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Players get ready to show off their stuff for the NFL teams looking to draft them.
Football is truly a team game. But when it comes time for evaluating talent for the NFL Draft, it quickly goes from team to individual. Prime examples come from the ranks of the Arizona Wildcats and Arizona St. Sun Devils.
Both teams endured subpar seasons this year. And yet, the Sun Devils will have six representatives at the NFL Draft Combine to start on Feb. 22, while the Wildcats will send three.
Leading the way for the Sun Devils is linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who is on a lot of draft boards as a possible late first round pick. And for the Wildcats, quarterback Nick Foles entered the season as a top five quarterback prospect, so it'll be interesting to see where he lands on draft day. For now, you can watch him try to separate himself from all those not named Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III.
Here is the list of Arizona and Arizona St. players invited to the combine:
Trevin Wade, Arizona, defensive back
Juron Criner, Arizona, wide receiver
Nick Foles, Arizona, quarterback
Omar Bolden, Arizona St., defensive back
Vontaze Burfict, Arizona St., linebacker
Garth Gerhart, Arizona St., offensive line
Jamarr Jarrett, Arizona St., defensive end
Brock Osweiler, Arizona St., quarterback
Gerell Robinson, Arizona St., wide receiver
For the complete list of invitees, check here.
NFL Pro Day Schedule Released
The NFL Combine is just over a week away and the 2012 NFL Draft follows by two months. Between the two events are the individual workouts held at the universities for their draft prospects. It will be one of the important times for these players to show off their "measurables" and also their "intangibles."
The schedule of Pro Days is now set. See below what schools go on which days.
For the local Arizona universities, you will notice that the Arizona Wildcats hold theirs on March 19, while the Arizona State Sun Devils will have theirs alone from any other college on March 24.
The full schedule:
March 1: Missouri
March 2: Cincinnati
March 5: Alabama-Birmingham, Hawaii, McNeese State
March 6: Alabama A&M, Arkansas, Auburn, California Lutheran, Clark, Georgia Tech, Rhode Island, Sacramento State, UCLA
March 7: Alabama, California, California-Davis, Colgate, Fordham, Fort Valley, Kent State, Louisville, Northern Colorado, Oklahoma State, Southern California, Texas A&M, UTEP, Wisconsin, Weber State
March 8: Buffalo, Clemson, Colorado, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio, Syracuse, Tulsa, Utah State, Washington, West Texas, Western Kentucky
March 9: Florida International, Montana, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Purdue, TCU, Troy
March 12: Air Force, Arkansas-Monticello, Central Michigan, Central Washington, Pittsburgh
March 13: Ball State, Florida, Kansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Marshall, Maryland, North Texas, Western Michigan
March 14: Bowling Green, Central Arkansas, Central Oklahoma, Florida State, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisiana-Monroe, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Tennessee Tech
March 15: Delaware State, Louisiana Tech, Michigan, UNLV, Nicholls State, Southern Illinois, Townson, Virginia, Virginia Tech, William & Mary
March 16: James Madison, Missouri State, Oregon State, Richmond, Temple, Tennessee, West Virginia
March 19: Arizona, Florida Atlantic, LSU, Southern, Wake Forest
March 20: Brown, Fresno State, Idaho, Iowa State, Louisiana-Lafayette, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T, South Florida, Texas, Tulane
March 21: Boston College, Nevada, North Carolina State, North Dakota State, Rutgers, San Diego State, San Jose State
March 22: Baylor, Boise State, East Carolina, Maine, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Stanford, Tennessee-Chattanooga
March 23: Jackson State, Missouri Western, N.C. Central, Southern Mississippi, Vanderbilt
March 24: Arizona State
March 27: Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Stephen F. Austin, Washburn
March 28: Central Florida, Connecticut, Northern Iowa, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
March 29: Brigham Young
April 4: SMU
April 6: McNeese State
Feb 13 9:01a by Jess Root