Texas' T'Vondre Sweat, Byron Murphy's 40-yard dashes impress at NFL Scouting Combine
The Texas defensive line duo that terrorized college football in 2023 participated in the 2024 NFL Combine on Thursday, raising eyebrows with their performances during workouts.
After measuring in at 6-foot-4 and 366 pounds, T'Vondre Sweat stepped onto the line and ran the 40-yard dash in 5.26 seconds. Slower than your average sized football player but of course, he's far from average. Still faster than the likes of Tom Brady though.
T’Vondre Sweat at 366 lbs just ran his 40 yard dash in 5.27 seconds and it was FLUID. Sweat’s adjusted 40 time at his height and weight is like an 180 pound DB running a 4.26. 🤯 @TvondreSweat pic.twitter.com/NQzcBwGtHj
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) February 29, 2024
Texas DT T’Vondre Sweat is working the field in Indy:
26” vertical
8’2” broad
UO 5.27-40 (first)
(1.80 10-yard split)
Weighed in today 366 lbs
Absolute beast💪 pic.twitter.com/tcHFCjC01P— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) February 29, 2024
His 10-yard split came in at 1.8 while he jumped 26 inches on his vertical and leapt 8 feet, 2 inches on the broad jump. However, it could be argued that his ex-teammate Byron Murphy II had an even better day.
At 6-foot-half and 297 pounds, Murphy was already projected as a first round pick before the combine. After his workout that included a 1.69 10-yard split and a 4.88 40-yard dash, he had social media wondering just how high he could go.
Texas product Byron Murphy II was already a first round pick before he clocked a 4.88 in the 40. Cha-ching. He just secured a very large bag. https://t.co/tvsurtg4Rt
— Cedric Golden (@CedGolden) February 29, 2024
#Texas #Longhorns DT @ByronMurphyII weighed in at 297 and ran a 4.87 40 today with a 10-yard split of 1.69 (top 5 among DL at the @NFLCombine ). … Murph Dawg is making some money. … @MoveTheSticks called Murphy “best in show” among the D-linemen. pic.twitter.com/iQSHWmETDr
— Chip Brown (@ChipBrown247) February 29, 2024
Byron Murphy with a 4.88 40-time
It was nice while it lasted, will miss mocking him to the Houston Texans at Pick 23.
He’s not making it out of the Top 20.— John Crumpler (@JohnHCrumpler) February 29, 2024
He wasn't as fast as Buccaneer's current DT Calijah Kancey, who ran the fastest time for an interior DT ever. However, Kancey weighed 10 less pounds than Murphy at the 2023 combine.
In most mock drafts, Murphy lands somewhere between 15-20. Sweat on the other hand, projects as a late first round pick or an early second. Texas' other former players will be working out as the week continues, with Jaylan Ford being the only other Longhorns appearing Thursday.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: T'Vondre Sweat, Byron Murphy show off 40-yard dashes at NFL Combine
