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Fri, February 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM PST<\/p>\nWith the college football season complete, the 2026 NFL scouting combine is one of the last major chances draft prospects have to make an impact on NFL teams.<\/p>\n
Throughout the week, prospects will take part in interviews and on-field drills, all with the goal of convincing an NFL team they are worth a draft pick. While some players head into the event knowing they\u2019ll get drafted no matter how they perform, a few players will see their status rise dramatically after delivering standout physical displays.<\/p>\n
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Thursday\u2019s workouts featured some head-turning performances, led by Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles\u2019 incredible all-around performance and a time of 4.46 seconds in the 40-yard dash, best among linebackers.<\/p>\n
On Friday, older brother and safety prospect Lorenzo Styles Jr. ran a blazing 4.27 for the best time in the combine so far. And two tight ends made history as Oregon\u2019s Kenyon Sadiq ran a 4.39 in the 40, which is a new combine record at his position. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers broke combine records in both the vertical jump (45.5 inches) and broad jump (11 feet, 3 inches).<\/p>\n
It all sets up for the main event on Saturday, when quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs will take the field.<\/p>\n
Follow along as Yahoo Sports provides updates of the 2026 NFL scouting combine, including the latest rumors, news and standout performances during the event. We\u2019ll also follow news across the league.<\/p>\n
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How to watch the 2026 NFL scouting combine<\/p>\n
Dates: Feb. 23 through March 2 (on-field workouts from Feb. 26 through March 1)
Location: Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis
TV channel: NFL Network<\/p>\n
Follow along with the latest news coming out of the 2026 NFL scouting combine.<\/p>\n
Live100 updatesFri, February 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM PST<\/p>\n
Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n
Kenyon Sadiq wasn\u2019t the only tight end prospect to light it up in the 40-yard dash:<\/p>\n
Fri, February 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM PST<\/p>\n
Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n
Saquiq outperformed a whole bunch of NFL stars, including outrunning Bijan Robinson and Christian McCaffrey:<\/p>\n
Fri, February 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM PST<\/p>\n
Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n
The Oregon tight end\u2019s official time was corrected to 4.39 after it was initially clocked at 4.40. That breaks Vernon Davis\u2019 combine record (4.40) in the 40.<\/p>\n
Fri, February 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM PST<\/p>\n
Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n
Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers leapt 45.5 inches in the vertical and 11 feet, 3 inches in the broad jump. Both are combine records for tight ends.<\/p>\n
Fri, February 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM PST<\/p>\n
Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n
The NFL Network broadcast talked to Laverna Styles, mother of combine standouts Sonny and Lorenzo Jr.<\/p>\n
Fri, February 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM PST<\/p>\n
Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t just Lorenzo Styles who ran lightning fast in the 40.<\/p>\n
Several safety prospects ran sub-4.50 times.<\/p>\n
Fri, February 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM PST<\/p>\n
Andy Backstrom<\/p>\n
The Styles brothers won a national championship together at Ohio State.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re now putting on a show at the NFL combine. Linebacker Sonny Styles dominated headlines on Thursday with his workout<\/a>, and his older brother Lorenzo just ran a 4.27 in the 40-yard dash.<\/p>\n While the time was unofficially recorded at 4.28, it\u2019s officially 4.27, according to The Athletic\u2019s Dane Brugler<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lorenzo Styles Jr. is the first player at this year\u2019s combine to go sub-4.3 in the 40.<\/p>\n Andy Backstrom<\/p>\n Robert Spears-Jennings flew around the field last season for a vaunted Oklahoma defense that helped the Sooners return to the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n The safety was flying again on Friday, this time in the NFL combine with a 4.32 in the 40-yard dash.<\/p>\n Jack Baer<\/p>\n An unofficial 40-yard time of 4.41 seconds would have been the third-best time at last year\u2019s combine.