NFL Combine
3/3/25
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2025 NFL Draft: Ranking 11 Biggest Freak Athletes At 2025 NFL Combine
Everyone in the NFL is athletic, but a handful of players who showed up at the 2025 NFL Combine put their athleticism in perspective with incredible performances during the week of drills.
A strong day at the combine can do wonders for a player's draft stock, or at least the perception of where media members and outlets will draft them. It's one thing to post a good 40-yard dash time, but a whole different beast to dominate in multiple drills.
Let's dive into the most impressive athletes from this year's combine, using Relative Athletic Score to contextualize their results at their respective positions.
Ranking Biggest Freak Athletes At 2025 NFL Combine
11. Matthew Golden, WR, Texas 
Relative Athletic Score: NA
Matthew Golden has to be on this list, even if he did the absolute bare minimum when it comes to testing.
Golden only ran the 40-yard dash once and did no other testing. That was all he needed to generate tons of buzz, as he posted an absurd time of just 4.29 seconds. It was the fastest time of any receiver and only behind Maxwell Hairston's 4.28 at the event.
It's not just the time but the fact that Golden ran the drill once and felt he did all that he needed to prove that makes him a deserving addition to this list of athletic freaks.
10. Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State
Relative Athletic Score: 9.89
In an absolutely loaded running back group, it became even harder to stand out at the combine because so many of the top prospects opted to run through most of the drills. Despite that, Quinshon Judkins still found a way to highlight himself in the middle of the running back class.
A 221-pound running back, Judkins still kept up with the smaller "scat backs" in most testing drills. His 40-yard dash time of 4.48 seconds is outstanding for a bigger back, and he led all players at the position with an 11-foot broad jump.
Judkins was overlooked at times this year because he shared a backfield with TreVeyon Henderson, but the national champion has the size, speed, and explosiveness to remind scouts of how complete a No. 1 back he could be at the next level.
9. Tate Ratledge, OG, Georgia
Relative Athletic Score: 9.98
There's a non-zero chance that Tate Ratledge is the most impressive athlete to ever rock a mullet.
Ratledge has a unique build for an offensive guard, measuring in at 6-foot-6 and 308 pounds. That height and length gave him the long strides to get under 5.00 seconds on the 40-yard dash, posting a terrific time of 4.97 seconds.
Along with a strong 40 time, Ratledge also posted elite scores in the jumps with a 32-inch vertical and 9-foot-5 broad jump to go along with a top-tier time of 7.38 seconds in the 3-cone drill.
Ratledge spent most of 2024 dealing with a severe ankle injury, but the 2023 tape highlighted the kind of athlete he can be on the field. His workout at the combine was a reminder that he was an athlete and that he could be at the NFL level.
8. Caleb Ransaw, CB, Tulane
Relative Athletic Score: 9.94
In a hyper-competitive cornerback class, Caleb Ransaw's name hasn't come up a lot near the top of the group. However, after such a strong showing in Indianapolis, he'll have a much stronger case going forward in the pre-draft process.
Ransaw came in with solid but not outstanding size for a cornerback, measuring in at a bit over 5-foot-11 and 197 pounds with 30.75-inch arms. Despite not blowing away the size component of his RAS card, he still posted a 9.94 RAS, thanks to some exceptional speed and explosiveness, highlighted by a 40-yard dash of just 4.33 seconds.
If that wasn't enough, Ransaw also put up a 40-inch vertical and 10-foot-9 broad jump. Those are tremendous results for a relatively unknown player trying to make a name at the Combine, which is exactly what he was able to do.
7. Isaac Teslaa, WR, Arkansas
Relative Athletic Score: 9.97
If you want to see a whole lot of green, just look at Isaac TeSlaa's RAS card.
While he wasn't the fastest big-bodied wideout at the combine, TeSlaa checked so many boxes by participating in every drill at this year's event. He posted a strong 40-yard dash of 4.43 seconds but really lit up the jumps with a 39.5-inch vertical and 10-foot-9 broad jump.
The agility scores were just as impressive, with an elite 4.05 shuttle time and a very strong 3-cone drill of 6.85 seconds. TeSlaa also had the largest crowd of supporters for a non-Ohio State prospect, with a huge group of friends and family cheering him on in the crowd.
It's one of the better stories of this year's Combine and one that will help TeSlaa skyrocket up draft boards.
6. Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
Relative Athletic Score: 9.95
Jihaad Campbell almost looks like an action figure when he's on the field. That imposing frame, combined with his athletic testing from last week, will likely make him the first true off-ball linebacker taken in the 2025 NFL Draft.
A linebacker at nearly 6-foot-3 and 227 pounds, Campbell posted one of the best 40-yard dash times among linebackers, running the drill in just 4.52 seconds. That play speed consistently shows up on tape, with Campbell running down even the twitchiest ball carriers.
Campbell didn't do any other athletic testing besides a strong 10-foot-7 broad jump but shined during on-field drills. He showed smooth movement skills, change-of-direction ability, and explosiveness out of his stance, making him the most intimidating-looking linebacker of the group.
5. Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State
Relative Athletic Score: 9.99
Cornerbacks who are as tall as Darien Porter typically have some athletic limitations, but that doesn't seem to be the case with the Iowa State prospect.
Porter has impressive size for a corner, coming in at nearly 6-foot-3 and 197 pounds. His former high school track background showed up in the 40, posting a time of just 4.3 seconds. He also posted a solid vertical of 36.5 inches and a very good 10-foot-11 broad jump.
However, one of the bigger questions for a corner of Porter's size is how his agility scores would wind up. He opted into both the shuttle and 3-cone drill and dominated both. His 4.04 shuttle and 6.71 3-cone times were both elite times at the position, regardless of size.
That's an incredible day for any cornerback, but the fact Porter did all of this at nearly 6-foot-3 is freakish.
4. Jared Wilson, OC, Georgia
Relative Athletic Score: 9.98
Athletic ability was one of Jared Wilson's biggest strengths on tape for Georgia. While there are still some other questions about his ability on the field, he erased any doubt about being a top-tier athlete as an interior offensive lineman.
Wilson's size isn't on the top tier of center prospects, coming in at 6-foot-3 and 310 pounds. However, his athletic testing helped him post a near-perfect RAS, specifically because of his 40-yard dash time of 4.84 seconds, which is close to one of the top five fastest times among offensive linemen to ever run at the Combine.
That could have been enough to shut it down for Wilson, but he also went ahead and posted a 32-inch vertical and 9-foot-4 broad jump, both near the top for all OL at this year's combine. He even posted a strong shuttle time of 4.56 seconds.
3. Isaiah Neyor, WR, Nebraska
Relative Athletic Score: 10.0
There were a lot of wide receivers generating buzz ahead of this year's combine. Isaiah Neyor wasn't one of them and came away as one of the biggest surprises of the event this year.
Neyor is a big-bodied wideout at over 6 feet 4 inches and 218 pounds, but that didn't slow him down compared to his smaller peers. He posted a terrific 4.4 flat 40-yard dash time while also posting a 38-inch vertical and 11-foot-1 broad jump.
There aren't a lot of big-bodied receivers in this year's class with top-end play speed, but Neyor's athletic testing will have scouts going back to the film to see if he can fill that role at the NFL level.
2. Nick Emmanwori, SAF, South Carolina
Relative Athletic Score: 10.0
A former high school linebacker, Nick Emmanwori, switched to safety in college and never looked back. His tape at South Carolina showed a player with unreal athletic ability, which gave him outstanding versatility, and the combine testing backs up the tape.
Emmanwori is still almost built like a linebacker at 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, but he posted elite results in all the drills he participated in during his workout in Indianapolis. He posted a 40-yard dash time of 4.38 seconds along with an absurd 43-inch vertical and 11-foot-6 broad jump.
As if that wasn't enough, the following morning, he did an easy 20 reps on the bench press.
With size, strength, explosiveness, and overall athletic ability at the safety position, Emmanwori is a one-of-one prospect in this year's draft and likely put himself in the Round 1 conversation.
1. Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M
Relative Athletic Score: 10.0
EDGEs at Shemar Stewart's size aren't supposed to move like he can.
Stewart came into the combine as one of the bigger premier pass rushers, measuring in at 6-foot-5 and 267 pounds with over 34-inch arms. He played a lot kicked inside in the defensive line in college but wound up putting up a historic combine performance when compared to EDGEs.
Along with a sub-4.6 time on the 40-yard dash, Stewart posted a 40-inch vertical and a nearly 11-foot broad jump, still posting an elite 10-foot-11 jump.
Those are rare results for any EDGE, but the fact that Stewart was able to do all of that at 267 pounds puts him in rare company with only a handful of prospects, including Myles Garrett. That's good enough to earn the top spot on this list of athletic freaks.
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