When is the 2024 NFL Combine?
The 2024 NFL Combine takes place from Sunday, February 26, until Monday, March 4. Defensive linemen and linebackers arrive on February 26, with the arrival of other positional groups staggered daily. On-field action begins on Thursday, February 29, and wraps up on Sunday, March 3, when the offensive linemen and specialists display their skills for NFL evaluators.
What is the NFL Combine?
Often referred to as the “Underwear Olympics,” the NFL Combine is the league’s annual testing and measurement event for prospects entering the NFL Draft. Personnel from all 32 NFL teams converge on Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to evaluate over 300 prospects — 321 in the 2024 NFL Combine — in what is described as an intense four-day job interview.
What Events Happen at the NFL Combine?
NFL Draft prospects go through various medical examinations, team interviews, media interviews, and measurement-taking while at the NFL Combine. They also participate in position-specific on-field workouts and athletic testing drills, which are listed below.
- 40-yard dash
- Vertical jump
- Broad jump
- Three-cone drill
- 20-yard shuttle
- 60-yard shuttle
How to Watch the NFL Combine
Fans are welcome to head to Lucas Oil Stadium to watch the NFL Combine in person, but if you cannot attend, there are multiple options to watch the annual testing event. NFL Scouting Combine drills are shown on NFL Network, starting at 3:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 29. You can stream the event across multiple devices, while the 2024 NFL Combine is available on NFL+.
Where is the NFL Combine?
As it has been since 1987, the 2024 NFL Combine will be hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis. The home of the Indianapolis Colts has been the focal point of NFL attention in late February/early March for over 35 years due to its central location. It has become a must-attend event on the NFL Draft calendar for media, scouts, and fans alike.
Top Prospects to Watch at the NFL Combine
While top quarterback prospects Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels and wide receivers Marvin Harrison Jr. and Malik Nabers won’t participate in on-field workouts at the 2024 NFL Combine, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a plethora of playmakers to enjoy during the week of action from Lucas Oil Stadium.
Watch out for the quarterback quartet of Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix, J.J. McCarthy, and Spencer Rattler to battle for “best of the rest” between a consensus top-three QBs of Williams, Daniels, and North Carolina’s Drake Maye — who at the time of writing hadn’t confirmed whether he’ll throw at the 2024 NFL Combine.
Offensive stars of the 2024 NFL Draft in action include Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers, considered one of the best players at his position ever to enter the NFL. In a much-discussed RB class, watch for FSU’s Trey Benson, Michigan’s Blake Corum, Notre Dame’s Audric Estime, Oregon’s Bucky Irving, and feel old with the appearance of Frank Gore Jr.
Defensively, there’s a rich tapestry of big names from the top program’s in the country — like Alabama CB duo Kool-Aid McKinstry and Terrion Arnold or 18 players from the national champion Michigan Wolverines — to small school standouts like dynamic Toledo Rockets cornerback Quinyon Mitchell. Laiatu Latu, Jared Verse, and Dallas Turner lead the pass rush group.