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Nine Florida Gators earn NFL Draft Combine invitations

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators had nine players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. Florida trailed only Alabama and Georgia for most players invited within the Southeastern Conference.

The 2023 NFL scouting combine will take place from Feb. 28 through March 6 in Indianapolis.

The group is headlined by quarterback Anthony Richardson and offensive guard O’Cyrus Torrence. Richardson has been predicted to go as high as No. 9 overall in several mock drafts. Torrence was a consensus All-American and could also hear his name called in the first round.

Richardson is one of the most polarizing players in the draft. His season opener against Utah had many talking about his Heisman Trophy potential but the rest of his season was inconsistent. He finished his career with 3,105 yards, 24 touchdowns, 15 interceptions, a 54.7% completion percentage, 1,116 rushing yards, and 12 rushing touchdowns.

Ventrell Miller won’t be able to participate in the Combine following surgery to fix a broken foot. It was an injury Miller sustained early on in the season but insisted on playing through. He finished his time at Florida with 238 total tackles, 124 solo tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, one interception, seven pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, and one defensive touchdown.

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Complete list of Gators invited to the NFL Combine

QB Anthony Richardson

OG O’Cyrus Torrence

DL Gervon Dexter

OT Richard Gouraige

LB Ventrell Miller

WR Justin Shorter

DB Rashad Torrence

EDGE Brenton Cox Jr.

DB Trey Dean

More on the 2023 NFL Draft

The 2023 NFL Draft is set to take place from Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. The event is located at the plaza just outside of Union Station.

Round 1 of the NFL Draft will begin 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Apr. 27. Rounds 2-3 will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Apr. 28, and Rounds 4-7 will begin at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 29. The draft is broadcasted throughout the weekend on both ESPN and NFL Network.

To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility. 100 underclassmen were approved for last year’s draft. 73 of those 100 underclassmen were granted special eligibility while 27 of them were underclassmen who had completed their college degrees.

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