2024 NFL Combine burning questions: What to make of QBs? Biggest risers? Plus more storylines to watch in Indy

The NFL Combine is meant to confirm or reject impressions that teams have of players based on film study. Over the course of the week, 321 draft prospects will be poked and prodded as they are put through medical evaluations, interviews and physical testing in an effort to determine where they should be selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, which begins April 25. 

Here are some of the questions that will be answered in Indianapolis: 

What is the biggest storyline entering the combine?

Ryan Wilson: “The quarterbacks. It’s always the quarterbacks. No one will care that Caleb Williams has chosen not to throw because he’s the best QB in this class, but just like the Senior Bowl, Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix still have something to prove, despite stellar college careers. And J.J. McCarthy, who is getting buzz as a top-10 pick, will have an opportunity to impress teams not only in the interviews but with his athleticism. He wasn’t asked to do a lot at Michigan, but he has special physical tools that many teams think will translate at the next level.”

Chris Trapasso: “How does the top of the wide receiver class sort itself out after Marvin Harrison Jr. and Malik Nabers? Everyone agrees it’s a loaded wideout group … but who’s WR3? And the combine is where we can — and will — get some separation based on workouts for guys like Rome Odunze, Troy Franklin, Brian Thomas Jr. etc.”

Josh Edwards: “Moving week for the offensive tackles? Notre Dame’s Joe Alt is considered the top of his class with Penn State’s Olu Fashanu not far behind, but how will that second-tier tackle group shake out? Will anyone put together an athletic profile that launches them up the board, resulting in millions of dollars earned?”

Which prospect will erupt at the combine?

Wilson: EDGE Chop Robinson, Penn State: “We haven ‘t talked a lot about Chop Robinson when discussing the edge rushers, but even if he’s slightly…

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Author : Josh Edwards

Publish date : 2024-02-26 14:51:01

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