I’ve always loved the NFL Combine. A one-week event where some of the best athletes in the world compete in a series of physical challenges. It’s like an Olympic decathlon, but for college football players.
When I train players for the combine, one of the things we always do is look at previous years’ results to see how we stack up. It is a great tool for goal-setting and motivation.
This guide is simply me sharing this information with you. I went through all the previous NFL Combines (going back to 2006) to find the best Wide Receiver Vertical Jumps of all time.
Note: These are the official NFL Combine times from NFL.com. Some resources online will also include pro-day numbers, but because there are so many other variables with pro-day numbers I’ve stuck strictly to the official results from Indianapolis.
Best Wide Receiver Vertical Jumps of All-Time
| Best WR Vertical Jumps in NFL Combine History |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Chris Conley |
Georgia |
45″ |
2015 |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones |
Michigan |
44.5″ |
2020 |
| Miles Boykin |
Notre Dame |
43.5″ |
2019 |
| Emanuel Hall |
Missouri |
43.5″ |
2019 |
| Kashif Moore |
Connecticut |
43.5″ |
2012 |
| Speedy Noil |
Texas A&M |
43.5″ |
2017 |
| Jarett Dillard |
Rice |
42.5″ |
2009 |
| Jon Baldwin |
Pittsburgh |
42″ |
2011 |
| Jalen Reagor |
TCU |
42″ |
2020 |
| Henry Ruggs III |
Alabama |
42″ |
2020 |
| Jaelen Strong |
Arizona State |
42″ |
2015 |
Year By Year Top Wide Receiver Vertical Numbers
Here is a breakdown of the top 5 Vertical Jumps from each year going back to 2006. In addition to the top 5 each year, I’ve also included any wide receiver that jumped 40″ or higher.
Related –> NFL Combine Averages By Position at 2023 NFL Combine
2023
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2023 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Bryce Ford-Wheaton |
West Virginia |
41″ |
2023 |
| Rashee Rice |
SMU |
41″ |
2023 |
| Quentin Johnston |
TCU |
40.5″ |
2023 |
| Jalin Hyatt |
Tennessee |
40″ |
2023 |
| Jason Brownlee |
Southern Miss |
39.5″ |
2023 |
| Jonathan Mingo |
Ole Miss |
39.5″ |
2023 |
| Tyler Scott |
Cincinnati |
39.5″ |
2023 |
Related –> NFL Combine Averages By Position at 2022 NFL Combine
2022
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2022 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Alec Pierce |
Cincinnati |
40.5″ |
2022 |
| Isaiah Weston |
Northern Iowa |
40″ |
2022 |
| Calvin Austin III |
Memphis |
39″ |
2022 |
| Ty Fryfogle |
Indiana |
39″ |
2022 |
| Kevin Austin Jr |
Notre Dame |
39″ |
2022 |
2020
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2020 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones |
Michigan |
44.5″ |
2020 |
| Jalen Reagor |
TCU |
42″ |
2020 |
| Henry Ruggs III |
Alabama |
42″ |
2020 |
| Chase Claypool |
Notre Dame |
40.5″ |
2020 |
| Brandon Aiyuk |
Arizona State |
40″ |
2020 |
| Chris Finke |
Notre Dame |
40″ |
2020 |
2019
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2019 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Miles Boykin |
Notre Dame |
43.5″ |
2019 |
| Emanuel Hall |
Missouri |
43.5″ |
2019 |
| DK Metcalf |
Ole Miss |
40.5″ |
2019 |
| Darius Slayton |
Auburn |
40.5″ |
2019 |
| Parris Campbell |
Ohio State |
40″ |
2019 |
2018
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2018 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| DJ Chark |
LSU |
40″ |
2018 |
| DJ Moore |
Maryland |
39.5″ |
2018 |
| Dylan Cantrell |
Texas Tech |
38.5″ |
2018 |
| Allen Lazard |
Iowa State |
38″ |
2018 |
| J’Mon Moore |
Missouri |
38″ |
2018 |
| Jester Weah |
Pittsburgh |
38″ |
2018 |
2017
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2017 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Speedy Noil |
Texas A&M |
43.5″ |
2017 |
| Robert Davis |
Georgia State |
41″ |
2017 |
| Malachi Dupre |
LSU |
39.5″ |
2017 |
| Bug Howard |
North Carolina |
37.5″ |
2017 |
| Josh Reynolds |
Texas A&M |
37″ |
2017 |
| John Ross |
Washington |
37″ |
2017 |
| Curtis Samuel |
Ohio State |
37″ |
2017 |
2016
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2016 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Josh Doctson |
TCU |
41″ |
2016 |
| Sterling Shepard |
Oklahoma |
41″ |
2016 |
| Corey Coleman |
Baylor |
40.5″ |
2016 |
| Trevor Davis |
California |
38.5″ |
2016 |
| Ricardo Louis |
Auburn |
38″ |
2016 |
2015
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2015 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Chris Conley |
Georgia |
45″ |
2015 |
| Jaelen Strong |
Arizona State |
42″ |
2015 |
