Hot BC prospect Ryan puts on pinpoint throwing show for pro scouts

"That's the beauty contest," Edwards said. "In the end, this is a physical game."

Edwards said it looked like Ryan was trying too hard early on, knowing that most of the scouts and reporters were there to see him.

"That's what generally happens," Edwards said. "It puts a lot of pressure on the kids, and that's good, because the game they're going to play has pressure."

Ryan said he was just rusty, having been off the field since BC's Dec. 28 victory in the Champs Sports Bowl. He's been working out in Arizona with, among others, Brady Quinn, the Notre Dame quarterback who dropped from a projected high first-rounder to the 22nd pick overall by Cleveland.

Ryan said he hadn't made any plans for draft day, though he expects to spend it with his family. He said he hadn't bothered to handicap his chances of going to a specific team because it can only lead to disappointment.

"At this point, I don't want to get my hopes up. I don't want to fall in love with one place and then go to another and say, 'This stinks,"' he said. "I'm just doing everything I can to get drafted as high as I can ... and to have a chance to be a starting quarterback in the NFL next year."