{"id":749204,"date":"2026-02-13T12:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/749204\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:16:14","slug":"the-college-football-teams-with-the-most-nfl-combine-invitations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/749204\/","title":{"rendered":"The college football teams with the most NFL combine invitations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 13, 2026, 6:16 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a href=\"\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Georgia Bulldogs<\/a> have 10 players that received invitations to the <a href=\"http:\/\/ugawire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/bulldogs\/football\/2026\/02\/11\/10-georgia-football-invited-2026-nfl-combine-draft\/88623253007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 NFL combine<\/a> in late February.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Bulldogs have the fifth-most combine invites in all of college football. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/georgia-bulldogs\/3473\/\" data-autotag=\"3248d159-97eb-4f61-bd09-3a6f38114d58\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Georgia<\/a> currently sits behind <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> (13), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/alabama-crimson-tide\/3478\/\" data-autotag=\"6c1f0d70-9904-45ac-a261-5bcd28d2a449\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Alabama<\/a> (12), LSU (11) and <a href=\"https:\/\/buckeyeswire.usatoday.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ohio State<\/a> (11) for the most combine invites in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Head coach Kirby Smart and his staff continue to produce elite NFL talent on a yearly basis. The Bulldogs are expected to see numerous players from the 2025-26 campaign selected in the early rounds of the NFL draft, as Georgia was widely regarded as one of the top teams in all of college football last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Georgia is currently tied with Miami and Oklahoma with 10 total combine invites. The former Bulldogs could quickly begin to thrive during the combine, as each prospect played a significant role at their respected positions throughout their time in Athens. The 2026 NFL combine is set to begin in late February at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as one of the key events ahead of April&#8217;s draft.<\/p>\n<p>Schools with the most combine invites<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/78521876007-1470825472.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 02: A detailed view of the NFL Combine logo at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 02, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">1. Texas A&amp;M (13)<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:7|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">2. Alabama (12)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">3. (tied) LSU and Ohio State (11)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">5. (tied) Georgia, Miami and Oklahoma (10)<\/p>\n<p>Every Georgia Bulldog invited to the NFL combine<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:439px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88623333007-usatsi-27490808.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Dillon Bell (86) reacts to scoring a touchdown with teammate wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1) during the first quarter of an NCAA football game, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia held off Florida 24-20.\"\/>Christen MillerDaylen EveretteColbie YoungOscar DelpBrett ThorsonDillon BellZachariah BranchCJ AllenMicah MorrisMonroe Freeling<img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770984974_746_87430383007-2247395695.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow UGA Wire on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ugawire\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@ugawire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a> for more college football coverage!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 13, 2026, 6:16 a.m. ET The Georgia Bulldogs have 10 players that received invitations to the 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":749205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[95878,7,99667,96358,96342,95882,96219,95930,96027,98588,96324,98628,96107,95896,95888,96215,95906,96099,96100,96071,95883,97330,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-749204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-sstssportscollegebulldogsfootball","11":"tag-sstsnfootball","12":"tag-tagalabama-crimson-tide-football","13":"tag-tagamerican-football","14":"tag-tagbig-10-hub","15":"tag-tagbig-ten-conference-football","16":"tag-tagcollege-sports","17":"tag-taggeorgia-bulldogs-football","18":"tag-taginstagram","19":"tag-tagkirby-smart","20":"tag-taglouisiana-state-tigers-football","21":"tag-tagnational-sports","22":"tag-tagnfl","23":"tag-tagohio-state-buckeyes-football","24":"tag-tagoverall-positive","25":"tag-tagsec-conference-football","26":"tag-tagsec-hub","27":"tag-tagsmg-timely","28":"tag-tagsports-news","29":"tag-tagtexas-am-aggies-football","30":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749204","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=749204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/749205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=749204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=749204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}