Four Maryland football alumni earned invites to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week. The evaluations start on Tuesday and continue through Leap Day, at which point players adjourn and NFL Draft season heads into a practically never-ending home stretch.
For Sean Davis, Yannick Ngakoue, Quinton Jefferson and Brad Craddock, the combine is an important opportunity. Maryland gets plenty of scouting attention during the season, but not nearly as much as some of the country's most powerful football schools. It's easy for a Maryland player to fly under the radar and lose draft stock (see: Diggs, Stefon), so showing out in front of evaluators from across the league is no small thing.