NFL Combine Roster 2013: Invite List and Top Prospects to Watch

The 2013 NFL Scouting Combine gets underway on Wednesday, and with so many prospective pros on the invite list, it's worth distinguishing which ones will be the most intriguing to watch.

The first few days of action will consist of medical evaluations, interviews and meetings with the media, with the real measurable drills getting underway over the weekend.

Some players will get a chance to showcase their incredible athleticism, which could increase their stock significantly even though NFL teams have already put in countless hours of film study on many of these players.

Here is a breakdown of the top players to watch for—which includes some surefire workout warriors and polarizing figures. That is then followed by a complete list of the combine invitees (courtesy NFLCombine.net).

Top Prospects to Watch

Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia

The former Mountaineers standout did not participate in the Senior Bowl, which essentially helped his draft stock due to the relatively unimpressive showings in Mobile.

But Smith will throw at the combine, which will give scouts an opportunity to see him spin it without the benefit of having his favorite receivers at his disposal. This is a wise move by Smith, whose numbers likely benefited in college from the spread scheme and weapons like Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin around him.

A good showing here would almost guarantee that he will be the first quarterback off the board in April, especially with prolific USC passer Matt Barkley still nursing an injury to his throwing shoulder.

It's a good bet that Smith will look very sharp.

Despite the lack of familiarity with the players he'll be throwing to, the drills should acccentuate his pinpoint accuracy. But it will be interesting to see how strong his arm is compared to the other prospects.

Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina

As gruesome as the knee injury he suffered last college football season looked, reports about Lattimore have been beaming with positivity and optimism.

As documented by Brian McConchie of MidlandsConnect.com, Lattimore appeared on the University of South Carolina's "Inside the Roost" to discuss how he is recovering.

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Lattimore said he is way ahead of schedule in his recovery from knee surgery, and the doctors who evaluate him at this week's NFL combine "will be shocked, I can tell you that."

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That's certainly great news for Gamecocks fans who want to see their former star running back do well, and it's a nice surprise for casual fans who are intrigued by Lattimore's talent.

Lattimore simply has a nose for the end zone and blends a nice combination of power and speed into his game. He has also shown the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield, and when healthy, he was clearly one of the premier talents at his position in college football.

His draft stock has taken a hit due to health concerns as expected. However, should he check out well medically and put on a solid showing in whatever drills he does, he is among the prospects who have the most to gain this week.

Marquise Goodwin, WR, Texas

With a chance to show sub-4.3 speed in the 40-yard dash and outstanding agility, there is little question that Goodwin will dazzle in Lucas Oil Stadium.

Goodwin showed flashes of brilliance during the week of the Senior Bowl, but will really have a chance to strut his stuff here.

His lack of production in college is a concern, as he never caught more than 33 passes in any of his seasons with the Longhorns. That said, he has the ability to make an instant impact at the professional level —even if it's as a returner.

What makes Goodwin especially exciting is how lethal he could become working out of the slot. West Virginia's Tavon Austin may be getting a lot of the well-deserved hype in that regard, but Goodwin may steal the show from  the electrifying former Mountaineer.

How often does an Olympic qualifier like Goodwin (h/t CBS Sports) have a legitimate chance at making it in the NFL, after all?

Ziggy Ansah, DE, BYU

There are few prospects that are as raw as Ansah, but few that are so physically imposing and enticing of a first-round flier.

At 6’6” and 270 pounds, perhaps only SMU’s Margus Hunt rivals Ansah’s combination of size and speed. But thanks to that type of quick-twitch ability, it is possible for Ansah to play either defensive end or line up as a 3-4 outside linebacker in the NFL.

Ansah will be another prospect whose interview process will be interesting to dissect for teams. If they think he is worth the plunge, it could land a franchise the league’s next star pass-rusher.

What is encouraging is NFL.com's draft profile of Ansah, which indicates how far his technique has come in such a short amount of time. So it becomes a question of how long teams are willing to be patient with Ansah before he ultimately thrives.

