NFL Combine Invitees 2015: Full List of Players

As one of the biggest stops on the road to the NFL draft, the 2015 scouting combine could go a long way toward solidifying many players' respective draft stocks.

Each and every year, you see a small handful of college stars shoot up draft boards because they post an obscene time in the 40-yard dash or blow scouts and coaches away on the bench press. Dri Archer was one of the biggest winners in 2014, running a 4.26-second 40 and parlaying that into a third-round selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Of course, the combine isn't the be-all and end-all for the draft process. A strong combine performance can't completely erase what a player did on the field.

But having a strong showing in Indianapolis won't hurt.

When: Tuesday, Feb. 17, through Monday, Feb. 23

Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Watch: NFL Network

Live Stream: NFL.com

2015 NFL Combine Invitees

Position	Player	School
Quarterback	Jameis Winston	Florida State
Quarterback	Marcus Mariota	Oregon
Quarterback	Brett Hundley	UCLA
Quarterback	Sean Mannion	Oregon State
Quarterback	Blake Sims	Alabama
Quarterback	Bryce Petty	Baylor
Quarterback	Garrett Grayson	Colorado State
Quarterback	Nick Marshall	Auburn
Quarterback	Anthony Boone	Duke
Quarterback	Connor Halliday	Washington State
Quarterback	Brandon Bridge	South Alabama
Quarterback	Cody Fajardo	Nevada
Quarterback	Shane Carden	East Carolina
Running Back	Ameer Abdullah	Nebraska
Running Back	Jay Ajayi	Boise State
Running Back	Melvin Gordon	Wisconsin
Running Back	Todd Gurley	Georgia
Running Back	T.J. Yeldon	Alabama
Running Back	Javorius Allen	USC
Running Back	Cameron Artis-Payne	Auburn
Running Back	Tevin Coleman	Indiana
Running Back	Jeremy Langford	Michigan State
Running Back	Josh Robinson	Mississippi State
Running Back	Karlos Williams	Florida State
Running Back	Mike Davis	South Carolina
Running Back	B.J. Catalon	TCU
Running Back	Matt Jones	Florida
Running Back	Duke Johnson	Miami
Running Back	Michael Dyer	Louisville
Running Back	David Johnson	Northern Iowa
Wide Receiver	Jamison Crowder	Duke
Wide Receiver	Nelson Agholor	USC
Wide Receiver	Sammie Coates	Auburn
Wide Receiver	Dorial Green-Beckham	Oklahoma
Wide Receiver	DeVante Parker	Louisville
Wide Receiver	Jaelen Strong	Arizona State
Wide Receiver	Kevin White	West Virginia
Wide Receiver	Stefon Diggs	Maryland
Wide Receiver	Ty Montgomery	Stanford
Wide Receiver	Breshad Perriman	Central Florida
Wide Receiver	Tyler Lockett	Kansas State
Wide Receiver	Amari Cooper	Alabama
Wide Receiver	Antwan Goodley	Baylor
Wide Receiver	Rashad Greene	Florida State
Wide Receiver	Devin Smith	Ohio State
Wide Receiver	Phillip Dorsett	Miami
Wide Receiver/Tight End	Devin Funchess	Michigan
Tight End	Maxx Williams	Minnesota
Tight End	Jesse James	Penn State
Tight End	Ben Koyack	Notre Dame
Tight End	Tyler Kroft	Rutgers
Tight End	Clive Walford	Miami
Tight End	Nick O'Leary	Florida State
Offensive Line	T.J. Clemmings	Pittsburgh
Offensive Line	Ereck Flowers	Miami
Offensive Line	Cedric Ogbuehi	Texas A&M
Offensive Line	Andrus Peat	Stanford
Offensive Line	Brandon Scherff	Iowa
Offensive Line	Ty Sambrailo	Colorado State
Offensive Line	Jake Fisher	Oregon
Offensive Line	Cameron Erving	Florida State
Offensive Line	Daryl Williams	Oklahoma
Offensive Line	La'el Collins	LSU
Offensive Line	Cedric Ogbuehi	Texas A&M
Offensive Line	Donovan Smith	Penn State
Offensive Line	A.J. Cann	South Carolina
Offensive Line	Hroniss Grasu	Oregon
Offensive Line	Tre Jackson	Florida State
Offensive Line	Laken Tomlinson	Duke
Offensive Line	Reese Dismukes	Auburn
Defensive Line	Arik Armstead	Oregon
Defensive Line	Vic Beasley	Clemson
Defensive Line	Malcom Brown	Texas
Defensive Line	Eddie Goldman	Florida State
Defensive Line	Randy Gregory	Nebraska
Defensive Line	Shane Ray	Missouri
Defensive Line	Leonard Williams	USC
Defensive Line	Michael Bennett	Ohio State
Defensive Line	Dante Fowler	Florida
Defensive Line	Danielle Hunter	LSU
Defensive Line	Danny Shelton	Washington
Defensive Line	Lynden Trail	Norfolk State
Defensive Line	Markus Golden	Missouri
Defensive Line	Mario Edwards	Florida State
Defensive Line	Trey Flowers	Arkansas
Defensive Line	Jordan Phillips	Oklahoma
Defensive Line	Carl Davis	Iowa
Linebacker	Bud Dupree	Kentucky
Linebacker	Benardrick McKinney	Mississippi State
Linebacker	Denzel Perryman	Miami
Linebacker	Shaq Thompson	Washington
Linebacker	Hayes Pullard	USC
Linebacker	Eric Kendricks	UCLA
Linebacker	Ramik Wilson	Georgia
Linebacker	Paul Dawson	TCU
Linebacker	Stephone Anthony	Clemson
Linebacker	Trey DePriest	Alabama
Linebacker	Eli Harold	Virginia
Linebacker	Hauoli Kikaha	Washington
Defensive Back	Jalen Collins	LSU
Defensive Back	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	Oregon
Defensive Back	Gerod Holliman	Louisville
Defensive Back	Landon Collins	Alabama
Defensive Back	Marcus Peters	Washington
Defensive Back	Trae Waynes	Michigan State
Defensive Back	Cody Prewitt	Ole Miss
Defensive Back	P.J. Williams	Florida State
Defensive Back	Kevin Johnson	Wake Forest
Defensive Back	Josh Shaw	USC
Defensive Back	Kevin White	TCU
Defensive Back	Alex Carter	Stanford
Defensive Back	Quandre Diggs	Texas
Defensive Back	Doran Grant	Ohio State
Kicker	Kyle Brindza	Notre Dame
Kicker	Justin Manton	Louisiana-Monroe
Kicker	Sam Ficken	Penn State
Punter	Kyle Loomis	Portland State
Punter	Kyle Christy	Florida

