2021 NFL Draft: Pro Day schedule, dates with no Combine

The 2021 NFL Draft will have no official NFL Combine in Indianapolis but Pro Days will come into focus. We have the schedule and dates for those events.

After a season unlike any we’ve ever seen before, we’re about to experience an offseason in the same manner. From NFL free agency to the 2021 NFL Draft, we’ve never seen anything like this before. Perhaps the best example of this is how the NFL Draft process will be handling things. There will be no in-person NFL Combine in Indianapolis amid the ongoing pandemic and, instead, there will be more intense focus placed on Pro Days.

While Pro Days are often still integral to the NFL Draft process, they will be even more so in 2021. There may not be the official numbers that we often get from the Scouting Combine and some numbers in the 40-yard dash and otherwise will likely need to be taken with a grain of salt.

Having said that, this will be a big part of the evaluation process. Teams will have to rely heavily oupon what they see on the film and at these Pro Days, in addition to their interviews with prospects, to make their decisions.

We’ve already seen Trevor Lawrence, the likely first-overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, hold an individual Pro Day prior to having surgery. But for the rest of the prospects, let’s take a look at the Pro Day dates and schedule to know when we can catch players working out prior to the draft on April 29-May 1.

Pro Day schedule, dates for 2021 NFL Draft prospects

• Friday, March 5: Kansas
• Tuesday, March 9: Kansas State, Northwestern, Wisconsin-Whitewater
• Wednesday, March 10: Arkansas, Marshall, Maryland, Wisconsin
• Thursday, March 11: Clemson, Nevada, Texas
• Friday, March 12: Arkansas State, North Dakota State, Oklahoma
• Monday, March 15: Army, Kent State, Middle Tennessee State, Vanderbilt
• Tuesday, March 16: Georgia Tech, Temple
• Wednesday, March 17: Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Pittsburgh, San Jose State
• Thursday, March 18: Auburn, Buffalo, Central Arkansas, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, Stanford, Troy, West Virginia
• Friday, March 19: Memphis, Ohio, TCU
• Monday, March 22: Air Force, Bowling Green, Colorado State, Florida State, Iowa, Missouri, Toledo
• Tuesday, March 23: Alabama, Central Michigan, Iowa State, Nebraska, Purdue
• Wednesday, March 24: Michigan State, Mississippi State, South Carolina, USC, Virginia
• Thursday, March 25: Georgia Southern, UMass, Ole Miss, North Texas, Penn State, San Diego State, SMU, Tennessee, Western Michigan
• Friday, March 26: Boston College, BYU, Michigan, South Dakota State, Virginia Tech
• Monday, March 29: Arizona State, Duke, Louisiana-Lafayette, Miami, Miami (Ohio), North Carolina, Washington State
• Tuesday, March 30: East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Louisville, NC State, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Tulane, Washington
• Wednesday, March 31: Baylor, Boise State, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Notre Dame, Wake Forest
• Thursday, April 1: Minnesota, UNC-Charlotte, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, South Florida, UCF, Western Kentucky
• Friday, April 2: Indiana, Oregon, Tulsa
• Wednesday, April 7: Texas Tech
• Friday, April 9: Ball State, Houston, UAB

While scouts and talent evaluators will be watching throughout March and early April at all of these Pro Days for the 2021 NFL Draft, there’s no question that special focus will be put on the likes of Clemson (March 11), Alabama (March 23), North Dakota State (March 12), LSU (March 31) and Ohio State (March 30), among many others.

Regardless, this will be a fascinating year to keep an eye on all of the Pro Day action throughout the country. With no NFL Scouting Combine, it’s one of the few tools we’ll have to evaluate the 2021 draft prospects.