Most years, the Baylor Football team has at least one recent graduate or early declarer invited to participate in the prestigious NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The NFL Combine is a week-long event where (typically) the “best of the best” athletes in college football are invited to showcase their physical talents through physical and mental tests in front of NFL coaches, GMs, and scouts. After arguably the best Baylor Football season in program history, a team-record 7 former players received invites to the Combine. Baylor’s 7 athletes are not only the most in program history, but they’re also the 2nd most in the Big 12 (after Oklahoma), 2nd most in the state of Texas (after Texas A&M), and 11th most nationally (after Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas A&M, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Michigan, Ole Miss, and Penn State). Stay tuned for results after the March 1-7 showcase!
- CB Kalon Barnes (4 seasons) — 69 tackles with 3.5 for a loss of 12 yards, 1 sack for a loss of 10 yards, 3 interceptions, 17 passes deflected, and 1 forced fumble
- LB Terrel Bernard (5 seasons) — 320 tackles with 22.5 for a loss of 144 yards, 12 sacks for a loss of 82 yards, 3 interceptions, 11 passes deflected, and 3 fumble recoveries
- RB Trestan Ebner (5 seasons) — 343 carries for 1,690 yards and 9 TDs; 127 catches for 1,515 yards and 11 TDs; 47 kick returns for 1,187 yards and 3 TDs; 16 punt returns for 190 yards and 1 TD
- S Jalen Pitre (5 seasons) — 196 tackles with 23 for a loss of 138 yards, 5 sacks for a loss of 35 yards, 4 interceptions, 14 passes deflected, and 4 forced fumbles
- RB Abram Smith (4 seasons) —269 carries for 1,647 yards and 13 TDs; 14 catches for 78 yards; 56 tackles with 5 for a loss of 7 yards, 1 sack for a loss of 1 yard, and 1 forced fumble
- S JT Woods (4 seasons) — 157 tackles with 2.5 for a loss of 13 yards, 1 sack for a loss of 11 yards, 9 interceptions, 14 passes deflected, and 3 fumble recoveries
- WR Tyquan Thornton (4 seasons) — 143 catches for 2,242 yards and 19 TDs; 1 completion of 1 passing attempt for 6 yards and 1 TD
