Brenen Thompson, drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers, recorded the fastest 40-yard dash at the 2026 NFL Combine. He was selected 105th overall in the fourth round of the draft.
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Brenen Thompson is fast.
And that's not doing the Los Angeles Chargers' newest draft pick justice. He was the fastest player at the NFL Combine.
The wide receiver out of Mississippi State isn't a big dude, but he's a ridiculous athletic talent.
The Chargers got him with the 105th overall pick, the fifth pick of the fourth round on Saturday in the 2026 NFL Draft.
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Brenen Thompson ran the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine in 4.26 seconds.
That's one of the fastest times ever, and it was this year's fastest.
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Brenen Thompson recorded the fastest 40-yard dash time at the NFL Combine, although the exact time is not specified.
Brenen Thompson was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers with the 105th overall pick.
Brenen Thompson plays as a wide receiver.
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Thompson isn't just speed.
In 2025 with Mississippi State, he had 57 catches for 1,054 yards and six touchdowns. That worked out to 18.5 yards per catch.
He started his career at Texas, then went to Oklahoma, only really breaking out with the Bulldogs of Mississippi State.
Now, he joins Mike McDaniel's offense and gives Justin Herbert a ton of speed to throw to -- that's exciting.