INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 02: Mississippi State edge rusher Montez Sweat answers questions from the media during the NFL Scouting Combine on March 2, 2019 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN.

Sweat's incredible 40 time tops a number of current NFL stars

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Former Mississippi State defensive end Montez Sweat destroyed the NFL combine on Sunday.

Sweat - who weighs 260 lbs - officially ran the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds, which is the fastest time posted by a defensive lineman in combine history.

.@HailStateFB DL Montez Sweat just ran a 4.42u! 🔥🔥🔥

An #NFLCombine record for DL if official (since '03). @_sweat9

📺: @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/zR5G1M2RyR
— NFL (@NFL) March 3, 2019

The top prospect ran faster than a number of the NFL's top running backs and wide receivers. Here's a short list of some of the players he beat out:

Odell Beckham Jr.: 4.43
Stefon Diggs: 4.46
Ezekiel Elliott: 4.47
Christian McCaffrey: 4.48
A.J. Green: 4.49
Julian Edelman: 4.52
Alvin Kamara: 4.56
Antonio Brown: 4.57
Michael Thomas: 4.57
DeAndre Hopkins: 4.57

Sweat's incredible 40-yard dash also matched the efforts of Jalen Ramsey and Adrian Peterson.