1) Simmons on the mend. One of the draft’s top prospects shared encouraging news on Saturday about his recovery from a knee injury.

Ohio State offensive tackle Josh Simmons told reporters he is “way ahead of schedule” in his rehab from a torn patellar tendon that ended his 2024 season in October.

“I’ll probably be cut loose like mid-April to give everybody a good pro day,” he said.

Working out at a pro day for NFL teams ahead of the draft could help alleviate any concerns about his health after the injury put his stock in question. Simmons ranks as NFL.com lead draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah’s No. 31 prospect in this year’s class.

2) Campbell tackles arm length questions. LSU’s Will Campbell is bringing an All-American pedigree to the NFL, but that doesn’t mean he’s immune from criticism.

The concern most often voiced regarding Campbell: his arm length. He thrived during his three-year career with the Tigers — making 38 starts at left tackle — but measurables matter at the next level, and folks are wondering whether Campbell might be destined to follow the path of another former collegiate standout tackle, Peter Skoronski, the Northwestern product who moved to guard for the Tennessee Titans after they selected him 11th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Campbell said he believes his tape speaks for itself.

“You can go look at my tape,” Campbell said on Saturday. “There’s not one play on there that when I get beat, you say, ‘That’s because he has shorter arms.’ Obviously, I don’t have your stereotypical offensive tackle arms. I’m aware of that. That’s something that I use every week in my game plan and preparation of how I’m going to attack.”

Despite the concerns about his arm length, Campbell is rated the No. 8 prospect in the draft by Daniel Jeremiah. Questions regarding fit have been coupled with compliments for his versatile potential. To his credit, he said on Saturday that he was willing to play either position, but it’s clear he’s heard these critiques for a long time and uses them as motivational fuel. It sounds as if he’s determined to overcome the odds at the next level, too.

“People have to nitpick something,” Campbell said. “I’ve heard it all my career. When I was coming out of high school, the college coaches said the same thing and I proved them wrong. That’s something that I anticipate doing again (in the NFL).”

3) Potential combine star to watch. Missouri’s Armand Membou has been a fast-rising player over the past six months, becoming one of the better offensive line prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft. Membou believes he played his best ball last season “from about the Oklahoma game on” and has positioned himself as a possible first-round pick.

But Membou also is a bit of a curiosity in that he lacks prototypical offensive tackle dimensions, measuring in at 6-foot-3 3/4 and 332 pounds at the Reese’s Senior Bowl a month ago. You typically don’t see tackles shorter than 6-4, which has led to some teams projecting Membou inside to guard.

“I don’t understand. It’s not like I’m not super short; like, I’m barely under 6-4,” Membou said with a laugh on Saturday. “So, I don’t know why everyone’s going crazy about my height, but, you know, I’m still just attacking.”

Membou pulled out of the Senior Bowl early due to an illness he said stemmed from “some bad chili I ate the first night” but has recovered and is prepared for some big things in Indianapolis. He has a 40-yard dash goal of 4.8 seconds, which would put him in rarefied air among OL prospects. (Only two, Terron Armstead and Lane Johnson, have run faster at the combine in the last 20 years.) He also plans to do most of the other testing and all of the on-field work.

Membou said nearly all the teams he’s met with have asked him about playing guard, just to gauge his interest. But they also seem to like him at tackle.

“I think most teams think that I have the ability to play tackle,” he said. “For me, I think there’s no reason why I couldn’t play tackle. I think I’m more than athletic enough, and I have the tools.”

And if an NFL team wants to kick him inside?

“Hey, let’s do it,” Membou said with a smile.