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2025 NFL Combine: Three Winners Who Improved Draft Stock in Indianapolis
These three 2025 NFL Draft prospects greatly improved their stock during the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis last week....
NFL Combine Takeaways: Prospects Who Left Scouts With More Questions
These prospects are Deadspin's biggest losers from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine due to poor performances or other players standing out in their position groups....
NFL Combine Winners and Losers: Cam Ward Bets on Tape, Nick Emmanwori Bets on Physics
The 2025 NFL Combine is in the books, and these are Deadspin's biggest winners as quarterbacks like Cam Ward let film speak for itself while Nick Emmanwori dazzled scouts....
Titans narrow field at No. 1, invite top prospects to Nashville
Decision day for the Tennessee Titans might come sooner than many expect with the 2025 NFL Draft seven weeks away. ,Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi said at the NFL Scouting Combine he is fielding calls about trading the No. 1 pick, but the franchise is not willing to pass on any prospect they r...
Shedeur Sanders to NFL Teams: “History Repeats Itself—Pick Me.”
Shedeur Sanders did not participate in the NFL Combine, but spoke extensively about his impressive resume which could make him the biggest winner of the week....
Three Early Winners From the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine
These three players have been declared early winners from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, improving their draft stock due to impressive showings in workout drills....
Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders Won’t Throw at NFL Combine: What’s the Point?
It's pointless for top QB prospects Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders to participate in drills at the NFL Combine, but that's a major disappointment for the fans in Indianapolis. ...
Short on height, QB Dillon Gabriel invites NFL to measure results
INDIANAPOLIS -- Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel stands on his experience, results and reputation as a winner as NFL doubters point to a glaring shortcoming compared to other pro prospects: height.,Measured at 5-foot-11, Gabriel said he watches a lot of Baker Mayfield film and compares his play to ...
Miami QB Cam Ward not taking field at combine, will throw March 24
INDIANAPOLIS -- Top-ranked quarterback Cam Ward came to the NFL Scouting Combine to interview with teams but will not participate in on-field workouts with the position group on Saturday. ,Ward could be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and met with the Tennessee Titans this week. Tenness...
Colorado CB-WR Travis Hunter to NFL teams: 'I'm just different'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Travis Hunter played 111 snaps per game as the Heisman Trophy winner at Colorado last season and boldly lobbied future employers to allow him to continue dual-position duty in the NFL.,Hunter was designated a defensive back at the NFL Scouting Combine this week if only because prospe...
Report: Michigan duo won't work out at Combine
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson and defensive tackle Kenneth Grant will not work out at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, ESPN and NFL Network reported Thursday.,Both projected first-round picks are instead expected to be full participants in the Wolverines' Pro Day on March 21.,Johnson int...
Dan Quinn plans to expand Commanders' contender culture
INDIANAPOLIS -- More than half of the 53-man roster in Washington is eligible for free agency, which makes maintaining the team's identity a top priority for second-year head coach Dan Quinn.,"Culture is how we get down every day: that's the identity of our team, our behaviors, our habits," Quinn sa...
Michigan DT duo out to prove first-round status at Scouting Combine
INDIANAPOLIS -- When NFL teams ask Mason Graham for a game film from his college career that defines him as a prospect, the Michigan man has plenty to choose from.,But he also has a favorite.,"I mean, I feel like just rolling that Ohio State film. That's all you need to see, really," Graham said Wed...
2025 NFL Combine: Five Players To Watch Draft Stock Rise This Week
The NFL Combine is here in Indianapolis, and these five players should see their NFL Draft stock increase throughout the week due to impressive testing and performances....
Titans begin road to No. 1 pick with board set; GM calls Travis Hunter 'special player'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi worked a no-daylight schedule for most of February to arrive at the NFL Scouting Combine with his draft board set. ,"Phase 1," Borgonzi said Tuesday morning at the Indianapolis Convention Center of the first step in a long road to deciding how -- ...
Report: Quinn Ewers plans to throw at Combine
Shedeur Sanders already has said he won't throw at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, and Cam Ward hasn't committed. But Quinn Ewers, the former Texas quarterback looking to move up the draft board, is in, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,A strained oblique suffered early in the 2024 c...
A to Z guide to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine
INDIANAPOLIS - TV cameras and plastic neckwear media nametags are plentiful around Lucas Oil Stadium already as the Indianapolis Convention Center transitions into ground zero for the NFL Scouting Combine. ,Prized prospects go through a series of tests on and off the field to measure their NFL stock...
Report: Mystics send F Ariel Atkins to Sky for No. 3 draft pick
The Chicago Sky acquired two-time All-Star guard Ariel Atkins from the Washington Mystics, who received Chicago's No. 3 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, per an ESPN report on Sunday. ,The rebuilding Mystics, who moved on from general manager Mike Thibault and coach Eric Thibault in October after missing...
Nationals OF Dylan Crews runs own race with spotlight on '23 draft class
Three weeks into the 2025 regular season, Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews will head to Pittsburgh to face former college teammate Paul Skenes, the much more familiar face of LSU baseball. ,Skenes, the power pitcher selected No. 1 ahead of Crews in a mildly debated pick in the 2023 draft,...
Top ESPN Reporter Thinks Cam Ward Is Likely 2025 NFL Draft No. 1 Overall Pick
ESPN's Pete Thamel is hearing that Miami quarterback Cam Ward is likely to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to the Tennessee Titans....