The NFL Scouting Combine is underway from Indianapolis. Over the next few days, some of the top prospects who are set to enter the 2025 NFL Draft will begin making their case to be selected in April’s draft. Defensive linemen and linebackers will get the on-field workouts going first on Feb. 27 followed up by the defensive backs and tight ends on Feb. 28, quarterbacks, wide receivers, and running back on March 1, and rounded out by the offensive lineman on March 2.
While this will certainly be a who’s who event, there is always a question of participation. Oftentimes, the NFL combine is a place where prospects make their initial impression on teams, but primarily through meetings. As for the workouts, it’s sort of a mixed bag as to who’ll actually step onto the field at Lucas Oil Stadium. For instance, some quarterbacks will run the 40-yard dash and do some conditioning drills but will hold off on throwing until their respective pro days.
Below, we’ll track each of the top prospects in this year’s class who are at the NFL combine and see what their level of participation is.
Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 1 overall (No. 1 position ranking)
Hunter, the top ranked prospect in the class, will not work out at the NFL combine, the Colorado star told CBS Sports HQ. Hunter is widely assumed to be a top-five pick at the NFL Draft (if not No. 1 overall) after winning the Heisman Trophy playing both wide receiver and cornerback.
Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 2 overall (No. 1 position ranking)
The Penn State pass rusher and projected top-five pick Abdul Carter will not work out during the NFL Scouting Combine. Carter is expected to partake in physical exams and interviews this week, but has not yet recovered from a shoulder injury he suffered during the Fiesta Bowl. It was also revealed that Carter is dealing with a stress reaction in his right foot, but it does not require surgery.
“I couldn’t be more confident that this will be a non-factor where he’s drafted,” Rosenhaus told ESPN. “He will put on a show at his pro day.”
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Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 5 (No. 2 position ranking)
Johnson will not workout at the NFL combine, according to ESPN. Instead, the cornerback will particulate fully during his Pro Bowl, which will take place on March 21st. Johnson is projected to be a first-round selection at the 2025 NFL Draft after totaling nine interceptions (three returned for a touchdown) during his career with the Wolverines.
Mason Graham, DL, Michigan
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 3 (No. 1 position ranking)
Mason Graham will only do the bench press at the NFL combine, his agent told NFL Media. Graham will conduct his full workout at his Pro Day. The Michigan product is projected to be a top five pick at the NFL Draft.
Kenneth Grant, DT, Michgian
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 30 (No. 5 position ranking)
Grant is dealing with a hamstring injury, so the Michgian defensive tackle will not partcipate in on-field drills at the NFL combine, according to NFL Media. He will reportedly be ready to go for his Pro Day. Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia
Williams told reporters at the NFL combine that he will not work out this week due to an ankle injury. Instead, he’ll wait until Georgia’s Pro Day. The edge rusher added that he played the 2024 season at “less than 60%” after suffering a Grade 2 left ankle sprain in the season opener.
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 24 overall (No. 2 position ranking)
Sanders will not throw at the NFL combine, according to NFL Media. Instead, he will use the showcase to meet with teams before throwing with receivers he has an established rapport with at Colorado’s Pro Day. This is a similar approach that Sanders took at the East-West Shrine Bowl in January where he only met with teams and the media.
Cam Ward, QB, Miami
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 8 (No. 1 position ranking)
It is still up in the air whether Ward — who is currently looked at as the top QB in the class — will throw at the NFL combine, according to NFL Media. Ward’s team has done combine work in their throwing sessions leading up to his arrival in Indy, so he would technically be ready to throw if he elects to do so.
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 107 (No. 4 position ranking)
Ewers is expected to throw at the NFL combine, according to NFL Media. This report notes that Ewers is fully recovered from a torn oblique he suffered during the Longhorns’ second game of the season against Michigan. He’s also weighing in at 215 pounds. On top of the clean bill of health and green light to throw this week, this latest report also noted that Ewers has been working out with former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy.
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 11 (No. 1 position ranking)
The Boise State running back will wait until his pro day to work out in front of prospective NFL teams. Jeanty will participate in medical evaluations and interviews with teams, but NFL Media reports that will not go through on-field workouts this week at the NFL combine. Jeanty is the consensus top running back in this class and is already projected to come off the board in the top half of the first round.
Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 15 (No. 1 position ranking)
Loveland, who spoke to reporters with a sling on his right arm after recently undergoing shoulder surgery, told reporters Thursday that he expects a full recovery. He said he should be cleared to go for OTAs and ready for contact in training camp.
Elijah Arroyo, TE, Miami
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 68 (No. 5 position ranking)
Arroyo,will not work out at the NFL combine due to a knee bruise he suffered at the Senior Bowl, per NFL Media. Arroyo noted that he will be fine to participate in his Pro Day at Miami.
Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
CBS Sports Prospect Ranking: No. 32 (No. 3 position ranking)
Revel Jr. will not do any drills at the NFL combine or his Pro Day, but is on track to be ready for the summer, according to CBS Sports NFL Draft analyst Josh Edwards. The corner suffered a torn ACL in practice last October but is on the mend. His surgeon, Dr. Daniel Cooper, sent NFL teams a letter this week that said the defensive back is on schedule to be fully cleared this summer. He will participate in medical checks this week at the combine.
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