the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine
It’s finally here! It’s the premier pre-draft event where 319 top college prospects showcase their athleticism, undergo medical evaluations, conduct team interviews, and more to boost (or sometimes hurt) their draft stock ahead of the April 2026 NFL Draft. You will find the QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs listed in the tables below in order of their consensus ranking from NFL Mock Draft Database.
Combine Dates: February 23rd to March 2nd
Location: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, February 26th: Kickers, DL, LB (drills start at 3pm ET)
Friday, February 27th: TE, DB (3pm ET)
Saturday, February 28th: QB, WR, RB (1pm ET)
Sunday, March 1st: OL (11am-1pm ET start time)
Breakdown by School: (see the full list of invites here)
13 – Texas A&M (school record)
12 – Alabama
11 – LSU, Ohio State
10 – Miami, Georgia, Oklahoma
9 – Penn State, Clemson, Indiana, Oregon, Florida, Iowa
8 – Texas Tech, Michigan
7 – USC, Texas
6 – Arkansas, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Auburn
Quarterback Invites: (rank column shows consensus overall draft rank via NFLMockDraftDatabase)
| Rank | Pos. Rank | Player | School |
| 1 | QB1 | Fernando Mendoza | Indiana |
| 29 | QB2 | Ty Simpson | Alabama |
| 76 | QB3 | Garrett Nussmeier | LSU |
| 121 | QB4 | Carson Beck | Miami |
| 145 | QB5 | Drew Allar | Penn State |
| 147 | QB6 | Sawyer Robertson | Baylor |
| 165 | QB7 | Cole Payton | North Dakota State |
| 178 | QB8 | Cade Klubnik | Clemson |
| 194 | QB9 | Taylen Green | Arkansas |
| 255 | QB10 | Luke Altmyer | Illinois |
| 287 | QB11 | Jalon Daniels | Kansas |
| 315 | QB12 | Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt |
| 326 | QB13 | Behren Morton | Texas Tech |
| 351 | QB14 | Joe Fagnano | UConn |
| 392 | QB15 | Haynes King | Georgia Tech |
The 2026 Combine features 15 quarterbacks, a standard number for the event. The group is headlined by Heisman winner and College Football Champion Fernando Mendoza, the consensus #1 overall pick for the Las Vegas Raiders. It is a solid group but not overly deep and likely offers only Mendoza as a foundational QB to build a team around.
Running Back Invites:
| Rank | Pos. Rank | Player | School |
| 9 | RB1 | Jeremiyah Love | Notre Dame |
| 60 | RB2 | Jadarian Price | Notre Dame |
| 69 | RB3 | Jonah Coleman | Washington |
| 79 | RB4 | Emmett Johnson | Nebraska |
| 96 | RB5 | Mike Washington Jr. | Arkansas |
| 103 | RB6 | Kaytron Allen | Penn State |
| 124 | RB7 | Nicholas Singleton | Penn State |
| 185 | RB8 | Roman Hemby | Indiana |
| 187 | RB9 | Demond Claiborne | Wake Forest |
| 189 | RB10 | J’Mari Taylor | Virginia |
| 191 | RB11 | Adam Randall | Clemson |
| 200 | RB12 | Seth McGowan | Kentucky |
| 208 | RB13 | Robert Henry Jr. | UTSA |
| 223 | RB14 | Eli Heidenreich | Navy |
| 227 | RB15 | Le’Veon Moss | Texas A&M |
| 242 | RB16 | Noah Whittington | Oregon |
| 248 | RB17 | Jam Miller | Alabama |
| 294 | RB18 | CJ Donaldson | Ohio State |
| 373 | RB19 | Max Bredeson | Michigan |
| 374 | RB20 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh |
| 437 | RB21 | Rahsul Faison | South Carolina |
This years group features 21 running backs, down from previous years of 31 in 2025, 29 in 2024 and 27 in 2023. We have one true blue chip RB this year in Jeremiyah Love from Notre Dame, and then a significant drop off to late second rounders to round 3 values. Notre Dame has the top 2 backs in the class, and Penn State also features two fringe top 100 RBs. Despite the low amount of RBs attending, it is a sturdy class with plenty of potential starters and definitely some useful backups or 1Bs.
