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NFL Pro Day schedule: Dates, top college prospects and biggest storylines

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14, Mar

NFL Pro Day schedule: Dates, top college prospects and biggest storylines

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The NFL Scouting Combine dominates the headlines during draft prep season, but the evaluation doesn’t end in Indianapolis.

Throughout March, scouts fan out across the country to attend college pro days, where prospects go through testing and on-field drills in front of NFL teams.

For many prospects - especially those who skipped Combine workouts - it’s the last real chance to boost their stock before the 2026 NFL Draft rolls around.

Below are the pro day storylines DAZN News will be covering, along with the full remaining schedule and the top prospects participating.

Top five pro day storylines to follow

1. QB Fernando Mendoza headlines Indiana pro day

After opting out of on-field drills and workouts at the NFL Combine, all eyes will be trained on Mendoza's performance at Indiana’s pro day on 1 April.

Frankly, considering how talented Mendoza is and how quarterbacks typically dominate the top order in drafts, it's almost impossible to conceive how Mendoza could bomb so hard that he won't hear his name called first in the 2026 NFL Draft.

2. Rueben Bain out to silence arm-length doubts

Bain's 30 7/8’’ arms became the talk of the Combine. That’s a historically small measurement for a player considered to be a first-round talent.

With that said, Bain's talent, athleticism, and production cannot be ignored. He'll be keen to prove why NFL teams should prioritise those traits over his physical measurements.

If he approaches Miami's Pro Day on 23 March with the same dialled-in mindset he displayed at the Combine, his draft stock should rebound.

3. Can Jermod McCoy prove he's fully healthy?

After tearing his ACL in December 2024 and as the NFL Combine approached, Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy said, "I was doing everything, practising, everything. I just didn't feel ready yet."

Despite missing the entire 2025 season, McCoy is so talented that he remains a near lock to be selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Teams and fans will be anxious to see if he still looks as explosive at Tennessee’s March 31 pro day as he did before the injury.

4. Malachi Fields looks to answer speed concerns

At 6'4 1/2 and 218 pounds, Fields has the size that NFL teams covet in a wide receiver. But is he athletic enough to excel at the pro level?

Everyone knows Fields is no burner, but after running a 4.61 40-yard dash at the Combine with the worst 10-yard split among all WRs, it raised concerns.

The 23-year-old will be keen to improve on those numbers at the Fighting Irish's pro day on 24 March.

Upcoming pro days and top prospects to watch

March 16 - Syracuse

March 16 - Washington

Players to watch

Denzel Boston, WR
Jonah Coleman, RB

March 17 - Northwestern

Players to watch

Caleb Tiernan, OT

March 17 - Oregon

Players to watch

Dillon Thieneman, S
Kenyon Sadiq, TE
Emmanuel Pregnon, G

March 17 - South Carolina

Players to watch

Brandon Cisse, CB

March 17 - Virginia

March 18 - Georgia

Players to watch

Monroe Freeling, OT
CJ Allen, LB
Christen Miller, DI
Zachariah Branch, WR
Daylen Everette, CB

March 18 - Incarnate Word

March 18 - Minnesota

March 18 - Mississippi

March 18 - Penn State

Players to watch

Olaivavega Ioane, G
Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE
Drew Allar, QB

March 18 - Stanford

Players to watch

Sam Roush, TE

March 18 - UTSA

March 19 - California

March 19 - Memphis

March 19 - Michigan State

March 19 - North Dakota State

March 19 - Stephen F. Austin

March 19 - Utah

Players to watch

Spencer Fano, OT
Caleb Lomu, OT

March 19 - Western Michigan

March 20 - BYU

March 20 - Michigan

Players to watch

Derrick Moore, EDGE

March 20 - Missouri

Players to watch

Zion Young, EDGE
Josiah Trotter, LB

March 20 - Vanderbilt

Players to watch

Eli Stowers, TE

March 22 - Baylor

March 23 - Boston College

March 23 - Duke

Players to watch

Chandler Rivers, CB

March 23 - Iowa

Players to watch

Gennings Dunker, OT

March 23 - LSU

Players to watch

Mansoor Delane, CB
A.J. Haulcy, S
Garrett Nussmeier, QB

March 23 - Miami

Players to watch

Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE
Francis Mauigoa, OT
Akheem Mesidor, EDGE
Keionte Scott, CB
Markel Bell, OT

