Possible NFL #1 Pick Jalen Ramsey Was a Track Star

Possible NFL #1 Pick Jalen Ramsey Was a Track Star

After a stellar NFL combine, Sports Illustrated wrote that former Florida State cornerback Jalen Ramsey has a chance to be the #1 overall pick. But track fa

Mar 1, 2016 by Dennis Young
Possible NFL #1 Pick Jalen Ramsey Was a Track Star
After a stellar NFL combine, Sports Illustrated wrote that former Florida State cornerback Jalen Ramsey has a chance to be the #1 overall pick. But track fans have always known that Ramsey's speed was measurably fast.

In 2015, he won the ACC long jump and finished 14th at NCAAs in the event. He also ran a windy 10.61 in the 100m and ran a leg on FSU's ACC-winning 39.28 4x100m relay last year. And we have tape on Ramsey from even before that. Below is Ramsey winning the 400m at the 2013 Tennessee state meet in 49.27 seconds; he also took third in the 100m and 200m that year. He ran those races--which you can watch below--in 10.70 and 21.85 seconds, respectively.

We didn't need a combine to tell us that he was fast.

Ramsey running the 2013 Tennessee state meet 400m final:



Ramsey running the Tennessee state meet 100m final:



Ramsey running the Tennessee state meet 200m final: