NFL Combine Preview: Offense
All Access Football profiles the NFL Scouting Combine invites with a look at names you need to know and players who were snubbed on offense.
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NFL COMBINE PREVIEW — OFFENSE
The NFL announced 329 invitations to the 2025 Scouting Combine, scheduled for February 27th through March 2nd in Indianapolis. Below, we have listed the players invited at each position on offense, along with one notable name you need to know, plus a look at which prospects were snubbed. Be sure to check back to AAF for our defense preview.
QUARTERBACKS
NAME TO KNOW: Graham Mertz, Florida — A torn ACL in October ended the season prematurely for Mertz who threw for nearly 10,000 yards during his career at Wisconsin and Florida. While he is unlikely to participate in the combine, NFL teams will value his medical testing. Mertz projects as a late-round type.
COMBINE SNUB: Taylor Elgersma, Laurier — The Canadien sensation didn’t get the call to Indy, despite scorching up the all-star trails. In fairness, combine votes are tallied in December, well before the wonderful January run Elgersma enjoyed. It remains to be seen whether he will participate in the CFL Combine.
PLAYER | SCHOOL [ALPHABETICAL]
Max Brosmer, Minnesota
Brady Cook, Missouri
Jaxson Dart, Mississippi
Quinn Ewers, Texas
Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
Seth Henigan, Memphis
Will Howard, Ohio State
Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
Kyle McCord, Syracuse
Graham Mertz, Florida
Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Tyler Shough, Louisville
Cam Ward, Miami
RUNNING BACKS
NAME TO KNOW: Ulysses Bentley, Mississippi — A highly rated prospect entering the season, Bentley fell out of favor with head coach Lane Kiffin and lost his starting job to Henry Parrish Jr. Still, Bentley possesses plenty of traits that will appeal to NFL teams such as size, elusiveness, experience and high character.
COMBINE SNUB: Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Arizona — Again the combine votes had already been submitted prior to Croskey-Merritt burning up turf at the Hula Bowl, then winning East-West Shrine Bowl MVP honors. His electric burst, vision and fresh wheels, after sitting out this past season could make him a draft day steal.
PLAYER | SCHOOL [ALPHABETICAL]
LeQuint Allen, Syracuse
Ulysses Bentley IV, Mississippi
Jaydon Blue, Texas
Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech
Donovan Edwards, Michigan
Trevor Etienne, Georgia
DJ Giddens, Kansas State
Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
RJ Harvey, UCF TreVeyon Henderson,
Ohio State Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
Ja'Quinden Jackson, Arkansas
Jordan James, Oregon
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida
Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
Corey Kiner, Cincinnati
Phil Mafah, Clemson
Woody Marks, USC
Damien Martinez, Miami
Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
Kalel Mullings, Michigan
Devin Neal, Kansas
Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
Cam Skattebo, Arizona State
Brashard Smith, SMU
Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech
Marcus Yarns, Delaware
WIDE RECEIVERS
NAME TO KNOW: Beaux Collins, Notre Dame — A somewhat forgotten man throughout the course of the season, there were big expectations with Collins who transferred over from Clemson. He never became the consistent deep threat Notre Dame had hoped and struggled with dropsies but did close out the season strong.
COMBINE SNUB: Kyle Williams, Washington State — One of the fastest players in Mobile, the speedy Williams runs sharp routes and isn’t afraid to cross the middle. He made great strides each season and enjoyed career-highs with 1,198 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns this past year. He could be one of the highest drafted snubs.
PLAYER | SCHOOL [ALPHABETICAL]
Andrew Armstrong, Arkansas
Elic Ayomanor, Stanford
Elijhah Badger, Florida
Jack Bech, TCU
Isaiah Bond, Texas
Ja'Corey Brooks, Louisville
Sam Brown Jr., Miami
Pat Bryant, Illinois
Luther Burden III, Missouri
Beaux Collins, Notre Dame
Chimere Dike, Florida
Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
Da'Quan Felton, Virginia Tech
Tai Felton, Maryland
Jacolby George, Miami
Matthew Golden, Texas
Tre Harris, Mississippi
Jayden Higgins, Iowa State
Traeshon Holden, Oregon
Jimmy Horn Jr., Colorado
Tory Horton, Colorado State
Kobe Hudson, UCF
Daniel Jackson, Minnesota
Tez Johnson, Oregon
Josh Kelly, Texas Tech
KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Auburn
Jaylin Lane, Virginia Tech
Dominic Lovett, Georgia
Bru McCoy, Tennessee
Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
Konata Mumpfield, Pittsburgh
Nick Nash, San Jose State
Isaiah Neyor, Nebraska
Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
Kaden Prather, Maryland
Xavier Restrepo, Miami
Jalen Royals, Utah State
Arian Smith, Georgia
Roc Taylor, Memphis
Isaac TeSlaa, Arkansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr., Tennessee
Jordan Watkins, Mississippi
Theo Wease Jr., Missouri
Antwane Wells Jr., Mississippi
LaJohntay Wester, Colorado
Ricky White III, UNLV
Kyle Williams, Washington State
Savion Williams, TCU
TIGHT ENDS
NAME TO KNOW: Robbie Ouzts, Alabama — A bit of a throwback, Ouzts is the only fullback invited to the combine and will work out with the tight ends, a position he has also lined up at with the Crimson Tide. Ouzts is a hard-nosed blocker who projects as a Swiss army knife, capable of lining up at H-back.
