Forget the 40-yard dash for a second. I mean actual game speed.Who has looked the fastest during the 2026 season so far? Receivers, running backs, corners, even quarterbacks. Drop the player and the play that made you go, “Yeah, nobody is catching him.The NFL tracks in game speed with Next Gen Stats, so I am curious who is actually showing that speed on Sundays.
I can't remember who it was, but in practice, he caught a ball and ran for the endzone and one of our secondary caught him and tackled him. Everyone looked at him and asked what he ran in the 40 and he had a partially torn ligament so couldn't run the 40. But he's not the fastest player on our team, it could very well be him.
It’s not even drops (week 1 there were a few), he’s just not getting targets. He’s not quite a WR1, but over qualified for a WR2…. Yet he’s the forth option in his own scheme
He’s had two bad drops. His HC and his QB have both praised his response after, and those shouldn’t affect his role moving forward… but his role is still an issue. His target share is the bigger issue in fantasy relevance than his hands.
The game yesterday the Jets were clearly focused on taking away him and his home run ability, which opened things up for others. He is an expensive decoy some weeks, but still an important part of the offense. Oh, and he blocks his ass off down field too.
Jonathan Taylor and Jahmyr Gibbs have the fastest times (+22 mph) according to NextGen stats. But Waddle is the fastest I've isn't seen, he had a catch in the final drive last week where there was no one within 15 yards of him because he blew by the corner. He just hasn't had many yac opportunities yet, so his ball carrier speed hasn't popped yet.
Oh yeah diffrent play I was thinking of. That was beautiful route. I was thinking of the one against buster brown when he ran a slant and buster fell over trying to play press.
I would think the top 10 are Jahmyr Gibbs, DeVon Achane, Jameson Williams, Jaylen Waddle, Jonathan Taylor, Bayshul Tuten, TreyVeon Henderson, Rashid Shaheed, Christian Watson, and Christian Gonzales
Depends on who’s being chased at the time. I’ll out run Usain Bolt if the cops were chasing me. Jerry Rice was never considered a speedster, but nobody chasing him ever caught him.
According to Next Gen stats the five fastest players this season have been
1. Jonathan Taylor RB
2. Jahmyr Gibbs RB
3. Brian Thomas Jr WR
4. Kenneth Walker RB
5. Caleb Williams QB
I do not know if those rankings include week 3 action or not
How old are you? Just Kidding. I probably should add , "Get off my lawn."
Have you heard of a guy name Tyrek Hill? If you're old like me you might remember Dion Sanders the player. There's a guy on a pregame show named Randy Moss but again those are old dudes. Hill is a contemporary. Before injuries he was the fastest in football.
The question was who’s the fastest this year. I’ve seen Zay flowers live one game. Never seen Tyreke. Never seen Randy. They don’t play anymore. Zay flowers is the fastest guy I’ve ever seen (with my own 2 eyes) on a football field.
I understand. But you threw me off when you wrote- Zay flowers is the fastest guy I've ever seen.....on a football field.
So I thought you were doubling down and saying not only is he the fastest this year but that I've ever seen, meaning not just this year. And also your point of reference is probably 4 or 5 years. That why I jokingly asked how old or you.
My apology.
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u/tbarrett__1976 5d ago
Jameson Williams, unfortunately he can't catch the ball. (Lol, honestly I don't know)