INDIANAPOLIS — A wide swath of Vikings leadership arrived here Monday afternoon ahead of the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine.
A total of 321 draft-eligible prospects have been invited to cycle through Indiana's capital city over the next week to put their best feet forward in interviews with team personnel and media members, as well as on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The annual event, which stemmed from a desire by teams for a centralized collection of medical information, has been hosted by Indianapolis since 1987 (except for 2021 because of COVID-19).
Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Head Coach Kevin O'Connell are scheduled to participate in podium sessions with media members and other interviews, providing updates on multiple Vikings offseason storylines before shifting to evaluation mode.
Here is information on media sessions and workouts.
- When are the media podium sessions for Adofo-Mensah and O'Connell?
O'Connell is scheduled to speak from a podium at 12:30 p.m. (ET)/11:30 a.m. (CT) Tuesday, and Adofo-Mensah is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. (ET)/noon (CT).
Vikings.com and the team's official social media accounts will livestream those sessions (and also post them after they are complete). We'll also have an editorial recap from the sessions.
O'Connell and Adofo-Mensah are planning to participate in a separate on-the-record session with Twin Cities media members who traveled to Indianapolis this week.
- When are the workouts?
NFL Network will offer live coverage of workouts for the 19th year, as well as condensed replays, from Feb. 29-March 3.
3 p.m. (ET)/2 p.m. (CT) Thursday, Feb. 29: Defensive linemen & linebackers (live)
9 p.m. (ET)/8 p.m. (CT) Thursday, Feb. 29: Defensive linemen & linebackers (three-hour condensed replay)
3 p.m. (ET)/2 p.m. (CT) Friday, March 1: Defensive backs & tight ends (live)
10 p.m. (ET)/9 p.m. (CT) Friday, March 1: Defensive backs & tight ends (three-hour condensed replay)
1 p.m. (ET)/Noon (CT) Saturday, March 2: Quarterbacks, receivers & running backs (live)
10 p.m. (ET)/9 p.m. (CT) Saturday, March 2: Quarterbacks, receivers & running backs (three-hour condensed replay)
1 p.m. (ET)/Noon (CT) Sunday, March 3: Offensive linemen (live)
6 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (CT) Sunday, March 3: Offensive linemen (three-hour condensed replay)
Note: NFL + will have additional content offerings, including Players Only Combine, featuring Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin, Steve Smith, Sr., Maurice Jones-Drew, Michael Robinson and Rhett Lewis.
View photos of current Vikings players during their time at the NFL Scouting Combine from previous years.
2020 - WR Justin Jefferson
2012 - QB Kirk Cousins
2012 - S Harrison Smith
2019 - TE T.J. Hockenson
2018 - T Brian O'Neill
2015 - OLB Danielle Hunter
2020 - WR K.J. Osborn
2018 - DL Harrison Phillips
2019 - RB Alexander Mattison
2019 - C Garrett Bradbury
2020 - OLB D.J. Wonnum
2020 - S Josh Metellus
2020 - DL James Lynch
2019 - G Olisaemeka Udoh
2022 - RB Ty Chandler
2022 - LB Brian Asamoah II
2022 - G Ed Ingram
2022 - WR Jalen Nailor
2016 - DL Jonathan Bullard
2022 - CB Akayleb Evans
2020 - LB Troy Dye
- How many players are in each position group?
Quarterback: 14
Running Back: 29
Wide Receiver: 39
Tight End: 16
Offensive Line: 70 (includes tackles, guards and centers)
Defensive Line/Linebacker: 80 (includes interior linemen, edge defenders and off-ball linebackers)
Defensive Back: 67 (includes cornerbacks and safeties)
Specialists: 6 (includes punters and kickers)
- Which college has the most prospects?
Fresh off running the table to a CFP National Title, Michigan leads the way with 18 prospects invited this year.
Washington (13), Florida State (12), Texas (11), Georgia (11), Penn State (10) and Alabama (10) also had multiple invitees.
Those seven schools accounted for 26.5 percent of all invitees.
