The N.F.L. National Football League is home to some of the greatest athletes in history. American Football, a contact sport, where some of the most athletic individuals perform against each other, tests their aspirants, who would like to leave college and go pro, during the N.F.L Combine.

This test is comparable to the NBA Combine or also the NHL Combine.

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Established in: "1982"

To attend, one must be invited from the teams as they will be watching the players. The invitees are usually the football players who dominated the NCAA divisions in college. This event can impact the value of the player before the N.F.L. Draft.

NFL Combine Drills

This Combine test involves 5 different exercises, which are completed usually in the following order. A candidate can choose whether to attend certain events. The requirements on this page are based on the fastest players who usually are Running Backs, Wide Receivers, and Defensive Backs. The numbers used are actual numbers from participants of the 2019 NFL Combine test. Furthermore, various positions have various extra drills in which they can perform. Benchpress is AMRAP with 225 lbs. Cones are placed 5 yards away.

NFL Combine Other Drills

Other drills that NFL prospects face depending on the positions that they are showcasing themselves are Shuttle Runs. Other events are untimed or are more subjective to the eye of the evaluator. Those are very position-specific and are not quantified. Those are true tests of skills that will translate to the playing field. Skills depending on positions could be to test flexibility, agility, and footwork, or could be movement combined with strength, ball catching skills, or coordination skills.

NFL Combine Training

Most Prospects decide to join one training facility to improve their numbers. Some athletes get faster, some do not, and some become slower. Most candidates also put on a lot of weight for the combine, which could be a reason why their numbers are not improving. Recently, athletes also worked on changing their foot stance so drastically, which in some cases did not make them faster. Usually, candidates can improve their other skills easily. The best way to train for the NFL Combine is to be continuously training for it. All prospects come right out of college. They have a lot of experience in training for the various events, and usually also perform on a high level at their respective Pro Day, which tests for basically the same drills. The question of how much those skills transfer on to the football field is not easy to answer. It is the same question that most likely Navy Seal Recruits ask themselves in trying to figure out why the best athlete might not make it through BUDS training. There are a lot of athletes, who shined at the NFL Combine, who are also shining in the NFL.