<\/p>\n Fri, February 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n Arizona\u2019s Genesis Smith leads safeties with a vertical leap of 42.5 inches, while South Carolina\u2019s Jalon Kilgore, Nebraska\u2019s DeShon Singleton and Arizona\u2019s Treydan Stukes tied for the position\u2019s best broad jump at 10 feet, 10 inches.<\/p>\n Fri, February 27, 2026 at 1:22 PM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n Missouri\u2019s Toriano Pride officially locked in at a combine-best 4.32 seconds.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the rest of the top-10 times among cornerbacks:<\/p>\n Andy Backstrom<\/p>\n Missouri\u2019s Toriano Pride Jr. just ripped off a 4.32 in the 40-yard dash, the best time in this year\u2019s NFL combine.<\/p>\n \u201cI told you, I needed it,\u201d the cornerback said afterward.<\/p>\n Pride showed off his speed this past season, notably with a pick 6 and a 62-yard fumble return.<\/p>\n Fri, February 27, 2026 at 12:27 PM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports<\/p>\n Fri, February 27, 2026 at 12:24 PM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports<\/p>\n Remember the 43.5-inch vertical former Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles<\/a> recorded on Thursday? It had everyone marveling.<\/p>\n Well, former Indiana cornerback D\u2019Angelo Ponds just matched that mark. And he\u2019s only 5-foot-8.<\/p>\n In other words, he\u2019s nine inches shorter than Styles.<\/p>\n Ponds\u2019 vertical is the fourth best recorded by a cornerback in NFL combine history.<\/p>\n Andy Backstrom<\/p>\n The salary cap for the 2026 league year has been set<\/a>, and the official franchise and tender numbers are out, as reported by ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter<\/a>:<\/p>\n Tarohn Finley<\/p>\n Vanderbilt quarterback prospect Diego Pavia said that he has received good advice from Johnny Manziel.<\/p>\n Manziel was seen on the sideline with a Pavia jersey in a Vanderbilt game last season.<\/p>\n Fri, February 27, 2026 at 8:10 AM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n USC wide receiver prospect (and projected first-rounder) Makai Lemon said it\u2019d be \u201cpretty cool\u201d to catch a touchdown pass from future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the combine podium on Friday.<\/p>\n Coincidentally, Lemon was mocked to the Steelers in Yahoo Sports\u2019 latest first-round NFL mock draft<\/a>. On the fit, Nate Tice writes:<\/p>\n The Steelers might not traditionally take wide receivers in the first round, but after their 2025 passing attack faltered time and again outside of deep forays to DK Metcalf and a bevy of tight end targets, I think it\u2019ll be OK for them to break tradition and add some juice to their pass-catching group. Lemon\u2019s play style (he was primarily a slot player at USC) pairs nicely with Metcalf as well as Mike McCarthy\u2019s quick-hitting scheme<\/a> (regardless if Aaron Rodgers returns or not<\/a>), and gives this offense an underneath weapon who can actually create something.<\/p>\n Fri, February 27, 2026 at 8:06 AM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n Fri, February 27, 2026 at 7:20 AM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson doesn\u2019t have much experience as a starter, but he doesn\u2019t view that as a problem heading into the draft. Simpson believes he\u2019s ready to be a \u201cfranchise quarterback<\/a>,\u201d he said at the NFL combine on Friday.<\/p>\n Simpson, by most evaluators, is considered the second-best quarterback in the draft behind Indiana\u2019s Fernando Mendoza.<\/p>\n While some consider Simpson a late first-round pick, he could get pushed up draft boards due to a lack of standout quarterbacks in the draft.<\/p>\n Chris Cwik<\/p>\n Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza had a lot of encouraging things to say about the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday. Mendoza, who took part in media interviews at the NFL Combine, said he had a \u201cfantastic interview<\/a>\u201d with the team and spoke highly of team executive Tom Brady.<\/p>\n That shouldn\u2019t come as a shock to anyone following the 2026 NFL Draft. Mendoza is expected to be the top overall pick at the event, where he\u2019ll be tasked with helping turn around a Raiders franchise that hasn\u2019t reached the playoffs since 2021.<\/p>\n Mendoza did talk up the possibility of working with Brady, who is a minority owner of the team.<\/p>\n \u201cWho hasn\u2019t admired Tom Brady, guys?\u201d Mendoza said.<\/p>\n Mendoza said he got a chance to talk to Brady already.<\/p>\nFri, February 27, 2026 at 2:53 PM PST<\/p>\n![\"Jack](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772265320_213_dims.jpeg\"\/)
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