Devin Lloyd, Tyler Allgeier Highlight Local Invites To 2022 NFL Combine
Feb 9, 2022, 11:55 AM | Updated: 6:52 pm
Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd and BYU running back Tyler Allgeier are two of the five players with local ties to receive invites to the 2022 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. (Photos courtesy of Getty Images)
(Photos courtesy of Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Five players from our local colleges and high schools in Utah received invites to the 2022 NFL Combine.
This March marks the first NFL Combine since 2020. Last year, the event was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NFL Combines give athletes the chance to show their raw athleticism and skill in front of NFL scouts, personnel, and executives in various tests and interviews.
The following players from Utah colleges and high schools earned NFL Combine invites:
Devin Lloyd LB @Utah_Football
Nephi Sewell LB Desert Hills/Utah
Tyler Allgeier RB @BYUfootball
Jaylen Warren RB East HS/ @SnowCollegeFB/@USUFootball
Braxton Jones OT @SUUFB_ @kslsports https://t.co/xj36s8L4O0— Jeremiah Jensen (@JJSportsBeat) February 9, 2022
The headliner from the local invites is Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd, who, according to some NFL Draft insiders, is a top-10 prospect in this year’s class. NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah has the do-it-all Utah linebacker as the No. 8 overall player in the draft.
Lloyd piled up 111 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and four interceptions as he helped Utah capture its first Pac-12 Championship in program history.
Staying within Utah’s defense, Lloyd’s linebacker teammate, Nephi Sewell, was also invited to the Combine. Once a transfer from the University of Nevada, Sewell flourished in 2021, producing a career-best 89 tackles last season.
At BYU, star running back Tyler Allgeier received an invite to Indianapolis. The former walk-on from Fontana, California, produced the most yards in a season by a BYU running back this past fall. Allgeier rushed for 1,601 yards and found the endzone a total of 23 times to help BYU produce back-to-back double-digit win seasons.
The rest of the local NFL Combine invites
Another ball carrier with ties to the state of Utah will be in Indianapolis with Allgeier, that’s former East High ball carrier Jaylen Warren. Warren had a well-traveled collegiate career making stops at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah State, before finally settling in at Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Conference. Warren was Oklahoma State’s leading rusher and helped OSU produce a 12-win season, capped by a victory over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
Sometimes Southern Utah gets overlooked, but if you’re talented, the NFL will find you. The Thunderbirds had one of the best offensive lineman prospects in the FCS ranks this past season in offensive tackle Braxton Jones, one of the 324 prospects at the 2022 Combine.
The 2022 NFL Combine will take place in Indianapolis from March 1-7.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