Full list available at NFL.com.

2015 NFL Combine Workout Schedule

The first three days of the combine will consist mostly of measurements, physical examinations and psychological tests. Most position-specific drills will take place from Friday through Monday. You can view the full schedule at NFLCombine.net.

Date	Pos.	TV Info	Live Stream
Fri., Feb. 20	Kickers, Special Teams, Offensive Linemen, Tight Ends	NFL Network	NFL.com
Sat., Feb. 21	Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Running Backs	NFL Network	NFL.com
Sun., Feb. 22	Defensive Linemen, Linebackers	NFL Network	NFL.com
Mon., Feb. 23	Defensive Backs	NFL Network	NFL.com

Top Storylines

Does Dorial Green-Beckham Do Anything to Offset His Red Flags?

Few players in this draft are more polarizing than Dorial Green-Beckham. In terms of pure talent, he's one of the best wide receivers in an otherwise shallow pool of talent. When you look at all of his off-field issues, he could be a third- or fourth-rounder.

Bleacher Report's Matt Miller tried to encapsulate in one tweet all of the pitfalls behind drafting DGB:

Although Green-Beckham is still a bit of a work in progress with his route running, he's a home run threat every time he touches the ball. He also has the ability to outjump just about any defensive back, making him impossible to stop at times, as Mike Loyko of NEPatriotsDraft.com pointed out:

The combine won't be the ultimate proving ground for the former Missouri and Oklahoma wideout. It can't possibly erase his past.

However, if he can put up impressive times in his workouts and look strong during the WR drills, teams might be more willing to make the gamble. Previous drafts have shown that head coaches and general managers won't hesitate to take the risk on a player with a high enough ceiling.

The converse is that a poor combine showing might only scare even more scouts and coaches off. Perhaps a year away from competitive football served to erode some of his skills. In addition, the Cleveland Browns' problems with Josh Gordon might be coming at the exact wrong time for DGB.

Green-Beckham will likely be one of the most highly scrutinized players in Indianapolis.

Which, If Any, Quarterbacks Emerge Outside Top Two?

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It's almost a consensus that Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota are the top two quarterbacks in this year's draft class. Beyond Mariota and Winston, the quality of the talent pool falls off a cliff.

Brett Hundley, Bryce Petty, Sean Mannion, Shane Carden and Garrett Grayson are all kind of lumped together as potential mid-round picks.

The latter four all went to Mobile, Alabama, for the Senior Bowl, but the trip did little to help their draft stock. Miller walked away disappointed:

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Ugh. This was the worst group of senior quarterbacks I've seen during my time covering the Senior Bowl. All six quarterbacks struggled to make simple throws with ball placement, velocity and touch. Even simple things like taking the snap was a struggle.

I came into the week trying to separate Bryce Petty, Garrett Grayson and Shane Carden for my No. 4 quarterback spot and will go home even more unimpressed with the senior class of passers.

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Last year, Blake Bortles earned rave reviews at the combine. Teams had been fairly high on him at that point anyway, but his performance in Indianapolis certainly played a role in the Jacksonville Jaguars drafting him with the third overall pick.

Petty, Mannion, Carden and/or Grayson probably won't all of a sudden shoot into the first round with a strong combine, but they could morph from a Day 3 pick into a Day 2 pick, which wouldn't be an insignificant rise.

Of the aforementioned group, Hundley is the only one who could realistically go in the first round. Even that might be a stretch, unless a quarterback-needy team falls in love and moves up from the second round. 

Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post suggested that Hundley's decision to skip the Senior Bowl will likely come back to haunt him by citing recent examples of draftees who did the same thing:

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Last winter, Alabama’s A.J. McCarron stayed away from Mobile and dropped to the fifth round while Derek Carr, a comparable player at the start of the process, went in the second round and became the Oakland Raiders’ starter as a rookie. The previous year, Geno Smith skipped the Senior Bowl and landed in the second round, while EJ Manuel jumped from a projected third-rounder into the first round after his Senior Bowl performance.

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Not coincidentally, Hundley has the most to gain in Indianapolis after starting 2014 as the consensus No. 3 quarterback in this class.

The UCLA star revealed on NFL Network's Super Bowl Live (via NFL.com's Bryan Fischer) that he wasn't fully healthy when the event rolled around.

"The main decision was about being healthy and being at 100 percent in order to play in those games," Hundley said. "After the bowl game, I sat down and talked with my agent, my family, and I just wasn't there yet. I think that's the thing you have to think about before the game."

Hundley has all of the physical tools necessary to thrive in the NFL. The combine should be a great showcase for his abilities and an opportunity for him to assuage any fears teams might have that he's not ready.