Late Sleepers

Keep an eye on these potential post--Round 1 steals

CHRIS JOHNSON, RB, East Carolina

Ran a 4.24 in the 40 at the combine. Are you kidding me? Secretariat timed out slower than that. Led the nation in all-purpose yards (227.7 per game) and set an NCAA bowl record with 408 in the Hawaii Bowl.

TREVOR LAWS, DT, Notre Dame

George Connor, Ziggy Czarobski, Frank Varrichione—great run-stopping Fighting Irish tackles of the past. O.K., so Laws is not a speed rusher, but just try to run on him.

DEXTER JACKSON, WR, Appalachian State

A little guy who flies. Averaged 30.7 yards on three receptions in the shocking upset of Michigan. Season's average was a dazzling 22.9 per catch.

JOHN SULLIVAN, C, Notre Dame

What, another Golden Domer? Why not? He was another anonymous lineman on a bad team until the Senior Bowl, which he turned into a personal showcase.

TASHARD CHOICE, RB, Georgia Tech