NFL Combine invites by school: Which program has the most players at 2023 combine?

Edward Sutelan

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Each year, draft-eligible college football players come to Indianapolis for the NFL Combine. Their skills are put to the test, and teams get the chance to meet with the top prospects.

But the combine isn't open to everyone. NFL teams can provide input on which players should be invited, but a committee votes on who will receive an invitation. This year, 319 invited players will attend.

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Some schools, naturally, receive more invitations than others. Programs that had the greatest success in 2022, such as Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU, will be well-represented in Indy.

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Which school has the most 2023 NFL Combine invites?

It will come as no surprise that the top two schools in combine invites are Alabama and reigning national champion Georgia. The Crimson Tide received 13 invites, while the Bulldogs received 12. Two other SEC teams — Florida and LSU — are tied for third with Michigan and national champion runner-up TCU with nine each.

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The SEC, with 83, has the most invitees. The Big Ten is second with 63, followed by the ACC with 40, the Big 12 with 39, the Pac-12 with 31, the American with 13 and the Sun Belt with 12.

A list of the best-represented schools at the NFL Combine:

School Invites
Alabama 13
Georgia 12
Florida 9
LSU 9
Michigan 9
TCU 9
Clemson 8
Ohio State 8
Maryland 7
Oklahoma 7
Penn State 7
Tennessee 7
Auburn 6
Cincinnati 6
Oregon 6
Pittsburgh 6
Arkansas 5
Iowa 5
Louisville 5
Mississippi 5
Purdue 5
South Carolina 5
Texas 5
USC 5

NFL Combine invites by school

Air Force

Player Position
Kyle Patterson TE

Alabama

Player Position
Will Anderson Jr. LB
Jordan Battle DB
Brian Branch DB
DJ Dale DL
Emil Ekiyor Jr. OL
Jahmyr Gibbs RB
DeMarcco Hellams DB
Cameron Latu TE
Eli Ricks DB
Tyler Steen OL
Henry To'oTo'o LB
Bryce Young QB
Byron Young DL

Appalachian State

Player Position
Nick Hampton DL
Cam Peoples RB

Arizona State

Player Position
Nesta Jade Silvera DL

Arkansas

Player Position
Jadon Haselwood WR
Matt Landers WR
Drew Sanders LB
Ricky Stromberg OL
Dalton Wagner OL

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Player Position
Mark Evans II OL

Army

Player Position
Andre Carter II LB

Auburn

Player Position
Tank Bigsby RB
Anders Carlson K
Derick Hall LB
Eku Leota LB
Owen Pappoe LB
Colby Wooden DL

Ball State

Player Position
Nic Jones DB

Baylor

Player Position
Connor Galvin OL
Siaki Ika DL

Boise State

Player Position
Tyreque Jones DB
John Ojukwu OL
JL Skinner III DB

Boston College

Player Position
Zay Flowers WR

BYU

Player Position
Blake Freeland OL
Jaren Hall QB
Puka Nacua WR

California

Player Position
Daniel Scott DB

Central Michigan

Player Position
Thomas Incoom DL

Charlotte

Player Position
Grant DuBose WR

Cincinnati

Player Position
Arquon Bush DB
Ivan Pace Jr. LB
Tyler Scott WR
Leonard Taylor TE
Tre Tucker WR
Josh Whyle TE

Clemson

Player Position
Davis Allen TE
Bryan Bresee DL
KJ Henry DL
Jordan McFadden OL
Myles Murphy DL
Joseph Ngata WR
B.T. Potter K
Trenton Simpson LB

Coastal Carolina

Player Position
Lance Boykin DB
Jerrod Clark DL

Duke

Player Position
Shaka Heyward LB

East Carolina

Player Position
CJ Johnson WR
Keaton Mitchell RB

Eastern Michigan

Player Position
Jose Ramirez DL
Sidy Sow OL

Ferris State

Player Position
Caleb Murphy DL

Florida

Player Position
Brenton Cox DL
Trey Dean DB
Gervon Dexter DL
Richard Gouraige OL
Ventrell Miller LB
Anthony Richardson QB
Justin Shorter WR
O'Cyrus Torrence OL
Rashad Torrence II DB

