Athlon Sports

When is the NFL Scouting Combine? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The 2026 NFL Draft process is kicking into high gear this week, as the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine is set to kick off. One of the biggest events of the NFL offseason every year, the Scouting Combine can ...
The New York Times

An inside look at how NFL scouts craft their scouting reports

Every team's scouting reports are different, and their composition can tell us as much about NFL franchises as about the prospects they study. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; iStock ...
KSL

Is the military seeking to break long-established ties with Scouting?

WASHINGTON — Scouting and the U.S. Armed Forces have a long-established connection. The military has traditionally recruited sizable numbers of former Scouts to its ranks — and being an Eagle Scout is ...
Purdue University

Scouting a Path at Purdue

After years of dedicated community service, concentrated team bonding and high-level skill-building in high school, many members of Scouting Purdue thought starting college meant they were done with ...
The New York Times

NFL’s custom scouting systems tell the story of the sport’s changing technology

NFL teams are building complex internal scouting systems to increase the efficiency of their pre-draft processes. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Steph Chambers / Getty Images, Kayla ...