| Kenny Bell |
Nebraska |
41.5″ |
2015 |
| Sammie Coates |
Auburn |
41″ |
2015 |
| Rannell Hall |
UCF |
41″ |
2015 |
| Ty Montgomery |
Stanford |
40.5″ |
2015 |
2014
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2014 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Tevin Reese |
Baylor |
41″ |
2014 |
| Damian Copeland |
Louisville |
40″ |
2014 |
| Davante Adams |
Fresno State |
39.5″ |
2014 |
| Bruce Ellington |
South Carolina |
39.5″ |
2014 |
| Donte Moncrief |
Ole Miss |
39.5″ |
2014 |
2013
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2013 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Marcus Davis |
Virginia Tech |
39.5″ |
2013 |
| Justin Hunter |
Tennessee |
39.5″ |
2013 |
| Da’Rick Rogers |
Tennessee Tech |
39.5″ |
2013 |
| Mark Harrison |
Rutgers |
38.5″ |
2013 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson |
Tennessee |
37″ |
2013 |
| Ryan Swope |
Texas A&M |
37″ |
2013 |
| Markus Wheaton |
Oregon State |
37″ |
2013 |
2012
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2012 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Kashif Moore |
Connecticut |
43.5″ |
2012 |
| Jerrell Jackson |
Missouri |
41″ |
2012 |
| Chris Owusu |
Stanford |
40.5″ |
2012 |
| Keshawn Martin |
Michigan State |
39.5″ |
2012 |
| Stephen Hill |
Georgia Tech |
39.5″ |
2012 |
2011
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2011 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Jon Baldwin |
Pittsburgh |
42″ |
2011 |
| Terrance Turner |
Indiana |
41″ |
2011 |
| Torrey Smith |
Maryland |
41″ |
2011 |
| Greg Little |
North Carolina |
40.5″ |
2011 |
| Aldrick Robinson |
SMU |
40″ |
2011 |
| Edmond Gates |
Abilene Christian |
40″ |
2011 |
2010
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2010 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Trindon Holliday |
LSU |
42″ |
2010 |
| Scott Long |
Louisville |
41.5″ |
2010 |
| Donald Jones |
Youngstown State |
41″ |
2010 |
| Chris McGaha |
Arizona State |
40″ |
2010 |
| Alric Arnett |
West Virginia |
40″ |
2010 |
2009
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2009 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Jarett Dillard |
Rice |
42.5″ |
2009 |
| Tiquan Underwood |
Rutgers |
41.5″ |
2009 |
| Mike Thomas |
Arizona |
40.5″ |
2009 |
| Mike Wallace |
Ole Miss |
40″ |
2009 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey |
Maryland |
38.5 |
2009 |
2008
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2008 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Keenan Burton |
Kentucky |
38.5″ |
2008 |
| Jerome Simpson |
Coastal Carolina |
37.5″ |
2008 |
| Arman Shields |
Richmond |
37.5″ |
2008 |
| Pierre Garcon |
Mount Union |
36.5″ |
2008 |
| Mark Bradford |
Stanford |
36.5″ |
2008 |
2007
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2007 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Legedu Naanee |
Boise State |
40″ |
2007 |
| Sidney Rice |
South Carolina |
39.5″ |
2007 |
| Mike Mason |
Tennessee State |
39.5″ |
2007 |
| Laurent Robinson |
Illinois State |
39″ |
2007 |
| Onrea Jones |
Hampton |
39″ |
2007 |
| Drisan Jones |
Boise State |
39″ |
2007 |
2006
| Best WR Vertical Jumps at NFL Combine 2006 |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Year |
| Miles Austin |
Monmouth |
40.5″ |
2006 |
| Brad Smith |
Missouri |
39.5″ |
2006 |
| Devin Aromashodu |
Auburn |
39″ |
2006 |
| Chad Jackson |
Florida |
38.5″ |
2006 |
| Demetrius Williams |
Oregon |
38″ |
2006 |
| Ben Obomanu |
Auburn |
38″ |
2006 |
| Devin Hester |
Miami |
38″ |
2006 |
Notes
Chris Conley’s 45-inch vertical at the 2015 is just bonkers. And, in case you’re wondering, yes, 45 inches is the highest vertical ever at the NFL Combine regardless of position. Conley is tied with cornerback Donald Washington who also jumped 45″ at the 2009 combine.
Final Thoughts
Keep in mind that not everyone that gets invited to the NFL Combine actually jumps (although verticals along with running the 40 and broad jumps are still heavily participated in by most positions). So, some players that potentially could put up a big jump don’t have an official number on the record.
One thing every guy is almost guaranteed to get put on record? Their height and weight.
Finally, don’t forget that there are many players each year that would have put up big numbers that don’t receive an NFL Combine invite. I’ve been at many pro days where some of the numbers our guys put up would have been top 5 or even top 3 at the combine that year.
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References
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