Global running back Atsumu Endo recorded the fastest short shuttle at the 2023 CFL Combine with a time of 4.15 seconds.
The five-foot-nine, 193-pound ball-carrier plays for the Dentsu Caterpillars of the Japanese X-League. He also recorded 13 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press, a 4.81 forty-yard dash, 34-inch vertical jump, 7.08-second three-cone, and nine-foot, seven-inch broad jump.
The top Canadian performer in the event was Delaware State running back Thomas Bertrand-Hudon, who recorded a time of 4.16 seconds.
The native of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que. played 27 games over five years with the Hornets, recording 239 carries for 1,016 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 51 yards. His best season came as a redshirt freshman in 2019 when he averaged 4.6 yards per carry.
Bertrand-Hudon measured in at five-foot-eleven and 227 pounds in Edmonton and also recorded a 4.71-second forty-yard dash, 36.5-inch vertical jump, 6.94-second three-cone drill, and a nine-foot, two-inch broad jump. He did not participate in the bench press.
There was a three-way tie for the top tester in the event last year, including Ottawa defensive back Chris Ciguineau, Hillsdale College defensive back Zach Herzog, and Western defensive back Daniel Valente. All three prospects recorded times of 4.15 seconds.
Other previous winners of the event include Manitoba receiver Shai Ross (4.08 seconds, 2019), Ottawa defensive back Jackson Bennett (4.09 seconds, 2018), Henderson State defensive back Dondre Wright (4.06 seconds, 2017), and Acadia receiver Brian Jones (4.13 seconds, 2016).
The rest of the forty-yard dash results from the 2023 CFL Combine can be found below.
Nationals
LB Emmanuel Aboagye-Gyan, Ottawa — 4.50
DB Tolu Ahmed, Toronto — 4.33
REC Gabriel Appiah-Kubi, York — 4.20
DB Siriman Harrison Bagayogo, Guelph — 4.21
REC Clark Barnes, Guelph — 4.46
REC James Basalyga, Waterloo — 4.39
RB Bertrand Terancy Beaulieu, Montreal — DNP
DL Francis Bemiy, Southern Utah — 4.44
DL Anthony Bennett, Regina — 4.41
RB Thomas Bertrand-Hudon, Delaware State — 4.16
DB Jacob Biggs, Calgary — 4.20
OL Dayton Black, Saskatchewan — 4.91
DL Kwadwo Boahen, Alberta — 4.50
LB Michael Brodrique, Montreal — 4.28
DB Patrick Burke Jr., Wilfrid Laurier — 4.56
REC Richard Burton, Queen’s — 4.27
LB Max Charbonneau, Ottawa — 4.43
DB Lucas Cormier, Mount Allison — 4.26
FB David Dallaire, Laval — 4.44
LB Dawson Davis, York — 4.45
LB Matt Dean, York — 4.39
REC Willy-Pierre Dimbongi, Ottawa — 4.45
RB Keon Edwards, Western — DNP
DL Alex Fedchun, St. FX — 4.44
OL Evan Floren, Queen’s — 4.68
DB Jaxon Ford, Regina — 4.21
OL Theo Grant, Queen’s — 4.85
OL Phillip Grohovac, Western — 4.94
QB Eli Hetlinger, Alberta* — 4.47
LB Jack Hinsperger, Waterloo — 4.53
TE Sebastian Howard, Saint Mary’s — 4.52
LB Markcus Jean-Loescher, Saint Mary’s — 4.34
DL Aidan John, Saint Mary’s — 4.63
REC Zakariya Karim, St. FX — 4.31
DB Jake Kelly, Bishop’s — 4.27
DL Collin Kornelson, Manitoba — 4.45
DL Lake Korte-Moore, UBC — 4.55
DB Bruno Lagacé, Montreal — 4.25
DB Breton MacDougall, Windsor — 4.45
REC Savaughn Magnaye-Jones, Western — 4.21
QB Ben Maracle, Ottawa* — 4.50
OL Alexandre Marcoux, McGill — 4.78
DL Reece Martin, Mount Allison — 4.65
FB Jacob Mason, McMaster — 4.62
OL Spencer Masterson, Guelph — 5.03
REC Caleb Morin, Saskatchewan — 4.25
REC Jeremy Murphy, Concordia — 4.56
TE Spencer Nichols, Western — 4.50
REC Daniel Oladejo, Ottawa — 4.19
LB Ife Onyemenam, Wilfrid Laurier — 4.31
DB Robert Panabaker, Western — 4.28
OL Edouard Paradis, Houston Christian — 5.16
REC Daniel Perry, Saskatchewan — 4.32
LB James Peter, Ottawa — 4.28
DB Charles Ringland, Saskatchewan — 4.18
REC Jonathan Rosery, Alberta — 4.25
QB Olivier Roy, Concordia — 4.38
DL Tanner Schmekel, Regina — 4.77
DL Quintin Seguin, Charleston Southern — 4.30
DB Jassin States-McClean, Saint Mary’s — 4.44
DB Jacob Taylor, Alberta — 4.25
LB Nick Thomas, Manitoba — DNP
OL Anthony Vandal, Sherbrooke — 4.88
LB Josh White, Regina — 4.40
RB Adam Williams, Toronto — 4.59
Globals
LB Julian Baldi, Valdosta State — 4.48
DL Merinio Dendoe, Morgan State — 4.76
RB Atsumu Endo, Dentsu Caterpillars — 4.15
LB Emmanuel Falola, Bristol Aztecs — 4.53
DL Alejandro Fernandez, Barcelona Dragons — 4.28
DL Hidetora Hanada, X League — 4.50
RB Daisuke Kato, IBM Big Blue — 4.39
DL Robert Lachmann, Clarion — 4.30
OL Lucas Lavin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — 5.22
REC Ryota Miyazawa, J.F. Oberlin University — 4.33
LB Ludvig Myren, Berlin Thunder — 4.26
FB Finley Old, Nottingham University — 4.63
DB Eddie Onamade, Birmingham University — 4.56
DL Max Parkinson, University of West England — 4.62
OL Erick Alonso Perez, CETYS Universidad — 4.71
OL Tobias Rodlauer, Berlin Thunder — 4.89
DL Simon Sandberg, Oregon State — 4.50
LB Lino Schroeter, Cologne Crocodiles — 4.34
DL Blessman Ta’ala, Hawaii — 4.69
OL Roman Wahrheit, Towson — 4.95
OL Leander Wiegand, Cologne Centurions — DNP
* denotes underclassman who is not yet draft eligible
