2024 Indy Combine's Key Results may be Medicals
Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has long history of injuries. Credit: Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports
While there is always a lot of chatter about the running and jumping at the Indianapolis Combine for CFB draft hopefuls, the most important results may be determined by what the by what the doctors say.
More than 30 of the 321 prospects go into the 2024 combine with reason for concern over MRI's or other films not of their play on the field.
Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is the star in this area, much to his dismay. Penix managed to make it through the last two seasons at Washington without a significant injury and put on a great show. But when he was at Indiana his medical issues were so alarming that they are impacting his rating in this draft. NFLDraftScout.com, along with most NFL teams, is taking a wait-and-see. Despite showing extraordinary skill the last two seasons, Penix is rated only No. 38 on the NDS list.
Some teams are so concerned that they will not draft Penix unless he falls so far that he is worth the gamble. That is what we are told.
Penix tore his ACL in 2018 and 2020. He also had shoulder injuries in 2019 and 2021.
Among others with first round potential who have medical issues are LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels (concussion in November), Georgia Tight end Brock Bowers (ankle surgery in October), Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins (leg injury late September) and Iowa cornerback Cooper DeJean (leg injury, November).
There is also the tragic tale of Florida State quarterback Jordan Davis whose season ended on November 18 with a knee injury. His absence caused havoc in the College Football Playoffs when undefeated FSU was excluded from the final four. Travis, a preseason Heisman Trophy contender, threw for 2,756 yards, 20 touchdowns and two interceptions and rushed for 176 yards and while leading the No. 5 overall Seminoles to an 11-0 record until he was injured. Hard to say where teams have him ranked, but NDS rates him at 258 overall.
Here is a list of 113 draft-eligible players with injury concerns, including 12 rated in the top 95:
| Count | NDS Rating | Player | Position | College | Injuries/Transfers |
| 1 | 3 | Caleb Williams | QB | Southern California | (+) Coming off 12-2-22 Hamstring INJ...Transfer from Oklahoma |
| 2 | 4 | Jayden Daniels | QB | LSU | (+) Coming off 11-04-23 Concussion/Transfer from Arizona State |
| 3 | 5 | Brock Bowers | TE | Georgia | (+) Coming off 10-14-23 Ankle INJ |
| 4 | 13 | Nate Wiggins | CB | Clemson | (+) Coming off 09-23-23 Leg INJ |
| 5 | 22 | Cooper DeJean | CB | Iowa | (+) Coming off Nov 2023 Leg INJ |
| 6 | 38 | Michael Penix | QB | Washington | (+) ACL 2018, 2020; Shld 2019, 2021; Transfer from Indiana |
| 7 | 40 | Ladd McConkey | WR | Georgia | (+) Coming off Aug 2023 Back INJ |
| 8 | 42 | Xavier Worthy | WR | Texas | (+) Coming off 12-2-23 Ankle INJ |
| 9 | 45 | Zach Frazier | C | West Virginia | (+) Coming off Nov 2023 Leg INJ |
| 10 | 65 | Jonathon Brooks | RB | Texas | (+) 11-11-23 Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 11 | 76 | Cade Stover | TE | Ohio State | (+) Coming off 12-31-22 Back INJ |
| 12 | 95 | Kiran Amegadjie | OG | Yale | (+) Oct 2023 Quad INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 13 | 107 | Braelon Allen | RB | Wisconsin | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Ankle INJ |
| 14 | 131 | Will Shipley | RB | Clemson | (+) Coming off Jan 2024 Leg INJ |
| 15 | 141 | Michael Pratt | QB | Tulane | (+) Coming off Sept 23 Knee INJ |
| 16 | 154 | Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint | WR | Georgia | (+) Coming off 11-07-20 Leg INJ |
| 17 | 166 | Jarvis Brownlee Jr. | CB | Louisville | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Transfer from Florida State |
| 18 | 186 | Tayvion Robinson | WR | Kentucky | (+) Coming off Jan 2024 Undisclosed INJ |
| 19 | 190 | Miyan Williams | RB | Ohio State | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 20 | 195 | Jase McClellan | RB | Alabama | (+) Coming off 10-02-21 Knee INJ |
| 21 | 203 | Kingsley Eguakun | C | Florida | (+) Coming off Aug 2023 Undisclosed INJ |
| 22 | 216 | Erick All | TE | Iowa | (+) 10-14-23 Knee INJ/Out for 2023/Transfer from Michigan |
| 23 | 225 | Tanner McLachlan | TE | Arizona | (+) Coming off Jan 2024 Undisclosed INJ...Transfer from Southern Utah |
| 24 | 256 | Jordan Travis | QB | Florida State | (+) 11-18-23 Leg INJ/Out...Transfer from Louisville |
| 25 | 260 | Zak Zinter | OG | Michigan | (+) 11-25-23 Knee/Leg INJ |
| 26 | 309 | Dylan McMahon | C | North Carolina State | (+) Coming off Sept 2023 Knee INJ |
| 27 | 313 | John Rhys Plumlee | QB | Central Florida | (+) Coming off Sept 2023 Knee INJ...Transfer from Mississippi |
