Nine Gators invited to NFL Combine later this month
Friday, February 6, 2015 | Football, Scott Carter
Dante Fowler Jr. (left) and Matt Jones are two of nine Gators invited to NFL Combine.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The NFL Scouting Combine is scheduled Feb. 17-23 in Indianapolis and on Friday the official list of invitees was released.
Nine Gators are among the more than 300 players invited to participate in the most critical pre-draft event. The combine will be broadcast extensively on NFL Network. UF's nine invitees ranks fourth among all schools nationally.
Linebacker Neiron Ball, punter Kyle Christy, offensive lineman D.J. Humphries, running back Matt Jones, center Max Garcia, offensive lineman Trenton Brown, offensive lineman Chaz Green, defensive lineman Leon Orr and defensive lineman Dante Fowler Jr. are on the official list of invitees.
Receiver Andre Debose, offensive lineman Tyler Moore, linebacker Michael Taylor, defensive lineman Darious Cummings, receiver Quinton Dunbar, running back Mack Brown and defensive back Jabari Gorman are among the group of Florida regulars not on the invitation list to the combine.
Those players will have an opportunity to perform in front of NFL scouts at Florida's Pro Day at a date yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, Humphries is one of four players (Fowler, Moore and Jones) to forego their final year of eligibility to enter the draft. While some questioned if he was ready, at least one NFL analyst thinks Humphries is a first-round pick.
