When a player reaches the Football Bowl Subdivision, the discrepancy in talent continues to drop. Sure, you were pretty fast in high school, but everyone is fast around here.
Once in a while, though, a player still manages to turn heads because of his ridiculous speed.
Thanks to Reel Analytics, we can monitor the fastest ball-carriers in college football. Texas receiver Xavier Worthy paced the nation with a peak speed of 21.7 miles per hour in 2023, but he's off to the NFL. Among returning players for 2024, two wideouts share the No. 1 spot.