About NFL Combine 2025
The end of February will see over three hundred of the very best college football players participate in the NFL Scouting Combine, taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana. A bevy of top executives, coaching staff, player personnel department members, and medical personnel representing all 32 NFL teams will be at the event to evaluate the nation’s top college football players eligible for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. An intense, four-day job interview, the period is an exciting time for athletes and a crucial step in achieving their dreams of playing in the NFL. The NFL Scouting Combine for the year 2025 will be held from February 24 - March 3, 2025, as per NFL.com.
This year’s iteration sees a few quarterbacks in the mix like University of Miami's Cam Ward and Deion Sanders' son Shedeur Sanders. Other notable players on the radar include quarterback Jaxson Dart, generational two-way player Travis Hunter, edge Abdul Carter, running back Ashton Jeanty, and defensive lineman Mason Graham.
What is the NFL Combine?
The NFL Draft Combine is a near-week-long event that takes place after the NFL season is over. This event is for collegiate football players who are looking to take the next step in their careers as football players and look to enter the upcoming NFL Draft. The purpose of the NFL Combine is to test collegiate athletes on their physical as well as mental abilities to get a general gist of how they would fare once drafted into the professional league.
The NFL Combine is an invite-only event meaning not all college football players get the chance to perform in front of scouts, experts, team owners, and coaching staff. While scouts are continuously monitoring college players year after year, the NFL Draft Combine provides an added opportunity for players to showcase their abilities and interact with various team personnel such as coaches, and owners. As a result, the NFL Combine goes a long way in deciding where a player may get drafted which in turn affects his draft status and salary when he joins the NFL.
Why is the NFL Combine called combine?
According to NBC 5 Chicago, the moniker "NFL Scouting Combine", came after the National, BLESTO, and Quadra camps combined for the 1985 event.
NFL Combine Location
As has been the case since 1987, the 2025 edition of the NFL Draft Combine will once again take place in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. The event takes place at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis which is the home of the Indianapolis Colts.
Why is the NFL Combine in Indianapolis?
The biggest reason for the league hosting the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis is because of the location where Indy is situated. Indianapolis is the most central location in the NFL. Teams from both the East Coast and West Coast find it easy to travel to Indianapolis, as it is essentially the same distance from both coasts (via Pro Football Network).
NFL Combine Schedule
The NFL Combine dates for 2025 have been revealed and this year's event will take place between February 24 - March 3, 2025 (via NFL.com). The much-anticipated event will take place as usual at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The prospects for the NFL Draft will congregate in Indianapolis towards the end of February. The first few days typically comprise physicals and athletic testing, before the drills by groups begin in the remaining four days of the combine. Position groups take the field by the day. The official schedule to take the field as per NFL.com is as follows:-
| Date | Time(ET) | Group |
| Thursday, February 27 | 3 p.m. ET | Defensive Linemen and Linebackers |
| Friday, February 28 | 3 p.m. ET | Defensive Backs and Tight ends |
| Saturday, March 1 | 1 p.m. ET | Running Backs, Quarterbacks, and Wide Receivers |
| Sunday, March 2 | 1 p.m. ET | Offensive Linemen |
NFL Combine TV Schedule
The NFL Combine 2025 will be available to watch on the NFL Network and fuboTV, as per CBS Sports.
As per the released schedule, the drills for the Defensive linemen and Linebackers will take place at 3:00 pm on Thursday, February 27. The drills for the Defensive Backs and Tight ends will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 28. The Running Backs, Quarterbacks, and Wide Receivers will take the field at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 1, while the last group features the Offensive Linemen at 1:00 pm on Sunday, March 2 (via NFL.com).
How are players selected for the NFL Combine?
The NFL has a player selection committee that selects which players are to be invited each year. The committee takes into account the opinions of all 32 NFL teams as they are provided with a list of all the draft-eligible players. This committee is formed by the Directors of National and BLESTO scouting services who together represent 26 of the 32 NFL teams. They are also joined by other player personnel departments (via NBC Sports).
The committee then votes on each player on a position-by-position basis and tries to come up with the best possible list of invites. The invites are then sent out according to the highest number of votes in each position (via NBC Sports).
