The scouting combine is massively important for most draft prospects. It’s where they’re able to meet with NFL teams, get their official medicals done, and go on the field at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium to participate in drills that (to a greater or lesser degree) give evaluators that much more of a sense of what attributes and liabilities they bring to the next level of football.
The combine process will be especially important for Kentucky quarterback Will Levis. After two seasons at Penn State and two more with the Wildcats, Levis leaves behind an iffy legacy, and one that NFL shot-callers will have to consider carefully. For all the amazing raw athleticism, there be dragons. I have little doubt that Levis will ace whatever combine drills in which he chooses to participate; at 6-foot-3 and 232 pounds (unofficial), he presents a skeleton of attributes that some tie to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
