Every year hundreds of college football players get invited to work out on the national stage to prove and show their talents to scouts and owners alike. Unlike the other major sports in the United States, the NFL Scouting Combine is exciting and unpredictable.

In the NBA, the Nos. 1 through 8 picks have usually been predetermined years before the players even set foot on a college campus while the MLB’s draft process is more of a shot in the dark. The NFL combine can drastically improve or destroy a prospects draft selection based on 40-yard dash speed, vertical jump, etc.

Ryne Gallacher is a regular columnist and correspondent for The Outlook.