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Illinois' Jihad Ward, Geronimo Allison, Josh Ferguson participate in the 2016 NFL Draft Combine

When you consider that 256 total players are drafted in the NFL Draft annually, it is almost embarrassing that the University of Illinois has not seen a player selected since 2013. That trend will end soon, however, as three athletes were invited to the 2016 NFL Combine: Geronimo Allison, Josh Ferguson, and Jihad Ward.

The way that the NFL grades the Combine participants is on a ten point scale, with the higher the score signifying the more estimated talent a player has.

Geronimo Allison, a 6'3" wide receiver, was given a grade of 4.86. So while he didn't have the most stellar Combine, it shouldn't cause his draft stock to fall by a considerable amount.