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The NFL Scouting Combine can go a long way toward helping prospects significantly improve their stock.
But even though these three former Southeast Conference players could have greatly benefited from an invite to Indianapolis, they will have to watch this week's 2015 NFL Combine from home.
Even though Sasser put together a senior season that earned him first team All-SEC honors, that unfortunately was not good enough to get him an invite to the combine.
As Missouri's most reliable target, the wideout finished the 2014 season with a team-leading 1,003 yards and a team-best 12 touchdown on 77 catches. He may not have game-changing speed or overpowering size or strength, but Sasser runs smart routes and made a number of clutch catches for the Tigers in his final collegiate season.
Even though he lacks the flashy attributes of your prototypical NFL wide receiver, Sasser's reliability and consistency in 2014 should have been enough to place him among the 300-plus players that will work out for hundreds of coaches and scouts at Lucas Oil Stadium this week.
As a former five-star recruit, Drew's college career never lived up to the hype. But in his senior season he proved to be one of the more versatile defenders on a defense that includes a number of future NFL talents.
His stat line - 39 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack - may not have been that impressive, but that is in part because of the block-eating role that he played for the Bulldogs.
An impressive athlete for his size, Drew possesses a ton of upside and has the potential to be a more productive player at the pro level than he was in college. A combine invite would have provided him with the perfect opportunity to prove that to NFL franchises.
After starting on Mississippi State's defensive line in every game the last four years, Eulls turned heads at the Senior Bowl in Mobile last month.
"He's done very good," Jacksonville Jaguars defensive line coach Todd Wash told InsideMSUsports.com last month. "... You could see during our 1-on-1 drills and pods that he plays with real good pad level and hand placement."
As part of the Bulldogs' aggressive defense, the tackle was consistently effective against the run and proved that he can take on double teams against SEC opponents.
Even though the Yazoo City, Mississippi native did not provide much as a pass rusher in college, he did show improvement in the area during his senior season.
Projected as a mid or late-round pick in this year's draft, it is unfortunate that Eulls will not have an opportunity to turn heads again this week during the combine.