2011 Senior Bowl: News and Notes From Day One in Mobile, Alabama

Washington quarterback Jake Locker looked good throwing the ball and during the weigh-in today. Locker easily passes the "eye ball" test and has the look of a great athlete.

Locker has better arm strength than many notice, and it showed today on quick slants and hitches.

This is a time when offensive players are still getting comfortable with each other, so do not pay too much attention to early interceptions due to miscommunication.

Christian Ponder looked great at weigh-ins. If he can prove he is fully recovered from elbow surgery his stock could rise.

Andy Dalton is again showing why he is moving up draft boards with crisp passes and good mobility. 

Noel Devine measured in much smaller than listed. At 5'7" and 160lbs he does not look like an NFL running back. He doesn't even look like a wide receiver. 

Devine will be lucky to be drafted in the first five rounds.

We have heard a lot of good things about Titus Young, but we also counted five drops by him in the afternoon practice. He has serious talent, but that lack of concentration will hurt.

Ryan Kerrigan might be the best overall player here.

The Purdue product has skills to play defensive end in a four-three or stand up and play rush 'backer in a 3-4. The Patriot scouts were all over him, as were the Jaguars'.

Giving Kerrigan a run for his money will be Cameron Jordan of Cal.

Jordan is a great looking prospect who has looked good in shell drills today. We'll be keeping a close eye on him this week.

We were previously down on Derek Sherrod, but he has been pretty impressive today. He is showing the quick back step that I hadn't seen him hit consistently this year.

A big week and he's your No. 1 offensive tackle. We also heard that the Chargers were interviewing Sherrod today.

Shareece Wright and Rashad Carmichael have both looked very good at cornerback.

Wright is doing a stand-up job in press coverage, while Carmichael is flashing crazy speed to break on the ball. 

James Brewer, and for that matter all of the offensive tackles, are looking good.

All are getting out of stances fast and getting back in to pass pro smoothly. I'm more excited about this tackle class today than I was last night.

Sam Acho, a player many were hoping would stand out this week, has not impressed.

He came in looking sloppy and soft during weigh-ins and hasn't shown the speed needed to play outside linebacker.

Niles Paul from Nebraska was supposed to be one of the better athletes at the position, but he has not shown that he can separate from the corners here in seven-on-seven drills.

There have been a ton of fumbled snaps today. Time to get on the same page, centers and quarterbacks.

Troy WR Jerrel Jernigan is sitting out this week with an undisclosed injury, which is disappointing. He has the type of speed to really make things interesting here.

Not overly impressed with Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick. He looked uncomfortable throwing the ball and hasn't flashed the passing skills I've heard hyped.

Big winners today were Dwayne Harris and Vincent Brown.

The two wide receivers showed toughness and an ability to make plays today in seven-on-seven drills.