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American Athletic Conference Sending 18 Players to NFL Combine

The NFL has released the complete list of invitees to the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine, with a total of 330 prospects. The American Athletic Conference will be represented by 18 players, who will attend the event to be held from Feb. 28 through March 6.

The SEC lead the way with the most participants invited to the combine with 66, followed by the ACC (60), Big Ten (51), Pac-12 (46), and Big 12 (19). The AAC leads the Group of Five with the most picks.

The AAC had 10 players selected in last year's draft, including two first-round picks - William Jackson and Paxton Lynch.