HBCU Combine: These are players working out for NFL scouts at HBCU Legacy Bowl

Starting this week, New Orleans will be home to more than three dozen HBCU football players looking to increase their chances of playing in the NFL.

Today, 45 Black College football players will perform drills and workouts at the HBCU NFL Combine at the New Orleans Saints’ Ochsner Sports Performance Center.

Offensive prospects will work out from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST, and defensive prospects will work out from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

All 32 NFL clubs will be represented at the HBCU Legacy Bowl, which, by partnering with the HBCU Combine, ensures maximum visibility for the talented HBCU players.

The HBCU Combine will include the gathering of comprehensive medical information, interviews, and on-field evaluations of football skills and acumen.

HBCU Combine roster

When is the HBCU Legacy Bowl?

The HBCU Legacy Bowl will be at Tulane’s Yulman Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. EST on the NFL Network.