HBCU Combine Roster, Scouting Impact Players, And How To Watch The Event

The 2024 HBCU Combine has a roster of forty-seven student-athletes who will participate in the annual event.

NEW ORLEANS -  The 2024 HBCU NFL Combine will occur at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, Feb. 19. The event is a collaboration between the National Football League and HBCU Legacy Bowl, aimed at showcasing the skills and potential of players who have graduated from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and have declared for the NFL Draft.

The HBCU Combine's third installment will feature forty-seven (47) student-athletes from HBCU football programs. Scouts, executives, and team representatives from most NFL teams will evaluate the talent from HBCUs who aspire to make their mark during the selection process for the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan. The event will take place on April 25–27, 2024.

2024 HBCU Combine Poster

2024 HBCU Combine Roster

PLAYER

POSITION

COLLEGE

COMBINE NUMBER

COLTON ADAMS

LB

ALABAMA STATE

LB-7

CEDRIC ANDERSON

DB

GRAMBLING

DB-15

RYAN ATKINS

OL

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF

OL-6

TRISTAN BALLARD

TE

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF

TE-8

BRENNAN BROWN

TE

HOWARD

TE-9

DARRIAN BROKENBURR

DL

HOWARD

DL-1

DARRAN BUTTS

RB

HAMPTON

RB-1

JORDAN CARTER

DB

SOUTHERN

DB-13

BRODAN CODRINGTON

DB/RET

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

DB-4

LATRELL COLLIER

RB

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

RB-9

TAYMON COOKE

WR/RET

NORTH CAROLINA A&T

WR-13

CAMERON COVIN

OL

FLORIDA A&M

OL-7

LOOBERT DENELUS

DL

BENEDICT

DL-2

CORINTHEUS EDMONDS

WR

FORT VALLEY STATE

WR-13

MATTHEW FOSTER

OT

VIRGINIA STATE

OT-14

TERRELL GARDNER

WR

ALABAMA A&M

WR-5

STANLEY GARNER

DB

HAMPTON

DB-7

PATRICK GODBOLT

DL

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE

DL-4

JAMES GREEN

LB

TENNESSEE STATE

LB-1

ZAREON HAYES

DL

ALABAMA A&M

DL-6

JAHEEM HAZEL

DB

JACKSON STATE

DB-6

AIDAN HEMPHILL

OL

TEXAS SOUTHERN

OL-5

JOSHUA HEYWARD

DB

BENEDICT

DB-9

OMARI HILL-ROBINSON

DB

BETHUNE-COOKMAN

DB-5

JARVEON HOWARD

RB

ALCORN STATE

RB-8

JOHN HUGGINS

DB

JACKSON STATE

DB-16

LEWIS MATTHEWS

LB

GRAMBLING 

LB-3

MYLES MCHANEY IV

LB

PRAIRIE A&M

LB-9

RJ MOBLEY

WR

WINSTON-SALEM

WR-12

JAE'VEYON MORTON

DB

MORGAN STATE

DG-8

JEREMY MOUSSA

QB

FLORIDA A&M

QB-8

LADARIUS OWENS

RB

TEXAS SOUTHERN

RB-5

SAMUEL PEARSON

OL

DELAWARE STATE

OL-10

AUGUST PITRE III

WR

SOUTHERN

WR-4

DAVIUS RICHARD

QB

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

QB-1

LAWRENCE RICHARDSON

LB

MORGAN STATE

LB-2

DONOVAN RIDDICK

QB

WEST VIRGINIA STATE

QB-9

MARCUS RILEY

WR/KR

FLORIDA A&M

WR-3

TRE'VION SHERMAN-GREEN

LB

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

LB-4

GERALD SIMPSON

LB

FAYETTEVILLE STATE

LB-8

ERIC SMITH

DB

FLORIDA A&M

DB-14

DWAYNE STEVENS

TE

JACKSON STATE

TE-13

JORDAN TOLES

DB

MORGAN STATE

DB-14

QWAHSIN TOWNSEL

LB

HAMPTON

LB-5

IAN WHEELER

RB

HOWARD

RB-13

QUINTON WILLIAMS

QB

HOWARD

RB-13

KAMARI YOUNG

TE

FLORIDA A&M

TE-4

2024 HBCU COMBINE - HOW TO WATCH

The NFL Network will have live coverage of the 2024 HBCU Combine.   The broadcast will start at 12 PM ET with Steve Wyche, Bucky Brooks, Scott Pioli, and Rhett Lewis providing the interviews and analysis of the players.

10 PLAYERS TO WATCH

  1. Jeremy Moussa, QB - FAMU - 2023 HBCU National Championship QB
  2. Davius Richard, QB - NCCU - 2022 HBCU National Championship QB
  3. Lewis Matthews, LB - Grambling State - Great sidelines to sidelines coverage.
  4. LaDarius Owens, RB - Texas Southern - The 2023 HBCU Leading Rusher
  5. Jarveon Howard, RB - Alcorn State - The 2022 SWAC Leading Rusher
  6. Colton Adams, LB - Alabama State - A tackling machine!
  7. Loobert Denelus, DL - Benedict - Smart, great pursuit, high motor.
  8. Marcus Riley, WR/KR - FAMU - A playmaker on offense and special teams.
  9. Kamari Young, TE - A sleeper at the tight end position.
  10. Taymon Cooke, WR/RET - Has game-changing ability on special teams.

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