The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
02.08.2023 | Football
Five Longhorns will participate in the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis from Feb. 28 – Mar. 6.
AUSTIN, Texas – The NFL released the list of players invited to the 2023 NFL Combine on Wednesday and five Texas Football players have been selected to participate. The Longhorns' list of invitees includes DL Keondre Coburn, RB Roschon Johnson, DL Moro Ojomo, LB DeMarvion Overshown and RB Bijan Robinson.
Executives, coaches, player personnel staffs and medical personnel from all 32 NFL teams will be on hand to evalute more then 300 individuals who are eligible for the 2023 NFL Draft (April 27-29, Kansas City, Mo.).
Got the invite to Indy 🤘@Bijan5Robinson x @roschon x @KeondreCoburn99 x @MoroOjomo x @AGENT0__
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) February 9, 2023
NFL Combine - Feb 28- Mar 6 pic.twitter.com/kYegtcoFoC
Tentative Combine Schedule
» Thursday, Mar 2: DL, LB
» Friday, Mar 3: DB
» Saturday, Mar 4: QB, WR, TE
» Sunday, Mar 5: RB, OL
Coburn, a five-year defensive lineman who played in 51 games with 45 starts, was named a second-team All-Big 12 selection by the league's coaches and the Associated Press in 2022. He recently played in the East-West Shrine Bowl. The Houston native finished his career with 96 tackles (52 solo), 14 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. He forced two fumbles, tallied two passes defended and had one blocked point after attempt. Coburn also earned honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades in 2020 and 2021.
Johnson, a four-year running back who played in 47 games with five starts, ranks 18th on Texas' all-time rushing list with 2,190 yards on 392 carries (5.6 ypc). He tallied 23 rushing touchdowns and 26 total touchdowns during his time on the Forty Acres, both the 17th-most in program history. The Port Arthur native recently participated in the Reese's Senior Bowl and was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 first team selection. Last season, he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors.
Ojomo, a five-year defensive lineman from Katy, Texas, played in 50 career games with 30 starts for the Longhorns. A 2022 second-team All-Big 12 selection by the Associated Press, Ojomo totaled 95 tackles (50 solo), 13.5 tackles for loss and five sacks during his career. He added two passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Ojomo recently started at the East-West Shrine game, recording one tackle. He was also a three-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
Overshown, a five-year linebacker who played in 50 games with 33 starts, was a first-time All-Big 12 selection by the league's coaches and the AP in 2022. A two-time Butkus Award semifinalist, he completed his career with 249 tackles (136 solo), 30.5 tackles for loss and nine sacks. The Arp, Texas native had three career interceptions, 17 passes defended, three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and blocked a punt in the 2021 Red River Showdown against Oklahoma. He recently represented Texas at the Reese's Senior Bowl. Overshown earned honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades in 2020 and 2021.
Robinson, a three-year running back from Tucson, Arizona, was the 2022 Doak Walker Award winner and a unanimous All-American selection. He ranks fourth all-time in program history in rushing yards (4,215), total touchdowns (41), 100-yard rushing games (18) and scrimmage yards (4,215), eighth in rushing touchdowns (33) and all-purpose yards (4,231) and ninth in points scored (246). A dual threat, he added 60 receptions for 805 yards and eight touchdowns. A finalist for the 2022 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Robinson was a two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, as well as a 2022 semifinalist for the Walter Camp Award and 2021 semifinalist for the Maxwell Award.
