Texas NFL Combine Preview: 11 Longhorns Hope To Impress in Indianapolis

The NFL Draft is coming soon, and the Texas Longhorns are set to be well-represented.

Matt Galatzan | Feb 27, 2024

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The Texas Longhorns look poised to have their best showing in the NFL Draft in recent memory, with 15 players expected to either be drafted or sign undrafted free-agent contracts.

In fact, most recent mock drafts have the Longhorns with six or more players going in the first three rounds.

And now, the future NFL Longhorns have another accolade to add to their resumés with 11 players set to take part in the NFL combine this week.

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Those 11 players are as follows: Running backs Jonathon Brooks and Keilan Robinson, receivers Jordan Whittington, Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell, tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders, offensive lineman Christian Jones, defensive linemen T'Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy, linebacker Jaylan Ford, and defensive back Ryan Watts.

For context, the Longhorns have had 17 total players invited to the combine in the previous four years, with five in 2023, two in 2022, six in 2021, and four in 2020.

The event will run from Sunday to Monday, March 4 in Indianapolis.

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Some Horns, such as Murphy, Mitchell, Worthy, Sweat and Sanders are already in great shape heading into Lucas Oil Stadium, having been consensus projections as either first and/or second-round picks.

In other words, as they as they take care of business, they should be just fine come draft time.

However, when it comes to Jones, Ford, Watts, Robinson, and Whittington, a top-notch performance will be key for them in order to secure the best draft position possible.

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Meanwhile, as for Brooks, things are a bit more up in the air thanks to his torn ACL - which in theory, could scare some teams away. Brooks will need to impress in the interview portion of the combine to help quell those concerns.

That said, according to reports, Brooks' recovery has gone better than expected, and he has been connected with multiple teams already, including the Dallas Cowboys.

Not only that but even with the injury, he is considered the top running back in the entire class, which bodes well for his future.

Published Feb 27, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.