The NFL 2023-24 season might be over, but the preparation for the 2024-25 campaign kicks off soon. The NFL Scouting Combine is the league's first big event of the new year. But what is the NFL Scouting Combine? Here is DAZN's guide to the annual event.
What is the NFL Scouting Combine?
The NFL Scouting Combine is the league's annual pre-draft event. 32 teams will attend and evaluate draft prospects across various tests. The first NFL Scouting Combine took place in 1982. Since then, the event has grown as college prospects put themselves before NFL coaches, analysts, owners and medical staff.
It also allows teams to sell themselves to prospects. The road to the NFL Draft begins at the combine.
How many players will attend the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine?
321 players will attend this year's Scouting Combine. They will all participate in various on-field drills and off-field exercises.
What drills make up the NFL Scouting Combine?
Many rigorous drills make up the NFL Scouting Combine. Prospects perform in these drills while teams analyse their scores and collate physical and performance data.
Teams also measure individual players' physical traits such as height, weight, hand size, and track biometric data with trackers and GPS devices.
Players also partake in mental tests, and conduct formal interviews with teams.
Here is the full list of tests:
- 40-yard dash
- 20-yard shuttle
- 3-cone drill
- Bench Press
- Vertical Jump
- Broad Jump
- Position specific drills
- Physical and injury evaluation
- 15 minute formal team interview
- Wonderlic test
- S2 Cognition test
Where is the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine?
This year's combine takes place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
When is the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine?
This year's combine takes place between February 26 to March 4.
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