Phil Steele Blog • February 17, 2016

 

NFL Combine Invites by School.

Today we look at the total number of players invited to the NFL Combine by each school and then rank them in their conference. As you can see below the SEC led with 74 total players invited, followed by the Big Ten at 59. Also Ohio State had the most players invited with 14, followed by Notre Dame 10, Alabama 9, and UCLA 9.

SEC   Big Ten  
  # of Player   # of Player
Team Invites Team Invites
Alabama 9 Ohio State 14
Auburn 8 Michigan State 7
Florida 8 Maryland 5
Georgia 8 Penn State 5
Arkansas 6 Indiana 4
Mississippi State 6 Iowa 4
Ole Miss 6 Nebraska 4
Texas A&M 6 Illinois 3
LSU 5 Minnesota 3
South Carolina 4 Wisconsin 3
Missouri 3 Michigan 2
Kentucky 2 Northwestern 2
Tennessee 2 Rutgers 2
Vanderbilt 1 Purdue 1
Total Players From Conf 74 Total Players From Conf 59
Pac 12   ACC  
  # of Player   # of Player
Team Invites Team Invites
UCLA 9 Clemson 8
USC 7 Florida State 6
Stanford 6 Miami (Fla.) 5
Utah 6 NC State 5
California 5 Boston College 4
Oregon 5 Virginia Tech 4
Arizona 3 Duke 3
Colorado 3 Georgia Tech 2
Washington 2 Syracuse 2
Arizona State 1 Louisville 1
Oregon State 1 Pittsburgh 1
Washington St 1 Virginia 1
Total Players From Conf 49 Total Players From Conf 42
Big 12   AAC  
  # of Player   # of Player
Team Invites Team Invites
Oklahoma 7 Cincinnati 4
TCU 7 Temple 3
Baylor 6 East Carolina 2
West Virginia 5 Houston 2
Oklahoma State 3 Memphis 1
Texas Tech 3 Tulsa 1
Kansas State 2 Total Players From Conf 13
Texas 1
Total Players From Conf 34
Mountian West   Independent  
  # of Player   # of Player
Team Invites Team Invites
Boise State 3 Notre Dame 10
San Jose State 3 BYU 1
Utah State 3 Total Players From Conf 11
Colorado State 2
San Diego State 2
Total Players From Conf 13
CUSA   MAC  
  # of Player   # of Player
Team Invites Team Invites
Louisiana Tech 3 Bowling Green 1
WKU 2 Central Michigan 1
Marshall 1 Toledo 1
UTSA 1 UMass 1
Total Players From Conf 7 Western Michigan 1
Total Players From Conf 5
Sun Belt   Other School Invites  
  # of Player   # of Player
Team Invites Team Invites
Appalachian State 1 Southern Utah 3
Total Players From Conf 1 Harvard 2
Liberty 2
North Dakota State 2
South Carolina State 2
Eastern Kentucky 1
Grand Valley State 1
Illinois State 1
Jacksonville State 1
Montana State 1
NC Central 1
Northern Iowa 1
Sam Houston State 1
Samford 1
SE Louisiana 1
Stony Brook 1
West Georgia 1
William & Mary 1
Total Players Invited 24