Social media reacts to Elijah Holyfield’s slow 40 time

Former UGA star Elijah Holyfield was a big topic of conversation on Friday for posting two of the slowest 40 yard-dash times among running backs.

On his first attempt, he clocked a 40 time of 4.78 seconds. On the second try, Holyfield was a tad slower at 4.81 seconds.

It wasn’t all bad news on Friday for Holyfield, who decided to forego his senior season at UGA for a shot at the NFL. On the flip side, he was one of the strongest running backs with 26 reps of 225 pounds.

But the 40 time clearly dominated the Holyfield discussion on Friday, and here’s a sample from Twitter:

After their 40-yard dashes today, backs who could be slipping down draft boards include Florida Atlantic's Devin Singletary (4.66), Georgia Elijah Holyfield (4.81) and Iowa State's David Montgomery (4.64) (Times are unofficial.)
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) March 1, 2019

4.79 for Elijah Holyfield is eye opening. His tape didn’t show breakaway speed but thought his power and patience would make up for it. But that’s fail level slow. Not good.
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) March 1, 2019

Did we really need to see Elijah Holyfield's 40 to know he's too slow? Go back and watch how rarely he was able to get to the edge and turn the corner. He's strictly a between-the-tackles RB. Which is fine, he'll have a role there. But he won't be much of a threat.
— Ryan McCrystal (@Ryan_McCrystal) March 1, 2019

I think Elijah Holyfield's dad knocked some guys out faster than he ran the 40.
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) March 1, 2019

Elijah Holyfield left school early to run a 4.8 lol
— Farooq (@Jamrock_216) March 1, 2019

Dude is almost as fast as Elijah Holyfield https://t.co/4ZvQEQ6l3X
— Alex Shuster (@AlexHasCharisma) March 1, 2019

Not too many surprises from the RB 40-yard dash times.

I expected better than 4.78 for Elijah Holyfield, but not a huge shock. Speed is not his game on tape. A 4.66 for Devin Singletary was surprising. Definitely quicker than fast.
— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) March 1, 2019