This week, more than 300 players from colleges around the nation have converged on Indianapolis to be poked, prodded, interviewed and run through a set of drills to see what they’re made of at the 2019 NFL combine. Those athletes will be scrutinized by scouts, coaches and executives from all 32 NFL teams, charting the course for two final months of speculation leading up to the first round of the draft on April 25 in Nashville.
Some players enhance their stock with eye-popping combines; others spend the rest of the draft process explaining away their bad numbers.