The NFL unveiled the 329 prospects formally invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. The combine kicks off in the final week of February in Indianapolis and is the signature event on the pre-draft calendar every year.
Headlined by 40 defensive linemen (the five-year average is just 23), the combine is a major contributor to the draft class. Per NFL media, over 85 percent of the players drafted over the last six years were combine invitees, and just over 66 percent of all players invited to the combine wind up being selected in that year’s draft.
Of course, there are prospects who are bona fide snubs from the combine. It happens every year. This year’s list of players left out despite what seems like a strong chance at being drafted is smaller than some recent ones, but there are a handful of standout snubs.
The most prominent is Colorado safety Shiloh Sanders, son of coach Deion and older brother of potential No. 1 overall pick Shedeur. The 25-year-old Shiloh turned in an impressive Shrine Bowl week and racked up over 120 tackles in 19 games at Colorado, but that wasn’t enough to get Sanders a combine invite.
Buffaloes teammate Will Sheppard is another notable omission. The big wideout transferred from Vanderbilt and caught 48 passes for over 600 yards, but he was not among the 49 wide receivers invited to Indy.
FCS star Cam Miller from North Dakota State is the biggest name left off at quarterback. Miller’s lack of size and athleticism in coming from the FCS level were apparent hindrances for an invite.
Georgia tight end Ben Yurosek is an early entrant who proved to be a productive receiver at Stanford, but his positional versatility didn’t impress the combine selection committee enough.
It wasn’t terribly surprising to see North Carolina IOL Willie Lampkin not get an invite due to his extremely undersized (he was 5-foot-11 and 270 pounds at the Senior Bowl) frame, but he thrived as a Tar Heel and offers potential to move to blocking tight end or fullback if he’s too small at lineman.
A couple of other lower-level snubs of note:
Minnesota-Duluth OL Aiden Williams, a D-II bruiser who showed promise during Shrine Bowl week.
Eastern Washington WR Efton Chism, a crafty and insanely productive slot receiver from the FCS level who had a big game in the Shrine Bowl.
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