COMBINE SNUB: Caden Prieskorn, Mississippi — It was great to see Prieskorn in Dallas at the East-West Shrine Bowl, where he appeared to be more than formidable, while making the occasional splash play. His athleticism is somewhat limited but Prieskorn possesses excellent size and is tough to bring down after the catch.
PLAYER | SCHOOL [ALPHABETICAL]
Elijah Arroyo, Miami
Gavin Bartholomew, Pittsburgh
Jake Briningstool, Clemson
Jalin Conyers, Texas Tech
CJ Dippre, Alabama
Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green
Terrance Ferguson, Oregon
Thomas Fidone II, Nebraska
Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse
Jackson Hawes, Georgia Tech
Gunnar Helm, Texas
Brant Kuithe, Utah
Luke Lachey, Iowa
Colston Loveland, Michigan
Moliki Matavao, UCLA
Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina
Robbie Ouzts, Alabama
Joshua Simon, South Carolina
Mason Taylor, LSU
Tyler Warren, Penn State
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
NAME TO KNOW: Branson Taylor, Pittsburgh — A team captain and starter for parts of the past three seasons at left tackle, Taylor will be called to Indy for medical examination purposes. With so much depth at offensive line this year, Taylor could provide Day 3 value for teams willing to be patient.
COMBINE SNUB: Dalton Cooper, Oklahoma State — Another standout form the all-star game trails, Cooper received high praise for his performance at the Hula Bowl before getting the call-up to the East-West Shrine Bowl. His position versatility and ability to play all five positions is arguably his best asset.
PLAYER | SCHOOL [ALPHABETICAL]
Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
Anthony Belton, N.C. State
Logan Brown, Kansas
Will Campbell, LSU
Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon
Ajani Cornelius, Oregon
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, Florida
Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
Charles Grant, William & Mary
Myles Hinton, Michigan
Emery Jones Jr., LSU
Chase Lundt, Connecticut
Armand Membou, Missouri
Wyatt Milum, West Virginia
Jack Nelson, Wisconsin
Hollin Pierce, Rutgers
Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona
Josh Simmons, Ohio State
Branson Taylor, Pittsburgh
Ozzy Trapilo, Boston College
Jalen Travis, Iowa State
Carson Vinson, Alabama A&M
Cameron Williams, Texas
John Williams, Cincinnati
GUARDS
NAME TO KNOW: Marcus Tate, Clemson — A staple up front along the Tigers offensive line, Tate became just the third true freshman in school history to start the opening week of the regular season since 1972. His career has been interrupted by injuries at times but his impact and consistency when healthy garners attention.
COMBINE SNUB: Nash Jones, Texas State — One of the more nasty, mean-mugging maulers we witnessed in the trenches during our week-long observations at the Shrine Bowl, Jones has stated at both left tackle and left guard for the Bobcats. He measured in with enough length to be viewed as a valuable swingman in the pros.
PLAYER | SCHOOL [ALPHABETICAL]
Tyler Booker, Alabama
Connor Colby, Iowa
Hayden Conner, Texas
Garrett Dellinger, LSU
Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
Miles Frazier, LSU
Joshua Gray, Oregon State
Joe Huber, Wisconsin
Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
Luke Kandra, Cincinnati
Marcus Mbow, Purdue
Tate Ratledge, Georgia
Jalen Rivers, Miami
Caleb Rogers, Texas Tech
Jackson Slater, Sacramento State
Marcus Tate, Clemson
Xavier Truss, Georgia
Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
CENTERS
NAME TO KNOW: Torricelli Simpkins III, South Carolina — The selection of Simpkins III will force us to go back and revisit the film. While he brings an experienced resume having played in the SEC, Simpkins III seems to be a step slow at times on film and could have issues with lateral movement at the next level.
COMBINE SNUB: Willie Lampkin, Coastal Carolina — One of the pure combine travesties, the omission of Lampkin is noticeably glaring, as it’s an indication that NFL teams might be writing him off due to his 5-foot-10 frame. We wouldn’t want to be the ones to count out Lampkin, as his heart much outweighs his size.
PLAYER | SCHOOL [ALPHABETICAL]
Eli Cox, Kentucky
Drew Kendall, Boston College
Jake Majors, Texas
Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State
Jonah Monheim, USC
Torricelli Simpkins III, South Carolina
Clay Webb, Jacksonville State
Jared Wilson, Georgia
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