Wide Receiver Invites:
| Rank | Pos. Rank | Player | School |
| 7 | WR1 | Carnell Tate | Ohio State |
| 10 | WR2 | Jordyn Tyson | Arizona State |
| 13 | WR3 | Makai Lemon | USC |
| 23 | WR4 | Denzel Boston | Washington |
| 25 | WR5 | KC Concepcion | Texas A&M |
| 45 | WR6 | Omar Cooper Jr. | Indiana |
| 48 | WR7 | Chris Bell | Louisville |
| 49 | WR8 | Zachariah Branch | Georgia |
| 51 | WR9 | Malachi Fields | Notre Dame |
| 52 | WR10 | Chris Brazzell II | Tennessee |
| 56 | WR11 | Germie Bernard | Alabama |
| 57 | WR12 | Elijah Sarratt | Indiana |
| 66 | WR13 | Antonio Williams | Clemson |
| 77 | WR14 | Ted Hurst | Georgia State |
| 83 | WR15 | Ja’Kobi Lane | USC |
| 93 | WR16 | Skyler Bell | UConn |
| 112 | WR17 | Deion Burks | Oklahoma |
| 122 | WR18 | Kevin Coleman Jr. | Missouri |
| 126 | WR19 | Bryce Lance | North Dakota State |
| 130 | WR20 | Brenen Thompson | Mississippi State |
| 131 | WR21 | Josh Cameron | Baylor |
| 146 | WR22 | CJ Daniels | Miami |
| 151 | WR23 | Reggie Virgil | Texas Tech |
| 168 | WR24 | De’Zhaun Stribling | Ole Miss |
| 196 | WR25 | Chase Roberts | BYU |
| 199 | WR26 | Eric McAlister | TCU |
| 202 | WR27 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa |
| 206 | WR28 | Caleb Douglas | Texas Tech |
| 222 | WR29 | Aaron Anderson | LSU |
| 225 | WR30 | Barion Brown | LSU |
| 228 | WR31 | Jordan Hudson | SMU |
| 250 | WR32 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas |
| 251 | WR33 | Zavion Thomas | LSU |
| 254 | WR34 | Colbie Young | Georgia |
| 263 | WR35 | Eric Rivers | Georgia Tech |
| 264 | WR36 | Chris Hilton Jr. | LSU |
| 275 | WR37 | Caullin Lacy | Louisville |
| 314 | WR38 | Jeff Caldwell | Cincinnati |
| 324 | WR39 | Malik Benson | Oregon |
| 354 | WR40 | Vinny Anthony II | Wisconsin |
| 368 | WR41 | Kendrick Law | Kentucky |
| 376 | WR42 | J.Michael Sturdivant | Florida |
| 384 | WR43 | Dillon Bell | Georgia |
| 386 | WR44 | Harrison Wallace III | Ole Miss |
| 459 | WR45 | Jalen Walthall | Incarnate Word |
| 500 | WR46 | Donaven McCulley | Michigan |
We have 46 WRs attending this years combine, down from last years 49 but higher than the 40 in 2024. We have an elite consensus top 3 in Carnell Tate, Jordyn Tyson and Makai Lemon, roughly 5-6 potential 1st rounders and about 15-16 top 100 selections.
Tight End Invites:
| Rank | Pos. Rank | Player | School |
| 19 | TE1 | Kenyon Sadiq | Oregon |
| 76 | TE2 | Eli Stowers | Vanderbilt |
| 78 | TE3 | Max Klare | Ohio State |
| 86 | TE4 | Michael Trigg | Baylor |
| 107 | TE5 | Justin Joly | NC State |
| 115 | TE6 | Oscar Delp | Georgia |
| 125 | TE7 | Jack Endries | Texas |
| 137 | TE8 | Joe Royer | Cincinnati |
| 144 | TE9 | Eli Raridon | Notre Dame |
| 153 | TE10 | Tanner Koziol | Houston |
| 155 | TE11 | Dallen Bentley | Utah |
| 161 | TE12 | Sam Roush | Stanford |
| 173 | TE13 | Nate Boerkircher | Texas A&M |
| 179 | TE14 | Josh Cuevas | Alabama |
| 184 | TE15 | Dae’Quan Wright | Ole Miss |
| 186 | TE16 | John Michael Gyllenborg | Wyoming |
| 192 | TE17 | Marlin Klein | Michigan |
| 214 | TE18 | Riley Nowakowski | Indiana |
| 267 | TE19 | Miles Kitselman | Tennessee |
| 283 | TE20 | RJ Maryland | SMU |
| 342 | TE21 | Bauer Sharp | LSU |
| 353 | TE22 | Khalil Dinkins | Penn State |
| 380 | TE23 | Lake McRee | USC |
| 396 | TE24 | Will Kacmarek | Ohio State |
| 418 | TE25 | Jaren Kanak | Oklahoma |
| 430 | TE26 | Matthew Hibner | SMU |
| 431 | TE27 | DJ Rogers | TCU |
This years TE group is the largest in recent combines with a total of 27. We had 21 in 2025, only 16 in 2024 and 20 in 2023. With Kenyon Sadiq as the lone 1st round talent, we have 4-5 other TE’s ranked in the top 100. We have seen a trend of more 2 and 3 TE sets lately, so perhaps we see a record amount of tight ends drafted this year.
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