Florida A&M

Player Position
Isaiah Land DL

Florida State

Player Position
Jammie Robinson DB

Fresno State

Player Position
Jalen Cropper WR
Jake Haener QB

Georgia

Player Position
Robert Beal Jr. DL
Stetson Bennett QB
Jalen Carter DL
Kearis Jackson WR
Broderick Jones OL
Warren McClendon OL
Kenny McIntosh RB
Jack Podlesny K
Kelee Ringo DB
Christopher Smith II DB
Nolan Smith DL
Darnell Washington TE

Georgia Tech

Player Position
Charlie Thomas LB
Keion White DL

Houston

Player Position
Tank Dell WR
Gervarrius Owens DB
Clayton Tune QB

Illinois

Player Position
Chase Brown RB
Sydney Brown DB
Jartavius Martin DB
Devon Witherspoon DB

Indiana

Player Position
Cam Jones LB

Iowa

Player Position
Jack Campbell LB
Sam LaPorta TE
Kaevon Merriweather DB
Riley Moss DB
Lukas Van Ness DL

Iowa State

Player Position
MJ Anderson DL
Xavier Hutchinson WR
Anthony Johnson DB
Will McDonald IV DL

Kansas

Player Position
Earl Bostick Jr. OL
Lonnie Phelps LB

Kansas State

Player Position
Felix Anudike-Uzomah DL
Julius Brents DB
Malik Knowles WR
Deuce Vaughn RB

Kentucky

Player Position
Will Levis QB
Tashawn Manning OL
Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB
Carrington Valentine DB

Liberty

Player Position
Demario Douglas WR

Louisiana

Player Position
Michael Jefferson WR
Andre Jones Jr. LB

Louisiana Tech

Player Position
Myles Brooks DB

Louisville

Player Position
Yasir Abdullah LB
Kei'Trel Clark DB
Malik Cunningham QB
YaYa Diaby DL
Tiyon Evans RB

LSU

Player Position
Micah Baskerville LB
Kayshon Boutte WR
Anthony Bradford OL
Mekhi Garner DB
Ali Gaye DL
Jaray Jenkins WR
BJ Ojulari LB
Jaquelin Roy DL
Jay Ward DB

Maryland

Player Position
Deonte Banks DB
Jakorian Bennett DB
Jacob Copeland WR
Dontay Demus Jr. WR
Jaelyn Duncan OL
Rakim Jarrett WR
Chad Ryland K

Miami

Player Position
Will Mallory TE
Tyrique Stevenson DB

Michigan

Player Position
Ronnie Bell WR
Ryan Hayes OL
Jake Moody K
Mike Morris DL
Olu Oluwatimi OL
Brad Robbins P
Luke Schoonmaker TE
Mazi Smith DL
DJ Turner II DB

Michigan State

Player Position
Bryce Baringer P
Jayden Reed WR

Minnesota

Player Position
Jordan Howden DB
Mohamed Ibrahim RB
John Michael Schmitz OL
Terell Smith DB

Minnesota-Duluth

Player Position
Brent Laing OL

Mississippi

Player Position
Nick Broeker OL
Zach Evans RB
Malik Heath WR
Jonathan Mingo WR
Tavius Robinson DL

Mississippi State

Player Position
Emmanuel Forbes DB
Tyrus Wheat LB
Cameron Young DL

Missouri

Player Position
Isaiah McGuire DL

Nebraska

Player Position
Ochaun Mathis LB
Trey Palmer WR
Travis Vokolek TE

North Carolina

Player Position
Josh Downs WR
Antoine Green WR
Asim Richards OL
Noah Taylor LB

N.C. State

Player Position
Christopher Dunn K
Isaiah Moore LB

North Dakota State

Player Position
Noah Gindorff TE
Hunter Luepke RB
Cody Mauch OL

Northwestern

Player Position
Adetomiwa Adebawore DL
Evan Hull RB
Cameron Mitchell DB
Peter Skoronski OL

Notre Dame

Player Position
Isaiah Foskey DL
Brandon Joseph DB
Michael Mayer TE
Jarrett Patterson OL

Ohio State

Player Position
Cam Brown DB
Zach Harrison DL
Ronnie Hickman Jr. DB
Paris Johnson Jr. OL
Dawand Jones OL
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR
C.J. Stroud QB
Luke Wypler OL

Oklahoma

Player Position
Eric Gray RB
Anton Harrison OL
Marvin Mims Jr. WR
Wanya Morris OL
Jalen Redmond DL
Michael Turk P
Brayden Willis TE

