North Carolina defensive lineman Cam Thomas, who might be an ideal fit as a nose tackle in a 3-4 defense, has been moving up draft charts since the Senior Bowl. Originally viewed as a mid-round pick, there now are projections that he could go in the second or third round. “I really don’t ask about my stock,” Thomas said.

Clifton Brown INDIANAPOLIS—Jimmy Clausen of Notre Dame still hopes to be a top-10 pick in the 2010 NFL draft, and the top quarterback selected, despite not throwing at the NFL Scouting Combine because of recent toe surgery. Sporting News’ Clifton Brown and other reporters spoke with Clausen at the Combine

When Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen went to the podium at the Scouting Combine on Saturday to meet with the media, the questions about his maturity came up right away.

Northwestern defensive end is total package — if he’s 100 percent INDIANAPOLIS — Corey Wootton couldn’t say what he would have done had he not torn the ACL in his right knee in the fourth quarter of the Alamo Bowl a year ago.

INDIANAPOLIS — Russ Lande and his team of former NFL scouts take a look at some of the players most affected by what happened on the scales. • Maryland OT Bruce Campbell has been the early star of the Combine. He was impressive at Friday’s weigh-in, then stunned scouts on Saturday.

Alabama Crimson Tide DT Terrence Cody has lost 16 pounds since the Senior Bowl.

A side of brontosaurus beef that would make Fred Flintstone drool. Round 1:  Earl Thomas, FS, Texas Last year, the Cowboys had Central Michigan’s Louis Delmas high atop their wish list.  Delmas listed at 5′11″, 198 lbs., before weighing in for Combine observers at 203 lbs.  He displayed a fearlessness attacking the line of scrimmage at the Senior Bowl and roared from a 2nd=3rd round early prospect to the 33rd overall pick

With less than two months before the 2010 Blue-White Game, what better way to get ramped up about Penn State spring football than to start counting down each week with a position-by-position breakdown?

The sports metaphor “monkey on the back” is applied – sometimes unfairly – to players and teams that achieve excellence year after year but are unable to win the big enchilada.

As usual the offensive linemen are the overlooked bunch on the field.