Four former Arkansas players checked in at the NFL Combine on Wednesday.
Running backs Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams and offensive linemen Denver Kirkland and Sebastian Tretola were among the first group of players to go through measurements and team interviews in Indianapolis.
When speaking with the media, Collins said he hoped to turn heads in the pass-catching drills.
"That's what I'm mostly looking forward to, just to prove myself, because there's been a lot (of people) saying that's one thing I have to prove," Collins told reporters. "They don't know if I can catch.
"I didn't get many catches in my career, but the thing was, I didn't drop any balls thrown to me."
Collins - who measured 5-foot-10 and 217 pounds with 9 1/4-inch hands and 30 1/4-inch arms - caught 27 passes for 167 yards in three seasons at Arkansas.
Catching passes was also on Williams' mind.
When asked by reporters if he could be an every-down back, he pointed to his ability develop as evidenced by his progression from a running back in Bobby Petrino's system to Bret Bielema's system.
"As a freshman, I was used mainly to catch balls out of the backfield," Williams said. "(When) coach Bielema and his staff came, they wanted more of a physical running style, so I got in the weight room and bulked up.
"That's when I started running more physical and more downhill. I feel like I can adapt to any type of offense."
Williams was measured at 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds. His 10-inch hands were the third-largest of 29 running backs and his arms are 31 5/8 inches.
Collins said he will participate fully in the combine, while Williams will only bench press because he is still recovering from the injury that cost him his senior season. Instead, he will run and do drills at Arkansas' Pro Day on March 16.
ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. rates Collins as the third-best running back in the draft and Williams as the eighth-best, but at least one NFL evaluator believes they are being undervalued, according to a radio host in Denver.
"Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams...those Arkansas running backs are going to go higher than those internet mock drafters are projecting," a pro personnel employee told Benjamin Allbright.
Up front, Kirkland drew headlines for being the heaviest of the 50 offensive linemen at the combine, checking in a 335 pounds. His arm length, though, was solid at 34 5/8 inches.
He was also measured at 6-foot-4 with 9 5/8-inch hands.
While most teams are evaluating him as a guard, Kirkland said he thinks he could also play tackle, like he did at Arkansas.
"I'm really versatile," Kirkland told reporters. "I can play guard and tackle. It's basically just wherever the team wants to put me at, that's what I'm going to do."
Finally, Tretola measured at 6-foot-4 and 314 pounds with 10 3/8-inch hands and 31 1/2-inch arms.
However, most reporters wanted to talk to him about his touchdown pass against UAB in 2014, so he shared the story of how the play was created.
"I go in the office and (Bielema) had drawn up something — I don’t know, I think it was on the back of a menu or something — and I was like, ‘Are you serious?’” Tretola said. “I thought he was playing at first.
"He said ‘No, we are going to practice this today.’ We scored in practice, too, so that was probably a good indicator."
All four players will go through on-field workouts Friday. Quarterback Brandon Allen and tight end Hunter Henry will check in Thursday and go through on-field workouts Saturday.