Rocket Sanders, Nick Emmanwori among 11 Gamecocks invited to 2025 NFL Combine
The 2025 NFL Combine is later this month in Indianapolis, and the list of 329 total prospects who earned an invite was unveiled Thursday.
Of those players, 11 are from South Carolina and six are from Clemson.
The 11 players from South Carolina this year is more than double that of Gamecock invites to the combine in any year since 2013. The record for most Gamecocks taken in the NFL Draft was set in 1954 when nine players from South Carolina were taken in the 30 round draft.
The combine will take place from Feb. 24 through March 3, and coverage can be found on NFL Network and NFL+ from Feb. 27 through March 23.
South Carolina running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders and defensive back Nick Emmanwori are among the headliners of the group of Gamecocks making the trip to Indianapolis.
Sanders ran for 881 yards and 11 touchdowns during his lone year in South Carolina and was named the 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award, by the College Sports Communicators and The Associated Press. Emmanwori was an All-American during his time in Columbia and finished his career with 244 tackles, 17 pass deflections and six interceptions.
Absent from the list of combine invitees is South Carolina punter Kai Kroeger, though a report from earlier this month noted that the Gamecocks’ All-American punter had been invited.
Gamecocks in the NFL Combine
- RB Raheim “Rocket” Sanders
- TE Joshua Simon
OL Torricelli Simpkins III
DL Tonka Hemingway
DL DeAndre Jules
DL Kyle Kennard
DL T.J. Sanders
LB Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB Bam Martin-Scott
DB Nick Emmanwori
DB O’Donnell Fortune
Tigers in the NFL combine
RB Phil Mafah
TE Jake Briningstool
OL Marcus Tate
DL Payton Page
LB Barrett Carter
DB R.J. Mickens
This story was originally published February 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM with the headline "Rocket Sanders, Nick Emmanwori among 11 Gamecocks invited to 2025 NFL Combine."
