Nyck Harbor's 40-yard dash time: How fast is South Carolina's WR?
Nyck Harbor is one of the fastest players in college football as he is a track star and a wide receiver for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He is a glitch in real life and in EA Sports College Football 25 by early indications.
Let's take a closer look at his incredible speed and learn more about the sophomore wide receiver.
How fast is Nyckoles Harbor?
As of this writing, Nyckoles Harbor has not run an official 40-yard dash but it is estimated with the speed that he runs with, he would be at around a 4.3-second 40-yard dash time. That is one of the better times in football as for context, only Xavier Worthy's 4.21 seconds was sub-4.3 seconds out of wide receivers in the 2024 NFL Combine.
According to MileSplit, Harbor has run a 10.22-second 100-meter dash and a 20.76-second 200-meter dash.
Nyck Harbor Olympic trials
While many people were excited about the hopes of seeing Nyck Harbor compete in the Olympic trials, he decided to attend and compete. South Carolina sports information director Steve Fink spoke to The Post and Courier about the decision and explained why Nyck Harbor was not going to compete.
He said:
"Nyck and (South Caroina track and field coach Tim Hall) sat down and talked, and he is not going this weeken. They spoke about the likely results, which the best he could probably do was make the semifinals in the 200.
Where he was with where he finished at the NCAA Championships and the professional athletes he would be going against, basically it was just kind of determined that it would be in his best interest to go ahead and get a little rest." h/t 247 Sports
Nyck Harbor NFL draft
Nyck Harbor is not eligible for the NFL draft until 2026 as he needs to be at least three years out of high school and was a true freshman last season. He can get drafted if he improves as a return specialist but a few good seasons of being a threat in the passing game will elevate his stock even more. Right now, he is a Day 3 pick or an undrafted free agent.
Nyck Harbor college stats
Nyck Harbor did not impact too much of the games as a freshman with the South Carolina Gamecocks last season. He played in 12 games in 2023 and finished with just 12 receptions for 195 yards (16.3 yards per catch) with a touchdown and a pair of rushing attempts for 10 yards.