What does Jalen Milroe want to show to teams at the 2025 NFL combine? The former Alabama football quarterback feels he’s ready for the next step.
“I love football,” Milroe told reporters Friday. “I love everything about it. I know where I’m at today, I’m going to be even better at this time next year. Everything I try and do is for the betterment of the team and not be one-dimensional at all when it comes to physical attributes on the football field. There’s a lot of things I can improve on, but there’s a lot of things that I can say I can definitely do.
“What I saw in the SEC has catapulted me to being ready to play in the NFL.”
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Milroe is a unique player at the NFL combine.
Milroe is one of three quarterbacks at the combine to have remained at one school throughout his collegiate career. Missouri quarterback Brady Cook and Memphis quarterback Seth Henigan were the only others that remained at their respective schools.
Milroe will not run the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. He alluded to the decision to reporters earlier in the week, saying he was planning on “throwing” when asked about the 40 and throwing session Saturday.
Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough is the only quarterback running the 40 Saturday in the second group.
Milroe will work out with the second group of quarterbacks at the NFL combine. The Alabama signal caller will work out with quarterbacks including Syracuse QB Kyle McCord and Louisville QB Tyler Shough.
Jalen Milroe measurements
Here’s how Milroe measured at at the 2025 NFL combine
- Height: 6 feet, 1 7/8 inches
- Weight: 217 pounds
- Hand: 9 3/8 inches
- Arm: 30 5/8 inches
Most NFL mock drafts do not have Milroe as a first-round pick.
ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has former Alabama guard Tyler Booker (No. 18 Seattle Seahawks) and former Crimson Tide linebacker Jihaad Campbell (No. 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers) in his latest mock draft, but no Milroe.
An NFL.com three-round NFL mock draft had Milroe as a second round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 52 overall. He would be the fifth quarterback selected behind Miami’s Cam Ward, Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart and Texas’ Quinn Ewers.
Pro Football Network has Milroe at No. 94 overall to the Cleveland Browns.
How did Jalen Milroe do at the 2025 Senior Bowl?
Milroe struggled at the 2025 Senior Bowl in Mobile, completing three of his five pass attempts for 18 yards with 11 rushing yards on three carries as a runner. He was sacked three times.
“I just try and trust in the process, buy into who I am as a person and keep building each and every day, because each and every day I have the opportunity to play the game of football, I’m going to try and appreciate it,” Milroe told reporters in Mobile. “I’m going to keep trying to put my best foot forward.”
Jalen Milroe college stats
In four years with the Crimson Tide, Milroe has the seventh-most passing yards (6,016) and the eighth-most passing touchdowns (45) in school history. With his 64.3% completion rate, Milroe is one of nine Alabama quarterbacks to finish his career with a completion percentage higher than 60%.
Milroe has more rushing touchdowns than any other Alabama quarterback, finishing his career with 33.
In 2024, Milroe’s first with coach Kalen DeBoer, Milroe had 2,844 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He added 726 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.