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Quarterback Ball Velocity at NFL Combine 2008-2023

Dan Shonka
08/10/2023 6:19PM ET

Ourlads’ Guide to the NFL Draft is the only source that gives the number for the quarterback’s velocity at the NFL Combine. Velocity is measured by a radar gun in miles per hour.

Year: 2023

Stetson Bennett Georgia 58 (Left) 55 (Right)

Jake Haener Fresno State 56 (Left) 57 (Right)

Tyson Bagent Shepherd 56 (Left) 53 (Right)

Tanner McKee Stanford 55 (Left) 58 (Right)

Dorian Thompson-Robinson UCLA 55 (Left) 58 (Right)

CJ Stroud Ohio State 54 (Left) 56 (Right)

Clayton Tune Houston 53 (Left) 58 (Right)

Anthony Richardson Florida 53 (Left) 54 (Right)

Will Levis Kentucky 53 (Left) 53 (Right)

Jaren Hall BYU 52 (Left) 57 (Right)

Max Duggan TCU 52 (Left) 53 (Right)

Aidan O'Connell Purdue 49 (Left) 49 (Right)

Malik Cunningham Louisville 48 (Left) 51 (Right)

Hendon Hooker Tennessee - did not throw

Bryce Young Alabama - did not throw

 

Year: 2022

Malik Willis Liberty 58 (Left) 58 (Right)

Sam Howell North Carolina 55 (Left) 56 (Right)

Carson Strong Nevada 55 (Left) 53 (Right)

Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh 54 (Left) 54 (Right)

Bailey Zappe Western Kentucky 54 (Left) 53 (Right)

Desmond Ridder Cincinnati 52 (Left) 52 (Right)

Brock Purdy Iowa State 52 (Left) 51 (Right)

D’Eriq King Miami 52 (Left) 53 (Right)

Cole Kelley SE Louisiana 52 (Left) 52 (Right)

Skylar Thompson Kansas State 50 (Left) 54 (Right)

Jack Coan Notre Dame 49 (Left) 51 (Right)

Dustin Crum Kent State 49 (Left) 48 (Right)

Kaleb Eleby Western Michigan 48 (Left) 50 (Right)

EJ Perry Brown 47 (Left) 53 (Right)

Matt Corral Mississippi - did not throw

Year: 2021 (No Combine - Covid)

 

Year: 2020

Jacob Eason Washington 59 (Left) 59 (Right)
Jake Luton Oregon State 59 (Left) 56 (Right)
Steven Montez Colorado 58 (Left) 59 (Right)
Kevin Davidson Princeton 57 (Left) 56 (Right)
Justin Herbert Oregon 55 (Left) 54 (Right)
James Morgan Florida International 54 (Left) 54 (Right)
Jordan Love Utah State 54 (Left) 53 (Right)
Jalen Hurts Oklahoma 54 (Left) 51 (Right)
Jake Fromm Georgia 53 (Left) 53 (Right)
Nate Stanley Iowa 52 (Left) 54 (Right)
Anthony Gordon Washington State 52 (Left) 51 (Right)
Brian Lewerke Michigan State 51 (Left) 49 (Right)
Cole McDonald Hawaii 51 (Left) 47 (Right)
Shea Patterson Michigan 50 (Left) 51 (Right)
Kelly Bryant Missouri 47 (Left) 45 (Right)
Joe Burrow LSU did not throw
Tua Tagovailoa Alabama did not throw

Year: 2019

 
Will Grier West Virginia 58 (Left) 59 (Right)
Brett Rypien Boise State 59 (Left) 56 (Right)
Clayton Thorson Northwestern 58 (Left) 56 (Right)
Nick Fitzgerald Mississippi State 57 (Left) 52 (Right)
Jordan Ta'amu Mississippi  56 (Left) 55 (Right)
Gardner Minshew Washington State 55 (Left) 53 (Right)
Ryan Finley North Carolina State 55 (Left) 52 (Right)
Tyree Jackson Buffalo 54 (Left) 54 (Right)
Daniel Jones Duke 53 (Left) 54 (Right)
Drew Lock Missouri 54 (Left) 53 (Right)
Easton Stick North Dakota State 53 (Left) 54 (Right)
Jake Browning Washington 54 (Left) 52 (Right)
Trace McSorley Penn State 53 (Left) 52 (Right)
Jarrett Stidham Auburn 53 (Left) 52 (Right)
Dwayne Haskins Ohio State 52 (Left) 52 (Right)
Kyle Shurmer Vanderbilt 52 (Left) 50 (Right)
Kyler Murray Oklahoma did not throw
 

