NFL Combine 2023

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 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 2023 will be held between February 27 - March 6, 2023. This year’s iteration sees a number of quarterbacks and a few defensive freaks looking to improve their draft position. Passers like Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, and Will Levis are all aiming for draft position, along with Florida’s Anthony Richardson who is looking to find a spot in the first round. On the defensive end, Georgia’s Jalen Carter, Alabama’s Will Anderson, Clemson’s Myles Murphy, and Virginia Tech’s Keion White all have an opportunity to solidify themselves as the best defensive prospect in the draft. 

NFL Scouting Combine Schedule

For the 2023 season, the NFL Scouting Combine will take place between February 28 - March 6, 2023.
The event, spreading over the course of the week will originate from the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The prospects for the NFL Draft will congregate in Indianapolis on Tuesday, the 28th of February. The first few days typically comprise of 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 is as follows:-

 How to watch the NFL Combine in 2023

The NFL Combine is available to watch on the NFL Network with live streams available. The NFL Combine can be caught on the tube and people can turn to the NFL Network to catch the events with Rich Eisen leading the coverage, along with Daniel Jeremiah, and Kurt Warner among others.  

For cord-cutters, the 2023 NFL Combine can be caught on fuboTV, a channel that also offers a free trial. FuboTV also carries CBS, Fox, NBC, and the ESPN family of networks, thereby becoming the top option for catching live NFL games throughout the season as well. 

NFL Combine 2023 Invites

A total of 319 prospects have been invited to Indianapolis, five less than last year’s pool. The invitees are decided by the Player Selection Committee, which comprises of directors of both the National and BLESTO scouting services and members of various NFL player personnel departments.
According to the league, each team can provide input on draft-eligible players before the selections are made. There are more prospects than draft picks in April, so for many players, the stakes are extremely high as they try to make their mark on the various teams. 
A complete list of the prospects can be seen below: 

