Top 5 fastest players in the NFL, ranked

Arizona Cardinals v San Francisco 49ers
Arizona Cardinals v San Francisco 49ers

3. Michael Davis (Los Angeles Chargers)

Chargers cornerback Michael Davis couldn't have dreamt this one up any better.

During L.A.'s Week 4 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Davis picked off the greatest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady, and brought it back all the way home for a 78-yard touchdown. He clocked a top speed of 21.68 mph en route to the end zone.

Nobody was going to catch the former BYU star once he clicked into full gear. What a burst of pace, and what a touchdown it was.


2. Kenyan Drake (Arizona Cardinals)

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During the build-up to the Week 6 "Monday Night Football" contest between the Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys, pundits and fans alike were beginning to question Kenyan Drake's offensive output. Many felt the running back was great at getting over the line for 'easy' scores from close-in, but that his yards-per-game stats were too low, and that he perhaps wasn't the long-term solution for the Cardinals at running back.

The former Miami Dolphins star responded with a barnstorming game against Dallas that included 164 yards on the ground and a 69-yard touchdown during which he clocked a high-speed of 22.11 mph.

I'll let the footage speak for itself.


1.Raheem Mostert (San Francisco 49ers)

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Fantasy football managers know that if you had Raheem Mostert on your team during the early goings of the 2020 season, you were probably doing pretty well. His injury-ridden campaign since then has been another story.

When healthy, though, the 49ers running back is electric. He appears twice on the NFL NextGen Stats list for fastest ball-carriers, holding the No. 1 and No. 2 spots heading into Week 8.

Against the Cardinals in Week 1, Mostert clocked a top speed of 22.73 mph on a 76-yard touchdown catch.

Against the New York Jets in Week 2, Mostert reached 23.09 mph on an 80-yard scoring run.

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So far, Mostert is the only player to break the 23-mph barrier this season.

What a rush!

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