The air at Lucas Oil Stadium will be full of footballs on Saturday as the quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs take the field at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

NFL Network will televise the workouts from the annual event from noon to 8 p.m. CST Saturday.

The players will have the opportunity to participate in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill, shuttle run and position skill drills.

There are 15 quarterbacks, 49 wide receivers and 31 running backs at the combine this year.

Among the players in the Saturday group are 11 with Alabama football roots:

• Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond (played at Alabama in 2022 and 2023)
• Louisville wide receiver Ja’Corey Brooks (played at Alabama in 2021, 2022 and 2023)
• Oregon wide receiver Traeshon Holden (played at Alabama in 2020, 2021 and 2022)
• UCF wide receiver Kobe Hudson (played at Auburn in 2020 and 2021)
• Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter
• Oregon wide receiver Tez Johnson (Pinson Valley High School, Troy)
• Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins (Pike Road High School)
• Auburn wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith
• Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (Fairhope High School)
• Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe
• Memphis wide receiver Roc Taylor (Oxford High School)

Other SEC players in Saturday’s group include:

• Arkansas wide receiver Andrew Armstrong
• Florida wide receiver Elijah Badger
• Ole Miss running back Ulysses Bentley IV
• Texas running back Jaydon Blue
• Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III
• Missouri quarterback Brady Cook
• Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart
• Florida wide receiver Chimere Dike
• Georgia running back Trevor Etienne
• Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers
• Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden
• Ole Miss wide receiver Tre Harris
• Arkansas running back Ja’Quinden Jackson
• Florida running back Montrell Johnson Jr.
• Georgia wide receiver Dominic Lovett
• Tennessee wide receiver Bru McCoy
• Florida quarterback Graham Mertz
• Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson
• South Carolina running back Raheim Sanders
• Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith
• Arkansas wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa
• Tennessee wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr.
• Ole Miss wide receiver Jordan Watkins
• Missouri wide receiver Theo Wease Jr.
• Ole Miss wide receiver Antwane Wells Jr.

First-rounders on the field

Projections vary, of course, but among the players thought to be possible first-round picks when the NFL Draft starts on April 24 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, who are in Saturday’s group are quarterbacks Cam Ward of Miami (Fla.) and Shedeur Sanders of Colorado, running back Ashton Jeanty of Boise State and wide receivers Tetairoa McMillan of Arizona, Luther Burden III of Missouri, Emeka Egbuka of Ohio State and Matthew Golden of Texas.

NFL.com’s top-graded players at each of the three positions are Miami (Fla.) quarterback Cam Ward, who is graded as “will eventually be a plus starter;” Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, graded as a “Pro Bowl talent;” and Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III, graded as “will become a good starter within two years.”

In the books

The best performances over the first two days at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in the measured drills include the 4.28-second 40-yard dash by Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston, 43-inch vertical jump by South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori, 138-inch broad jump by Emmanwori, 6.71-second three-cone drill by Iowa State cornerback Darien Porter and 4.03-second shuttle run by Nevada safety Kitan Crawford.

The defensive tackles, edge rushers and linebackers were the first players on the field for the measured drills on Thursday. The defensive backs and tight ends took their turn on Friday.

Off the field on Saturday

The defensive backs and tight ends are scheduled to participate in the bench press and conduct media interviews.

The quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs will have their physical measurements taken before hitting the field.

The offensive linemen and running backs will undergo orthopedic exams, conduct media interviews and interview with NFL team representatives.

Who’s next?

The offensive linemen and specialists get their chance on the field on Sunday.

The Sunday group includes Alabama guard Tyler Booker, Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin (Alabama), Alabama A&M offensive tackle Carson Vinson and Jacksonville State guard Clay Webb (Oxford).

Combine bests

The NFL has been holding a league-inclusive combine since 1985, but the records are sketchy for the early years of the event. Profootballreference.com has compiled results since 2000, and these are the top performances in each of the combine drills since then:

• 40-yard dash: 4.21 seconds by Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy in 2024.
• Vertical jump: 46 inches by North Carolina safety Gerald Sensabaugh in 2005.
• Broad jump: 147 inches by Connecticut cornerback Byron Jones in 2015.
• Three-cone drill: 6.28 seconds by Oklahoma defensive back Jordan Thomas in 2018.
• Shuttle run: 3.73 seconds by Iowa wide receiver Kevin Kasper in 2001.
• Bench press: 49 repetitions of 225 pounds by Oregon State defensive tackle Stephen Paea in 2011.

The three-cone drill is meant to measure a player’s ability to change directions while the shuttle run tests a player’s lateral quickness.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.