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Texas coach Steve Sarkisian sings “The Eyes of Texas” with team the Bevo mascot after an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian sings “The Eyes of Texas” with team the Bevo mascot after an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns had a program-best 11 players invited to the 2024 NFL scouting combine.
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The Texas Longhorns had a program-best 11 players invited to the 2024 NFL couting combine
Texas was tied for fourth in schools with the most number of players invited to the combine
The top spot was held by the national champion Michigan Wolverines with 18 players invited. Washington and Florida State were ranked second and third with 13 and 12 players invited, respectively
The combine will take place in Indianapolis from Feb. 26 to March 4
The NFL announced the 321 prospects invited to this year’s combine on Tuesday.
Texas was tied for fourth in schools with the most number of players invited to the combine. The top spot was held by the national champion Michigan Wolverines with 18 players invited. Washington and Florida State were ranked second and third with 13 and 12 players invited, respectively.
Some of the notable Texas players invited were running back Jonathon Brooks, linebacker Jaylan Ford and defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat.
Brooks, a Texas native, was a semifinalist for the 2023 Doak Walker Award and a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. Ford, a four-year linebacker, was a Butkus Award semifinalist, and during his time with the Longhorns, he tallied 100-plus tackles in each of his last two seasons. Sweat, a five-year defensive lineman, was the 2023 Outland Trophy winner and a unanimous All-American selection.
Here is the full list of players invited to the combine:
RB Jonathon Brooks
LB Jaylan Ford
OL Christian Jones
WR Adonai Mitchell
DL Byron Murphy II
RB Keilan Robinson
TE Ja’Tavion Sanders
DL T’Vondre Sweat
DB Ryan Watts
WR Jordan Whittington
WR Xavier Worthy
The combine will take place in Indianapolis from Feb. 26 to March 4. This event is used by NFL scouts to evaluate college players who have declared for the NFL Draft. It involves physical and mental performance tests.