NFL Combine Invites 2025
A total of 329 prospects have been invited to Indianapolis as per NFL.com. The invitees are decided by the Player Selection Committee, which comprises directors of both the National and BLESTO scouting services and members of various NFL player personnel departments (via NBC Sports).
According to the league, each team can provide input on draft-eligible players before the selections are made.
A complete list of the prospects as reported by NFL.com can be seen below:
QUARTERBACKS
- Max Brosmer, Minnesota
- Brady Cook, Missouri
- Jaxson Dart, Mississippi
- Quinn Ewers, Texas
- Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
- Seth Henigan, Memphis
- Will Howard, Ohio State
- Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
- Kyle McCord, Syracuse
- Graham Mertz, Florida
- Jalen Milroe, Alabama
- Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
- Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
- Tyler Shough, Louisville
- Cam Ward, Miami
RUNNING BACKS
- LeQuint Allen, Syracuse
- Ulysses Bentley IV, Mississippi
- Jaydon Blue, Texas
- Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech
- Donovan Edwards, Michigan
- Trevor Etienne, Georgia
- DJ Giddens, Kansas State
- Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
- Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
- RJ Harvey, UCF
- TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
- Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
- Ja'Quinden Jackson, Arkansas
- Jordan James, Oregon
- Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
- Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
- Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida
- Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
- Corey Kiner, Cincinnati
- Phil Mafah, Clemson
- Woody Marks, USC
- Damien Martinez, Miami
- Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
- Kalel Mullings, Michigan
- Devin Neal, Kansas
- Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
- Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
- Cam Skattebo, Arizona State
- Brashard Smith, SMU
- Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech
- Marcus Yarns, Delaware
WIDE RECEIVERS
- Andrew Armstrong, Arkansas
- Elic Ayomanor, Stanford
- Elijhah Badger, Florida
- Jack Bech, TCU
- Isaiah Bond, Texas
- Ja'Corey Brooks, Louisville
- Sam Brown Jr., Miami
- Pat Bryant, Illinois
- Luther Burden III, Missouri
- Beaux Collins, Notre Dame
- Chimere Dike, Florida
- Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
- Da'Quan Felton, Virginia Tech
- Tai Felton, Maryland
- Jacolby George, Miami
- Matthew Golden, Texas
- Tre Harris, Mississippi
- Jayden Higgins, Iowa State
- Traeshon Holden, Oregon
- Jimmy Horn Jr., Colorado
- Tory Horton, Colorado State
- Kobe Hudson, UCF
- Travis Hunter, Colorado
- Daniel Jackson, Minnesota
- Tez Johnson, Oregon
- Josh Kelly, Texas Tech
- KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Auburn
- Jaylin Lane, Virginia Tech
- Dominic Lovett, Georgia
- Bru McCoy, Tennessee
- Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
- Konata Mumpfield, Pittsburgh
- Nick Nash, San Jose State
- Isaiah Neyor, Nebraska
- Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
- Kaden Prather, Maryland
- Xavier Restrepo, Miami
- Jalen Royals, Utah State
- Arian Smith, Georgia
- Roc Taylor, Memphis
- Isaac TeSlaa, Arkansas
- Dont'e Thornton Jr., Tennessee
- Jordan Watkins, Mississippi
- Theo Wease Jr., Missouri
- Antwane Wells Jr., Mississippi
- LaJohntay Wester, Colorado
- Ricky White III, UNLV
- Kyle Williams, Washington State
- Savion Williams, TCU
TIGHT ENDS
- Elijah Arroyo, Miami
- Gavin Bartholomew, Pittsburgh
- Jake Briningstool, Clemson
- Jalin Conyers, Texas Tech
- CJ Dippre, Alabama
- Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
- Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green
- Terrance Ferguson, Oregon
- Thomas Fidone II, Nebraska
- Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse
- Jackson Hawes, Georgia Tech
- Gunnar Helm, Texas
- Brant Kuithe, Utah
- Luke Lachey, Iowa
- Colston Loveland, Michigan
- Moliki Matavao, UCLA
- Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina
- Robbie Ouzts, Alabama
- Joshua Simon, South Carolina
