Let me preface this post:
I am NOT disparaging these young men who played their hearts out for the School and each other. I know most of the athletes invited to the combine are the elite of the elite, and my observations are NOT empirically based.
What I am going to say is based on comparisons from this year's 2024 NFL combine for Gubner, Forbes and Hill. I didn't look at the results for any of the other players, because I don't believe they will get a FA call let alone possibly drafted.
Overall, our guys would have been on the low end of the combine results, with the exception of one player.
I really don't think anyone is going to get drafted, but IF any of this years players do get a call late Saturday or Sunday, it will be Gubner, and not Hill.
Gubner had beasty Pro Day. Comparatively, his Pro Day results would have placed him in the top 10 DT's in this year's combine. I also checked his numbers against the LB's, and he would have probably been close to scoring in the top ten as well. Gubner's a machine. He should have gotten an invite to the combine. I think is gonna get a call on Sunday, either as a 7th rounder or as a FA. He is going to be on a roster when the regular season starts, I'd bet lunch on that.
Forbes could get a FA call, and I can see him making a practice squad, or ST. I don't believe he will make a regular season roster. I can easily see him having a nice career in the CFL.
I am gonna catch crap for this next statement, but IDC.
A lot of people think Hill will go in the 7th. I will be stunned if he does. His pro day numbers were average-ish at best. He didn't impress. His bench was way low. 225 15 times? That is not good, at all. It could have been a bad day, nerves and all. I am certain he is not going to be drafted unlike some people believe. He might... might get a call for a mini-camp as a FA. I don't think we see him in the states again unless it's on a UFL roster. He could play in the CFL pretty easily though.
I don't think any of the other players are going to get calls.
I loved watching these men play their hearts out for us. I wish them all the best, but this is just one person's completely uneducated, unsolicited thoughts on these former-Grizzlies football future.