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Despite tough season, LSU football sends large number of players to NFL Combine
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BATON ROUGE – Despite a disappointing season the 2025 LSU football team will send eleven athletes to the 2026 NFL Combine in Indianapolis from Feb. 23 through March 2.
LSU finished the season with a 7-6 record and lost the Texas Bowl to Houston but even still players from that team that are eligible for the upcoming NFL Draft will take part in interviews and field drills in an audition for their potential future employers.
LSU is tied with Ohio State for the third-most athletes invited among FBS schools, trailing only Alabama with 12 and Texas A&M who leads the way with 13 prospects attending the Combine.
More information from an LSU release can be read below:
A total of 319 prospects received an invitation to the NFL Combine, which takes place Daily coverage of the combine can be round on the NFL Network or NFL.com.
As a position group, the Tigers have four wide receivers on the combine invitation list, the most of any school nationally. LSU’s list includes Aaron Anderson, Barion Brown, Chris Hilton and Zavion Thomas.
Headlining LSU’s combine list is cornerback Mansoor Delane, a unanimous All-America selection and a finalist for the Thorpe Award as the top defensive back in college football in 2025. Delane is expected to become LSU’s 54th first round NFL Draft pick when the draft takes place in late April.
Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, the most valuable player of the 2026 Senior Bowl, will join Delane at the combine after becoming just the third 7,000-yard passer in LSU history. He rounded out his career ranked among the Top 5 in program annals in attempts (No. 2 with 1,032) and completions (No. 2 with 660), passing yards (No. 3 with 7,699), completion percentage (No. 3 at 63.9) and passing touchdowns (tied No. 4 with 52).
Rounding out the LSU list are tight end Bauer Sharp, edge Patrick Payton, edge Jack Pyburn, linebacker Harold Perkins, and safety A.J. Haulcy.
LSU’s 2026 NFL Draft Combine Invitation List
Offense
QB Garrett Nussmeier
WR Aaron Anderson
WR Barion Brown
WR Chris Hilton
WR Zavion Thomas
TE Bauer Sharp
Defense
Edge Patrick Payton
Edge Jack Pyburn
Linebacker Harold Perkins
Cornerback Mansoor Delane
Safety A.J. Haulcy
Most NFL Combine Invitations (By School)
13 Texas A&M
12 Alabama
11 LSU
11 Ohio State
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