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Workout Warriors: Wide Receivers

When John Ross met with reporters Friday afternoon, the Washington wide receiver said he wanted to eclipse 4.30 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

The speedster did that and more Saturday at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine, blazing to an official time of 4.22 seconds to set a combine record.

Ross pulled up at the end of the run and said he experienced some cramping.

"I felt good," Ross told NFL Network's Ike Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew on NFL Network after his run. "I got tight at the end, but it felt good coming out so I knew it was probably going to be pretty quick."

Ross highlighted the day for wide receivers, a skill position that was closely watched by scouts and talent evaluators at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Georgia State wide receiver Robert Davis also turned some heads by testing well.

Davis had top-5 performances in the bench press (19 reps), broad jump (11 feet, 4 inches) and vertical jump (41 inches).

Here are top performers from Saturday's on-field workouts:

40-yard dash

Combine position record: John Ross, Washington, 4.22 seconds in 2017

  1. John Ross, Washington, 4.22 (all-time Combine record, beat Chris Johnson's 4.24 in 2008)
  1. Curtis Samuel, Ohio State, 4.31
  1. Josh Malone, Tennessee, 4.40
  1. KD Cannon, Baylor, 4.41

5t. Quincy Adeboyejo, Mississippi, 4.42

5t. Chris Godwin, Penn State, 4.42

5t. Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia, 4.42

5t. Michael Rector, Stanford, 4.42

Bench press (225 pounds)

Combine position record: Brooks Foster, North Carolina, 27 reps in 2009

  1. Billy Brown, Shepherd, 23

2t. Noah Brown, Ohio State, 19

2t. Robert Davis, Georgia State, 19

2t. Chris Godwin, Penn State, 19

5t. Kenny Golliday, Northern Illinois, 18

5t. Speedy Noil, Texas A&M, 18

5t. Curtis Samuel, Ohio State, 18

Broad jump

Combine position record: Chris Conley, Georgia, 11 feet, 7 inches in 2015

  1. Robert Davis, Georgia State, 11-4
  1. Malachi Dupre, LSU, 11-3

3t. Zay Jones, East Carolina, 11-1

3t. Speedy Noil, Texas A&M, 11-1

3t. John Ross, Washington, 11-1

6t. Jehu Chesson, Michigan, 11-0

6t. Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky, 11-0 

Vertical jump

Combine position record: Chris Conley, Georgia, 45 inches in 2015

  1. Speedy Noil, Texas A&M, 43.5
  1. Robert Davis, Georgia State, 41
  1. Malachi Dupre, LSU, 39.5
  1. Bug Howard, North Carolina, 37.5

5t. KD Cannon, Baylor, 37

5t. Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M, 37

5t. John Ross, Washington, 37

5t. Curtis Samuel, Ohio State, 37

There are two days of on-field drills remaining at the combine. Defensive linemen and linebackers hit the field Sunday, while defensive backs are in the final group on Monday.

20-yard shuttle

Combine position record: Brandin Cooks, Oregon State, 3.81 seconds in 2014

1t. Chris Godwin, Penn State, 4.00

1t. Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 4.00

3t. Zay Jones, East Carolina, 4.01

3t. Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech, 4.01

  1. Cooper Kupp, Eastern Wahsington, 4.08
  1. Jehu Chesson, Michigan, 4.09

7t. Jerome Lane, Akron, 4.12

7t. Drew Morgan, Arkansas, 4.12

60-yard shuttle

Combine position record: Shelton Gibson, West Virginia, 10.71 seconds in 2017

  1. Shelton Gibson, West Virginia, 10.71
  1. Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 11.14
  1. Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech, 11.14
  1. Zay Jones, East Carolina, 11.17
  1. Drew Morgan, Arkansas, 11.19

6t.Victor Bolden. Jr., Oregon State, 11.21

6t. Chris Godwin, Penn State, 11.21

3-cone drill

Combine position record: Jeffrey Maehl, Oregon, 6.42 seconds in 2011

  1. Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky, 6.57
  1. Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia, 6.64
  1. Jehu Chesson, Michigan, 6.70
  1. Quincy Adeboyejo, Mississippi, 6.73

(tied) Kendrick Bourne, Eastern Washington, 6.73

  1. Chad Hansen, California, 6.74

(tied) Krishawn Hogan, Marian (IN), 6.74

(tied) Trent Taylor (Louisiana Tech), 6.74

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