| 28 | 334 | Prince Pines | OG | Tulane | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Elbow INJ...Double Transfer from Sam Houston/Baylor |
| 29 | 342 | DeCorian Clark | WR | Texas-San Antonio | (+) Oct 2023 Leg INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 30 | 344 | Rasheen Ali | RB | Marshall | (+) Coming off Jan 2024 Biceps INJ |
| 31 | I-NR | George Holani | RB | Boise State | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Lower Body INJ |
| 32 | I-NR | Kamal Hadden | CB | Tennessee | (+) Nov 2023 Shoulder INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 33 | NR | Derryk Snell | FB | Montana State | (+) Oct 2023 Ankle INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 34 | NR | Garrett Shrader | QB | Syracuse | (+) Coming off Dec 2023 Shoulder Surgery...Transfer from Mississippi State |
| 35 | NR | Baylor Cupp | TE | Texas Tech | (+) Coming off Shoulder/Ankle INJs/Transfer from Texas A&M |
| 36 | NR | Gavin Hardison | QB | Texas-El Paso | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Arm INJ |
| 37 | NR | Tanner Mordecai | QB | Wisconsin | (+) 10-14-23 Hand INJ/Out...Double Transfer from Southern Methodist/Oklahoma |
| 38 | NR | Jalen Green | DE | James Madison | (+) 11-04-23 Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 39 | NR | Jacoby Windmon | OLB | Michigan State | (+) Sept 2023 Pectoral INJ/Out for 2023...Double Transfer from Michigan State/UNLV |
| 40 | NR | DJ Irons | QB | Akron | (+) Oct 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 41 | NR | Chez Mellusi | RB | Wisconsin | (+) 09-23-23 Leg INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from Clemson |
| 42 | NR | Mosiah Nasili-Kite | DT | Auburn | (+) Oct 2023 Biceps INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from Maryland |
| 43 | NR | Lorenzo Lingard | RB | Akron | (+) Coming off Nov 2023 Arm INJ/Double Transfer from Florida/Miami |
| 44 | NR | Kenneth Horsey | OG | Kentucky | (+) Sept 2023 Leg INJ/Out |
| 45 | NR | J.T. Shrout | QB | Arkansas State | (+) Oct 2023 Ankle INJ/Out...Double Transfer from Colorado/Tennessee |
| 46 | NR | Nasir Peoples | SS | Virginia Tech | (+) 09-16-23 Foot INJ/Out |
| 47 | NR | Rayshad Williams | CB | Texas Tech | (+) Coming off April 2023 Sports Hernia/Transfer from UCLA |
| 48 | NR | Daniel Green | ILB | Kansas State | (+) Sept 2023 Pectoral/Out for 2023 |
| 49 | NR | Malik Jackson | RB | Jacksonville State | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out...Transfer from Louisiana-Monroe |
| 50 | NR | Stefan Cobbs | WR | Boise State | (+) Nov 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 51 | NR | Devin Maddox | WR | Toledo | (+) Coming off 09-08-23 Shoulder INJ |
| 52 | NR | Joe Wilkins Jr. | WR | Miami (OH) | (+) Nov 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out...Transfer from Notre Dame |
| 53 | NR | Josh Ahern | ILB | Virginia | (+) Oct 2023 Thumb INJ/Out |
| 54 | NR | Rakeim Ashford | SS | North Carolina State | (+) Oct 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 55 | NR | Preston Bacon | WR | Northwestern | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out |
| 56 | NR | Greg Brooks Jr. | FS | LSU | (+) Coming off 09-16-23 Head INJ...Transfer from Arkansas |
| 57 | NR | Cole Cavallo | FB | Southern Miss | (+) Sept 2023 Calf INJ/Out |
| 58 | NR | Beau Corrales | WR | Texas State | (+) Sept 2023 Shoulder INJ/Out...Double Transfer from Southern Methodist/North Carolina |
| 59 | NR | Chris Curry | RB | Utah | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from LSU) |
| 60 | NR | JT Daniels | QB | Rice | (+) Retired/Concussions...Triple Transfer from West Virginia/Georgia/Southern California) |
| 61 | NR | John Emery Jr. | RB | LSU | (+) Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 62 | NR | Ailym Ford | RB | Chattanooga | (+) Oct 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 63 | NR | Zakhari Franklin | WR | Mississippi | (+) Coming off 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Transfer from Texas-San Antonio |
| 64 | NR | Nick Gallo | TE | Virginia Tech | (+) Sept 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 65 | NR | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | WR | Nebraska | (+) Sept 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 66 | NR | Kwauze Garland | ILB | Tennessee | (+) Sept 2023 Upper Body INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 67 | NR | Justin Harrington | SS | Oklahoma | (+) Sept 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 68 | NR | Frank Harris | QB | Texas-San Antonio | (+) Coming off Dec 2023 Shoulder INJ |
| 69 | NR | Austin Hence | TE | Western Michigan | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ...Transfer from Mercyhurst |
