The Super Bowl has concluded, which means the NFL offseason has begun. NFL fans know that the league never sleeps, however. Over the next few months, teams will begin making personnel adjustments through free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft.
The information gathering portion of that calendar continues this week at the annual NFL Scouting Combine. Here is everything you need to know about the event in Indianapolis:
When is the NFL combine?
The 2025 NFL combine will take place from Feb. 24 through March 3. The specific start times (Eastern) for each day’s on-field workouts are as follows:
- Thursday, Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. — Defensive linemen, linebackers
- Friday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. — Defensive backs, tight ends
- Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m. — Quarterbacks, wide receivers, running backs
- Sunday, March 2-3 at 1 p.m. — Offensive linemen
TV: NFL Network | Stream: fuboTV (try for free)
The full schedule is below:
Where is the NFL combine?
The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis — home of the Indianapolis Colts. The event has been held in Indianapolis since 1987 and will continue to be held there through at least 2024. It was announced in November of 2024 that the event would remain there through 2026.
Every NFL team currently possesses the rights to their own first-round pick in 2025. Here is the top 10 draft order, as well as some positional needs and notable free agents:
Team needs: OT, IOL, EDGE, WR, LB
Projected 2025 free agents: S Quandre Diggs, WR Tyler Boyd, OG Dillon Radunz, LB Jerome Baker
Team needs: QB, OT, WR, RB, DL, EDGE
Projected 2025 free agents: OT Jedrick Wills, WR Elijah Moore, DT Maurice Hurst, RB Nick Chubb, QB Jameis Winston
Team needs: QB, IOL, CB, WR, TE
Projected 2025 free agents: WR Darius Slayton, LB Isaiah Simmons, CB Adoree’ Jackson, S Jason Pinnock, QB Drew Lock
Team needs: OT, IOL, WR, EDGE, CB
Projected 2025 free agents: CB Jonathan Jones, QB Jacoby Brissett, OT Chukwuma Okorafor
Team needs: CB, OT, S, IOL, TE
Projected 2025 free agents: QB Mac Jones, S Andre Cisco
Team needs: QB, CB, RB, EDGE, LB
Projected 2025 free agents: CB Nate Hobbs, EDGE Malcolm Koonce, OG Cody Whitehair, LB Robert Spillane, S Marcus Epps
Team needs: OT, WR, EDGE, S, DL, QB
Projected 2025 free agents: EDGE Haason Reddick, OT Tyron Smith, OT Morgan Moses, DT Javon Kinlaw, S Chuck Clark
Team needs: QB, WR, IOL, EDGE, DL, CB, S
Projected 2025 free agents: QB Andy Dalton, C Austin Corbett, LB Shaq Thompson, P Johnny Hekker
Team needs: TE, EDGE, DL, CB, S, WR
Projected 2025 free agents: EDGE Chase Young, S Tyrann Mathieu, TE Juwan Johnson, LB Willie Gay Jr., OG Lucas Patrick, CB Paulson Adebo
Team needs: IOL, EDGE, DL, OT, RB
Projected 2025 free agents: WR Keenan Allen, OG Teven Jenkins, EDGE Darrell Taylor
2025 NFL Draft order: Full list of every first-round pick after Eagles destroy Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX
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Mock draft central
There is never a shortage of scenarios to play out in the NFL Draft, so that is why Chris Trapasso and myself publish new mock drafts every week to account for the latest rumblings and opinions on the top prospects eligible for the 2025 NFL Draft. Each of our first-round mock drafts can be found, here.
Prospect rankings/full list of participants
The 2025 NFL Draft is loaded with offensive talent, particularly at the top. It is a talented, deep quarterback group, but the strengths in this class are offensive tackle, wide receiver and, potentially, cornerback. The weaknesses of this class are linebacker, defensive tackle and running back.
Here are the top 10 prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, according to CBS Sports:
| 1. Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado |
| 2. Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State |
| 3. Mason Graham, DL, Michigan |
| 4. Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas |
| 5. Will Johnson, CB, Michigan |
| 6. Will Campbell, OT, LSU |
| 7. Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona |
| 8. Cam Ward, QB, Miami |
| 9. Jalon Walker, EDGE, Georgia |
| 10. James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee |
For a full list of the 319 prospects invited to the NFL combine, click here.
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