Private Workouts Are Crucial to the NFL’s Predraft Process

April 11, 2015   ·   Matt Bowen   ·   Jump to comments

The predraft process is filled with opportunities for prospects to work out in front of scouts, coaches and high-level decision-makers. Game tape, the All-Star Game circuit, the Senior Bowl, the combine and pro days. They all play a role as teams work toward final grades for prospects and setting their draft boards.
But for all the prep work and testing, there's a limited window for teams to spend one-on-one time with a prospect. That's where private workouts come in.
"It's more personal and up close," former Chicago Bears director of college scouting Greg Gabriel, who has more than 25 years of scouting experience in the NFL, told me this past week of the value of private workouts. "Get a good feel for the guy. Spend some time with coaches there and get answers that scouts don't always get on school visits."
We have to understand that the positional drills at the combine are archaic in a sense. The combine is a scripted workout, a "take-home test...

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