The NFL world has scouts in New Orleans at the Saints team facilities on Monday for the 2023 HBCU (Historically Black College and Universities) Combine. Scouts from all 32 NFL teams are attending the second annual HBCU Combine on Monday, Feb. 20. This comes in coordination with and ahead of the HBCU Legacy Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 25 — an All-Star game supported by Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ 15 and the Mahomies foundation.
Brett Veach selected an HBCU player in the 2022 NFL draft, adding Fayetteville State CB Joshua Williams in the fourth round. Williams contributed all season long, catching a key interception against the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game. Could the team again turn to HBCUs to find a contributor in the 2023 NFL draft?
The @NFL scouts have arrived at the @saints facilty for the HBCU Combine as part of the HBCU Legacy Bowl. #LegacyBound pic.twitter.com/2O6UZqd127
— HBCU LEGACY BOWL (@HBCULegacyBowl) February 20, 2023
The HBCU Combine is just like the NFL Scouting Combine, but on a smaller scale. Players will participate in the same on-field drills and timed events as they would if they were in Indianapolis later this month.
Here is a look at the 2023 HBCU Combine roster:
| Player | Position | College |
| Isaiah Cox | WR | Alabama A&M |
| Skyler Perry | QB | Arkansas – Pine Bluff |
| Kemari Averett | TE | Bethune Cookman |
| Joshua Pryor | OLB/DE | Bowie State |
| Dion Golatt, Jr. | QB | Bowie State |
| Raymond Boone | S | Bowie State |
| Devin McCoy | TE/WR | Clark Atlanta |
| Jerrish Hasley | WR | Delaware St. |
| Brooks Parker | LB | Delaware St. |
| Tyler King | RB | Edward Waters University |
| Brandon Barnes-Brown | S | Fayetteville St. |
| Xavier Smith | WR | Florida A&M |
| Chris Faddoul | P | Florida A&M |
| A.J. Davis | RB | Florida A&M |
| Jose Romo-Martinez | K | Florida A&M |
| Emmanuel Wilson | RB | Fort Valley State |
| Rey Estes | CB | Grambling |
| Ali Shockey | WR | Hampton |
| KeShaun Moore | OLB | Hampton |
| Antoine Murray | WR | Howard |
| De’Jahn Warren | CB | Jackson State |
| Andrew Farmer | EDGE | Lane |
| Larry Harrington | QB | Langston |
| Markell Scott | RB | Langston |
| Devin Dourisseau | LB | Langston |
| Ronnie Thomas | EDGE | Mississippi Valley St. |
| Jacory Rankin | WR | Mississippi Valley St. |
| Alfonso Graham | RB | Morgan State |
| Zach Leslie | WR | North Carolina A&T |
| Dacquari Wilson | C | North Carolina A&T |
| Jermaine McDaniel | DE | North Carolina A&T |
| Ricky Lee | T | North Carolina A&T |
| Jalen Fowler | QB | North Carolina A&T |
| Robert Mitchell | OL | North Carolina Central |
| Kevin Victorian | DE | Prairie View |
| Jordan Lewis | OLB | Southern |
| Corione Harris | CB | Southern |
| Jason Dumas | DT | Southern |
| Brian Williams | T | Southern |
| Camron Peterson | DT | Southern |
| JJ Holloman | WR | Tennessee State |
| Robert Lacey | OL | Tennessee State |
| Drake Centers | T | Texas Southern |
| Tarik Cooper | MLB | Texas Southern |
| Derrick Tucker | S | Texas Southern |
| Darius Hagans | RB | Virginia State |
| Darian Bryant | G | Virginia Union |
You can watch coverage of the 2023 HBCU Combine throughout the day on NFL Network.
