2012 NFL Draft: Updating California Player Performances from the NFL Combine

The California Golden Bears were represented by six players to the NFL combine, including 2011 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Mychal Kendricks.

Some of them, including Kendricks, came to the combine with serious NFL draft aspirations. All came with questions left to be answered, though.

The group delivered mixed results. Here they are.

California inside linebacker Mychal Kendricks is an intriguing prospect who scouts were no doubt excited to watch in person.

Despite being the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, there's no way that draft experts or scouts could have foreseen the show that Kendricks put on at the combine.

Kendricks dominated, posting a 4.47-second 40-yard dash, 39 1/4" vertical and a 10'7" broad jump, all tops among linebackers.

His draft stock has risen considerably over the past few weeks, stemming from both his combine success and others' combine failures. Particularly Vontaze Burfict.

He may have cemented himself as the third best inside linebacker in the draft. He stands a very good chance of being selected in the second round of April's draft.

Marvin Jones neither impressed nor disappointed scouts in his showing at the combine.

He simply did what people expected him to do.

He ran a decent, but not spectacular 4.46 40-yard dash. He posted a 9'4" broad jump. His workout was fairly middle of the road.

Where he did excel was in the bench press, where he put up 22 reps. That tied him with Missouri's Jerrell Jackson for tops among wide receivers.

With Jones' performance, he likely locked himself into a third- to fourth-round pick.

This is the year to be a standout safety coming into the NFL. With almost none available near the top, safeties are at an absolute premium.

And yet safety Sean Cattouse is likely to go undrafted until extremely late, if he gets drafted at all.

He did not stand out in any drill at the combine, except perhaps the 40-yard dash, where his 4.74 may have actually hurt his stock.

He simply won't be able to cover enough field to play safety in the NFL.

His strength is man coverage, and he may be valuable in substitution packages for covering tight ends. He measured at 6'2", and that size could be helpful in slowing down the tight ends that have emerged as playmakers in the NFL.

Still, don't expect Cattouse off the board any earlier than the sixth round.

2011 First Team All-Pac-12 offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz is a very intelligent player with a very good frame for an NFL offensive lineman.

Unfortunately, the combine is about athleticism, not intelligence. Schwartz was exposed for his lack of athleticism at the so-called Underwear Olympics, and NFL teams aren't likely to forget it.

He posted a 5.54 40-yard dash, terrible even for an offensive lineman. He could've made up for his lack of foot speed with an impressive showing in the weight room, but he came up short there, too. He managed only 23 reps on the bench press.

Schwartz will likely be drafted in the mid-to-late rounds, but his lack of natural athleticism or overwhelming skills make him an unlikely success in the NFL.

Trevor Guyton will be something of an enigma come draft day. After an impressive and relatively consistent senior season, teams will take a long, hard look at him.

He tested well at the combine, measuring at 6'3" and 285 pounds. He managed to run a 5.07 40-yard dash, which is acceptable for a 3-4 defensive end, the position Guyton will be best suited for at the next level.

The biggest question surrounding Guyton is his lack of experience. He only started one season for the Golden Bears.

Reason being that he was trapped behind two former first-round picks in Cameron Jordan and Tyson Alualu.

Guyton could be drafted anywhere from the sixth round to up as high as the early third round. It will depend on how teams project his potential.