The 300-plus players at the 2020 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, after all, treat their drills and on-field workouts as a competition. So the player who leaves the Combine with the fastest 40 time will rightfully wear such an accomplishment as a badge of honor regardless of where he eventually gets selected in the NFL Draft.

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Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, for example, is a potential first-round pick in April’s draft. But his focus at the Combine, he admitted earlier in the week, was breaking John Ross’ 40-yard dash record. Ross was selected ninth overall by the Bengals in the 2017 NFL Draft a couple of months after he recorded a 4.22-second 40 at the Combine.

“My goal is to be the fastest ever,” Ruggs told CBS Sports on Tuesday.

Ruggs III didn’t become the fastest ever, but he did get close. He officially ran the 40 in 4.27 seconds, tied for the fourth fastest by a receiver in Combine history. Quez Watkins of Southern Miss had the second fastest 40 time among wide receivers in 2020 at 4.35 seconds.

Of course, balancing out the pride a player might experience after a fast 40 time is the sobering reality that, for most prospects, it means nothing. Keep in mind Tom Brady was the second slowest quarterback at the NFL Combine 20 years ago. Turns out simply being good at football matters just a tad more.

As for the rest of the top 40 times from the 2020 NFL Combine, below is a tracker of the fastest players as quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends, running backs, offensive linemen, specialists, defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs run their 40s on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

NFL Combine 40 times

Below are the fastest 40-yard dash times recorded at the 2020 NFL Combine.

(The table will be updated as 40 times are recorded over the four-day period of on-field workouts).

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Additionally, here are the five fastest 40 times for each position group from the 2020 NFL Combine.

(The tables will be updated as 40 times are recorded over the four-day period of on-field workouts.)

Quarterbacks:

(Complete QB results)

Wide receivers:

(Complete WR results)

Tight ends:

(Complete TE results)

Running backs:

(Complete RB results)

Offensive linemen:

(Complete OL results)

Specialists:

(Complete ST results)

Linebackers:

(Complete LB results)

Defensive linemen:

(Complete DL results)

Defensive backs:

(Complete DB results)

NFL Combine 40-yard dash schedule

Thursday: Quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends Friday: Running backs, offensive linemen and special teams Saturday: Linebackers and Defensive linemen Sunday: Defensive backs

The schedule for the NFL Combine in 2020 was adjusted to satisfy the league’s perpetual thirst for prime-time TV viewers and ratings. The on-field workout portion of the NFL Draft scouting event traditionally had taken place through the mornings and early afternoons of Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during Combine week.

In 2020, those workouts will begin at 4 p.m. ET and end at 11 p.m. ET on the same days, with the exception being Sunday (2-7 p.m. ET).

The complete TV schedule for the 2020 NFL Combine can be viewed here.

Contributing: Austin Anderson, Tom Gatto