What Percentage of NFL Players Could Elaine Thompson Herah Smoke In A 100m Race?

It's one thing to run that speed at 126#. It's a whole other ball game running that speed at 200+ pounds. Most NFL receivers, defensive backs and running backs would run as fast or faster. The big difference is the ability to take a hit, cut, etc. There are a number of NFL players who would make good sprinters if they trained for it (and dropped 30 pounds). There are not as many sprinters who could add 30 pounds, run as fast, catch a ball and take a hit. She could not make a Division 2 football team if she trained specific for it.

Payday wrote:

Going with about 80 %

Well you have 350 linemen in the mix so I am thinking she takes almost, if not all, of them. Linebackers as well. QBs are going to be a mix. Gotta think she beats Tom Brady but not sure about Lamar Jackson. Most WRs and DBs would probably take her. RBs and safeties she might get a few (some of them are big dudes).

So I would say less than 80% by a lot..

Just looked at the season best for HS boys 100m and her 10.61 would be tied for the71st fastest time in the country.

Would be fun to see

comedyre1i3f 2 wrote:

It's one thing to run that speed at 126#. It's a whole other ball game running that speed at 200+ pounds. Most NFL receivers, defensive backs and running backs would run as fast or faster. The big difference is the ability to take a hit, cut, etc. There are a number of NFL players who would make good sprinters if they trained for it (and dropped 30 pounds). There are not as many sprinters who could add 30 pounds, run as fast, catch a ball and take a hit. She could not make a Division 2 football team if she trained specific for it.

Shock of all shocks. A126-pound woman couldn’t lift a few weights and make a college football team? The revelations abound.

a lot of writing for something that everyone knows

Here is the Chiefs roster. I am familiar with their guys so I picked them.

I'll eliminate all but WRs, DBs and RBs and I took out any guys with an auto time over 4.5 or hand time over 4.45. End up with 10 guys, and I think 7 beat her. Thats a fast team but i suspect 3 guys per team as a floor and then many with 5-7

CB Deandre Baker (ran 10.83 FAT in high school) -- ETH wins

DB Zayne Anderson (ran 10.6 in high school unpressed in Utah) - giving this one to him

CB Dicaprio Bootler (4.38 40, 10.73 in high school on athletic.net) - giving this one to him too with 5 years of development

WR Antonio Callaway (4.41 40, ran 10.90 in high school) - ill give it to ETH cuz i gave the other two

WR Maurice Ffrench (10.69 in high school) - I'll give it to him as a grown man

WR Mecole Hardman (10.64 in high school)- ""

WR Tyreek Hill - Not Close

CB BoPete Keyes //Chris Lammons - 4.44 40 not seeing track times, so give it to ETH

WR Manny Patterson (10.78 in high school) - i'll give it to ETH

CB L'Jarius Sneed - ran 4.37 40 and isn't that big, I'll give it to him

rojo togo wrote:

comedyre1i3f 2 wrote:

It's one thing to run that speed at 126#. It's a whole other ball game running that speed at 200+ pounds. Most NFL receivers, defensive backs and running backs would run as fast or faster. The big difference is the ability to take a hit, cut, etc. There are a number of NFL players who would make good sprinters if they trained for it (and dropped 30 pounds). There are not as many sprinters who could add 30 pounds, run as fast, catch a ball and take a hit. She could not make a Division 2 football team if she trained specific for it.

Shock of all shocks. A126-pound woman couldn’t lift a few weights and make a college football team? The revelations abound.

My memory of this place was that the posters were generally intelligent, but after that quoted comment and numerous others I've seen here since my ill advised return I'm going to be forced to reevaluate.

Every one of those "arguments" were irrelevant straw men.

Going to go with over 90% now.