NFL: Why Rugby Legend Jonah Lomu Was the Best Running Back Who Never Put on Pads

March 24, 2011   ·   Ben Lorimer   ·   Jump to comments

For those who have not seen what Jonah Lomu can do on the field, you only need to see some of the footage from his career to understand.
Now that we're all on the same page concerning his talent, it's time to run through just how physically imposing he is.
Lomu stands 6'5" tall and weighed between 270 to 280 pounds during his playing career. While this might sound like he's all brawn with no speed, the man ran a 100-metre sprint in 10.8 seconds in high school.
When the Dallas Cowboys were looking into bringing him to the NFL, his predicted 40-yard dash time was just under 4.5. For comparisons sake, the lightning-fast Darrius Heyward-Bey ran a 100-metre sprint in 10.54 seconds in high school.
If that is not enough, he had a lethal combination of speed, leg drive, upper body strength and agility in and out of cuts. He could have carved up or bowled straight through defensive secondaries in the NFL—and that's without mentioning his famed fend (stiff arm), which h...

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