What’s for sure is that the workout portion of the combine will be filled with plenty of “Wow!” moments, courtesy of the former Cougars standout.

Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia 

His Bulldog teammate Jarvis Jones gets more hype and has his draft stock a bit higher at this point, but Ogletree has a chance to be just as good, if not better, in the pros.

What sets Ogletree apart is his incredible speed, which could translate well to the inside or outside at the NFL level. He began his career at Georgia as a safety, which gives an indication as to how athletic he is.

But as with several high-upside picks, Ogletree does bring some off-field concerns to the table. He was suspended four games in 2012 for failing a drug test (h/t ESPN), and was recently charged with a DUI in Arizona according to Pro Football Talk.

Despite those missed games, Ogletree still led the Bulldogs in tackles, and has all the tools to thrive wherever he winds up. It simply depends on how willing teams will be to take a risk on him.

His workout will be a spectacle, but what might be most intriguing are the reports that come out during the combine relating to how he interviewed with teams.

Complete Invite List for 2013 NFL Scouting Combine

* = denotes junior

Name	Position	School
Oday Aboushi	OL	Virginia
Johnny Adams	DB	Michigan State
Robert Alford	DB	Southeastern Louisiana
Keenan Allen*	WR	California
Zach Allen	K	North Carolina State
Kiko Alonso	LB	Oregon
David Amerson*	DB	North Carolina State
CJ Anderson	RB	California
Ziggy Ansah	DL	Brigham Young
Marc Anthony	DB	California
Terron Armstead	OL	Arkansas-Pinebluff
Tavon Austin	WR	West Virginia
Jeff Baca	OL	UCLA
Alvin Bailey*	OL	Arkansas
Stedman Bailey*	WR	West Virginia
David Bakhtiari*	OL	Colorado
Montee Ball	RB	Wisconsin
Johnthan Banks	DB	Mississippi State
Chris Barker	OL	Nevada
Matt Barkley	QB	Southern California
Kenjon Barner	RB	Oregon
TJ Barnes	DL	Georgia Tech
Sam Barrington	LB	South Florida
David Bass	DL	Missouri Western State
Steve Beauharnais	LB	Rutgers
Nick Becton	OL	Virginia Tech
LeVeon Bell*	RB	Michigan State
Giovani Bernard*	RB	North Carolina
Tommy Bohanon	RB	Wake Forest
Travis Bond	OL	North Carolina
Alan Bonner	WR	Jacksonville State (Ala.)
Zach Boren	LB	Ohio State
Jonathan Bostic	LB	Florida
Josh Boyce	WR	Texas Christian
Josh Boyd	DL	Mississippi State
John Boyett	DB	Oregon
Tyler Bray*	QB	Tennessee
Dylan Breeding	K	Arkansas
Arthur Brown	LB	Kansas State
Braden Brown	OL	Brigham Young
Marlon Brown	WR	Georgia
Armonty Bryant	DL	East Central
Mike Buchanan	DL	Illinois
Rex Burkhead	RB	Nebraska
Adrian Bushell	DB	Louisville
Colby Cameron	QB	Louisiana Tech
Anthony Cantele	K	Kansas State
