Offtackle

Mar 2, 2026

Pro Day Season Starts March 10. Mendoza at Indiana, Simmons at Ohio State, and What Scouts Are Actually Evaluating.

The combine confirmed. Pro days decide. Thirteen programs hold workouts next week. Here's what scouts are looking for when the real evaluation begins.

The NFL Draft pro day circuit begins next week, with thirteen programs scheduled to hold workouts for scouts between March 10 and March 14. The pro day is where players who underperformed at the combine — or simply had better settings to show their skills on a familiar field — get a second chance to make an impression. The most anticipated pro day of the opening week is Indiana's on March 12, where Fernando Mendoza will throw in front of the largest scout gathering the program has hosted since Andrew Luck's 2012 pre-draft process. Mendoza's combine week was deliberately conservative — he didn't risk anything, didn't try to audition, just confirmed what teams already knew. Pro day is where he throws with conviction, in his system, to his receivers, against a script he's worked on for weeks. This is where quarterback evaluations get specific.