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2026 NFL Scouting Combine, Day 2 drills open discussion: Defensive backs and tight ends

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 15: Indiana Hoosiers DB D'Angelo Ponds (5) during a college football game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Indiana Hoosiers on November 15, 2025 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. (Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

It’s time for the most entertaining part of the NFL Scouting Combine!

It’s day two of four days worth of on-field drills for over 300 college football prospects with dreams of playing in the NFL. The combine can be a stock riser or a dropper, plus there are medical “red flags” that may significantly impact teams’ drafting boards. I’m sure Ohio State’s Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese having tremendous performances on Thursday will make those two sought after as likely top 10 picks.

Friday will see the defensive backs and tight ends on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq is going to be one of the most watched prospects by far, although unlike last year there doesn’t figure to be a super prospect like Tyler Warren or Colston Loveland. Cornerback and safety are vastly different stories, and with looming free agent decisions to make on Josh Jobe, Riq Woolen, and Coby Bryant, the Seattle Seahawks will be watching the DBs closely. Based on the reporting from Real Hawk Talk’s Jeff Simmons in Indy, the Seahawks have met with a ton of top cornerback prospects, including Indiana’s D’Angelo Ponds, Tennessee’s Colton Hood, Florida’s Devin Moore, Clemson’s Avieon Terrell, and Arizona State’s Keith Abney. One prominent safety who’s met with Seattle is Oregon’s Dillon Thieneman, who could really set the combine ablaze with an impressive 40-time.

NFL Network and the NFL+ streaming service have live combine coverage. For those who don’t want to watch and just want to follow along with the results, don’t fret! The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine tracker is live and functioning and gives you all the relevant info you need!

On-Field Drill Dates (all airing on NFL Network, streamed on NFL+)

  • Thursday, Feb. 26 (Noon-5 p.m. PT): Defensive linemen, linebackers
  • Friday, Feb. 27 (Noon-5 p.m. PT): Defensive backs, tight ends
  • Saturday, Feb. 28 (10 a.m.-5 p.m. PT): Quarterbacks, wide receivers, running backs
  • Sunday, March 1 (10 a.m.-2 p.m. PT): Offensive linemen

Notable NFL Combine Drills

  • 40-yard dash
  • Bench press of 225 pounds
  • Vertical jump
  • Broad jump
  • 20-yard shuttle
  • Three-cone drill
  • 60-yard shuttle

Tight Ends

  • Dallen Bentley, Utah
  • Nate Boerkircher, Texas A&M
  • Josh Cuevas, Alabama
  • Oscar Delp, Georgia
  • Khalil Dinkins, Penn State
  • Jack Endries, Texas
  • John Michael Gyllenborg, Wyoming
  • Matthew Hibner, SMU
  • Justin Joly, N.C. State
  • Will Kacmarek, Ohio State
  • Jaren Kanak, Oklahoma
  • Miles Kitselman, Tennessee
  • Max Klare, Ohio State
  • Marlin Klein, Michigan
  • Tanner Koziol, Houston
  • RJ Maryland, SMU
  • Lake McRee, USC
  • Riley Nowakowski, Indiana
  • Eli Raridon, Notre Dame
  • DJ Rogers, TCU
  • Sam Roush, Stanford
  • Joe Royer, Cincinnati
  • Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon
  • Bauer Sharp, LSU
  • Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
  • Michael Trigg, Baylor
  • Dae’Quan Wright, Mississippi

Defensive Backs

  • Keith Abney II, Arizona State
  • Marcus Allen, North Carolina
  • Jadon Canady, Oregon
  • Brandon Cisse, South Carolina
  • Bud Clark, TCU
  • Tacario Davis, Washington
  • Mansoor Delane, LSU
  • Charles Demmings, Stephen F. Austin
  • Thaddeus Dixon, North Carolina
  • Caleb Downs, Ohio State
  • Daylen Everette, Georgia
  • Bishop Fitzgerald, USC
  • Andre Fuller, Toledo
  • Jaylon Guilbeau, Texas
  • TJ Hall, Iowa
  • Ahmari Harvey, Georgia Tech
  • A.J. Haulcy, LSU
  • Colton Hood, Tennessee
  • Jalen Huskey, Maryland
  • Davison Igbinosun, Ohio State
  • Domani Jackson, Alabama
  • Chris Johnson, San Diego State
  • Dalton Johnson, Arizona
  • Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina
  • Will Lee III, Texas A&M
  • Hezekiah Masses, Cal
  • Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
  • Latrell McCutchin Sr., Houston
  • Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo
  • Devin Moore, Florida
  • Louis Moore, Indiana
  • Ahmaad Moses, SMU
  • Malik Muhammad, Texas
  • Julian Neal, Arkansas
  • Xavier Nwankpa, Iowa
  • VJ Payne, Kansas State
  • D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana
  • Toriano Pride Jr., Missouri
  • Ephesians Prysock, Washington
  • Kamari Ramsey, USC
  • Chandler Rivers, Duke
  • Keionte Scott, Miami
  • DeShon Singleton, Nebraska
  • Avery Smith, Toledo
  • Genesis Smith, Arizona
  • Robert Spears-Jennings, Oklahoma
  • Treydan Stukes, Arizona
  • Lorenzo Styles Jr., Ohio State
  • Michael Taaffe, Texas
  • Avieon Terrell, Clemson
  • Dillon Thieneman, Oregon
  • Jakobe Thomas, Miami
  • Zakee Wheatley, Penn State
  • Collin Wright, Stanford

(Note: Not everyone is participating in drills, and some are participating in select drills)

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