An onslaught of humanity will descend on Indianapolis this week for the start of the 2018 Scouting Combine. Players, media, staff and teams will arrive this weekend to put a new slate of future NFL players through a grueling slate of interviews, media sessions, on field work and persistent poking and prodding. As such, it’s a tremendous weekend for stories to emerge and be told to the NFL fans everywhere. So, here are five stories/players to follow throughout the week.
1. Auburn offensive lineman Braden Smith is an NFL starter in the making and has a long NFL future in front of him (health permitting, of course).