 RANGE AT THE POSITIONS MENTIONED ABOVE. BIG IMPROVEMENT OVER PREVIOUS YEARS - SPEED IS GREAT AND IMPORTANT AT SU!
ASSETS PER HUDL JUNIOR SEASON FILM:
VERY FAST 4.4 40
GREAT JUKES FAKES THROUGHOUT
FIRST PLAY ON FILM SHOWS HIS RAW SPEED ON A KOR
GREAT HANDS
MAKES DIFFICULT CATCHES
GOES UP TO GET HIGH THROWN BALLS OVER OR IN FRONT OF DB
IMO HE COULD, IF HE WANTED, USE HIS SPEED TO RUN PAST OR GET SEPARATION FROM ANT DB BY 5-7 YDS OR MORE AND SCORE