One of the headlines on day one: NC State center Garrett Bradbury continues to rise on the draft boards and is now being discussed as a potential first round draft choice. Over the past two days, Bradbury had the best 3-cone time (7.41 seconds), second most bench press reps (34), third fastest 40-yard dash time (4.92 seconds), tied for fifth quickest shuttle (4.53 seconds) and tied for seventh highest vertical leap (31.0 inches).

Combined with stellar reviews for his performance in the drills, and Bradbury was a clear winner on the day.

Left tackle Tyler Jones was viewed as a potential mid-round choice but drew rave reviews for his performance in the mirror drill from former pros Shaun O'Hara and Joe Thomas. Overall, Jones also showed good explosiveness by having the sixth best vertical (31.5 inches) and tying for the 10th best broad jump (111.0-inches).

Jones elected not to run in the 40-yard dash.

Tomorrow will be the receivers and quarterbacks. They already did the bench press reps, with NC State's Kelvin Harmon (18) tying for eighth most and Jakobi Meyers doing 13.

Links:

CBS Sports — 2019 NFL combine results: Mike Weber, Miles Sanders, Garrett Bradbury stand out in athletic testing

NFL.com — Garrett Bradbury trending towards round one

NC State's Kelvin Harmon, probably unsurprisingly, did a strong number on the bench press. His 18 reps tied for 8th most. Jakobi Meyers' 13 reps tied for 25th out of the 42 wideouts that lifted.

The rest of the other testing numbers are starting to trickle out, and Bradbury is once again among the top performers.

Bradbury logged the best 3-cone drill among linemen who participated, clocking a 7.41. Jones went 7.75, tied for 16th.

In the 20-yard shuttle, Bradbury tied for fifth with a 4.53, while Jones logged a time of 4.82. According to Josh Norris of RotoWorld, Bradbury's time just missed the top 22 since 2010 (4.47 was tied for 18th) — in a drill for offensive linemen that he called one of the two test results that "best project future success for certain positions."

Bradbury also recorded a 31-inch vertical jump according to NFL.com, which is tied for seventh among offensive linemen. Teammate Jones did outperform Bradbury in this test, leaping 31.5 inches to rank sixth among blockers in Indy.

In the broad jump, Jones checked in at 111 inches, tied for 10th best at his position, while Bradbury went for 104 inches.

Some of the other Pack players have also met with the media…

Closing out the drills for the offensive linemen, Tyler Jones drew recognition from the commentators for his "fantastic" performance in the mirror drill, with former NFL stars Shaun O'Hara and Joe Thomas raving about his knee bend and footwork.

That led to a conversation about whether Jones could stick at tackle with his 6-foot-3 height, and Thomas noted he is more concerned about footwork than height.

Jones and Garrett Bradbury will close out their agility testing while running backs now take center stage on the NFL Network.

Texas A&M center prospect Erik McCoy is fastest at 4.89 seconds, with Boston College interior lineman Chris Lindstrom was second at 4.91 seconds. NC State's Garrett Bradbury's 4.92 seconds finishes third fastest.

Bradbury also had the second most bench press reps at 34 and tied for the seventh best vertical at 31.0 inches as part of his banner combine thus far.

NC State tackle Tyler Jones elected not to run the 40-yard dash.

NC State left tackle Tyler Jones is going through drills on the field after skipping the 40-yard dash. Earlier, he went through other testing, including the vertical leap where his 31.5-inch jump was sixth best among offensive linemen. His teammate, Garrett Bradbury, was just behind him at 31.0 inches, which was tied for seventh.

As more offensive linemen run the 40-yard dashes, it appears that NC State's All-ACC left tackle Tyler Jones skipped his run.

In other news, Bradbury's time was unofficially bested by Texas A&M's Erik McCoy and Boston College's Chris Lindstrom, the latter of whom is battling Bradbury to be the top interior linemen in the draft.

Bradbury's official time is 4.92 seconds.

He still has to go through agility drills, but NC State center Garrett Bradbury has earned universal praise thus far. His updated official 40-yard dash time of 4.92 seconds was fastest of the first group of 18 offensive linemen to run. He did 34 reps on the bench press Thursday, second best among the entire position group.

After his work in drills, NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah said: "I don't know if could have a better day than Bradbury's."

NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah expanded on why he is so high on Garrett Bradbury, noting that he is the type that you originally put in the 30s on your draft board and as you get closer to the draft you begin to ask yourself, "What's wrong with this guy?" and move up into the 20s.

"You need a center?" Jeremiah asked. "This guy is going to man that position for you for the next 10 years."

The NFL Network went through a series of Bradbury's highlights.

"He's just a unique player because of his quickness and his ability to get things done laterally," Jeremiah explained.

Bradbury has the fastest time of the first group of dozen offensive linemen to run, improving slightly on his first 40-yard dash time by going at a 4.93 second split on his second run.

NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah noted that the elite times to watch for is 5.09 seconds for an offensive tackle and 5.18 seconds for interior linemen. Wolfpack center Garrett Bradbury blew past that on his first run.

He was unofficially clocked at 4.95 seconds in the 40-yard dash with a 1.74-second 10-yard split. Jeremiah did not hide his enthusiasm for Bradbury. He compared him to former Carolina Panthers All-Pro center Ryan Kalil and current Eagles All-Pro center Jason Kelce. Jeremiah said that Bradbury was one of his favorite players in the draft.

"He’s a phenomenal," Jeremiah said. "I call him the grim reacher cause he reach blocks so many people.”

NC State's "Band of Brothers" will be well represented Friday at the NFL Draft combine. Center/guard Garrett Bradbury and tackle (perhaps also guard candidate?) Tyler Jones will work out and go through drills.

Both did bench press reps Thursday, with Bradbury making waves by doing 34 reps, second most among offensive linemen. Jones did 23, which was about the average for those who lifted.

Bradbury is battling to be a potential first round draft choice. The Rimington Award winner for college football's top center and a consensus All-American is considered a safe bet to be picked within the first couple rounds. Jones, a two-time All-ACC performer, is expected to be a mid-round choice.

A third offensive lineman, Terronne Prescod, will likely get close looks from scouts at NC State's Pro Day later in March.

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