- Mahomes ran a 4.80 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL Combine
- FSU lineman Braden Fiske beat that time by 0.02 seconds at this year’s combine.
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Patrick Mahomes’ performance at the 2017 NFL Combine saw him run a fairly slow 40-yard dash by his standards. It’s something the quarterback wants to forget, but he came out on Thursday.
That’s because Braden Fiske, a Florida State defensive tackle, ran 40 yards faster than the Super Bowl champion, despite being more than 70 pounds heavier.
Earlier in the week, Mahomes tweeted: ‘As the combine begins this week! All I ask is that @nflnetwork not use my 40″ overlay anymore.
To the dismay of the Chiefs’ caller, that’s exactly what the NFL did: even quote Mahomes’ original post on Twitter so they could tag him in it.
Mahomes reacted by tweeting a GIF of a frustrated child.
Before the NFL Combine, Patrick Mahomes asked NFL Network not to show his 40-yard dash
But that’s exactly what they did when Braden Fiske beat his old time from 2017.
Fiske ran a 4.78, besting Mahomes’ disappointing 2017 time by 0.02 seconds.
At that 2017 NFL Combine, Mahomes posted a 4.80 in the 40-yard dash, had a 30-inch vertical jump, and a nine-foot broad jump.
The NFL’s Next Gen Stats projected him as the second-best quarterback in the 2017 class, behind future Houston Texans draft pick Deshaun Watson.
Just to demonstrate how impure scientific NFL Draft projections are, the NFL’s own website gave Mahomes a 6.30 prospect grade, placing him in the seventh tier of prospects and stating that he would “eventually be a plus starter.” .
At the time, he stood out for a number of strengths: his body type, his swagger and confidence in his game, his improved accuracy, tremendous arm strength, and his ability to be a dual-threat passer.
But he was also singled out for his weaknesses, such as his inconsistent approach, his impatience and unreliable decision-making, and how his desire to make big plays often got him into trouble.
Over time, Mahomes was able to overcome these things in his professional career, and is currently relaxing after a long season, which ended with a Super Bowl.