While Ohio State is in the midst of Urban Meyer's fifth set of spring practices, the Buckeye football program took a hard stop to entertain loads of NFL faces for its annual Pro Day.
As Meyer noted during the event, the 22 players and mass amounts of scouts and front office personnel made for arguably "as big a Pro Day in the history of the NFL or Ohio State."
With that in mind, here are the most important things to glean from Friday's action.
Cardale Jones Grades Himself A B+
The lone Ohio State quarterback that worked out, Cardale Jones missed an opportunity to show scouts what his powerful right arm could do in Indianapolis two weeks ago when he pulled his hamstring running the 40-yard dash. Jones stepped up and performed Friday, however, running through a full workout put together by passing guru George Whitfield.
Jones missed a few throws, notably when he skipped a pass to Braxton Miller early on and then overthrowing other receivers. Still, he was mostly on point, showed touch and did well enough to grade himself out at a B+.
"I just want my foot in the door," Jones told a swarm of reporters after he and Miller made the media rounds first with ESPN and then the NFL Network.
The draft is a month and a half away and Jones knows he still has work to do, but was healthy enough to complete drills without any hindrances. He couldn't do that in Indianapolis. The next step is continuing to improve his footwork and accuracy.
Braxton Miller Clocked Sub-4.40 in the 40-Yard Dash, Which Isn't Surprising
Braxton Miller was adamant Friday that the clocks at the NFL Combine were shorting him on his 40-yard dash time. The NFL officially clocked Miller's 40-yard dash at 4.50 seconds in Indianapolis, but turned in between a 4.33 and 4.36 Friday.
"I don't think it was a change, I just think the times were just weird. I don't know," Miller said. "The clock was, I don't know. I feel like I ran faster at the combine than I did here."
Chalk it up to some friendly fingers or running on his home turf, but the times were impressive and should help Miller's draft stock by the time the draft rolls around next month.
Michael Thomas Didn't Drop a Pass
Michael Thomas — and the rest of Ohio State's wide receivers — were underutilized at Ohio State in 2015, a direct result of an ongoing quarterback battle and the fact the Buckeyes had a first round running back named Ezekiel Elliott that deserved touches.
Thomas rarely dropped a pass last season, however, whether it was thrown by Cardale Jones or J.T. Barrett. He continued that Friday, snagged everything with intensity from Jones during the workout. There wasn't any defense, but Thomas showed great range on some deeper throws from Jones down the field with his long arms and massive hands.
Thomas said his agent set up workouts with teams on later dates with his performance at pro day did nothing to hurt his stock.
"I thought Mike Thomas had an outstanding day," Meyer said. "Big, fast, and I love big receivers. Everybody loves big receivers. And he plays big."
Be Excited About Nick Bosa
Joey Bosa performed well in the drill portion of pro day, running alongside Steve Miller and Chris Fong as they worked out with the bags and tackling dummies. He wanted to do linebacker drills too when he finished.
Bosa's mother, Cheryl Kumerow, also told Birm her son scored a 37 on the Wonderlic test. He also can do this:
Joey Bosa can FLY. #OhioStateProDay https://t.co/1hM6uiDjiV
— NFL (@NFL) March 11, 2016
Add it all together, and Meyer has said in the past Bosa could be the best player he's ever coached. With that in mind, remember another Bosa, Nick, is heading to Columbus this summer and he's built like a college player already.
Nick Bosa donned a Tennessee Titans hat and T-shirt at Pro Day Friday, watching his big brother intently run through drills. He also spent a considerable amount of time with Meyer, who couldn't help but smile when asked about him.
"He's ready," Meyer said.
So expect Nick Bosa to make both Meyer and defensive line coach Larry Johnson very, very happy this fall.
Friday Is The Biggest Recruiting Tool Urban Meyer Could Ever Need
Anytime the number a program is set to send to the NFL resides in the double digits, it's a huge boost for recruiting. It also helps when ESPN and NFL Network are both broadcasting live on site.
"Well, for us it's all recruiting," Meyer said after pro day. "I told our coaches that this is not about the NFL. We've done our job. Recruit them, develop them, turning them over. We wanted to, as you probably saw on social media, this is all over the place. We want to get it out."
Meyer's personal Twitter feed served as a highlight reel for each player who ran through drills or caught passes Friday. There's a reason for that.
"We invited a bunch of people to campus today," Meyer said. "It was a unique experience to watch this many kids take a run at it."
Meyer fully knows what he and his staff are losing with all the talent heading to the professional ranks. He also knows how much he wishes he could have them back for another go at it.
"Every part of me. That's life in the big city and you gotta move on," Meyer said. "The good thing is every single one of them is welcomed back with open arms because of the way they handled themselves."
Ohio State did not provide a list of 40-yard dash times, broad jump distances or other measurables from various drills.
That information was kept by scouts and such, who were the only ones allowed directly on the field during workouts. Unless you worked for ESPN, the NFL or NFL Network, you were quarantined to the sidelines.
Overall, the day was busy and difficult to evaluate, but the bullets above are what we saw.
