# Colleen Wolfe: Wolf expects cornerback Will Johnson to post the fastest 40-yard dash at the combine, and says receiver Ariane Smith could boost their stock with a good 40 time.

**Claimed:** Feb 26, 2025
**Pundit:** Colleen Wolfe — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/colleen-wolfe
**Outlet:** The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-rich-eisen-show-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
**Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO8872106791.mp3?updated=1740601520

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

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> I do think that Will Johnson has a chance to run the fastest 40.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Will Johnson to lead his drill at the combine**
  - Kind: Combine Superlatives · About: Will Johnson
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Will Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/will-johnson

## What others said about the same people

- Kyle Crabbs on Will Johnson: Crabbs projects all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, starting with Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and Abdul Carter third to the Giants. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 (scored 22.93)
- Kyle Crabbs on Will Johnson: In their final 2025 NFL mock draft, Crabbs projects all 32 first-round picks, starting with Cam Ward to the Titans at No. 1 and Travis Hunter to the Browns at No. 2, and including projected trades involving the Bears/Jaguars and a Giants move back into the late first round for Jaxson Dart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/59fd8433-f3b9-496d-ac9b-0dfd67a55367 (scored 52.21)
- Colin Cowherd on Will Johnson: Cowherd delivered their own top-15 draft board — what they would do as GM of each team — pairing prospects with picks 1 through 15, and separately argued Shedeur Sanders is a far better prospect than Daniel Jones and that Aaron Rodgers should retire. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1d3f1be7-f506-422a-af38-e6e32088f3e5 (scored 19.28)
- Kimmi Chex on Will Johnson: In the Good Morning Football 2025 mock draft, they took Cam Ward first overall to Tennessee, Will Campbell eighth to Carolina, Will Johnson ninth to New Orleans and Tetairoa McMillan 16th to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf00a037-0a6b-48cc-80a3-5d47043f1456 (scored 19.28)
- Mel Kiper on Will Johnson: Kiper's mock draft 4.0, as read out on the show, has Cam Ward going No. 1, Travis Hunter No. 2 to Cleveland, Shedeur Sanders sliding to No. 9 to New Orleans, and a full first round plus second-round picks including a Bears haul of Tyler Warren, Walter Nolen and TreVeyon Henderson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff6ed02d-d1cd-419b-b56d-2f77a71f4d31 (scored 21.02)
- Gregg Rosenthal on Will Johnson: Rosenthal made the even-numbered picks in the mock, taking Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and finishing with Mason Taylor to the Eagles at 32, including Shedeur Sanders sliding to the Rams at 26. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/157c2ad8-0631-4e01-8c8f-c3fd0ce131a8 (scored 18.46)

## More combine superlatives

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Peter Schrager on Brenen Thompson: Schrager flagged Mississippi State's Brennan Thompson as the man likely to post the fastest 40-yard dash at this combine. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/69fb8d9e-3ecd-4ffd-ae69-b68d8ddef9ca (scored 100)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Brenen Thompson: As relayed by Eisen, Jeremiah said Mississippi State receiver Brenny Thompson could break Xavier Worthy's combine 40-yard dash record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/39350063-9b18-46bc-91c3-54717c7c1e09 (scored 100)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Brenen Thompson: Jeremiah previewed the combine with a series of draft projections: Ty Simpson ranked around 40th on their board with first-round upside, Garrett Nussmeier landing on Day 2 (more likely third round than second), Jeremiyah Love as a top-10 pick, Jeneian Price as a second-round pick, and Jermal McCoy potentially the first cornerback drafted. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4b865856-02f6-442a-8d40-75e42704cead (scored 100)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Brenen Thompson: Jeremiah says Fernando Mendoza is the best player in the draft and a lock to be the first overall pick by the Raiders, grades them behind the 2024 trio of Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels, and outlines a mock draft with David Bailey to the Jets, Reese falling to seventh, Ruben Bain to the Titans, and Tate to the Giants at five. They also expect Ty Simpson to go outside the first round, names Brennan Thompson as the favorite for the fastest 40 at the combine, and expects Mendoza not to throw while Simpson does. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f81fea4a-676c-47de-83f6-b0c5dfff3518 (scored 100)
- Mike Renner on Trey'Dez Green: Renner ranks the top 10 tight end prospects in the upcoming class, led by Oregon's Jamari Johnson, and attaches an early draft grade to each — Johnson early Day 2, Reynolds/Carter/Green Day 2, Rodriguez late Day 2, and Hasley, Odom, Luckie, Ohrstrom and Vonnahme early Day 3. They also predict Johnson will be the draft's TE1 and that Trey'Dez Green will record the longest wingspan ever measured at the NFL Scouting Combine. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7775eb24-d7ff-4f47-b297-8066703d9e5c (not settled)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Brandon Thompson: At the combine, Jeremiah laid out their read of the top of the draft: Mendoza first overall to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets at No. 2, Ruben Bain to the Titans at 4, Cornell Tate to the Giants, Jeremiah Love in the 7-9 range, and Ty Simpson as the second quarterback taken. They also expect receiver Brandon Thompson to challenge the 40-yard dash record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e91c6533-0703-468f-bf4d-fd9386e024e7 (not settled)

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