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NFL Announces 2025 HBCU Combine Roster
The National Football League, in partnership with the Black College Football Hall of Fame, today announced the players attending the 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Combine. The HBCU Combine will be held at the New Orleans Saints practice facility, the Ochsner Sports Performance Center, on Monday, February 17. Offensive prospects will work out at 8:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. CT and defensive prospects will work out between 12 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. CT.
The HBCU Legacy Bowl is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, February 22 at Tulane University’s Yulman Stadium, with live coverage on NFL Network.
NFL clubs will be on hand to scout the Combine and Legacy Bowl, ensuring significant visibility for the best draft-eligible HBCU players.
The players participating in the HBCU Combine:
| 2025 HBCU Combine Roster | ||
| Anderson, Isaac | DL | Virginia Union |
| *Asante, Nana | Edge | Morgan State |
| *Bennett, Kenny | DB | Virginia State |
| Bohler, Kendall | DB | Florida A&M |
| *Brown, Jamarius | DB | Southern |
| Burgess, James | DB | Alabama State |
| Burris, Elijah | RB | Hampton |
| Byers, Jada | RB | Virginia Union |
| *Cook, Darren | DL | Delaware State |
| Crawley, Myles | QB | Grambling State |
| Cunningham, DeMarkus | LB | Alabama State |
| Davis, Joaquin | WR | North Carolina Central |
| Decius, Carlvainsky | DB | Morgan State |
| Dunn, Aurelious | OL | Alabama State |
| Eaglin, Donovan | RB | Alabama A&M |
| Ellis, Draylen | QB | Tennessee State |
| Fox, Darius | OL | Howard |
| Gassett, Jamari | WR | Florida A&M |
| Griffin, Tavarious | TE | Alcorn State |
| *Hewitt, Jacolby | WR | Alabama A&M |
| Hollon, Terrance | LB | Howard |
| Hunter, Jarett | RB | Howard |
| *Ivey, Jason | OL | North Carolina A&T |
| Johnson, Cam | OL | South Carolina State |
| Jones III, Robert | DB | Howard |
| Jones, Jaquez | WR | Norfolk State |
| Mallory, Terron | DB | Norfolk State |
| Mansfield, Quantez | DL | North Carolina Central |
| Martin, Travis | DB | Langston |
| McDaniel, Robert | DB | Jackson State |
| Mulligan, Irv | RB | Jackson State |
| Phoenix, Eric | QB | South Carolina State |
| *Pope, K'Vaughan | LB | Virginia State |
| *Pruitte, Jeremiah | TE | Florida A&M |
| Richardon, Daniel | QB | Florida A&M |
| Robiu, Xavier | DB | Howard |
| Salawu, Sadiq | LB | Bowie State |
| *Simmons, Canary | DB | Texas Southern |
| Spiller, Trejon | WR | Prairie View A&M |
| Stokes, Fred | DL | Prairie View A&M |
| Sutton, Jaden | RB | Delaware State |
| Thomas, Trequan | DL | Alabama State |
| Thompson,Tru | DL | Jackson State |
| Toney, Keshawn | TE | South Carolina State |
| *Walker, Chris | Edge | Tennessee State |
| Williams, Elijah | DL | Morgan State |
| *Will not participate in Legacy Bowl Practices | ||
| List of active NFL players as of last year’s HBCU Combine. | ||
| HBCU Combine & Legacy Bowl Participants | ||
| Andrew Farmer | OLB | DEN (Lane College) |
| Emmanuel Wilson | RB | GB (Fort Valley State) |
| Xavier Smith | WR | LAR (Florida A&M) |
| Brandon Codrington | CB | BUF (North Carolina Central) |
| Ian Wheeler | RB | CHI (Howard) |
| Camron Peterson | DT | NO (Southern) |
| Marcus Riley | WR | NYJ (Florida A&M) |
| Legacy Bowl Participants Only | ||
| Keenan Isaac | CB | LV (Alabama State) |
| Cherelus Claudin | LB | CAR (Alcorn State) |
| HBCU Combine Coaching Staff | |
| George Whitfield | Quarterbacks |
| Diago Ryland | Running backs |
| Tyrae Reid | Wide Receivers |
| Otis Riddley | Wide Receivers |
| Otis Riddley | Tight ends |
| Kaleb Graham | Offensive Line |
| Javon Gopie | Defensive Line |
| Jordan Odaffer | Linebacker |
| Kyshone Jarrett | Defensive Back |
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