SPRINGFIELD -- A select handful of former Missouri State University football players will have the opportunity to impress National Football League scouts and team personnel on Thursday, March 12 when they participate in a series of speed, agility and strength tests at MSU's Pro Day at Robert W. Plaster Stadium.

The NFL Pro Day series puts NFL staffs on the road throughout the month of March to scout talent up close and personal on college campuses. The evaluative events give NFL Combine participants an opportunity to improve their times and marks, while providing a venue for under-the-radar players to demonstrate their skills and make a name for themselves prior to the Draft (April 23-25) and subsequent free agent signings.

Bears hoping to make favorable impressions on NFL scouts in attendance include:

•   QB - Jacob Clark
•   RR - Shomari Lawrence
•   WR - Dash Luke, Deamikkio Nathan
•   OL - Erick Cade
•   DL - Sterling Smithson
•   LB - Jalen Brooks
•   DB - Maguire Neal, Thomas Anderson, Jordan Dunbar
•   P - Anthony Frederique

After private testing and weight-room skill portions of the evaluations early Thursday, the Pro Day festivities will move outdoors for various late-morning metrics on-field.

The Bears held their inaugural Pro Day in 2010 when All-America tight end Clay Harbor improved on his NFL Combine time in the 40-yard dash and parlayed his on-campus performance into a fourth-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2011, offensive lineman David Arkin upped his stock at Pro Day and jumped to a fourth-round selection by the Dallas Cowboys on draft day. Other former Bears, including Dylan Cole in 2017, have turned heads at Plaster Stadium to garner NFL free agent contracts with their respective clubs. 

The event is closed to the public. Coverage will be available on Missouri State football social media accounts @MoStateFootball.