Tank Carradine	DL	Florida State
Braxston Cave	OL	Notre Dame
Emmett Cleary	OL	Boston College
Jamie Collins	LB	Southern Mississippi
Sanders Commings	DB	Georgia
Jonathan Cooper	OL	North Carolina
Bobby Cowan	K	Idaho
Justice Cunningham	TE	South Carolina
Johnathan Cyprien	DB	Florida International
Knile Davis*	RB	Arkansas
Marcus Davis	WR	Virginia Tech
Will Davis	DB	Utah State
Everett Dawkins	DL	Florida State
Jordan Devey	OL	Memphis
Quinton Dial	DL	Alabama
Aaron Dobson	WR	Marshall
Alex Dunnachie	K	Hawaii
Zac Dysert	QB	Miami (Ohio)
Lavar Edwards	DL	Louisiana State
Mike Edwards*	DB	Hawaii
Tyler Eifert	TE	Notre Dame
Matt Elam*	DB	Florida
Andre Ellington	RB	Clemson
Zach Ertz*	TE	Stanford
Gavin Escobar*	TE	San Diego State
Josh Evans	DB	Florida
Chris Faulk*	OL	Louisiana State
Joseph Fauria	TE	UCLA
Eric Fisher	OL	Central Michigan
Sharrif Floyd	DL	Florida
DJ Fluker	OL	Alabama
Manase Foketi	OL	West Texas A&M
Michael Ford*	RB	Louisiana State
Reid Fragel	OL	Ohio State
Johnathan Franklin	RB	UCLA
Travis Frederick*	OL	Wisconsin
Corey Fuller	WR	Virginia Tech
Matt Furstenburg	TE	Maryland
Rogers Gaines	OL	Tennessee State
Kwame Geathers*	DL	Georgia
William Gholston*	DL	Michigan State
Garrett Gilkey	OL	Chadron State
Mike Gillislee	RB	Florida
Mike Glennon	QB	North Carolina State
Tyrone Goard	WR	Eastern Kentucky
Zaviar Gooden	LB	Missouri
Malliciah Goodman	DL	Clemson
Marquise Goodwin	WR	Texas
Chris Gragg	TE	Arkansas
Ray Graham	RB	Pittsburgh
Dwayne Gratz	DB	Connecticut
Marqueis Gray	QB	Minnesota
Khaseem Greene	LB	Rutgers
Cory Grissom	DL	South Florida
Cobi Hamilton	WR	Arkansas
Johnathan Hankins	DL	Ohio State
Chris Harper	WR	Kansas State
DJ Harper	RB	Boise State
Montel Harris	RB	Temple
Mark Harrison	WR	Rutgers
Tanner Hawkinson	OL	Kansas
Terry Hawthorne	DB	Illinois
DJ Hayden	DB	Houston
Brandon Hepburn	LB	Florida A&M
Eric Herman	OL	Ohio
Aaron Hester	DB	UCLA
Jordan Hill	DL	Penn State
Gerald Hodges	LB	Penn State
Devonte Holloman	LB	South Carolina
Khaled Holmes	OL	Southern California
DeAndre Hopkins*	WR	Clemson
Dustin Hopkins	K	Florida State
Josh Hubner	K	Arizona State
Montori Hughes	DL	Tennessee-Martin
Margus Hunt	DL	SMU
Justin Hunter*	WR	Tennessee
Micah Hyde	DB	Iowa
Luke Ingram	ST	Hawaii
Mark Jackson	OL	Glenville State
Mike James	RB	Miami (Fla.)
Jawan Jamison*	RB	Rutgers
DC Jefferson	TE	Rutgers
Stefphon Jefferson*	RB	Nevada
Tony Jefferson*	DB	Oklahoma
Brandon Jenkins	DL	Florida State
Jelani Jenkins	LB	Florida
John Jenkins	DL	Georgia
Luke Joeckel*	OL	Texas A&M
TJ Johnson	OL	South Carolina
Darius Johnson	WR	SMU
Lane Johnson	OL	Oklahoma
Jay Jay Johnson	DB	Purdue
Keelan Johnson	DB	Florida State
Nico Johnson	LB	Alabama
Oscar Johnson	OL	Louisiana Tech
Jamaal Johnson-Webb	OL	Alabama A&M
