Arkansas QB Taylen Green runs the 40-yard dash, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Records continued to fall on Saturday as quarterback Taylen Green made his way through the drills at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The former Arkansas Razorback, who measured in at 6-foot-5⅞ and 227 pounds, set quarterback records in the 40-yard dash, the vertical jump and the broad jump.
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. listed Green as the No. 8 quarterback prospect in his latest position rankings released on Feb. 23, but that may change after Saturday’s performance.
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The long-strided 23-year-old blistered his way to a 4.36-second 40-yard dash, the first quarterback to run under 4.4 seconds in the drill since at least 2003. Robert Griffin III set the previous record (4.41) in 2012.
Green’s explosiveness was also on display in his jumps, recording a 43.5-inch vertical and an 11-foot-2 broad jump, both combine records for quarterbacks since at least 2003. Current Indianapolis Colt Anthony Richardson Sr. set both records (40.5-inch vertical, 10-foot-9 broad jump) in 2023.
On Green’s left wrist as he competed was a red bracelet with the words “He Must Increase” and “John 3:30,” a Bible verse that says, “He must increase, but I must decrease” (ESV).
After his record-setting day wrapped up, Green was interviewed on the field by NFL Network and was asked a question about his fiancée, Analisse Batista, a track and field athlete at Arkansas. The interviewer described her as the most important person in Green’s life, but he responded with a slight correction.
“First, the most important Person in my life is Jesus Christ,” Green said with a smile, then listed his parents as second. “… [Batista is] gonna be second once we get the ring on.”
He went on to explain that she was competing that day as well, at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships, and he was eager to get off the field to watch her. And as it turns out, she may have had an even better day than him; she set a personal best on the way to a victory in the 800-meter final, and she was part of the Razorback quartet that won the 4×400-meter relay.
Green and Batista got to know each other as student-athletes at Arkansas, where Green quarterbacked the Razorbacks in 2024 and 2025 after transferring from Boise State. He led Arkansas to a Liberty Bowl victory against Texas Tech in December 2024. Arkansas struggled to a 2-10 campaign in 2025, but the Lewisville, Texas, native threw for 2,714 yards and a career-best 19 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. He also ran for a career-high 777 yards and eight touchdowns.
In January, Green was invited to the Senior Bowl, where he completed two of his four passes. He also sat down with Sports Spectrum at the event to talk about faithfully handling the disappointments of a 2-10 season, as well as the benefits of prayer.
“That’s really a big thing,” he said, “just giving it to God. Any worries, anxieties, things that I’m going through.”
Green appeared as a guest on the Sports Spectrum Podcast in August 2024, during the lead-up to his first season with Arkansas.
“[Jesus is] everything to me,” Green said to begin the conversation. “I start my day with Him and end my day with Him. I’m just blessed to have a family that taught me to always keep Him first when I was just even a little kid.”
He explained that his father held him accountable for his prayer life, and his sister influenced him to spend more time studying God’s Word. It was in college that God drew Green into a deeper relationship with Himself.
“Without Jesus, I’m nothing,” he said on the podcast. “Without His love and His care and His guidance just going through my whole life — the ups and downs that I’ve been through — He’s the only Truth and the Way to help me through.”
Green and hundreds of other NFL hopefuls are working hard to position themselves for the 2026 NFL Draft, which will take place in Pittsburgh from April 23-25.
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