A few Q-and-As with the rookies-to-be:

LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey:

Washington State safety Husain Abdullah:

South Florida cornerback Mike Jenkins:

CLICK HERE to watch the workouts on NFL.com.

**** TOP 40-YARD DASH TIMES ***

RUNNING BACKS

Chris Johnson, East Carolina: 4.24 seconds
Darren McFadden, Arkansas: 4.33 seconds
Anthony Alridge, Houston: 4.33 seconds
Jamaal Charles, Texas: 4.36 seconds
Chad Simpson, Morgan State: 4.42 seconds
Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois: 4.45 seconds
Matt Forte, Tulane: 4.46 seconds
Felix Jones, Arkansas: 4.47 seconds
Jalen Parmele, Toledo: 4.47 seconds
Jonathan Stewart, Oregon: 4.48 seconds

WIDE RECEIVERS

DeSean Jackson, California: 4.35 seconds
Andre Caldwell, Florida: 4.37 seconds
Will Franklin, Missouri: 4.37 seconds
Dexter Jackson, Appalachian State: 4.37 seconds
Eddie Royal, Virginia Tech: 4.39 seconds
Devin Thomas, Michigan State: 4.40 seconds
Arman Shields, Richmond: 4.44 seconds
Brandon Breazell, UCLA; 4.47 seconds
Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt: 4.48 seconds
Pierre Garcon, Mt. Union: 4.48 seconds

QUARTERBACKS

Josh Johnson, San Diego: 4.55 seconds
Kevin O’Connell, San Diego State: 4.61 seconds
Bernard Morris, Marshall: 4.68 seconds
Adam Tafralis, San Jose State: 4.78 seconds
Matt Flynn, LSU: 4.79 seconds
John David Booty, USC: 4.82 seconds
Brian Brohm, Louisville: 4.83 seconds
Kyle Wright, Miami (Fla.) 4.85 seconds

**** BLOG ENTRIES BEGIN BELOW ***

 9:38 A.M. EST: We’re still expected to see some defensive linemen and linebackers come through here — LSU’s Glenn Dorsey, for one, since he didn’t make it into the media room Sunday — but most of this day will belong to the cornerbacks and safeties.

And by the way … good morning from Indianapolis.

9:45 A.M. EST: If you live in central Pennsylvania or happen to be a regular reader of The New York Times‘ sports section, this story is probably familiar to you. For those of us in the middle of the media room who are not, the following two paragraphs from this story elicited the loudest guffaws so far this weekend:

Joe and Sue Paterno have not seen a movie in a theater since “Titanic” and watch so little television that they were delighted to stumble upon a show this spring that they had not seen before.

“We discovered ‘M*A*S*H,’” Sue Paterno said, laughing.

She’s not the only one.

9:35 A.M. EST: A pleasant good morning to you from the Indiana Convention Center, where we await an onslaught of defenders that actually began late yesterday afternoon when Purdue defensive end/outside linebacker Cliff Avril met with media for a few minutes at one of the eight round tables spaced around the room.

LSU’s Glenn Dorsey, Virginia’s Chris Long and USC’s Sedrick Ellis are expected to be the marquee names speaking throughout the day.

9:42 A.M. EST: How to lose 35 minutes … YouTube searches for news bloopers.

9:57 A.M. EST: Giants general manager Jerry Reese is speaking. No players yet.

10:20 A.M. EST: Still waiting on player arrivals as this day’s activities lurch out to a more serene start than yesterday’s.  One should really try and embrace and cherish these spare sparse moments.  Even the hallways are relatively quiet, with the annual gymnastics competition that shares convention space with the Combine also taking its time in coming to life.

11:22 A.M. EST: A few defensive linemen have entered the room, most notably North Carolina defensive tackle Kentwan Balmer, whose stock rapidly rose before an injury during Monday afternoon North team practice at the Senior Bowl knocked him out of the rest of the week’s activities.