Abry Jones	DL	Georgia
Barrett Jones	OL	Alabama
Chris Jones	DL	Bowling Green
Datone Jones	DL	UCLA
Jarvis Jones*	LB	Georgia
Landry Jones	QB	Oklahoma
Dion Jordan	DL	Oregon
Nick Kasa	TE	Colorado
Brandon Kaufman*	WR	Eastern Washington
Travis Kelce	TE	Cincinnati
Tavarres King	WR	Georgia
AJ Klein	LB	Iowa State
Collin Klein	QB	Kansas State
Jake Knott	LB	Iowa State
Scott Kovanda	K	Ball State
Joe Kruger*	DL	Utah
Edmund Kugbila	OL	Valdosta State
Eddie Lacy*	RB	Alabama
Marcus Lattimore*	RB	South Carolina
Alec Lemon	WR	Syracuse
Corey Lemonier*	DL	Auburn
Robert Lester	DB	Alabama
Kapron Lewis-Moore	DL	Notre Dame
Zach Line	RB	SMU
Jeff Locke	K	UCLA
Bennie Logan*	DL	Louisiana State
PJ Lonergan	OL	Louisiana State
Kyle Long	OL	Oregon
John Lotulelei	LB	UNLV
Star Lotulelei	DL	Utah
Philip Lutzenkirchen	TE	Auburn
Joe Madsen	OL	West Virginia
Lamar Mady	OL	Youngstown
Brandon Magee	LB	Arizona State
Brett Maher	K	Nebraska
EJ Manuel	QB	Florida State
Stansly Maponga*	DL	Texas Christian
Luke Marquardt	OL	Azusa Pacific
Tyrann Mathieu*	DB	Louisiana State
Michael Mauti	LB	Penn State
Miguel Maysonet	RB	Stony Brook
Onterio McCalebb	RB	Auburn
Demetrius McCray	DB	Appalachian State
Lerentee McCray	LB	Florida
TJ McDonald	DB	Southern California
Vance McDonald	TE	Rice
Bradley McDougald	DB	Kansas
Leon McFadden	DB	San Diego State
Brandon McGee	DB	Miami (Fla.)
Stacy McGee	DL	Oklahoma
Aaron Mellette	WR	Elon
Christine Michael	RB	Texas A&M
Rontez Miles	DB	California University (Pa.)
Stephane Milhim	OL	Massachusetts-Amherst
Dee Milliner	DB	Alabama
Jordan Mills	OL	Louisiana Tech
Barkevious Mingo	DL	Louisiana State
Kevin Minter	LB	Louisiana State
TJ Moe	WR	Missouri
Sam Montgomery	DL	Louisiana State
Nick Moody	LB	Florida State
Damontre Moore	DL	Texas A&M
Sio Moore	LB	Connecticut
Zeke Motta	DB	Notre Dame
Ryan Nassib	QB	Syracuse
Xavier Nixon	OL	Florida
Alec Ogletree*	LB	Georgia
Alex Okafor	DL	Texas
Ryan Otten	TE	San Jose State
Vince Painter	OL	Virginia Tech
Chris Pantale	TE	Boston College
Cordarrelle Patterson*	WR	Tennessee
Quinton Patton	WR	Louisiana Tech
Sean Porter	LB	Texas A&M
Keith Pough	LB	Howard
Ty Powell	DL	Harding
Jordan Poyer	DB	Oregon State
Lonnie Pryor	RB	Florida State
Justin Pugh	OL	Syracuse
David Quessenberry	OL	San Jose State
Bacarri Rambo	DB	Georgia
Joseph Randle*	RB	Oklahoma State
Kevin Reddick	LB	North Carolina
Jordan Reed*	TE	Florida
Eric Reid*	DB	Louisiana State
Greg Reid*	DB	Florida State
Sean Renfree	QB	Duke
Xavier Rhodes*	DB	Florida State
Sheldon Richardson*	DL	Missouri
Theo Riddick	RB	Notre Dame
Mychal Rivera	TE	Tennessee
Nickell Robey*	DB	Southern California
Denard Robinson	WR	Michigan
Darick Rogers	WR	Tennessee Tech
Robbie Rouse	RB	Fresno State
