The three Illini, along with more than 300 other collegiate players, will participate in a series of drills, evaluations, and interviews in front of National Football League personnel from February 23-29.
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This is the largest collection of Bruins to be invited to the NFL Combine in the Mora era.
The NFL has announced its list of invitees for this year’s Combine and 14 Ohio State players made the cut.
This year’s NFL Combine will include six former Mississippi State players.
This draft has a little bit of both and there are some prospects at the top of this year’s draft that will really stand out for teams in the draft. South Carolina’s on-campus pro timing day is March 30.
The invite is a good sign for the recovery Redmond, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament.
Alexander, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound redshirt sophomore cornerback, has been projected as a first-round pick after displaying his shutdown skills during the season. At No. 50, he’s the highest-rated draft-eligible LSU player on the CBSsports.com draft board. Despite the set back, Redmond shouldn’t fall past the second round. Peake ranked second on the Clemson team in receptions with 50 and Reader had 31 tackles in eight games, five as a starter.
The Commodore pass rusher is the team’s best draft prospect for 2016.
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Five former Oregon Ducks have been officially invited to participate in this month’s NFL Scouting Combine. Clemson has had at least four players drafted each of the last seven years.
