Heading into the NFL scouting combine, Buffs defensive back Evan Worthington had a distinct goal in mind.
“4.39 seconds [in the 40-yard dash], that’s the ultimate goal for me.”
Unfortunately things didn’t go nearly as well as planned for the fifth year senior. He ran a pedestrian 4.63 in the 40-yard dash, not even coming close to the 4.4 mark. At Colorado’s Pro Day, Worthington was able to shave nearly half a tenth of a second off his previous time running a 4.59. While it may not sound like much of improvement, in today’s NFL that can be the difference between an reception and a incompletion - especially for a defensive back.