Oklahoma State

Player Position
Tyler Lacy DL
Jason Taylor II DB

Old Dominion

Player Position
Zack Kuntz TE
Nick Saldiveri OL

Oregon

Player Position
Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu OL
TJ Bass OL
Alex Forsyth OL
Christian Gonzalez DB
DJ Johnson LB
Noah Sewell LB

Oregon State

Player Position
Alex Austin DB
Luke Musgrave TE
Rejzohn Wright DB

Penn State

Player Position
Ji'Ayir Brown DB
PJ Mustipher DL
Joey Porter Jr. DB
Juice Scruggs OL
Brenton Strange TE
Mitchell Tinsley WR
Parker Washington WR

Pittsburgh

Player Position
Israel Abanikanda RB
Habakkuk Baldonado DL
SirVocea Dennis LB
Brandon Hill DB
Calijah Kancey DL
Carter Warren OL

Princeton

Player Position
Andrei Iosivas WR

Purdue

Player Position
Payne Durham TE
Jalen Graham LB
Charlie Jones WR
Aidan O'Connell QB
Cory Trice Jr. DB

Rice

Player Position
Ikenna Enechukwu DL

Rutgers

Player Position
Adam Korsak P

San Jose State

Player Position
Viliami Fehoko Jr. DL

Shepherd

Player Position
Tyson Bagent QB

SMU

Player Position
Rashee Rice WR

South Alabama

Player Position
Darrell Luter Jr. DB
Jalen Wayne WR

South Carolina

Player Position
Jalen Brooks WR
Jovaughn Gwyn OL
Zacch Pickens DL
Darius Rush DB
Cam Smith DB

South Dakota State

Player Position
Tucker Kraft TE

Southern Mississippi

Player Position
Jason Brownlee WR

Stanford

Player Position
Elijah Higgins WR
Kyu Blu Kelly DB
Tanner McKee QB
Michael Wilson WR

Syracuse

Player Position
Matthew Bergeron OL
Sean Tucker RB
Garrett Williams DB

TCU

Player Position
Alan Ali OL
Steve Avila OL
Derius Davis WR
Max Duggan QB
Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson DB
Dylan Horton DL
Quentin Johnston WR
Kendre Miller RB
Dee Winters LB

Tennessee

Player Position
Jeremy Banks LB
Paxton Brooks P
Hendon Hooker QB
Jalin Hyatt WR
Cedric Tillman WR
Darnell Wright OL
Byron Young DL

Tennessee-Chattanooga

Player Position
McClendon Curtis OL

Texas

Player Position
Keondre Coburn DL
Roschon Johnson RB
Moro Ojomo DL
DeMarvion Overshown LB
Bijan Robinson RB

Texas A&M

Player Position
Devon Achane RB
Antonio Johnson DB
Jaylon Jones DB

Texas Tech

Player Position
SaRodorick Thompson RB
Tyree Wilson DL

Troy

Player Position
Jake Andrews OL

Tulane

Player Position
Tyjae Spears RB
Dorian Williams LB

Tulsa

Player Position
Deneric Prince RB

UAB

Player Position
DeWayne McBride RB

UCF

Player Position
Alex Ward LS

UCLA

Player Position
Jake Bobo WR
Zach Charbonnet RB
Jon Gaines II OL
Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB

USC

Player Position
Jordan Addison WR
Mekhi Blackmon DB
Travis Dye RB
Tuli Tuipulotu DL
Andrew Vorhees OL

Utah

Player Position
Braeden Daniels OL
Dalton Kincaid TE
Clark Phillips III DB
Tavion Thomas RB

Vanderbilt

Player Position
Anfernee Orji LB

Virginia

Player Position
Anthony Johnson Jr. DB
Dontayvion Wicks WR

Virginia Tech

Player Position
Chamarri Conner DB

Wake Forest

Player Position
A.T. Perry WR
Blake Whiteheart TE

Washington

Player Position
Henry Bainivalu OL
Jaxson Kirkland OL

Washington State

Player Position
Daiyan Henley LB

West Virginia

Player Position
Bryce Ford-Wheaton WR
Dante Stills DL

Wisconsin

Player Position
Keeanu Benton DL
Nick Herbig LB
Joe Tippmann OL

Edward Sutelan

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Edward Sutelan joined The Sporting News in 2021 after covering high school sports for PennLive. Edward graduated from The Ohio State University in 2019, where he gained experience covering the baseball, football and basketball teams. Edward also spent time working for The Columbus Dispatch and Cape Cod Times.