SANTA CLARA — Left guard Connor Colby even surprised himself on Sunday in the 49ers’ Week 4 victory over the Denver Broncos.Colby, who won the starting job on the 49ers’ offensive line to open the regular season, is a key member of the group that has not allowed a sack through the first four games of the season.
But it was his brief sprint in the fourth quarter on the game-clinching play that was the talk of the locker room.
“I’ve never been that fast before, and I don’t think I ever want to reach it again,” Colby told NBC Sports Bay Area.
While tight end George Kittle was en route to his 56-yard sprint to the end zone after taking a short pass from Brock Purdy, Colby had the second-most impressive athletic feat on the play. KITTLE TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE pic.twitter.com/wT0CwIVbWj
— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) October 4, 2026 According to the team’s GPS readings, Colby topped out at 18.5 mph as he ran down the field and contemplated a block on former 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga.
“There was a period of time, right there, where him and Huf...
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