With 337 draft-eligible prospects set to report, there will be more prospects at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week than there are picks in the draft—currently 224 with up to 32 compensatory picks to be added.
As the NFL shifts the timing of on-field workouts to primetime, it’s the part of the process that’s not televised—medical evaluations and interviews—that will be most important for many prospects. For example, will Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa “win [his] medical”?
In addition to the combine and upcoming pro days, the NFL free-agency period that begins in March will bring team needs into clarity heading into April’s draft.