March 23 - North Carolina

March 23 - SMU

March 23 - Southeastern Louisiana

March 23 - Toledo

Players to watch

Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S

March 24 - Auburn

Players to watch

Keldric Faulk, EDGE
Keyron Crawford, EDGE
Connor Lew, C

March 24 - Boise State

March 24 - Cincinnati

Players to watch

Jake Golday, LB
Dontay Corleone, DI

March 24 - Iowa State

Players to watch

Domonique Orange, DI

March 24 - Louisville

Players to watch

Chris Bell, WR

March 24 - N.C. State

March 24 - Notre Dame

Players to watch

March 24 - Texas

Players to watch

Anthony Hill Jr., LB

March 24 - UConn

Players to watch

Skyler Bell, WR

March 25 - Alabama

Players to watch

Kadyn Proctor, OT
Ty Simpson, QB
Germie Bernard, WR
LT Overton, EDGE

March 25 - Arizona

Players to watch

Treydan Stukes, CB
Genesis Smith, S

March 25 - Nebraska

March 25 - Ohio State

Players to watch

Arvell Reese, LB
Sonny Styles, LB
Carnell Tate, WR
Kayden McDonald, DI
Davison Igbinosun, CB
Max Klare, TE

March 25 - Texas A&M

Players to watch

Cashius Howell, EDGE
KC Concepcion, WR
Chase Bisontis, G

March 25 - UCF

Players to watch

Malachi Lawrence, EDGE

March 25 - Wake Forest

March 26 - Florida

Players to watch

March 26 - Pittsburgh

Players to watch

Kyle Louis, LB

March 26 - TCU

March 26 - Texas Tech

Players to watch

March 27 - Arizona State

Players to watch

Jordyn Tyson, WR
Keith Abney II, CB
Max Iheanachor, OT
Keyshaun Elliott, LB

March 27 - Florida State

Players to watch

Darrell Jackson Jr., DI

March 27 - Houston

March 27 - Maryland

March 27 - Mississippi State

March 31 - Buffalo

March 31 - Tennessee

Players to watch

Jermod McCoy, CB
Colton Hood, CB
Joshua Josephs, EDGE
Chris Brazzell II, WR

April 1 - Indiana

Players to watch

Fernando Mendoza, QB
Omar Cooper Jr., WR
D'Angelo Ponds, CB
Elijah Sarratt, WR

1. QB Fernando Mendoza headlines Indiana pro day

After opting out of on-field drills and workouts at the NFL Combine, all eyes will be trained on Mendoza's performance at Indiana’s pro day on 1 April.

2. Rueben Bain out to silence arm-length doubts

Bain's 30 7/8’’ arms became the talk of the Combine. That’s a historically small measurement for a player considered to be a first-round talent.

With that said, Bain's talent, athleticism, and production cannot be ignored. He'll be keen to prove why NFL teams should prioritise those traits over his physical measurements.

If he approaches Miami's Pro Day on 23 March with the same dialled-in mindset he displayed at the Combine, his draft stock should rebound.

3. Can Jermod McCoy prove he's fully healthy?

After tearing his ACL in December 2024 and as the NFL Combine approached, Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy said, "I was doing everything, practising, everything. I just didn't feel ready yet."

Despite missing the entire 2025 season, McCoy is so talented that he remains a near lock to be selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Teams and fans will be anxious to see if he still looks as explosive at Tennessee’s March 31 pro day as he did before the injury.

4. Malachi Fields looks to answer speed concerns

At 6'4 1/2 and 218 pounds, Fields has the size that NFL teams covet in a wide receiver. But is he athletic enough to excel at the pro level?

Everyone knows Fields is no burner, but after running a 4.61 40-yard dash at the Combine with the worst 10-yard split among all WRs, it raised concerns.

The 23-year-old will be keen to improve on those numbers at the Fighting Irish's pro day on 24 March.