OUUUUUUUUUUUUUCHHHHH!!!
NFL tight end prospect Mitchell Wilcox just took a ball straight to the face in his combine workout ... and it looked like it hurt like HELL!!!
The former USF standout was going through the famous gauntlet drill Thursday ... when, for some reason, he didn't put his hands up before the third pass was thrown.
You can see the clip ... the fastball hits him right in the dome -- and it's pretty clear the shot didn't feel great.
To Wilcox's credit, he was able to finish the drill and is still out there chugging along -- although the damage to his face AND his NFL future might already be done.