Donald, Street, Savage invited to participate in NFL Combine

Aaron Donald, Devin Street and Tom Savage will participate in the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine, the Pitt football program announced Monday. Each received an invitation from the event’s selection committee to participate in the combine held in Indianapolis from Feb. 19-25.

The selection committee consists of directors from the National and BLESTO scouting services, as well as members of multiple NFL player personnel departments. Eligible players are voted on by the members, and if the necessary number of votes is attained, players are invited to the combine. 

Held annually about two months before the NFL Draft, the combine is attended by executives, coaches, player personnel departments and medical personnel from each of the league’s 32 teams to evaluate draft-eligible players. 

Donald, a defensive tackle, is likely to be drafted highest among Pitt’s draft-eligible players after he won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award in his senior season. The senior from Penn Hills, Pa., was also a unanimous All-American and named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. 

At the 2014 Senior Bowl last month, Donald was selected as the most outstanding player during practices. CBS Sports projects Donald as a first-round draft selection, ranking him No. 2 among defensive tackles and No. 22 among all prospects. 

Street, a wide receiver, is projected as a middle-round pick, and ranked No. 21 among the available receivers in the 2014 draft class. Street became the all-time leader in receptions for Pitt in his senior season with 202 and earned All-ACC Third Team honors. 

Hailing from Bethlehem, Pa., Street played in just 10 of Pitt’s 13 games in 2013 due to various injuries. Over the course of the season, he compiled 51 catches for 854 yards and seven touchdowns. 

Savage, Pitt’s starting quarterback last year, is the biggest question mark of the players headed to the combine, ranked as the class’ No. 12 quarterback in a draft that’s deep at the position. A strong showing at the combine could raise his projected draft round from the sixth and seventh rounds.

The signal-caller from Springfield, Pa., played just one season at Pitt in which he threw for 2,958 yards and 21 touchdowns with nine interceptions. His single-season yardage total ranks fifth on Pitt’s all-time list. 

The 2014 NFL Draft will take place from May 8-10.