Pro days key for NFL hopefuls with no combine this year

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Auburn linebacker K.J. Britt (33) lines up against Alabama State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala. The scouts were there in big numbers. But NFL prospects who were timed and tested, poked and prodded at the pro days didn’t have the usual contingent of underclassmen looking on and offering their support. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

FILE- In this Sept. 21, 2019, file photo, Colorado offensive lineman William Sherman (78) gets set at the line during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz. The scouts were there in big numbers. But NFL prospects who were timed and tested, poked and prodded at the pro days didn’t have the usual contingent of underclassmen looking on and offering their support. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)