The Chiefs seem to have a knack for speedy receivers.Just a few seasons removed from All-Pro wideout Tyreek Hill, one of the league's fastest players, departing for Miami, Kansas City drafted Texas product in Aprils NFL Draft.Worthy profiles similarly to Hill in the fact that he offers game-breaking speed as a pa s catcher the kind that can put points on the board in an instant. So, how do the pair stack up against the fastest players in the NFL?The Sporting News takes a look at all the data you need to determine the quickest players acro s the NFL.MORE: Who is the fastest player in the NFL?Because there's no simple way to determine who the league's fastest player is, especially in varying contexts, a variety of data can be examined.Every year, NFL Next Gen Stats tracks the fastest in-game ball carriers which is limited, since it doesn't track any players without the ball. However, it can provide insight into the quickest in-game running speeds at positions like running back, receiver and quarterback. Each week, it tracks the top 20 fastest speeds in miles per hour by players carrying the ball, and later has a list of the fastest ball carriers throughout that season.With that, the NFL measures 40-yard dash times at each draft combine, providing an opportunity for direct comparison between players' straight-line speed as a prospect.NFL Next Gen Stats and the combine's 40-yard dash can provide a glimpse at the quickest players, including Worthy and Hill. First, let's go over NFL Next Gen Stats' fastest in-game speeds of 2023.Top 10 fastest players in 2023NFL Next Gen Stats' 2023 list of the fastest in-game speeds includes a lot of Miami Dolphins including multiple appearances by Hill.Below are the 10 fastest speeds recorded last season according to the NFL, including the player and their team, position, MPH speed, the week the play occurred and play type when they reached the speed.RankPlayerTeamPositionMPHWeekPlay Type1DK MetcalfSeahawksWR22.231373-yd rec TD2Chase BrownBengalsRB22.051454-yd rec TD3Tyreek HillDolphinsWR22.01564-yd rec4De'Von AchaneDolphinsRB21.93367-yd rush TD5Kavonte TurpinCowboysWR21.911422-yd rush6De'Von AchaneDolphinsRB21.76576-yd rush TD7Derrick HenryTitansRB21.681869-yd rush8Tyreek HillDolphinsWR21.681378-yd rec TD9Tyreek HillDolphinsWR21.66147-yd rec10Raheem MostertDolphinsRB21.62243-yd rush TDTop 10 fastest players in 2022Going back another season, NFL Next Gen Stats also provided numbers on the fastest in-game speeds reached by a ball carrier.The 2022 list features some different names than 2023, including an absence from Hill but another Dolphins WR in the top 10.RankPlayerTeamPositionMPHWeekPlay Type1Parris CampbellColtsWR22.111826-yd rush2Kenneth WalkerSeahawksRB22.09774-yd rush TD3Breece HallJetsRB21.87762-yd rush TD4DeSean JacksonRavensWR21.721262-yd rec5Christian WatsonPackersWR21.721346-yd rush TD6Dalvin CookVikingsRB21.681081-yd rush TD7Jaylen WaddleDolphinsWR21.681684-yd rec TD8Travis Ryan Kerrigan Jersey EtienneJaguarsRB21.621762-yd rush TD9Devin DuvernayRavensWR21.602103-yd kickoff return TD10Tariq WoolenSeahawksDB21.58440-yd interceptionTDWho has the fastest time in a regular season game?Currently, NFL Next Gen Stats on its site. So, there's no way to see the fastest in-game speeds before then, but the data since then can help judge the best-of-the-best when it comes to speed over the past few seasons.Below is the top 10 fastest tracked in-game speeds since 2018, with a pair of former 49ers running backs making the list twice.RankPlayerTeamPositionMPHWeek, YearPlay Type1Raheem Mostert49ersRB23.09Week 2, 202080-yd rush TD2Raheem Mostert49ersRB22.73Week 1, 202076-yd rec TD3Matt Breida49ersRB22.30Week 5, 201983-yd rush TD4DK MetcalfSeahawksWR22.23Week 13, 202373-yd rec TD5Cordarrelle PattersonBearsWR22.23Week 2, 201946-yd rush6Jonathon TaylorColtsRB22.13Week 15, 202167-yd rush TD7Parris CampbellColtsWR22.11Week 18, 202226-yd rush8Kenyan DrakeCardinalsRB22.11Week 6, 202069-yd rush TD9Matt Breida49ersRB22.09Week 12, 201833-yd rush10Kenneth WalkerSeahawksRB22.09Week 7, 202274-yd rush TDNFL players' fastest 40 timesAt the 2024 NFL Combine, Worthy for the fastest 40 time from an NFL prospect at a blazing 4.21 seconds.He broke John Ro s record from the 2017 combine, which was 4.22 seconds.OFFICIAL: 4.21XAVIER WORTHY HOLDS THE NEW 40-YARD DASH RECORD NFL (@NFL) Even as a rookie, Worthy already has an argument as the leagues fastest player. In his NFL Next Gen Stats , he was ranked first among WRs in its athleticism score and fifth among WRs in its production score.Here's a look at some of the other fastest times recorded all-time at the combine.YearPlayerPositionProgram40 time2024Xavier WorthyWRTexas4.212017John Ro sWRWashington4.222022Kalon BarnesCBBaylor4.232008Chris JohnsonRBEast Carolina4.242014Dri ArcherRBKent State4.262022Tariq WoolenDBUTSA4.262023DJ TurnerCBMichigan4.262013Marquise GoodwinWRTexas4.272020Henry Ruggs IIIWRAlabama4.27Outside of the Chiefs new receiver, there aren't many active players on the all-time 40-yard dash list from the NFL Combine.Ro s, who was selected ninth overall by the Bengals in 2017, never truly broke through in the NFL, and by the Eagles after training camp. He totaled a career-high 506 yards in 2019 with Cincinnati.Among the other more recent names on the list, Barnes was selected in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft by Carolina and has spent time on various teams' practice squads since. Woolen, meanwhile, is still in Seattle and had 42 tackles along with two interceptions last season.The final active player on the list, Turner, was drafted by the Bengals in 2023 and had 50 tackles as a rookie.MORE: What is Tyreek Hill's 40 time?While Hills in-game speed is easy enough to judge as one of the fastest, he didnt participate in the combine as a prospect in 2016 due to off-field i sues. However, he did run an unofficial 4.29 at South Alabamas Pro Day before becoming arguably the quickest player in the league.The speedy Dolphins receiver was also tuned into Worthys record-breaking combine performance back in March.4.2 is crazy sheesh Ty Hill (@cheetah) Worthy and Hill should both give their respective teams' offenses a speed boost this season as the 2024 NFL season gets started. Saquon Barkley Jersey