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Notable players who did not participate in Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Combine

Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

In Day 3 of the NFL Combine, we saw many players from various different positions absolutely put on a show in the drills that were conducted. There were some players such as Matthew Golden, who finished his 40-yard dash in 4.29 seconds, Bhayshul Tuten who raised up for 40.5 inches in the vertical jump drill, and Jaylin Noel who broad jumped for 11-foot 2-inch, and many more. Some of these players definitely raised their draft stock, whereas it plummeted for others.

Day 1 and 2 consisted of defensive backs, defensive linemen, cornerbacks, and tight ends. Whereas day 3 had running backs, quarterbacks, and wide receivers perform in the Combine. There were many players absent from each position who did not participate in the NFL Combine. Some were out due to injuries, whereas other players such as Cam Ward, and Shedeur Sanders just decided to skip the drills altogether.

Let us look at some notable players who skipped Day 3 of the NFL combine.

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Players who skipped Day 3 of the NFL Combine

Shedeur Sanders, QB Colorado- Sanders is widely considered as one of the best prospects in the 2025 NFL draft class. He chose not to throw or perform drills at the Combine. He attended interviews and measurements but followed a growing trend amongst elite quarterbacks, savings his on-field performance for Colorado’s Pro-Day. Sanders also previously stated that he feels like he’s the top quarterback in 2025’s draft class and does not need to prove himself at the Combine.

"We went from Jackson State to Colorado and changed two programs back to back. You don't think I could come to an NFL franchise and change a program again? It's history, it's always going to repeat itself."

– Shedeur Sanders pic.twitter.com/VtryD5ArFF
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) February 28, 2025

Cam Ward, QB, Washington – Ward did not participate in the NFL Combine and his justification as to why he didn’t participate is similar to Sanders. Ward cited that there is “five years of film,” to determine how great of a quarterback he is. Ward is arguably the best quarterback prospect in the 2025 draft class and could very well be the number one pick in the draft. So his reasoning for why he did not want to participate, cannot be argued.

Cam Ward 🔁 Xavier Restrepo

Ward isn’t competing at the combine, but he is warming up his teammate.@nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/StixTpNtRu
— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) March 1, 2025

Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State- Jeanty is arguably the best running back in the 2025 draft class and since he’s already a top player, he decided to skip on the NFL Combine. The Combine is most often for players who specifically want to improve their draft stock but for a player like Jeanty, it isn’t necessary. Since he’s a top RB in the 2025 class, he may have felt like he doesn’t need to prove anything, anymore, to the scouts.

Also Read: Cam Ward Names His Top 5 QBs in the NFL Ahead of the NFL Combine!

Ashton Jeanty's talent speaks for itself 😤 (via @MoveTheSticks)

📺: #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork
📱: Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/DgIXRZadKu
— NFL (@NFL) March 1, 2025

Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona- McMillan did not participate in the Combine either. He is widely regarded as the best wideout in the 2025 draft class. His draft capital is already locked up so at this point it isn’t worth the risk for him and he also doesn’t not to prove anything further.

Tetairoa McMillan is an absolute freak of an athlete.

He’s received comps to Drake London, Mike Evans, and Mike Williams…

But I’d argue he’s the most fluid mover of all these monster receivers.

Let’s not overthink this. Top 15 pick. pic.twitter.com/p9nf10NDCh
— NFL Draft Files (@NFL_DF) February 17, 2025

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