Bulls all-time tight end record holder headed to Indianapolis
TAMPA, FEB. 7, 2020 – USF record-setting tight end Mitchell Wilcox (Tarpon Springs) has been invited to participate in the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis ahead of April’s NFL Draft.
Wilcox, who left USF holding nearly every tight end record and ranking 10th on the Bulls career receiving yards list, was among 337 players invited to the Combine held Feb. 24-March 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Wilcox was among 20 tight ends, two from The American and five from non-autonomy conferences, invited to the Combine.
Tight ends are set to work out on Thurs., Feb. 27. Workouts have been moved to the afternoon and prime time slots this year to allow for a larger television viewing audience. The Combine will be televised by the NFL Network.
Select draft-eligible prospects receive an invitation every year to converge on Indianapolis, where they are put through medical evaluations, team interviews, measurements and position drills in front of all 32 NFL teams. The NFL Scouting Combine is one of the few events in the league’s calendar year when all team general managers, coaching staffs, player personnel departments and NFL agents are located in close proximity.
Wilcox finished his USF career with 100 receptions (11th all-time) for 1,326 yards (10th all-time) and 11 touchdowns (tied for 8th all-time). He led the Bulls with 28 receptions, 350 receiving yards and five touchdown catches in 2019, earning all-conference honors for the third time on his career with an honorable-mention recognition in 2019 after gaining first team in 2018 and second team in 2016.
Wilcox owns all the career receiving marks for USF tight ends and also set USF season tight end records with 43 catches for 540 yards in 2018 and his five touchdown catches in 2019. His eight catches vs. Illinois in 2018 also set the tight end game record for receptions.
About USF Football
The USF football program first took the field in 1997 and completed its 23rd season (20th at the FBS level) in 2019. The Bulls have posted 15 winning seasons, earned 14 All-America selections and 29 first-team all-conference selections and has seen 30 players selected in the NFL Draft. USF has made 10 bowl games appearances (going 6-4 in those games) and posted a program record six straight appearances from 2005-2010. The Bulls most recently made four straight bowl appearances from 2015-18 and posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2016 and 2017, logging a program-record 11-2 mark in 2016 while finishing both seasons ranked in the Top 25. USF spent a program record 20 straight weeks ranked in the Top 25 during the 2016 and 2017 seasons and reached as high as No. 2 in the national rankings during the 2007 season.
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