- Mason Taylor, LSU
- Tyler Warren, Penn State
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
- Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
- Anthony Belton, N.C. State
- Tyler Booker, Alabama
- Logan Brown, Kansas
- Will Campbell, LSU
- Connor Colby, Iowa
- Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon
- Hayden Conner, Texas
- Ajani Cornelius, Oregon
- Eli Cox, Kentucky
- Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, Florida
- Garrett Dellinger, LSU
- Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
- Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
- Miles Frazier, LSU
- Charles Grant, William & Mary
- Joshua Gray, Oregon State
- Myles Hinton, Michigan
- Joe Huber, Wisconsin
- Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
- Emery Jones Jr., LSU
- Luke Kandra, Cincinnati
- Drew Kendall, Boston College
- Chase Lundt, Connecticut
- Jake Majors, Texas
- Marcus Mbow, Purdue
- Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State
- Armand Membou, Missouri
- Wyatt Milum, West Virginia
- Jonah Monheim, USC
- Jack Nelson, Wisconsin
- Hollin Pierce, Rutgers
- Tate Ratledge, Georgia
- Jalen Rivers, Miami
- Caleb Rogers, Texas Tech
- Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona
- Josh Simmons, Ohio State
- Torricelli Simpkins III, South Carolina
- Jackson Slater, Sacramento State
- Marcus Tate, Clemson
- Branson Taylor, Pittsburgh
- Ozzy Trapilo, Boston College
- Jalen Travis, Iowa State
- Xavier Truss, Georgia
- Carson Vinson, Alabama A&M
- Clay Webb, Jacksonville State
- Cameron Williams, Texas
- John Williams, Cincinnati
- Jared Wilson, Georgia
- Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
- Tommy Akingbesote, Maryland
- Darius Alexander, Toledo
- Tyler Baron, Miami
- Tyler Batty, BYU
- Zeek Biggers, Georgia Tech
- Yahya Black, Iowa
- Warren Brinson, Georgia
- Vernon Broughton, Texas
- Jordan Burch, Oregon
- Jamaree Caldwell, Oregon
- Abdul Carter, Penn State
- Alfred Collins, Texas
- Howard Cross III, Notre Dame
- Fadil Diggs, Syracuse
- Ethan Downs, Oklahoma
- Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
- Joshua Farmer, Florida State
- Ashton Gillotte, Louisville
- Mason Graham, Michigan
- Kenneth Grant, Michigan
- Mike Green, Marshall
- Eric Gregory, Arkansas
- Ty Hamilton, Ohio State
- Derrick Harmon, Oregon
- Jared Harrison-Hunte, SMU
- Ahmed Hassanein, Boise State
- Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina
- Cam Horsley, Boston College
- Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Georgia
- Jared Ivey, Mississippi
- Cam Jackson, Florida
- Landon Jackson, Arkansas
- Sai'vion Jones, LSU
- Jah Joyner, Minnesota
- DeAndre Jules, South Carolina
- Kyle Kennard, South Carolina
- Steve Linton, Baylor
- Sean Martin, West Virginia
- Rylie Mills, Notre Dame
- Walter Nolen, Mississippi
- Omarr Norman-Lott, Tennessee
- Oluwafemi Oladejo, UCLA
- Payton Page, Clemson
- James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
- Aeneas Peebles, Virginia Tech
- JJ Pegues, Mississippi
- Jordan Phillips, Maryland
- Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Virginia Tech
- Jahvaree Ritzie, North Carolina
- Elijah Roberts, SMU
- Que Robinson, Alabama
- Ty Robinson, Nebraska
- Kaimon Rucker, North Carolina
- T.J. Sanders, South Carolina
- Jack Sawyer, Ohio State
- Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
- Elijah Simmons, Tennessee
- Tim Smith, Alabama
- Barryn Sorrell, Texas
- Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia
- Josaiah Stewart, Michigan
- Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
- Bradyn Swinson, LSU
- Junior Tafuna, Utah
- Jay Toia, UCLA
- JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
- Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
- Princely Umanmielen, Mississippi
- David Walker, Central Arkansas
- Deone Walker, Kentucky
- CJ West, Indiana
- Mykel Williams, Georgia
- Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
LINEBACKERS
- Eugene Asante, Auburn
- Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
- Carson Bruener, Washington
- Teddye Buchanan, Cal
- Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
- Barrett Carter, Clemson
- Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky
