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NFL scouting combined: Top 10 action lines to be seen, including Cam Ward against Shedeur Sanders

After the Super Bowl there are not much downtime. The Philadelphia Eagles Sonnen will still sunbathe in the fame of their title, but have to concentrate on the low season 2025, which in a way begins in a way on the annual NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

It is not just the College player bank that presses and runs quickly. With all teams and agents in Indianapolis this week we will hear a lot of news about the future of players such as Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Debo Samuel, who could possibly be on the road this low season.

However, the main focus of the week is on the new class of design prospects that receive their first large close-up with NFL teams. Here are the 10 storylines that you can see from the combine harvester.

The 2025 NFL combination is impressed in large stories. (Davis Long/Yahoo Sport)

The 2025 NFL combination is impressed in large stories. (Davis Long/Yahoo Sport)

We will come to the quarterbacks and whether there is a clear number in this group. But with the first choice, the Tennessee Titans did not guarantee that they will design a quarterback even though they need you. When Titans President of Football Operations before this offseason said, Tennessee “would not say goodbye to a generation talent”, seemed to open the opportunity from someone like the Penn State Pass -rusher Abdul Carter or Colorado Cornerback/recipient. Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, who comes first.

The debate will probably not settle in Indianapolis, but often when the entire league gathers for the combine harvester, we get a lot more clarity from reporting about what teams could think. We will see if we get a better indication of how the titans tend to.

Miami Quarterback Cam Ward is a way to create the first overall in April. (AP Photo/Lynne sladky, file)Miami Quarterback Cam Ward is a way to create the first overall in April. (AP Photo/Lynne sladky, file)

Miami Quarterback Cam Ward is a way to create the first overall in April. (AP Photo/Lynne sladky, file)

At the moment it seems to be clear that Cam Ward has the lead over Shedur Sanders to be the first quarterback selected in April. Perhaps Sanders can interview well enough and dominate all the drills in which he participates (we will come to this) to improve his stock – or vice versa – and make the QB1 debate leading in the weeks until the draft.

There is also a friendly rivalry between the two, so we will see if this will come out this week.

Usually, top quarters bakes do not throw in the combine harvesters and prefer a cheaper environment on their pro days. The three best quarterbacks last year, Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, have not thrown in Indianapolis. If Sanders or Ward does not throw (an NFL media report on Sunday that stated that Sanders are waiting until the professional day in Colorado), this will lead to exaggerated quotations of anonymous NFL employees who hate it when quarterbacks have this check exercise. As with Williams, Daniels and Maye, it will probably have no influence on their design stock.

Even if these two best quarterbacks do not throw Indianapolis, the next quarterbacks like Jaxson Dart, Jalen Milroe, Woward and Quinn Ewers, could improve their stock by throwing well there. The order of the quarterbacks beyond the two top two and how high in the design they will go. This is a big week for you.

Arizonas Tetairoa McMillan goes into the combine as a suspected top recipient in the class, even though he has challengers. The only question about McMillan is its top-end speed. If McMillan runs in Indianapolis and hits a 4.5-second 40 yard dash, this will probably block the WR1 status for him in the draft. It is not the case that there is a lot of question about its productivity. If he doesn't post a great time, Luther Burden III or EMEKA EGBUKA could be chosen the first recipient.

Of course, Hunter could be the WR1 in the class. Or will it be the CB1? He opted for the combine as a cornerback, in which Yahoo Sports Draft experts Nate Tice and Charles McDonald have a better future in the NFL. The Heisman Trophy winner is a unique view. It is very rare that a player is elite on both sides of the ball. This week he is asked by teams and media whether he wants to do both. NFL General Manager and Trainer are asked whether they see Hunter as a cornerback, recipient if they really believe that he can play in both directions in the NFL as he did in Colorado. We will not find out this answer until he is moved in and his new team reveals their plan for him, but there is a reason why he will be one of the most discussed players in Indianapolis this week.

There is no question whether the top running in this class is running back. It is Ashton Jeant from Boise State and it is not particularly close. But it is a deep running back class and you get many answers to who is RB2, depending on which mock design or ranking you read. North Carolina's Omarion Hampton could be the group leader, but it is anything but settled. The duo of the state of Quinshon Judkins and Treveyon Henderson, Iowas Kaleb Johnson and some others could attract a lot if they work well in Indianapolis.

The player who stole the show in College Football Playoff was probably the state of Arizona, whose relentless running style fascinated. There are many other running backs that are currently classified before skate bebo, but it could improve its design stock if its combine harvester have top-end sportingness. It will not take much for some NFL teams fall in love with one of the more competitive players in the design.

Last year the headliner was worthy of the combine when he ran a 4.21-40 yard dash and set a new record. Worthy, who was the choice of Kansas City Chiefs, after this performance, showed more than just a speed dealer after this performance. It seems that nobody will challenge Worthy's record this year. That's okay. Everyone knows that a few players will shoot down Draft boards with a surprising 40 time and other good training numbers.

Offensive Tackle Josh Simmons of the state of Ohio may have been the first offensive lineman in this design class if he did not defeat a knee injury at the end of the end of the season. All reports about his recovery were positive, but someone like LSU Tackle Will Campbell Will Campbell is also an elite view and has no medical red flag. Medical checks are a large part of the combine and will be the most important for Simmons because the NFL teams determine the exact type of injury and if the claims that he is ready for the training of camps match the recommendations of their doctors.

The draft of the last year was bad for defensive players. For the first time, no defensive player went into the top 10. The first took 15th place on the UCLA Edge Rusher Laiatu Latu. This year's class is better. Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter seem to be the top five picks, and it could also be Michigan Defensive Tackle Mason Graham. We will get a better idea from the combine harvester which players who did not have the best college production have great physical properties, as Pass-Rushers Mykel Williams from Georgia or Shemar Stewart from Texas A & M could be the first round. Perhaps some linebackers like Jihaad Campbell or Carson Schwesinger can impress. There are also some interesting cornerbacks and talented collateral. Some good workouts on the defensive side would make this design class appear a little deeper.