Year: 2018

 
Josh Allen Wyoming 62 (Left) 62 (Right)
Baker Mayfield Oklahoma 59 (Left) 60 (Right)
Josh Rosen UCLA 57 (Left) 59 (Right)
Tanner Lee Nebraska 56 (Left) 57 (Right)
Kurt Benkert Virginia 55 (Left) 56 (Right)
Danny Etling LSU 54 (Left) 56 (Right)
Nic Shimonek Texas Tech 55 (Left) 55 (Right)
Chase Litton Marshall 53 (Left) 55 (Right)
Mike White Western Kentucky 53 (Left) 55 (Right)
Austin Allen Arkansas 53 (Left) 54 (Right)
Riley Ferguson Memphis 52 (Left) 54 (Right)
JT Barrett Ohio State 52 (Left) 52 (Right)
Luke Falk Washington State 52 (Left) 52 (Right)
Kyle Lauletta Richmond 52 (Left) 52 (Right)
Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State 52 (Left) 52 (Right)
Logan Woodside Toledo 52 (Left) 52 (Right)
Quinton Flowers South Florida 49 (Left) 49 (Right)
Lamar Jackson Louisville 49 (Left) 49 (Right)
Sam Darnold Southern Cal did not throw
 

Year: 2017

 
Davis Webb California 56 (Left) 54 (Right)
Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech 55 (Left) 55 (Right)
Trevor Knight Texas A&M 55 (Left) 53 (Right)
CJ Beathard Iowa 55 (Left) 52 (Right)
Mitch Leidner Minnesota 53 (Left) 52 (Right)
DeShone Kizer Notre Dame 52 (Left) 52 (Right)
Seth Russell Baylor 52 (Left) 49 (Right)
Joshua Dobbs Tennessee 51 (Left) 50 (Right)
Jerod Evans Virginia Tech 50 (Left) 51 (Right)
Mitch Trubisky North Carolina 51 (Left) 50 (Right)
Nathan Peterman Pittsburgh 49 (Left) 49 (Right)
Brad Kaaya Miami 48 (Left) 47 (Right)
Cooper Rush Central Michigan 45 (Left) 46 (Right)
Sefo Liufau Colorado 46 (Left) 44 (Right)
Deshaun Watson Clemson 45 (Left) 45 (Right)
 

Year: 2016

 
Paxton Lynch, Memphis 59
Jared Goff, California 58
Carson Wentz, North Dakota State 57
Christian Hackenberg, Penn State 56
Joel Stave, Wisconsin 56
Jacoby Brissett, North Carolina State 56
Josh Woodrum, Liberty 56
Cody Kessler, Southern Cal 55
Brandon Allen, Arkansas 55
Trevone Boykin, TCU 55
Dak Prescott, Mississippi State 54
Nate Sudfeld, Indiana 54
Kevin Hogan, Stanford 53
Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky 53
Vernon Adams, Oregon 53
Jeff Driskel, Louisana Tech 52
Connor Cook, Michigan State 50
Cardale Jones, Ohio State, Did not throw
 

Year: 2015

 
Bryan Bennett, SE Louisiana 60
Sean Mannion, Oregon State 57
Brandon Bridge, South Alabama 57
Marcus Mariota, Oregon 56
Anthony Boone, Duke 56
Jameis Winston, Florida State 55
Cody Fajardo, Nevada 55
Bryce Petty, Baylor 53
Brett Hundley, UCLA 53
Shane Carden, East Carolina 52
Jerry Lovelocke, Prairie View A&M 51
Nick Marshall, Auburn 50
Blake Sims, Alabama 42
Garrett Grayson, Colorado State, Did not throw
Connor Halliday, Washington State, Did not throw
 

