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American team offensive lineman Logan Brown of Kansas (52) runs through drills during practice for the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Mobile, Ala.

Four Kansas football players have been invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, the league announced on Thursday morning, as it published a full list of 329 invitees from across the country.

Cornerbacks Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson, offensive tackle Logan Brown and running back Devin Neal will have the chance to participate in the pre-draft evaluation event, which begins in Indianapolis on Feb. 24 and continues through March 3.

Bryant and Dotson took part in practices in the lead-up to the East-West Shrine Bowl, which took place on Jan. 30 in Arlington, Texas, but did not participate in the actual game, according to Pro Football Focus data. Neal played eight snaps in the Senior Bowl on Feb. 1 in Mobile, Alabama, while Brown played 21, mostly at left tackle.

Brown, who started his career at Wisconsin, served as KU’s starting right tackle throughout the 2024 season as Bryce Cabeldue (another Shrine Bowl selection who did not receive a combine invite) moved to the left side. Brown earned a place on the All-Big 12 second team and declared for the draft on Dec. 4.

Neal, KU’s all-time leading rusher, made a positive impression in practice in Mobile despite his lack of run during the game itself, and reportedly met with the Denver Broncos during his time there.

“It can be tough for running backs to truly impress during Senior Bowl practices, but Neal was consistent all week hitting holes on time and catching the football,” The Athletic’s Dane Brugler wrote. “Though he wasn’t a high-volume pass catcher at Kansas, he was reliable when targeted in Mobile, and his hand-eye coordination is terrific (not surprising considering Neal also played baseball for a bit at Kansas).”

Bryant and Dotson combined for nine interceptions during the 2024 season and each garnered first-team all-conference honors.

Bryant received plenty of positive attention during Shrine Bowl week. Looking back at the week of practice, Eric Galko, the game’s director of football operations and player personnel, wrote on X on Wednesday that he put together “as dominant of a practice week in 1v1s as I can remember any cornerback having at a Shrine Bowl the last decade.”

Analysts praised his physicality and commented on his vocal nature, which was on display throughout his years at KU.

“Bryant is hard to miss on the practice field, whether he’s letting his fellow cornerbacks know what to do or pointing out the flaws of every wide receiver prospect,” ESPN’s Matt Miller wrote on Jan. 28. “And he’s loud about it. But Bryant also backs it up despite being 6-foot and 170 pounds.”

Miller added that Bryant’s showing had made him a likely third-round pick.

For KU’s numerous NFL hopefuls who did not receive invitations to the combine, it’s not the end of the world by any stretch. The Big 12 is expected to host a conference-wide Pro Day event in late March as it did last season, providing quite a few more Jayhawks opportunities to test their mettle.

photo by: AP Photo/Butch Dill

American team running back Devin Neal of Kansas (6) carries the ball as American team linebacker Demetrius Knight II of South Carolina (17) tackles him during practice for the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Mobile, Ala.