With the NFL Combine not happening as usual this year due to the pandemic, individual professional days become super important in this off-season, as a way for teams to connect with college candidates.
The professional days will be the only time these players will be tested and athletically trained before being called up, and each NFL team can send three representatives to schools to receive everything.
This year there will be no prospective visits to the team’s facilities, dinners, private exercises, or personal contact, except on professional days, and these will be socially distant. Phone calls or video conferencing is all that will be allowed between staff and college applicants when they are not on business days.
There will be more uniformity on the professional days of this year to ensure a uniform testing ground for all players involved, and when it comes to medical examinations, NFL.com had some tips on that.
… the NFL is currently working closely with the club’s doctors and coaches to develop a way to obtain “comprehensive medical information about each of the potential candidates”. Face-to-face tests will be available to “a number of potential customers” at designated locations, probably in early April.
You can also find more information about this year’s pre-draft process here.
The league issued a press release that lists all professional days to be held and the dates are as follows. (Dates subject to change)
- Friday, March 5 – Kansas
- Tuesday, March 9 – Kansas State, Northwestern, Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Wednesday, March 10 – Arkansas, Marshall, Maryland, Wisconsin
- Thursday, March 11 – Clemson, Nevada, Texas
- Friday, March 12 – State of Arkansas, State of North Dakota, Oklahoma
- Monday, March 15 – Army, Kent State, Middle Tennessee State, Vanderbilt
- Tuesday, March 16 – Georgia Tech, Temple
- Wednesday, March 17 – Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Pittsburgh, San Jose state
- Thursday, March 18 – Auburn, Buffalo, Central Arkansas, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, Stanford, Troy, West Virginia
- Friday, March 19 – Memphis, Ohio, TCU
- Monday, March 22 – Air Force, Bowling Green, State of Colorado, State of Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Toledo
- Tuesday, March 23 – Alabama, Central Michigan, Iowa State, Nebraska, Purdue
- Wednesday, March 24 – Michigan State, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Southern California, Virginia
- Thursday, March 25 – Georgia Southern, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Texas, Penn State, San Diego State, Southern Methodist, Tennessee, Western Michigan
- Friday, March 26 – Boston College, Brigham Young, Michigan, South Dakota State, Virginia Tech
- Monday, March 29 – State of Arizona, Duke, Louisiana-Lafayette, Miami (Florida), Miami (Ohio), North Carolina
- Tuesday, March 30 – Alabama, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Louisville, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas A&M, Tulane, Washington
- Wednesday, March 31 – Boise State, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Notre Dame, Wake Forest
- Thursday, April 1 – Central Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina (Charlotte), State of Oklahoma, State of Oregon, South Florida, West Kentucky
- Friday, April 2 – Oregon, Tulsa
- Wednesday, April 7 – Texas Tech
- Friday, April 9 – Alabama-Birmingham, Ball State, Houston
And here’s an alphabetical list by school.
- Air Force – Monday, March 22
- Alabama – Tuesday, March 23; Tuesday, March 30
- Alabama-Birmingham – Friday, April 9
- Arizona – Wednesday, March 17
- Arizona State – Monday, March 29
- Arkansas – Wednesday, March 10
- Arkansas State – Friday, March 12
- Army – Monday, March 15
- Auburn – Thursday, March 18
- Ball State – Friday, April 9
- Boise State – Wednesday, March 31
- Boston College – Friday, March 26
- Bowling Green – Monday, March 22
- Brigham Young – Friday, March 26
- Buffalo – Thursday, March 18
- Central Arkansas – Thursday, March 18
- Central Florida – Thursday, April 1
- Central Michigan – Tuesday, March 23
- Clemson – Thursday, March 11
- Colorado State – Monday, March 22
- Duke – Monday, March 29
- East Carolina – Tuesday, March 30
- Florida – Wednesday, March 31
- Florida Atlantic – Thursday, March 30
- Florida State – Monday, March 22
- Georgia – Wednesday, March 17
- Georgia Southern – Thursday, March 25
- Georgia Tech – Tuesday, March 16
- Houston – Friday, April 9
- Illinois – Wednesday, March 17
- Iowa – Monday, March 22
- Iowa State – Tuesday, March 23
- Kansas – Friday, March 5
- Kansas State – Tuesday, March 9
- Kent State – Monday, March 15
- Kentucky – Wednesday, March 31
- Louisiana State – Wednesday, March 31
- Louisiana Tech – Thursday, March 18
- Louisiana-Lafayette – Monday, March 29
- Louisiana-Monroe – Thursday, March 18
- Louisville – Tuesday, March 30
- Marshall – Wednesday, March 10
- Maryland – Wednesday, March 10
- Massachusetts – Thursday, March 25
- Memphis – Friday, March 19
- Miami (Florida) – Monday, March 29
- Miami (Ohio) – Monday, March 29
- Michigan – Friday, March 26
- Michigan State – Wednesday, March 24
- Middle Tennessee State – Monday, March 15
- Minnesota – Thursday, April 1
- Mississippi – Thursday, March 25
- Mississippi State – Wednesday, March 24
- Missouri – Monday, March 22
- Nebraska – Tuesday, March 23
- Nevada – Thursday, March 11
- North Carolina – Monday, March 29
- North Carolina (Charlotte) – Thursday, April 1
- North Carolina State – Tuesday, March 30
- North Dakota State – Friday, March 12
- North Texas – Thursday, March 25
- Northwest – Tuesday, March 9
- Notre Dame – Wednesday, March 31
- Ohio – Friday, March 19
- Ohio State – Tuesday, March 30
- Oklahoma – Friday, March 12
- Oklahoma State – Thursday, April 1
- Oregon – Friday, April 2
- Oregon State – Thursday, April 1
- Penn State – Thursday, March 25
- Pittsburgh – Wednesday, March 17
- Purdue – Tuesday, March 23
- San Diego State – Thursday, March 25
- San Jose State – Wednesday, March 17
- South Carolina – Wednesday, March 24
- South Dakota State – Friday, March 26
- South Florida – Thursday, April 1
- Southern California – Wednesday, March 24
- Southern Methodist – Thursday, March 25
- Stanford – Thursday, March 18
- TCU – Friday, March 19
- Temple – Tuesday, March 16
- Tennessee – Thursday, March 25
- Texas – Thursday, March 11
- Texas A&M – Tuesday, March 30
- Texas Tech – Wednesday, April 7
- Toledo – Monday, March 22
- Troy – Thursday, March 18
- Tulane – Tuesday, March 30
- Tulsa – Friday, April 2
- Vanderbilt – Monday, March 15
- Virginia – Wednesday, March 24
- Virginia Tech – Friday, March 26
- Wake Forest – Wednesday, March 31
- Washington – Tuesday, March 30
- West Virginia – Thursday, March 18
- Western Kentucky – Thursday, April 1
- Western Michigan – Thursday, March 25
- Wisconsin – Wednesday, March 10
- Wisconsin-Whitewater – Tuesday, March 9