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The NFL announced the full list of players invited to the Scouting Combine on Friday, and we're just a few days from the Indianapolis event. The Combine gets underway on Tues., Feb. 17 and will wrap up on Mon., Feb. 23. The first players will actually get onto the field for workouts on Friday, after three days of registration, exams, measurements and other workouts like the bench press.
The first day of on-field workouts will include specialists, offensive linemen and tight ends. Day 2 features quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. Sunday will have defensive linemen and linebackers showing off their skills, while the final day will feature just defensive backs.
Most of the biggest names and potential draftees will be at the combine, doing varying degrees of work to try and boost their stocks prior to individual pro days. The full list includes all the names you'd expect, and anybody who might be perceived as a snub could take part in one of the many regional combines, which will run in Miami, Houston, Denver, Baltimore, Chicago and Tempe throughout February and March.
Below, we've got the full list of invites, via the list at NFL.com:
Bruh smith in the 3rd round is a god damn steal
ARIK ARMSTEAD IS AN IDEAL FIVE-TECH
Throughout the history of the NFL Draft, one thing is consistent: teams love players with freakish size and athleticism, even if their actual football skills are questionable. Oregon’s Arik Armstead, listed at 6’8″ and 290 pounds, has been lobbed into this category by most draft analysts, and rightfully so. Though, Armstead is different in that he does not struggle in many areas that require him to learn new technique. Rather, Armstead is a raw football player that needs more snaps to develop a more natural feel for his 5-tech position. While he may never develop a smoother game, counting on him to simply play to develop rather than learn entirely new things is promising.
Arsmtead is a freak of nature. The man is built like you imagined Goliath was built when you were a kid, yet he moves much better than would be assumed from someone that size. His change of direction ability may be a bit lacking, but his predicated linear movements are scary.
When moving laterally, like when he attempts a ‘swipe’ move or a spin, Armstead is too quick for his size for opposing offensive linemen to be able to corral him. Sure, he is still a large target, but a man his size moving as quick as he does is not going to be controlled without very good technique and physical ability. One small slip from the lineman is enough for Armstead to win. Armstead’s speed in space is impressive as well, allowing him to chase down quarterbacks much better than 290 pounds should be able to.
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In the NFL, Armstead is going to be somewhere between Chris Canty and Calais Campbell, both of which are good players. Canty, the lower end of the spectrum, is an outstanding run defender who has moments of overpowering pass rushing, while Campbell is a consistently overpowering player in every facet of his game. Even if Armstead is not the best prospect in the class, guys like him don’t come around too often. Any team seeking a 5-tech defensive end should have Armstead at the top end of their draft board.
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Here are some numbers for the players invited to participate at this year's NFL Scouting Combine, which runs from Feb. 17-23 in Indianapolis. NFL Network will provide live coverage of the event.
Position breakdown
Quarterbacks: 15
Running backs: 36 (including 2 fullbacks)
Wide receivers: 44
Tight ends: 19
Offensive linemen: 52 (34 tackles, 12 guards, 6 centers)
Defensive linemen: 56 (32 ends, 21 tackles, 3 nose tackles)
Linebackers: 34 (17 outside, 17 inside)
Defensive backs: 54 (33 cornerbacks, 13 free safeties, 8 strong safeties)
Specialists: 13 (7 punters, 5 kickers, 1 long snapper)
Conference breakdown
SEC: 68. Every conference school except Vanderbilt has at least one participant, and every league school except Mississippi (two), Tennessee (two) and Vanderbilt has at least four. Seven schools have at least five.
ACC: 57. Every conference school except North Carolina has at least one participant. Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, and Miami have at least seven participants and combine to have 38.
Pac-12: 44. Every conference school has at least one participant except Arizona, which won the Pac-12 South; California; and Colorado. Five schools have at least five.
Big Ten: 39. Every conference school except Illinois has at least one participant, and two have at least five. The division winners, Ohio State and Wisconsin, have a combined six.
Big 12: 31. Every conference school except Oklahoma State and Texas Tech has at least one participant, and three schools have at least five.
FCS schools: 27. Chattanooga, FCS champ North Dakota State, and Towson each have two participants.
Mountain West: 16. Air Force, New Mexico, San Jose State, and Utah State have no participants. The other league schools have at least one each; Colorado State has five, and Fresno State has three.
AAC: 14. Cincinnati, SMU, Temple, Tulsa, and USF have no participants. The other six schools have at least one participant each, and three schools have at least three. UCF leads with four.
Mid-American: 9. Central Michigan has three participants; Ball State, Massachusetts, Miami, Northern Illinois, Toledo, and Western Michigan each have one.
Conference USA: 5. Florida Atlantic, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, and UTEP each have one participant.
Independents: 5. Notre Dame has three participants, and BYU and Navy have one each.
Sun Belt: 5. South Alabama and Texas State have two participants each; Louisiana-Monroe has one.
Division II schools: 2. Harding (Ark.) and Newberry (S.C.) each have one participant.
Division III schools: 1. Hobart (N.Y.) has one participant.
There are 13 schools with at least six participants:
Florida State: 12
Alabama: 11
Louisville: 11
Florida: 9
Miami: 8
Oklahoma: 8 (includes WR Dorial Green-Beckham, who never played for the Sooners)
Auburn: 7
Clemson: 7
Oregon: 7
USC: 7
LSU: 6
Michigan State: 6
Stanford: 6
More combine facts and figures
» Eight power conference schools have no participants: Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, and Vanderbilt.
» National champion Ohio State has four participants, which shows how young the Buckeyes were this season.
» The number of quarterbacks invited, 15, is the fewest since at least 2005. There were 16 in 2013 and at least 18 in every other year from 2005-14.
