Arkansas QB Taylen Green Turns Heads at NFL Combine After Record Jumps, 4.36 Sprint

Taylen Green arrived at the NFL scouting combine with a mid to late round label attached to his name. He left the quarterback workout day with a stack of record lines next to it.

Green, the Arkansas quarterback who previously played at Boise State, delivered one of the most explosive athletic showings ever recorded for a quarterback at the combine inside Lucas Oil Stadium. He posted a 43.5 inch vertical jump and an 11 foot 2 inch broad jump, both listed as combine records for quarterbacks.

Then he ran. Green clocked an official 4.36 in the 40 yard dash, a time that sits among the fastest ever for a quarterback at the combine and placed his athletic profile in a category that forces teams to at least revisit his draft grade.

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The numbers came with size. Green measured 6 foot 6 and 227 pounds at the event, giving him a build that fits the league’s usual quarterback template while moving like someone who does not.

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Green’s jumps also changed the record book at the position. The previous quarterback highs in those events were held by Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, who posted a 40 inch vertical and a 10 foot 9 broad jump in 2023. Green cleared both marks.

Green’s performance immediately pulled comparisons from people who coached against him. Kentucky defensive coordinator Jay Bateman, who coached Texas A&M’s defense last season and previously worked on Florida’s defensive staff in 2022 and 2023, described Green this way: “Kid is a stud. I was impressed with how he developed as a passer this year,” Bateman said. “Reminds me a lot of Anthony Richardson.”

The combine day did not erase the evaluation questions that have followed Green, but it did reset the discussion around what he might become. Green’s college production at Arkansas included 2,714 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions, plus 777 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns last season. Those numbers highlight the same thing his combine showed in a different way: he is a quarterback who can create offense with his legs while also threatening the field with arm strength.

Green’s background also matters in how teams will weigh his development curve. He played three seasons at Boise State before finishing his career in the SEC at Arkansas. That path gave him experience against different styles of defenses, but it also produced a scouting report that still includes mechanical consistency as a major point of emphasis.

One item Green addressed directly in Indianapolis was position speculation. His athletic testing inevitably brings the “could he play something else” question, and Green’s answer was not subtle. He said teams had not asked him to work out at other positions, and if they did, he would decline.

That stance matters because it frames how he wants to be evaluated: not as a gadget athlete, not as a conversion project, but as a quarterback prospect with elite tools who needs refinement.

Green’s combine showing also arrived as the league continues to value quarterback mobility in different forms. The modern NFL still wants accuracy and decision making first, but the league also knows that a quarterback who can extend plays and stress defenses horizontally can change how an offense functions. Green’s testing suggested he can do that at a rare level, even among quarterbacks.

The draft question now becomes what happens when teams blend the numbers with the tape. Green’s best case pitch is easy: record breaking explosiveness at quarterback, rare size speed combination, and proven production as both a passer and runner in the SEC. The counterweight is also clear: teams still need to project whether his mechanics and decision making can become consistent enough to win from the pocket.

For one day in Indianapolis, though, the discussion was not complicated. Taylen Green walked into the combine as a quarterback prospect with upside. He walked out as the quarterback prospect who produced the most eye popping athletic results of the event.

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