Myles Jack Reportedly Won't Attend Day 2 of 2016 NFL Draft

Former UCLA linebacker Myles Jack is one of the most talented prospects available in the draft and was invited to Chicago for the first round, but he will reportedly not attend Day 2 after he wasn't selected Thursday.

Adam Schefter of ESPN cited a source who said Jack will not be at the draft Friday and will instead watch in his hotel in the Windy City.

Jack likely fell in the draft because of injury concerns with his knee. However, Schefter noted Friday that Dr. James Andrews told Jack he will not require microfracture surgery. Andrews examined the linebacker in December.

While that was positive news on the surface for Jack's draft prospects, it did lead Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk to wonder why the former Bruin was "just getting a prognosis" Friday.

Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times said teams were "scared off by the findings of doctors that there's more to Jack's surgically repaired right knee than merely a torn meniscus." An earlier diagnosis may have helped quell those fears Thursday.

While any elevated injury risk would naturally cause a team to hesitate when making a draft pick, especially in the first round, it is a testament to Jack's talent level that Bleacher Report's Matt Miller projected he would go No. 8 overall in his final mock draft.

Miller said Jack "looked like a top-five lock" before the meniscus tear that "may have revealed a lack of cartilage."

However, Miller also pointed out Rob Gronkowski fell to the second round because there were injury concerns surrounding the New England Patriots tight end as a prospect. All Gronkowski has done is reach four Pro Bowls and be named to the All-Pro first team three times in his career as one of the best weapons in the league.

Jack's knee seemed to be fine Friday when he posted a video of himself dunking a basketball:

And he said Thursday he is ready to play:

Jack played linebacker, safety and running back on the Bruins and earned Pac-12 Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2013. The fact he played running back and safety in addition to his primary position is an indication of just how athletic he is on the field when he is healthy.

That athleticism and versatility allow him to drop into coverage if needed or attack quarterbacks with explosiveness around the edge. He is also physically strong enough to meet running backs at the line of scrimmage and shed blocks quickly, and he can fill in as a 4-3 linebacker or in a pass-rushing spot in other formations.

There are understandable concerns regarding Jack's knee, but the focus often shifts to finding value later in the draft when the first round is in the books. Landing someone with top-five talent like Jack in the second or third round could be one of the biggest steals of 2016.

He'll be watching from his hotel room to see which team takes a chance on that talent.