The NFL has announced all 329 combine invites on its Combine Official Invite List. Ignore the fact that the title of the webpage says it is the 2009 list – it is actually this year’s list of Combine invites. The Combine will certainly be wide-receiver heavy, with a total of 46 WR of the 329 invites. Here are the breakdowns:
- 46 WRs
- 35 DCs
- 34 OHs
- 33 OTs
- 30 DEs
- 27 DTs
- 20 OBs
- 18 QBs
- 16 TEs
- 14 OGs
- 14 IBs
- 10 SS
- 9 FS
- 8 OCs
- 5 FBs
- 5 PKs
- 4 PTs
- 1 LS
7 of the players invited are from my alma mater, the University of Florida. National Champion Auburn has a total of 5 players invited to the NFL Combine, while National Championship runner-up Oregon has 3 players invited to Indianapolis. 12 players from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have been invited. Just imagine how good UNC could have been in 2010 had it been able to focus on its games and not have any off-the-field issues and player suspensions.