Alright, let’s talk about digging into Chris Jones’ 40-yard dash time. It wasn’t some big project, just something I got curious about the other day and decided to track down properly.
My Process: Finding the Numbers
So, first thing, I just wanted to get the basic info. I sat down at my desk, you know, fired up the old computer. Opened up a search engine – doesn’t really matter which one, they all kinda do the same thing for this stuff.
My first search was super simple. Something like “Chris Jones 40 time” or maybe “Chris Jones combine results”. You get a bunch of stuff popping up right away – sports sites, news articles, stat pages.
I started clicking through a few. You gotta be a little careful, sometimes you see different numbers floating around. I usually try to find something that looks like it’s pulling from the official NFL Combine records, or at least a source I generally trust for sports stats.
- Looked at a couple of fan forum discussions – usually not the best source for hard facts, but sometimes interesting. Skipped those quickly.
- Checked out some major sports news outlets’ pages about the 2016 NFL Combine (that’s when he came out).
- Found a few stat aggregate sites. These are usually pretty good if they list their sources.
After poking around for maybe five or ten minutes, a consistent number started showing up for his official time from the Combine.
The Result I Found
The number I kept seeing, the one that seems legit, was 5.03 seconds. Pretty solid for a defensive tackle, especially a guy as big as Jones. I remember seeing clips of that run back when it happened.
It’s kinda funny too, because everyone remembers that Combine run for, uh, other reasons. The whole wardrobe malfunction thing right at the finish line. It was all over the place. But yeah, the time itself was 5.03 seconds.
So, that was pretty much it. Started with a simple question, did some basic online searching, sifted through the noise, and landed on the official time. Just wanted to confirm it for myself instead of relying on memory or hearsay. Done and dusted.