YEAR: 2014

 
Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech 60
Stephen Morris, Miami 59
Tom Savage, Pittsburgh 57
Blake Bortles, Central Florida 56
Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois 56
Jeff Mathews, Cornell 56
Keith Wenning, Ball State 56
Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois 55
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 54
Bryn Renner, North Carolina 54
David Fales, San Jose State 53
AJ McCarron, Alabama 53
Dustin Vaughan, West Texas A&M 53
Connor Shaw, South Carolina 50
Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville – Did not throw
Derek Carr, Fresno State – Did not throw
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M – Did not throw
Zach Mettenberger, LSU – Did not throw
Aaron Murray, Georgia – Did not throw
 

YEAR: 2013

 
Tyler Bray, Tennessee 59
Zac Dysert, Miami (OH) 59
James Vandenberg, Iowa 57
Ryan Nassib, Syracuse 56
Bradley Sorensen, Southern Utah 56
Geno Smith, West Virginia 55
Tyler Wilson, Arkansas 55
EJ Manuel, Florida State 54
Matthew Scott, Arizona 54
Landry Jones, Oklahoma 53
Collin Klein, Kansas State 52
Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech 51
Marqueis Gray, Minnesota 51
Michael Glennon, North Carolina State 49
Matt Barkley, Southern Cal – Did not throw
Sean Renfree, Duke – Did not throw
 

YEAR: 2012

 
Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State 59
Kirk Cousins, Michigan State 59
Austin Davis, Southern Mississippi 58
Nick Foles, Arizona 57
Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinois 57
Jordan Jefferson, LSU 57
Russell Wilson, Wisconsin 55
Casey Keenum, Houston 55
Patrick Witt, Yale 54
Darron Thomas, Oregon 53
Ryan Lindley, San Diego State 52
Kellen Moore, Boise State 52
Jacory Harris, Miami 50
Aaron Corp, Richmond 50
BJ Coleman, Tennessee-Chattanooga Did not throw
Robert Griffin III, Baylor Did not throw
Andrew Luck, Stanford Did not throw
Brock Osweiler, Arizona State Did not throw
Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M Did not throw
 

YEAR: 2011

 
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 59
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas 58
Patrick Devlin, Delaware 56
Andy Dalton, TCU 56
Cam Newton, Auburn 56
Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin 55
Nathan Enderle, Idaho 54
Jake Locker, Washington 54
TJ Yates, North Carolina 52
Christian Ponder, Florida St  51
Ricky Stanzi, Iowa 50
Tyrod Taylor, Va Tech 50
Greg McElroy, Alabama Did not throw
Blaine Gabbert, Missouri Did not throw
 

YEAR: 2010

 
Levi Brown, Troy 56
Colt McCoy, Texas 56  (Did not throw at Combine. Throw was recorded at a private workout with a Radar Gun & Computer Chip in Ball.
Max Hall, BYU 52
Tim Hiller, Western Michigan 52
Michael Kafka, Northwestern 52
Zac Robinson, Oklahoma St. 52
Jevan Snead, Mississippi 52
Sean Canfield, Oregon St. 51
Jarrett Brown, West Virginia 50
John Skelton, Fordham 50
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan 49
Tony Pike, Cincinnati 49
Armanti Edwards, Appalachian St. 46.5
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Did not throw
Jimmy Clausen,Notre Dame Did not throw
Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee Did not throw
Tim Tebow, Florida Did not throw
 

YEAR: 2009

 
John Wilson Parker, Alabama 58
Mike Reilly, Central Washington 58
Drew Willy, Buffalo 58
Mark Sanchez, Southern Cal 57
Josh Freeman, Kansas State 57
Chase Daniels, Missouri 57
Nate Davis, Ball State 56
Curtis Painter, Purdue 56
Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State 55
Tom Brandstetter, Fresno State 53
Cullen Harper, Clemson 53
Stephen McGee, Texas A & M 53
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 52
Pat White, West Virginia 52
Matt Stafford, Georgia Did not throw
 

YEAR 2008:

 
Paul Smith, Tulsa 57
Joe Flacco, Delaware 55
Kevin O’Connell, San Diego St 55
Brian Brohm, Louisville 53
Chad Henne, Michigan 53
Erik Ainge, Tennessee 52
John David Booty, Southern Cal 51
Matt Flynn, LSU 50
Josh Johnson, San Diego 49
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 44
Dennis Dixon, Oregon Did not throw
Matt Ryan, Boston College Did not throw
Andre Woodson, Kentucky Did not throw