What is a good 40 time for a sophomore lineman?

Right now, that's not to bad...it really depends on if you want to be on the Dline or the Oline.

I am a Dline coach in HS and require all of my Dlinemen to be under 5.75. I know the Oline coach is only interested in making sure his guys are under 6.5. This is because on the defensive side of the ball you must always chase the ball. From an offensive lineman standpoint if your RB gets passed you and into the secondary, there is little to no chance that you are going to catch up and be able to block for him, thus no chase. Even on offensive plays that require the O linement to pull and block, they are quick hit blocks and the design of the play is to give those linemen a good long headstart before the ball carrier starts running up their back.

I had a Defensive end that ran the 40 in 5.3 and he was dominant he played through college and I think he would have went pro but he had tore his ACL and PCL in a game and was never able to recover from that. By the time he was a senior in college he had a 40 time of 5.1 which was a bit slow for the NFL, but he was a bull. I think you are probably in line with what I would expect from my Dline, maybe quicken it up a little bit.

For me it is not all about speed. I don't care if I have a guy that can run the 40 in 4.4...if he can only do it once ever 10 minutes. What am I getting at? Work on conditioning. Way too many players condition the wrong way. Running long distance is not going to help your football conditioning. Condition the way the game is played. So 25-30 second top speed sprinting with 20-25 second recovery times. Most plays are significantly less that 25 seconds, but the extra time helps compensate for pads and cleats, and to help simulate the strain of blocking or fighting through blocks.

Straight line speed is very overrated in a WR, unless you're Al Davis of course. Whats more important is how your endurance, route running, and acceleration are. You really need to learn to sell routes and really explode out of your cuts if you want to be good. Speed is a nice asset, but it DOES NOT make a good player. All those things I listed above make up what most people call "football speed". Slower players like Steve Largent and Jerry Rice had it, and both of them were slow by conventional standards yet they always were able to create separation and get open. You can see this in many players who run slow 40's but are fast in pads. It really goes both ways if you look at guys like Heyward-Bey and Darren McFadden (not to pick on the raiders, but they are good examples) who do not create separation from slower players. You still have time to train and work on your speed though. Just keep working at it. Work ethic is what really makes a player, not triangle numbers. Its no coincidance that Jerry Rice was the greatest WR to ever play as well as the hardest working.

a good 40 time for a SOPHMORE lineman is between 5.4 and 6.4

But I know really fast linemen. They can run early 5's and late 4's

good 40 time sophomore lineman

Damn!!! You are an EXCELLENT size for a linemen! WOW!

Colleges will look at you your junior year no doubt because of your size alone.

Really, you shouldn't focus on 40 times for now, because you're still very young and have a full year to go before colleges really begin to take notice of you.

You should focus on technique, strength and play recognition.

One of my best friend's got all district Left Tackle this season, I have to admit he is pretty fast for a big boy, but he's a lot smaller than you. Being that you're so big, all you would really need to do is run in the 4's, ( 4.9's. 4.8's etc.) come college combines for them to consider you a top prospect.

But scouters aren't looking for fast linemen, it's really simple, the bigger you are, the better chance you have of getting looked at, it's sad but true.

Overall, you're truly blessed to be the size you are. Don't focus on speed, focus on strength, leave speed to us Wide Receivers and skill people ( RB, CB, FS etc. )

If you need anymore help, just email me.

6'3" and 295? Bowling ball shaped. I wouldn;t expect your 40 time to be much better than a 5.5 at best ever.

I'd say youre on track.