2:10 p.m. ET: Andre Smith, OT Alabama, is one of the candidates to be a top overall pick and considered one of the top four offensive tackle prospects in the draft.

He hasn't decided whether he will work out on Friday at the scouting combine, but he did cough up some measurements on Thursday.

Height: 6 foot 4.

Reach: 36 inches.

Weight: 332 pounds.

He was asked whether 332 was a good weight.

"Better than 345," he replied, drawing laughter.

We've even got some video of what turned out to be a stand-up routine.

Smith was then asked about the possibility that his weight ever got as high as 380.

"No sir," Smith said. "I've never been that high. The highest I've been is 345."

11:44 a.m. ET: Travis Bright, BYU guard, was the next player in the room. He spent two years on his Mormon mission. Some missionaries go to South America, others an island in the Pacific Ocean. Bright? He got to spend two years in the Detroit area, and out of compassion for the economic straits of that region, you are encouraged to resist all jokes about that being a Third-World destination.

11:11 a.m. ET: Alex Boone, the offensive tackle from Ohio State, is the first player to make an appearance for media interviews and a major topic of conversation was his character evaluation after he was arrested earlier this month in California.

Here's detail from the Cleveland Plain-Dealer's report of the incident:

Boone, the former All-Big Ten tackle at Ohio State and star at St. Edward, was arrested late Sunday night in Aliso Viejo, Calif., after a drunken outburst in which police allege the 6-foot-8, 312-pounder was jumping up and down on the hoods of cars, attempted to smash the window of a tow truck and then fled police and had to be tasered twice in order to be subdued.
   -- Cleveland Plain-Dealer

Boone said he is seeing a counselor and seeking counseling, that he has taken responsibility for the incident and that some teams ask him about what happened, others have not.

Consider Boone previously pleaded guilty to drunk driving and given the fact the Seahawks consider citizenship a part of the draft evaluation process, safe to say the Seahawks aren't a likely candidate to pick Boone.

Boone was asked Thursday if he thought he had a problem.

Boone: Drinking every day? No, I don't. Just obviously I've abused it once or twice so I'm seeing somebody to see what I can fix about it, and as of right now, I don't drink.

10:41 a.m. ET: Draft prospects are in the process of getting physical examinations, but NFL coaches are in a parade succession up to the podium. Buffalo Bills' Dick Jauron was followed by the Detroit Lions' Jim Schwartz, whose team has the top overall selection.

"It is a different animal," Schwartz said. "I've compared it a little bit to playing black jack. You can go play blackjack in Vegas and play at the $5 tables and play for a couple hours and make bad decisions and lose 100 bucks and have some fun.

"You go play at the $5,000 and $10,000 tables, you're making bad decisions, then you're walking home. You're not flying home. You've got to add that into the equation. Not only is it an opportunity to get a great player, you also need to make sure."

Schwartz said it was early in the evaluation process, that his team is still collecting information, but he was asked whether having a dome for a home field would impact the way he assembled a football team, placing more importance on skill players. Schwartz said that the team will be built as an "outdoor" football team, which is one capable of winnning on the road in wintry conditions.

He was also asked whether the success of rookie quarterbacks Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco would impact the likelihood of choosing a quarterback first overall. No, said Schwartz, just as the disappointing rookie seasons of previous first-round quarterbacks wouldn't have a carryover.