The NFL Scouting Combine is a staple in the NFL. It happens every year around February through March. It has been around since 1982. The combine happens in Indianapolis Indiana in Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Colts. The Combine is where college players go to show their skills and help them get drafted sooner than they are projected. But the only way to get into the combine is being invited to it and if you don’t want to participate you don’t have to, it’s just better if you do. It is one of the bigger events in the NFL. The events they do to show their skills are the 40-yard dash, 10-yard split, Vertical jump, Broad jump, Three-cone drill, 20-yard shuttle, Bench press (225 pounds).
Each team sends multiple scouts to the combine to observe the players and find their weaknesses and strengths so they can draft the player that best supports/helps their team. Each scout that a team sends observes different positions because some are better at observing different positions than others. This year is supposed to be a really strong draft class. With star players like Sheadur Sander, Abdul Carter, Cam Ward, Quinn Ewers, Ashton Jeanty, Heisman Winner Travis Hunter and many more upcoming stars.
After the combine is the draft process which is the most common way of recruitment in the NFL. The Draft has been around since 1936 when someone proposed it in a meeting and the league owners voted and adopted the Draft. This is how the Draft process works. The winner of the Super Bowl selects last and the loser selects next-to-last in all 7 rounds, regardless of the record of the teams in the regular season. The losers of the Conference Championship select 29th and 30th in all rounds, according to the reverse order of their standing. The losers of the Divisional Playoffs select 25th through 28th in all rounds, according to the reverse order of their standing. The losers of the Wild Card games select 19th through 24th in all rounds, according to the reverse order of their standing. Teams not in the playoffs select in the first through 18th positions in all rounds, according to the reverse order of their standing.
This is the Draft order for the 2025 NFL Draft. Tennessee Titans pick 1st, Cleveland Browns pick 2nd, New York Giants pick 3rd, New England Patriots pick 4th, Jacksonville pick 5th, Las Vegas Raiders pick 6th, New York Jets pick 7th, Carolina Panthers pick 8th, New Orleans pick 9th, Chicago Bears pick 10th, San Francisco 49ers pick 11th, Dallas Cowboys pick 12th, Miami Dolphins pick 13th, Indianapolis Colts pick 14th, Atlanta Falcons pick 15th, Arizona Cardinals pick 16th, Cincinnati Bengals pick 17th, Seattle Seahawks pick 18th, Tampa Bay Buccaneers pick 19th, Denver Broncos pick 20th, Pittsburgh Steelers pick 21st, Los Angeles Chargers pick 22nd, Green Bay Packers pick 23rd, Minnesota Vikings pick 24th, Houston Texans pick 25th, Los Angeles Rams pick 26th, Baltimore Ravens pick 27th, Detroit Lions pick 28th, Washington Commanders pick 29th, Buffalo Bills pick 30th, Kansas City Chiefs pick 31st and the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles pick 32nd.
The NFL Draft starts on Thursday April 24, 2025 and the last day of the Draft is Saturday, April 26, 2025. The NFL Draft is in a different place every year but this year it’s in Green Bay, Wisconsin home of the Packers. You can go to the NFL Draft free of charge where you can get free autographs by current or former players. There’s also lots of free activities that you can do there that are super fun. Like watching what player your team picks or watching your favorite college player get drafted. The NFL Draft is also a great experience for fans to go to and meet other fans that root for the same team as you and the fans that root for different teams.