Logan Ryan*	DB	Rutgers
Etienne Sabino	LB	Ohio State
Lanear Sampson	WR	Baylor
Ace Sanders*	WR	South Carolina
Brian Schwenke	OL	California
Matt Scott	QB	Arizona
Quinn Sharp	K	Oklahoma State
Kawann Short	DL	Purdue
John Simon	DL	Ohio State
Tharold Simon*	DB	Louisiana Tech
Dion Sims*	TE	Michigan State
Jamoris Slaughter	DB	Notre Dame
Darius Slay	DB	Mississippi State
Geno Smith	QB	West Virginia
Jared Smith	DL	New Hampshire
Quanterus Smith	DL	Western Kentucky
Rodney Smith	WR	Florida State
Brad Sorensen	QB	Southern Utah
Ryan Spadola	WR	Lehigh
Akeem Spence*	DL	Illinois
Damion Square	DL	Alabama
Zac Stacy	RB	Vanderbilt
Daimion Stafford	DB	Nebraska
Matt Stankiewitch	OL	Penn State
Jawanza Starling	DB	Southern California
Johnathan Stewart	LB	Texas A&M
Walt Stewart	DL	Cincinnati
Kenny Stills*	WR	Oklahoma
Jake Stoneburner	TE	Ohio State
Caleb Sturgis	K	Florida
Daxton Swanson	DB	Sam Houston State
DJ Swearinger	DB	South Carolina
Rod Sweeting	DB	Georgia Tech
Ryan Swope	WR	Texas A&M
Bruce Taylor	LB	Virginia Tech
Devin Taylor	DL	South Carolina
Jamar Taylor	DB	Boise State
Stepfan Taylor	RB	Stanford
Manti Te'o	LB	Notre Dame
Dallas Thomas	OL	Tennessee
Chase Thomas	LB	Stanford
Phillip Thomas	DB	Fresno State
Shamarko Thomas	DB	Syracuse
Kenbrell Thompkins	WR	Cincinnati
Christopher Thompson	RB	Florida State
Hugh Thornton	OL	Illinois
Levine Toilolo*	TE	Stanford
JC Tretter	OL	Cornell
Desmond Trufant	DB	Washington
Matthew Tucker	RB	Texas Christian
Kenny Vaccaro	DB	Texas
James Vandenberg	QB	Iowa
Conner Vernon	WR	Duke
Ricky Wagner	OL	Wisconsin
Spencer Ware*	RB	Louisiana State
Larry Warford	OL	Kentucky
Chance Warmack	OL	Alabama
Cornelius Washington	LB	Georgia
Earl Watford	OL	James Madison
Menelik Watson*	OL	Florida State
Jason Weaver	OL	Southern Mississippi
BW Webb	DB	William & Mary
Kayvon Webster	DB	South Florida
Bjoern Werner	DL	Florida State
John Wetzel	OL	Boston College
Markus Wheaton	WR	Oregon State
JJ Wilcox	DB	Georgia Southern
Brandon Williams	DL	Missouri Southern State
Brennan Williams	OL	North Carolina
Jesse Williams	DL	Alabama
Kerwynn Williams	RB	Utah State
Duke Williams	DB	Nevada
Nate Williams	DL	Ohio State
Nick Williams	DL	Samford
Shawn Williams	DB	Georgia
Steve Williams	DB	California
Sylvester Williams	DL	North Carolina
Terrance Williams	WR	Baylor
Tourek Williams	DL	Florida International
Trevardo Williams	DL	Connecticut
Braden Wilson	RB	Kansas State
Tyler Wilson	QB	Arkansas
Marquess Wilson*	WR	Washington State
Brad Wing*	K	Louisiana State
George Winn	RB	Cincinnati
Brian Winters	OL	Kent State
Earl Wolff	DB	North Carolina State
Cierre Wood*	RB	Notre Dame
Robert Woods*	WR	Southern California
Khalid Wooten	DB	Nevada
Tom Wort*	LB	Oklahoma
Blidi Wreh-Wilson	DB	Connecticut