{"id":746746,"date":"2026-02-12T09:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/746746\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:20:33","slug":"draft-prospects-invited-and-other-need-to-know-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/746746\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft prospects invited and other need to know info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Feb. 11, 2026, 7:37 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>A total of 319 prospects have been invited to the 2026 NFL combine in Indianapolis.The event allows top draft prospects to participate in drills and interviews for NFL teams.The Indianapolis Colts&#8217; first pick in the 2026 draft is currently the 47th overall selection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The full list of 2026 <a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">NFL draft prospects<\/a> who have been invited to this year&#8217;s NFL combine has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In total, 319 prospects received an invite.<\/p>\n<p>When is the 2026 NFL combine?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This year&#8217;s combine will take place from February 23rd through March 2nd. The event will again be held in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>How to watch the 2026 NFL combine?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Coverage of the combine will begin on Feb. 26th, and it will be aired on NFL Network and NFL+.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a>What is the NFL combine?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The NFL combine is held at Lucas Oil Stadium and is an opportunity for the top NFL draft prospects in this year\u2019s class to go through measurements and various on-field drills, some of which are specific to their position group, and others measure the player\u2019s overall athleticism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For NFL teams, this event is another data point for them as they build out their draft profiles and big boards. However, it\u2019s a significant data point, with players potentially flying up and down draft boards depending on how they perform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In addition to the on-field drills, teams also get the opportunity to meet with players one-on-one as well, which is another important part of the evaluation process as they get to know them both on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>Which prospects were invited to the 2026 NFL combine?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">We won&#8217;t be listing out all 319 prospects, so instead, you can find a position-by-position breakdown <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfl.com%2Fnews%2Fnfl-combine-full-list-of-draft-prospects-invited-to-2026-scouting-event&amp;xcust=SC1-SCLT&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fcoltswire.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fcolts%2F2026%2F02%2F11%2F319-draft-prospects-invited-2026-nfl-combine-other-key-info%2F88633772007%2F\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When do the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" data-autotag=\"d3fda36a-3eb5-4700-8763-caba831c06ae\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> pick in this year&#8217;s NFL draft?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">After trading for Sauce Gardner, the Colts do not have a first-round draft pick in 2026. So their first selection will come with the 47th overall pick, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tankathon.com\/nfl\/full_draft\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tankathon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In total, the Colts currently have five draft picks in 2026. Along with trading away their first-rounder, GM Chris Ballard also traded the Colts&#8217; sixth-round draft pick as part of the trade that brought Mekhi Blackmon over from Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Round 2, pick 47Round 3, pick 78Round 4, pick 113Round 5, pick 154Round 7, pick 230<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Colts are projected to receive<a href=\"http:\/\/coltswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/colts\/2026\/02\/03\/2026-nfl-draft-compensatory-pick-projections-indianapolis-colts\/88493059007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> two compensatory picks<\/a> in the sixth and seventh rounds. This would bring the Colts&#8217; total number of selections up to seven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Feb. 11, 2026, 7:37 p.m. ET A total of 319 prospects have been invited to the 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":746065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[95878,2005,7,2004,392,2381,6,49915,95900,95882,96027,95903,100272,95896,95888,95895,95899,95883,96012,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-746746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indianapolis-colts","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-colts","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-indianapolis","12":"tag-indianapolis-colts","13":"tag-indianapoliscolts","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sstssportsnflcolts","16":"tag-sstsncolts","17":"tag-tagamerican-football","18":"tag-tagcollege-sports","19":"tag-tagindianapolis-colts","20":"tag-tagmekhi-blackmon","21":"tag-tagnational-sports","22":"tag-tagnfl","23":"tag-tagnfl-hub","24":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","25":"tag-tagsports-news","26":"tag-tagstory-highlights-ai-enabled","27":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116056924064704020","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=746746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/746065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=746746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=746746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=746746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}