Quarterbacks

• Tyson Bagent, Shepherd

• Stetson Bennett, Georgia

• Malik Cunningham, Louisville

• Max Duggan, TCU

• Jake Haener, Fresno State

• Jaren Hall, BYU

• Hendon Hooker, Tennessee

• Will Levis, Kentucky

• Tanner McKee, Stanford

• Aidan O'Connell, Purdue

• Anthony Richardson, Florida

• C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

• Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA

• Clayton Tune, Houston

• Bryce Young, Alabama

Running backs

• Israel Abanikanda, Pittsburgh

• Devon Achane, Texas A&M

• Tank Bigsby, Auburn

• Chase Brown, Illinois

• Zach Charbonnet, UCLA

• Travis Dye, USC

• Tiyon Evans, Louisville

• Zach Evans, Mississippi

• Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama

• Eric Gray, Oklahoma

• Evan Hull, Northwestern

• Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota

• Roschon Johnson, Texas

• Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State

• DeWayne McBride, UAB

• Kenny McIntosh, Georgia

• Kendre Miller, TCU

• Keaton Mitchell, East Carolina

• Cam Peoples, Appalachian State

• Deneric Prince, Tulsa

• Bijan Robinson, Texas

• Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky

• Tyjae Spears, Tulane

• Tavion Thomas, Utah

• SaRodorick Thompson, Texas Tech

• Sean Tucker, Syracuse

• Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State

Wide receivers

• Jordan Addison, USC

• Ronnie Bell, Michigan

• Jake Bobo, UCLA

• Kayshon Boutte, LSU

• Jalen Brooks, South Carolina

• Jason Brownlee, Southern Mississippi

• Jacob Copeland, Maryland

• Jalen Cropper, Fresno State

• Derius Davis, TCU

• Tank Dell, Houston

• Dontay Demus Jr., Maryland

• Demario Douglas, Liberty

• Josh Downs, North Carolina

• Grant DuBose, Charlotte

• Zay Flowers, Boston College

• Bryce Ford-Wheaton, West Virginia

• Antoine Green, North Carolina

• Jadon Haselwood, Arkansas

• Malik Heath, Mississippi

• Elijah Higgins, Stanford

• Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State

• Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee

• Andrei Iosivas, Princeton

• Kearis Jackson, Georgia

• Rakim Jarrett, Maryland

• Michael Jefferson, Louisiana

• Jaray Jenkins, LSU

• CJ Johnson, East Carolina

• Quentin Johnston, TCU

• Charlie Jones, Purdue

• Malik Knowles, Kansas State

• Matt Landers, Arkansas

• Marvin Mims Jr., Oklahoma

• Jonathan Mingo, Mississippi

• Puka Nacua, BYU

• Joseph Ngata, Clemson

• Trey Palmer, Nebraska

• A.T. Perry, Wake Forest

• Jayden Reed, Michigan State

• Rashee Rice, SMU

• Tyler Scott, Cincinnati

• Justin Shorter, Florida

• Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State

• Cedric Tillman, Tennessee

• Mitchell Tinsley, Penn State

• Tre Tucker, Cincinnati

• Parker Washington, Penn State

• Jalen Wayne, South Alabama

• Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia

• Michael Wilson, Stanford

Tight ends

• Davis Allen, Clemson

• Payne Durham, Purdue

• Noah Gindorff, North Dakota State

• Dalton Kincaid, Utah

• Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State

• Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion

• Sam LaPorta, Iowa

• Cameron Latu, Alabama

• Will Mallory, Miami

• Michael Mayer, Notre Dame

• Luke Musgrave, Oregon State

• Kyle Patterson, Air Force

• Luke Schoonmaker, Michigan

• Brenton Strange, Penn State

• Leonard Taylor, Cincinnati

• Travis Vokolek, Nebraska

• Darnell Washington, Georgia

• Blake Whiteheart, Wake Forest

• Josh Whyle, Cincinnati

• Brayden Willis, Oklahoma

Offensive linemen

• Alan Ali, TCU

• Jake Andrews, Troy

• Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, Oregon

• Steve Avila, TCU

• Henry Bainivalu, Washington

• TJ Bass, Oregon

• Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse

• Earl Bostick Jr., Kansas

• Anthony Bradford, LSU

• Nick Broeker, Mississippi

• McClendon Curtis, Tennessee-Chattanooga

• Braeden Daniels, Utah

• Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland

• Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama

• Mark Evans II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

• Alex Forsyth, Oregon

• Blake Freeland, BYU

• Jon Gaines II, UCLA

• Connor Galvin, Baylor

• Richard Gouraige, Florida

• Jovaughn Gwyn, South Carolina

• Anton Harrison, Oklahoma

• Ryan Hayes, Michigan

• Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State

• Broderick Jones, Georgia

• Dawand Jones, Ohio State

• Jaxson Kirkland, Washington

• Brent Laing, Minnesota-Duluth

• Tashawn Manning, Kentucky

• Cody Mauch, North Dakota State

• Warren McClendon, Georgia

• Jordan McFadden, Clemson

• Wanya Morris, Oklahoma

• John Ojukwu, Boise State

• Olu Oluwatimi, Michigan

• Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame

• Asim Richards, North Carolina

• Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion

• John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota

• Juice Scruggs, Penn State

• Peter Skoronski, Northwestern

• Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan

• Tyler Steen, Alabama

• Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas

• Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin

• O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida

• Andrew Vorhees, USC

• Dalton Wagner, Arkansas

• Carter Warren, Pittsburgh

• Darnell Wright, Tennessee

• Luke Wypler, Ohio State

Defensive linemen

• Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern

• MJ Anderson, Iowa State

• Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State

• Habakkuk Baldonado, Pittsburgh

• Robert Beal Jr., Georgia

• Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin

• Bryan Bresee, Clemson

• Jalen Carter, Georgia

• Jerrod Clark, Coastal Carolina

• Keondre Coburn, Texas

• Brenton Cox, Florida

• DJ Dale, Alabama

• Gervon Dexter, Florida

• YaYa Diaby, Louisville

• Ikenna Enechukwu, Rice

• Viliami Fehoko Jr., San Jose State

• Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame

• Ali Gaye, LSU

• Nick Hampton, Appalachian State

• Zach Harrison, Ohio State

• KJ Henry, Clemson

• Dylan Horton, TCU

• Siaki Ika, Baylor

• Thomas Incoom, Central Michigan

• Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh

• Tyler Lacy, Oklahoma State

• Isaiah Land, Florida A&M

• Will McDonald IV, Iowa State

• Isaiah McGuire, Missouri

• Mike Morris, Michigan

• Caleb Murphy, Ferris State

• Myles Murphy, Clemson

• PJ Mustipher, Penn State

• Moro Ojomo, Texas

• Zacch Pickens, South Carolina

• Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan

• Jalen Redmond, Oklahoma

• Tavius Robinson, Mississippi

• Jaquelin Roy, LSU

• Nesta Jade Silvera, Arizona State

• Mazi Smith, Michigan

• Nolan Smith, Georgia

• Dante Stills, West Virginia

• Tuli Tuipulotu, USC

• Lukas Van Ness, Iowa

• Keion White, Georgia Tech

• Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech

• Colby Wooden, Auburn

• Byron Young, Alabama

• Byron Young, Tennessee

• Cameron Young, Mississippi State

Linebackers

• Yasir Abdullah, Louisville

• Will Anderson Jr., Alabama

• Jeremy Banks, Tennessee

• Micah Baskerville, LSU

• Jack Campbell, Iowa

• Andre Carter II, Army

• SirVocea Dennis, Pittsburgh

• Jalen Graham, Purdue

• Derick Hall, Auburn

• Daiyan Henley, Washington State

• Nick Herbig, Wisconsin

• Shaka Heyward, Duke

• DJ Johnson, Oregon

• Andre Jones Jr., Louisiana

• Cam Jones, Indiana

• Eku Leota, Auburn

• Ochaun Mathis, Nebraska

• Ventrell Miller, Florida

• Isaiah Moore, N.C. State

• BJ Ojulari, LSU

• Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt

• DeMarvion Overshown, Texas

• Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati

• Owen Pappoe, Auburn

• Lonnie Phelps, Kansas

• Drew Sanders, Arkansas

• Noah Sewell, Oregon

• Trenton Simpson, Clemson

• Noah Taylor, North Carolina

• Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech

• Henry To'oTo'o, Alabama

• Tyrus Wheat, Mississippi State

• Dorian Williams, Tulane

• Dee Winters, TCU

Specialists

• Anders Carlson, K, Auburn

• Christopher Dunn, K, N.C. State

• Jake Moody, K, Michigan

• Jack Podlesny, K, Georgia

• B.T. Potter, K, Clemson

• Chad Ryland, K, Maryland

• Alex Ward, LS, UCF

• Bryce Baringer, P, Michigan State

• Paxton Brooks, P, Tennessee

• Adam Korsak, P, Rutgers

• Brad Robbins, P, Michigan

• Michael Turk, P, Oklahoma

FAQs

Q. What is the average bench press at the NFL Combine?

A. The NFL has an acceptable range of bench presses for footballers based on their size. Linemen come in with the highest with 30-39 reps, followed by Tight Ends and Linebackers with 25-30 reps. Running Backs come in next with 20-25 reps and are ultimately followed by Defensive Backs and Receivers who come in with about 15-20 reps.