Feb 25, 2022

NFL announces coverage of scouting combine

Posted Feb 25, 2022 5:21 PM

NFL

For the 17th year, NFL Network and NFL Digital Media offer multi-platform coverage of the NFL Scouting Combine Presented by Verizon from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Beginning Tuesday, NFL Network will provide more than 50 hours of live combine week coverage, offering the first look at the 2022 NFL Draft class highlighted by quarterbacks Kenny Pickett, Malik Willis and Matt Corral, elite defensive prospects Aidan Hutchinson, Kyle Hamilton and Kayvon Thibodeaux, wide receivers Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Drake London and Treylon Burks, and more.

This year, coverage of the combine again extends into primetime beginning Thursday, with seven hours of live coverage of the quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends starting at 4 p.m. ET and continuing until 11 p.m. ET.

Coverage continues with six hours of live coverage of the running backs, offensive linemen and special teams on March 4 at 4 p.m. ET, and five hours of live coverage of the defensive linemen and linebackers on March 5 at 4p.m. ET. NFL Network's combine coverage concludes with five hours of live coverage of the defensive backs on March 6 starting at 2 p.m. ET.

NFL Network and NFL Digital Media feature a 40-person roster of talent to cover the combine, including NFL Draft experts Daniel Jeremiah, Charles Davis and Bucky Brooks. Host Rich Eisen anchors NFL Network's coverage of the on-field workouts joined by Jeremiah in the booth at Lucas Oil Stadium. Additional coverage is provided by Davis, Pro Football Hall of Famers Kurt Warner and Michael Irvin, as well as Steve Smith Sr., Joe Thomas, Shaun O'Hara, Maurice Jones-Drew, Willie McGinest, DeAngelo Hall, Marc Ross, Ian Rapoport, Peter Schrager, Stacey Dales, Chris Rose, Rachel Bonnetta, Colleen Wolfe, and Kimmi Chex.

Live NFL Network coverage of the 2022 NFL Combine Presented by Verizon is available across devices (smartphone, PC, tablet and connected TVs) through the NFL app and NFL Network app for subscribers of participating NFL Network providers. Visit NFL.com/watch for more information on how to watch.

National champion Georgia is the most represented school at the combine this year with 14 players invited, highlighted by linebacker Nakobe Dean, edge rusher Travon Walker and defensive tackle Jordan Davis. Alabama and Oklahoma are tied for the second-most players invited with 11, followed by LSU and Texas A&M with nine, and Cincinnati, Arizona State, Michigan, Ole Miss, and Penn State with eight.

Following is a list of the top conferences with players invited to the combine this year.

SEC: 82

Big Ten: 54

Pac-12: 36

Big 12: 35

ACC: 34

American Athletic Conference: 20

Mountain West: 14

Independent: 8

Conference USA: 7

MAC: 7

Sun Belt: 6

For a full list of combine participants as well as the latest news and analysis, visit NFL.com/combine.