| 70 | NR | Mike Hollins | RB | Virginia | (+) Oct 2023 Neck INJ/Out |
| 71 | NR | Tyneil Hopper | FB | Michigan State | (+) Sept 2023 Leg INJ/Out...Transfer from Boise State) |
| 72 | NR | John Humphreys | WR | Stanford | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out |
| 73 | NR | Jarrett Jackson | DT | Michigan State | (+) Sept 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out...Transfer from Louisville |
| 74 | NR | Beau Johnson | FB | Georgia Southern | (+) Coming off 10-29-20 Leg INJ/Out |
| 75 | NR | Chase Jones | OLB | Wake Forest | (+) Oct 2023 Concussion/Out |
| 76 | NR | Perris Jones | RB | Virginia | (+) Nov 2023 Back-Spine INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 77 | NR | Ale Kaho | ILB | UCLA | (+) Oct 2023 Leg INJ/Out...Transfer from Alabama |
| 78 | NR | Billy Kemp IV | WR | Nebraska | (+) Oct 2023 Knee INJ/Out...Transfer from Virginia |
| 79 | NR | Jordan Kerley | WR | Southern Methodist | (+) Nov 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from Arizona State |
| 80 | NR | Ben Kiernan | P | North Carolina | (+) Oct 2023 Lower Body INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 81 | NR | Zac Larrier | QB | Air Force | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Knee INJ |
| 82 | NR | Justin Lockhart | WR | San Jose State | (+) 09-09-23 Arm INJ/Out...Transfer from Nevada |
| 83 | NR | Jaren Mangham | RB | Michigan State | (+) Sept 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out...Double Transfer from South Florida/Colorado |
| 84 | NR | DeJordan Mask | FS | Central Florida | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from Texas State |
| 85 | NR | Michael Mathison | WR | Western Kentucky | (+) Sept 2023 Hip INJ/Out...Transfer from Akron |
| 86 | NR | Semar Melvin | CB | Michigan State | (+) Sept 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out...Transfer from Wisconsin |
| 87 | NR | Isaiah Mullens | DT | Wisconsin | (+) Oct 2023 Knee INJ/Out |
| 88 | NR | RaJa Nelson | WR | North Dakota State | (+) Coming off 12-09-22 Leg INJ |
| 89 | NR | Raymond Niro III | WR | Northwestern | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out |
| 90 | NR | Ryan OKeefe | WR | Boston College | (+) Oct 2023 Neck INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from Central Florida |
| 91 | NR | Eli Pancol | WR | Duke | (+) Aug 2023 Lower Body INJ/Out |
| 92 | NR | Paul Piferi | TE | Purdue | (+) Sept 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out |
| 93 | NR | Mycah Pittman | WR | Utah | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out for 2023...Double Transfer from Florida State/Oregon |
| 94 | NR | Hinckley Ropati | RB | Brigham Young | (+) Aug 2023 Knee INJ-Out for 2023 |
| 95 | NR | Kacper Rutkiewicz | WR | Northern Illinois | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Lower Body INJ/Transfer from Illinois State |
| 96 | NR | Matt Salerno | WR | Notre Dame | (+) Sept 2023 Leg INJ/Out |
| 97 | NR | Brendan Schlittler | OG | Liberty | (+) Aug 2023 Lower Body INJ-Out for 2023 |
| 98 | NR | Mike Smith Jr. | ILB | Baylor | (+) Oct 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from Liberty |
| 99 | NR | Kavosiey Smoke | RB | Colorado | (+) Coming off 10-3-20 Rib INJ/Transfer from Kentucky |
| 100 | NR | Cole Spencer | OG | Texas Tech | (+) Oct 2023 Foot INJ/Out...Transfer from Western Kentucky) |
| 101 | NR | Jake Stebbins | ILB | Cornell | (+) Sept 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 102 | NR | George Takacs | TE | Boston College | (+) Nov 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from Notre Dame) |
| 103 | NR | Warren Thompson | WR | Texas Christian | (+) Nov 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out for 2023/Double Transfer from Arkansas/Florida State |
| 104 | NR | Sidney Walker | C | Buffalo | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Transfer from Connecticut |
| 105 | NR | Marcus Washington | WR | Nebraska | (+) Oct 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from Texas |
| 106 | NR | Zion Webb | QB | Jacksonville State | (+) Coming off Oct 2023 Concussion |
| 107 | NR | Jalen White | RB | Georgia Southern | (+) Coming off Nov 2023 Undisclosed INJ |
| 108 | NR | Marquis Wilson | CB | Purdue | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out for 2023...Transfer from Penn State |
| 109 | NR | Collin Wilson | WR | Washburn | (+) Coming off 2023 Collarbone INJ |
| 110 | NR | Sackett Wood Jr. | TE | Virginia | (+) Coming off Sept 2023 Undisclosed INJ |
| 111 | NR | Ben Wooldridge | QB | Louisiana | (+) 09-16-23 Foot INJ/Out...Transfer from Fresno State |
| 112 | NR | Thomas Yassmin | TE | Utah | (+) Oct 2023 Undisclosed INJ/Out for 2023 |
| 113 | NR | Dante Zanders | TE | Florida | (+) Coming off Aug 2023 Lower Body INJ |
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