Tyreek Hill is widely regarded as one of the fastest players in not just football, but all of sports.
The Miami Dolphins All-Pro wide receiver is a mismatch nightmare for opposing defenses who routinely struggle to cover him on the field.
Despite turning 30-years-old, at times it feels like he’s faster than he’s ever been.
However, as lightning fast as Hill is, there is a player in the SEC conference who is even FASTER.
South Carolina wide receiver Nyck Harbor has remarkably posted NCAA track times that are even faster than those of Hill.
Competing in the NCAA regionals, Harbor clocked an impressive 10.12 seconds in the 100m dash and a staggering 20.20 seconds in the 200m dash.
These times not only qualified him for the NCAA nationals but also surpassed Hill’s own track records of 10.19 and 20.24 seconds in the respective events.
What makes the times even more impressive is the fact that Harbor is 6-foot-5 and weighs 240 pounds.
Harbor’s physical stature defies conventional notions of a sprinter.
His remarkable feat in the 200m dash also etched his name into South Carolina program history as the fastest time ever recorded.
Harbor is entering his second season with the Gamecocks and was limited throughout much of spring practice due to the fact that he’s attempting to earn a spot on Team USA for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris.
South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer has thrown his entire support behind Harbor’s attempt to make Team USA.
“It wouldn’t be great from a football standpoint because of the amount of time that he would miss with football,” Beamer admitted.
“But he and I have talked about it. We met in my office at the end of spring practice, and I told him that, ‘If you could get a chance to run in the Olympics, that is so cool and something that would be really, really awesome for him and our entire university.'”
The US Olympic Trials are set to be held in Oregon during the final week of June.
If he makes the team, he would surely have to miss a portion of Gamecocks fall camp which is slated to begin on August 1st.
Harbor has always had undeniable speed and athleticism. He was a highly sought-after five-star recruit out of Washington D.C. and turned down offers from Michigan and Maryland in favor of South Carolina.
In many ways, Harbor has always been destined to become a star.
Just like Caleb Williams, Harbor was named D.C.’s Gatorade Player of the Year twice for football.
Although it would be far from ideal for the Gamecocks football program, hopefully Harbor makes Team USA and ends up dominating in Paris.
What are your thoughts on Harbor as a player?
Do you think he will end up developing into a top college football receiver?
As for Hill, where do you rank him among the top wide receivers in the NFL?
How many more years does he have left at a truly elite level???