Auburn CB Jamel Dean posts fastest 40-yard dash at NFL Combine

Auburn cornerback Jamel Dean ran the fastest 40-yard dash at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, posting a time of 4.30 seconds Monday on the final day of the event in Indianapolis.

He edged out the 4.31 times of Massachusetts wide receiver Andy Isabella and Ohio State wide receiver Parris Campbell.

Dean’s time is the fastest at the combine since Washington receiver John Ross ran the 40 in 4.22 seconds in 2017.

Dean has overcome multiple knee injuries — including a torn ACL in 2013 in high school — that were serious enough that he didn’t pass Ohio State medical evaluations after signing with the Buckeyes as a four-star prospect in the 2015 class.

He was cleared to play at Auburn by the famed Dr. James Andrews. Dean redshirted in 2015 and suffered a season-ending knee injury in 2016 preseason camp before making a total of 73 tackles in the past two seasons, with both of his interceptions coming as a redshirt junior in 2018.

–Field Level Media