» This is the third year in a row with 35 linebacker participants.
» There will be 12 guards at the combine. Five of them played in the ACC, and four played in the SEC. The only other FBS conference with a guard participating is the Big 12, which has two.
» For the second year in a row, there are no quarterbacks from the Big Ten. And one year after having no quarterbacks, the Pac-12 has four this year.
» Michigan State leads the Big Ten with six participants, but that figure would rank tied for fourth in the SEC, fifth in the ACC, tied for third in the Pac-12, and second in the Big 12.
» Colorado State, which is in the Mountain West, has five participants; that's more than all but one team in the Big Ten and Big 12 and more than all but two teams in the Pac-12.
» Central Michigan has as many participants as Michigan and Nebraska (3). East Carolina also has three, which is three more than North Carolina and one more than North Carolina State. Memphis has three, which is one more than Tennessee (2) and Vanderbilt (0) combined. FCS member Chattanooga has as many participants as Tennessee. Texas State has two participants, which is two more than Texas Tech.
RJ's 2015 NFL Mock Version – 1.0 Pre-Combine
1. Tampa Bay Bucs - Jameis Winston QB FSU
2. Tennessee Titans - Leonard Williams DT USC
3. Jacksonville Jaguars - Brandon Scherff OT Iowa
4. Oakland Raiders - Amari Cooper WR Bama
5. Washington ******** - Randy Gregory OLB Nebraska
6. New York Jets - Shaq Thompson OLB/S Washington
7. Chicago Bears - Shane Ray OLB Missouri
8. Atlanta Falcons - Andrus Peat OT Stanford
9. New York Giants - Bernardrick McKinney ILB Mississippi St.
10. St. Louis Rams - Marcus Mariota QB Oregon
11. Minnesota Vikings - Ereck Flowers OT The U
12. Cleveland Browns - DeVante Parker WR Louisville
13. New Orleans Saints - Vic Beasley OLB Clemson
14. Miami Dolphins - Kevin White WR West Virginia
15. San Francisco 49ers - Arik Armstead DE/OLB Oregon
16. Houston Texans - Trae Waynes CB MSU
17. San Diego Chargers - Danny Shelton NT Washington
18. Kansas City Chiefs - Landon Collins S Bama
19. Cleveland Browns - Eddie Goldman DT FSU
20. Philadelphia Eagles - Dante Fowler Jr. OLB Florida
21. Cincinnati Bengals - Malcom Brown DT Texas
22. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jordan Phillips NT Oklahoma
23. Detroit Lions - Marcus Peters CB Washington
24. Arizona Cardinals - Alvin Dupree OLB/DE Kentucky
25. Carolina Panthers - T.J. Clemmings OT Pitt
26. Baltimore Ravens - Jaelen Strong WR ASU
27. Dallas Cowboys - Paul Dawson ILB TCU
28. Denver Broncos - Denzel Perryman ILB/OLB The U
29. Indianapolis Colts - La'el Collins OT LSU
30. Green Bay Packers - Michael Bennett DT/DE OSU
31. Seattle Seahawks - Alex Carter CB Stanford
32. New England Patriots - Carl Davis DT/DE Iowa
Beyond Round 1; Players I Love: Rounds:
Duke Johnson, RB, The U 2 to 3
Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia 2 to 3
Ellis McCarthy, NT/DT, UCLA 3 to 5
Durrell Eskridge, S, Syracuse 3 to 5
Quinten Rollins, CB, Miami (OH) 3 to 6
Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise St. 2 to 3
Clive Warford, TE, The U 2 to 4
Phillip Dorsett, WR, The U 2 to 4
Jake Fisher, OG, Oregon 2 to 4
Jalen Collins, CB, LSU 2 to 4
Kevin White, CB, TCU 3 to 6
Andy Gallik, C/OG, BC 3 to 6
Senquez Golson, CB, Ole Miss 3 to 5
Bryce Petty, QB, Baylor 4 to 5
Anthony Chickillo, DE, The U 4 to 6
Ladarius Gunter, CB, The U 4 to 6
Vince Mayle, WR, WSU 3 to 6
Stephone Anthony, ILB, Syracuse 4 to 6
Kurtis Drummond, S, MSU 4 to 6
Shaq Mason, OG, GT 4 to 6
Jake Ryan, OLB, Michigan 5 to 7
Malcolm Brown, RB, Texas 5 to 7
Antwan Goodley, WR, Baylor 5 to 7
Shaq Mason is the best guard in the draft (that I have seen) not named Tre Jackson (Bias)
Appearing on The Rich Eisen Show on Tuesday Mora said: "I don't agree with that. And I would venture to say I've seen more of Marcus Mariota than Mike Mayock. And I respect Mike. If there is one voice out there that I'd listen to, it would be Mike because he does the work, he doesn't poach off of other people's information. He looks at the film, he's active in calling coaches. But I don't think that he's a project. I think the guy is special, that's just based upon playing him and evaluating and studying him for two years now."
NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah regards Mariota as the No. 11 overall prospect available in the 2015 draft. But with quarterback being a position of great need for a number NFL clubs drafting early in the first round, Mariota is more likely to be chosen in the top 10.
Mora said in December that he expects Mariota to have great success in the NFL, and he wasn't backing off that prediction with Eisen. In fact, Mora said he would take Mariota with the No. 1 overall pick if he were in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' position.
"In my opinion he's the best quarterback and the best player," Mora said. "That's my opinion based upon what I've seen, which is a lot of film of him. Anytime you start to go in depth in evaluating these players, you're going to find holes. There is nobody that doesn't have a weakness, a deficiency. But Marcus Mariota has such great character, he's big, he's fast, he's strong, he can throw it. To me, he's a sure thing."