Feats of strength and speed to be on display before fully clothed men wearing whistles and carrying clipboards.

I don’t know what you think about the NFL Combine. It’s become a made-for-TV event where human beings are made to grunt for a national audience. Voices like Deadspin have called for its destruction. Personally, I find it that who gets invited to the NFL Combine is more compelling than how many reps at the bench press a player can perform.

Facts are, those invited to the NFL Combine have an inside-track to being drafted. Not all who are invited do, of course. And certainly not all who are snubbed do not. Still, it’s good to have “NFL Combine” listed on your LinkedIN, in my opinion.

Player	Pos.	School
Nick Hampton	DL	Appalachian St.
Cam Peoples	RB	Appalachian St.
Lance Boykin	DB	Coastal Carolina
Jerrod Clark	DL	Coastal Carolina
Michael Jefferson	WR	Louisiana
Andre Jones Jr	LB	Louisiana
Zack Kuntz	TE	Old Dominion
Nick Zaldiveri	OL	Old Dominion
Darell Luter Jr	DB	South Alabama
Jalen Wayne	WR	South Alabama
Jason Brownlee	WR	Southern Miss
Jake Anderews	OL	Troy

It’s worth noting that the Sun Belt has radically increased its NFL Combine invites from just six in 2022 to 12 in 2023. The NFL Combine is held February 28 thru March 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.