Eleven Gamecocks Invited to NFL Combine

Eleven members of the 2024 South Carolina football team have been invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, it was announced today.

A total of 329 prospects have been invited to attend this year’s event, which will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from February 24 through March 3. Live coverage of the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine will be provided by NFL Network beginning on Feb. 27.

The list of 2024 Gamecocks invited to this year’s NFL Combine include:
Nick Emmanwori, Defensive Back
O’Donnell Fortune, Defensive Back
Tonka Hemingway, Defensive Line
DeAndre Jules, Defensive Line
Kyle Kennard, Defensive Line
Demetrius Knight Jr., Linebacker
Bam Martin-Scott, Linebacker
Raheim Sanders, Running Back
T.J. Sanders, Defensive Line
Joshua Simon, Tight End
Torricelli Simpkins III, Offensive Line

This year’s number is more than double that of Gamecock invites to the NFL Scouting Combine in any year since 2013. Here are the numbers dating back to 2012:
2012 – 6
2013 – 7
2014 – 5
2015 – 5
2016 – 4
2017 – 0
2018 – 4
2019 – 5
2020 – 5
2021 – 5
2022 – 3
2023 – 5
2024 – 5
2025 – 11

The Gamecocks will be looking to break the school record of NFL drafted players in 2025. The record currently stands at nine, set in the 1954 NFL Draft when 360 players were selected overall in 30 rounds. More recently, seven former Gamecocks were taken in both the 2009 and 2013 drafts.

South Carolina’s annual Pro Timing Day will be held on Tuesday, March 18.