The first National Scouting Combine was held in Tampa in 1982. According to the NFL Combine’s website, the first combine was established primarily to gain unified medical data from college prospects. A total of 163 players attended the inaugural event.
2. More than 300 prospects will attend the event.
This year, 330 prospects have been invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. An invitation to the Combine doesn’t mean a player is guaranteed to be drafted, though. In 2015, 108 players who attended the Combine were not drafted. Inversely, 41 players who were not invited to the Combine were drafted.