2017 Pro Day schedule

While the primary focus for the NFL and its fans is on the “legal tampering” period and tomorrow’s start to free agency, there is, of course, still draft preparations going on all over the country. Teams are still working on film breakdowns and background checks of potential selections, while players are getting ready for private workouts with teams and, of course, their respective school’s “Pro Day.”

Some players use the pro day as a chance to reinforce or improve upon workouts conducted at the NFL Scouting Combine, while other players use it as a chance to workout in front of scouts if they were not invited to the Combine. These workouts give scouts another chance to see a player, but they also tend to be designed to make each player look exceptional, with scripted routes and drills, as well as players familiar with each other playing together (i.e., quarterbacks and wide receivers). That does not mean there is not value to the Pro Day - especially when it gives scouts or executives a chance to talk with the prospect - but they also have their limitations.

Pro Days actually began yesterday, with Georgia State, Northern Colorado, and Purdue all holding their workouts, and will continue through the first week of April. Today features ten teams, headlined by Oklahoma, conducting their respective Pro Days. We have the full schedule listed below, and will update it as results become available over the next month.