West Coast Next Generation Academy prospect Tarir Bayok has turned heads at the recent Western Australian state combine recently by clocking the third-fastest time in combine history in the 20m sprint test.

Bayok, of Sudanese heritage, produced a time of 2.79sec in the test, which was the fastest time recorded in that test in any of the combines this year.

Out of the 17 players tested, the 18-year-old East Perth product ranked second in the repeat sprint test (24.53), second in the standing vertical jump (73cm) and third in the agility test (8.24sec).

If Bayok is not taken in the national or rookie drafts, he will be eligible to join the Eagles as a category B rookie selection under the AFL's new academy rules instituted this year. 

"He's got special pace and can kick it just as well on his left foot as he does on his right. So we're not sure whether he's a left or right footer. He's a kid who's really stood out this year," AFL talent mananger Kevin Sheehan said. 

Playing for the World team in the 2014 Under-16 NAB AFL Championships, Bayok was awarded the Mark Browning Medal as the best and fairest player in the division three pool.