Notre Dame Has 11 Players Invited To The NFL Scouting Combine

This year's NFL Scouting Combine will have a much different look and feel, and part of that look will be a heavy involvement from former Notre Dame players. The Fighting Irish program has 11 former players invited to this year's event.

Only Ohio State (14) had more players invited, and only Alabama and Georgia matched Notre Dame's total.

Here are the 11 Notre Dame players that were invited to this year's combine:

Aaron Banks, Offensive Line
Ian Book, Quarterback
Liam Eichenberg, Offensive Line
Robert Hainsey, Offensive Line
Daelin Hayes, Edge
Tommy Kraemer, Offensive Line
Javon McKinley, Wide Receiver
Adetokunbo Ogundeji, Defensive End
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Linebacker
Ben Skowronek, Wide Receiver
Tommy Tremble, Tight End

The one surprise for me was that cornerback Nick McCloud was not invited. Not only was he a multi-year starter in the ACC (at Notre Dame and NC State), he also had a brilliant performance in the Hula Bowl.

There will be no in-person workouts this year due to Covid-19 concerns, which means the event in Indianapolis will be put off for at least a year. In its release announcing that decision, the NFL said it would be working with schools to try and get them to use similar drills at their Pro Days in order to create some consistency.

The challenge will be not having testing times on the same surface, which could create some variations in times.

Another challenge is getting medical tests done on all prospects, which used to take place in Indianapolis. Individual interviews will now be mostly done in a virtual format.

Notre Dame's Pro Day is scheduled for March 31.

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