The 2025 NFL alliance brings 300 draft possibilities at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week, giving them an important opportunity to demonstrate their skills.
The invitation-cavalry phenomenon puts players in front of NFL General Manager, Coach and Scouts, allowing them to create an impression through interviews and on-field drills such as 40-yard dash, bench press and vertical jump.
It also puts them in front of a lot of cameras – every moment of their efforts, their intensity and sometimes, capturing their most unforgettable facial expressions.
As the next generation of NFL talent has pushed its boundaries, here are some of the most entertaining snapshots from this year’s combination.
Hosiers defensive tackle changed the head, seen an official 4.95-second 40-yard dash. West, an Illinois native, spent four sessions with the Kent State. He then shifted to Indiana, where he played an important role in a historic season for Hosiers – he first helped reach the college football playoffs in the history of the program.
Razorback’s Edge Rashar earned the all-SEC honors of the second team after leading the team with 6.5 sacks and tied the team for the lead with 9.5 tackle for the loss. He launched 12 games, 49 tackle recording, three pass breakups, a forced fambal and a blocked kick.
Before making a name for himself in SEC, he went viral for his performance in the bag drill as the possibility of a college. Now an NFL draft is expected, Jackson showed significant improvement in the same drill, putting a strong NFL alliance performance together that earned it 6.32 grade on the eight-point scouting scale of NFL.com.
The farmer’s 5.11-second 40-yard dash did not make just one effect-it made noise. The Grants of Florida State Defensive Lineman were enough loud to be picked up by NFL Network Mix during his run and quickly scored rounds on social media.
Joshua farmer went out for his 40 attempts.
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The native of Florida spent all four years with his home-state Florida state seminole, where he was a force on defense. In his final season, he led the team with four sacks and recorded 32 tackles, which included eight for defeat.
In 4.94 seconds, Pables of Virginia Tech carried out the fourth fastest 40-yard dash between the defensive tackle in Combine.
He spent four seasons in Duke (2020–2023), 47 sports and ranked 87 tackles and 8.5 sacks. After the 2023 season, he entered the transfer portal, which was landing at Virginia Tech for the final year of eligibility. There, he added 30 total tackle and three sacks to his resume.
In 6-Foot-5, 288 pounds, the Nebraska Defense Lineman showed his athleticism, which was running a 4.83-second 40-yard dash-long time in his position group on Thursday. Robinson reached a top speed of 20.64 mph.
He has so far closed his college career with his most productive season, recorded 37 tackles and seven sacks, which earned him the other team All-Big Ten.
Ingram-Dawkins made a mark on 2025 NFL combinations, binding for the second fastest 40-yard dash between the defensive lineman at 4.86 seconds. His 1.69-second 10-yard split also tied his explosive first step in his position, tied to the best.
Outside South Carolina, a former five-star recruitment and number 1 player, Ingram-Davkins played in all 14 matches for Georgia last season, started 10. He finished the year with 19 tackle, 2 sacks (third highest in the team) and 8 tackle with the year.
