This event is NFL Sanctioned!

The 2026 National Scouting Combine marks our 15th annual event, solidifying our position as one of the most respected and longest-running scouting combines, only behind the NFL Combine, Senior Bowl, and Shrine Bowl. Since 2010, we’ve been helping athletes reach every level of professional football worldwide. This exclusive event offers draft-eligible athletes the unique opportunity to showcase their skills in front of scouts and executives from pro leagues globally. The National Scouting Combine offers official combine testing numbers through professional assessments, position drills, competitive practices, and disciplined scrimmaging organized by professional coaches and collegiate and professional referees from the Collegiate Officiating Consortium. Players will also have the chance to participate in personal interviews with top-level coaches, scouts, and executives.

The combine testing and position drills will take place on Thursday, January 6th, 2026. On Friday, January 7th, athletes will engage in full-padded practices that include position drills, 1v1, 7v7, and 11v11 scrimmages—all officiated by collegiate and professional referees. The event culminates in the Showcase Game on Saturday, January 8th, 2026, at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples, FL—one of the best facilities in the country. Athletes are responsible for bringing their equipment to the event.

We’ve been scouting top draft-eligible talent since spring football and will start reaching out to athletes on August 1st. Our goal is to invite the most talented players from every level of college football—FBS, FCS, D2, D3, and NAIA—to this prestigious combine. Additionally, we maintain strong relationships with one of the largest college football conferences, which allows us to feature the largest gathering of female and minority officials (50+) to oversee every drill, competition, and game—ensuring accountability and safety for all participants.

PARADISE COAST SPORTS COMPLEX

Paradise Coast Sports Complex features professional-level synthetic turf fields, on-site recreation and entertainment options with high quality food and beverage. Throughout the year, we host tournaments, including youth travel soccer, lacrosse, football and more!

The Paradise Coast Stadium capacity is 3,500 and is equipped with a JumboTron scoreboard. The official hotel, the Great Wolf Lodge, is walking distance from the facility!

• 940 City Gate Blvd. North, Naples, FL, 34117
• https://playparadisecoast.com/
• 239.252.4FUN (4386)
  

GREAT WOLF LODGE

HOTEL INFORMATION: REGISTER BEFORE JANUARY 27TH TO RESERVE THE EXCLUSIVE RATES PROVIDED!

https://www.greatwolf.com
Reservations can also be made by calling: (866) 462-9653
Reference Block Code: 2502COMB
Reservations must be made prior to Friday, January 17, 2025.

Special Concessions:
– Waived Daily Resort Fee (Access to everything!!!)
– Waived Daily Parking Fee!!
– Waiver $50.00 additional person fee!!

The room block covers Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. If you plan to stay Saturday evening, you need to call or email Fatima at the Great Wolf Lodge and she will make sure you can lock in everything with the reduced rates.

Fatima Salazar – Sales Manager
Great Wolf Lodge – South Florida
3900 City Gate Blvd. N., Naples, FL 34117
Direct line: 386.340.3350
Cell: 239.986.7573
fsalazar@greatwolf.com

South Florida families looking to strengthen their pack will have a new, fun, adventure-filled getaway in 2024, as Great Wolf Resorts, North America’s largest family of indoor water park resorts, broke ground on its newest resort in Naples, FL.

Great Wolf Lodge South Florida will become the brand’s 21st resort in North America, featuring 500 family-friendly suites and an expansive 100,000-square-foot indoor water park.  The resort will sit on 20 acres on the eastern edge of Collier County, near the I-75 and Collier Blvd interchange and next to the Paradise Coast Sports Complex, making for a convenient, fun-filled getaway for families across South Florida and a significant economic engine for the region.

• 3900 City Gate Blvd N, Naples FL 34117
• Hotel Website
• Registration link coming soon!