- Power Echols, North Carolina
- Jay Higgins, Iowa
- Shemar James, Florida
- Kobe King, Penn State
- Jack Kiser, Notre Dame
- Demetrius Knight Jr., South Carolina
- Cody Lindenberg, Minnesota
- Nick Martin, Oklahoma State
- Bam Martin-Scott, South Carolina
- Francisco Mauigoa, Miami
- Jalen McLeod, Auburn
- Kain Medrano, UCLA
- Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia
- Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State
- Chris Paul Jr., Mississippi
- Tyreem Powell, Rutgers
- Karene Reid, Utah
- Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
- Cody Simon, Ohio State
- Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
- Jalon Walker, Georgia
- Jackson Woodard, UNLV
DEFENSIVE BACKS
- BJ Adams, UCF
- Zy Alexander, LSU
- Trey Amos, Mississippi
- Jahdae Barron, Texas
- Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
- Cobee Bryant, Kansas
- Denzel Burke, Ohio State
- Sebastian Castro, Iowa
- Alijah Clark, Syracuse
- Kitan Crawford, Nevada
- Mello Dotson, Kansas
- Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
- O'Donnell Fortune, South Carolina
- Zah Frazier, UTSA
- Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
- Jordan Hancock, Ohio State
- Jermari Harris, Iowa
- Marcus Harris, Cal
- Tommi Hill, Nebraska
- Maxen Hook, Toledo
- Travis Hunter, Colorado
- Alijah Huzzie, North Carolina
- Will Johnson, Michigan
- Bilhal Kone, Western Michigan
- Rayuan Lane III, Navy
- Robert Longerbeam, Rutgers
- Jason Marshall Jr., Florida
- Mac McWilliams, UCF
- R.J. Mickens, Clemson
- Malachi Moore, Alabama
- Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame
- Jabbar Muhammad, Oregon
- Andrew Mukuba, Texas
- Jacob Parrish, Kansas State
- Darien Porter, Iowa State
- Caleb Ransaw, Tulane
- Lathan Ransom, Ohio State
- Jaylen Reed, Penn State
- Shavon Revel Jr., East Carolina
- Quincy Riley, Louisville
- Jonas Sanker, Virginia
- Marques Sigle, Kansas State
- Jaylin Smith, USC
- Malaki Starks, Georgia
- Upton Stout, Western Kentucky
- Dorian Strong, Virginia Tech
- Azareye'h Thomas, Florida State
- Dante Trader Jr., Maryland
- Malik Verdon, Iowa State
- Justin Walley, Minnesota
- Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
- Isas Waxter, Villanova
- Nohl Williams, Cal
- Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State
- Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin
- Craig Woodson, Cal
SPECIALISTS
- Andres Borregales, K, Miami
- James Burnip, P, Alabama
- Jeremy Crawshaw, P, Florida
- Ryan Fitzgerald, K, Florida State
- Tyler Loop, K, Arizona
- Ben Sauls, K, Pittsburgh
What are NFL Combine Tests?
The NFL Combine takes into consideration the physical and mental abilities of each player invited to the NFL Combine. Various physical tests such as the ones mentioned below are performed by the athletes to get an idea of where they stand physically.
- 40-yard dash
- Bench pressing of 225 pounds (102 kg)
- Vertical jump
- Broad jump
- 20-yard shuttle
- 3 cone drill
- 60-yard shuttle
- Position-specific drills
Along with the above-listed physical tests, the NFL Combine also does drug testing as well as physical and injury evaluations. As for the mental aptitude part, the NFL Combine conducts a Wonderlic test which examines a player's cognitive abilities. Also, each team is allowed 60 interviews in 15-minute intervals.
How much do they Bench Press at the NFL Combine?
The athletes do bench press reps (225 pounds) as many as they can. It gives NFL scouts an idea about an athlete's endurance and how often the player frequented his college weight room for the last 3-5 years (via New England Patriots official website).
NFL Combine Results
The NFL Combine results will be available after the 2025 NFL Combine takes place.
FAQs on NFL Combine
A. All 32 teams provide input on draft-eligible players, a list that is used by the Player Selection Committee to select each year’s participants (via NFLCombine.net).
A. The 2025 NFL Combine is set to place from February 24 - March 3, 2025, as per NFL.com.
A. The NFL Combine can be watched live on the NFL Network and fuboTV as per CBS Sports.
A. The 2025 NFL Combine will take place from February 24 - March 3, 2025, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
