One of the biggest stops en route to the NFL Draft is the NFL Scouting Combine, which brings well over 300 of the nation’s top prospects together to work out in front of coaches and front office personnel in Indianapolis. Every year, players use the combine to improve their standing and climb up draft boards.
The NFL sent out its official invites this week, now that the 2024 college football season is well in the rearview. In addition to the opportunities that the combine provides, the list of players in attendance often reflects the modern college football landscape.
For instance, Ohio State — fresh off of its first national title win in a decade — leads all schools with 15 prospects invited to the combine. The next three, in order, are Texas, Georgia and Oregon, which all made the 2024 College Football Playoff field.
The SEC and the Big Ten, which accounted for seven of the 12 teams in the playoff last season, account for almost 200 of the 329 total combine invitees. Notre Dame, which lost to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship, has eight players headed to Indianapolis; a respectable number, though the Irish weren’t among the 10 programs with the most invites.
Here’s a look at the programs with the most prospects invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine:
1. Ohio State — 15
Notable players: QB Will Howard; RB TreVeyon Henderson; RB Quinshon Judkins; WR Emeka Egbuka; EDGE Jack Sawyer; DB Denzel Burke
The Buckeyes are fairly balanced in terms of representation, with seven on…
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