Here’s the skinny on former Hawaii football player Mike Edwards:
He is 5 feet 10, weighs 188 pounds, and his body fat is 3.8 percent.
"That was big," Edwards said of the small body-fat index.
For the next week, Edwards and former UH teammates Luke Ingram and Alex Dunnachie will be measured, tested, interviewed and interviewed some more during the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
The measurables and intangibles will be compiled and analyzed in preparation for the NFL Draft in April.
Ingram, a long snapper from Mililani, and Dunnachie, a punter from Australia, arrived in Indianapolis on Tuesday. They will undergo medical examinations on Thursday, followed by several rounds of interviews with NFL general managers, personnel directors, coaches and doctors. They will compete in special-team drills on Saturday.
Edwards, a cornerback/returner from Cleveland, arrives at the combine on Friday. He will go through the same series of medical tests and interviews before competing in drills on Tuesday.
"I want to go down there and run fast, do good in my drills and, most important, do well in the interviews," said Edwards, who relinquished his senior season at UH to apply for the NFL Draft. "The biggest part of the process is to do well in the interview room and run fast and do my best in every drill. When the lights come on, I have to perform."
Edwards gained notice when he scored on three kickoff returns in 2012.
"I think Mike is more than special teams," UH coach Norm Chow said. "He’s a very good corner."
Edwards was the Warriors’ shut-down corner in 2012. He was 11th nationally with 1.42 passes defended per game despite four opposing teams not throwing a pass in his direction.
"Coming into this process, everyone was looking at me as a returner/corner," Edwards said. "Now most teams are looking at me as a cover corner. That’s exactly what I wanted. Everything is going along according to the plan. It’s coming down to the last tests — the combine and (UH’s) pro day."
Edwards said he is focused on the 40-yard dash. He weighed 192 when he began training in Arizona in early January. He has lost four pounds.
"My trainer and my agent wanted me to drop a few pounds," Edwards said. "They said I can put on the weight later."
His goal is to run the 40 in under 4.4 seconds.
"It’s no hope," Edwards said. "That’s what I have to do."
Ingram said he will compete in most of the drills, including bench-press reps of 225 pounds, the vertical jump, and sprint and agility drills.
"It’s a good opportunity to showcase a lot of my talents," Ingram said.
Ingram is the only long snapper on the combine invitation list.
"Luke was outstanding all year," said Chris Demarest, who coordinates UH’s special teams. "He did not have one bad snap that caused us a problem all year, not even in practice."
About 20 teams interviewed Ingram during last month’s Senior Bowl. Ingram said he received advice from older brother Jake, a former Warriors long snapper who was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2009.
Dunnachie was suspended for the first three games of 2012 after pleading no contest to a driving-under-the-influence charge. He did not appear in the national rankings until after the regular-season finale, when he met the minimum participation of 75 percent of the Warriors’ games. He was fourth nationally with an average of 46.16 yards per punt.
Dunnachie participated in an all-star game in Arizona last month, where he had interviews with 20 NFL teams. He said he is prepared for different scenarios at the combine.
"We have the option of doing any of the testing we want," Dunnachie said. "Punting is going to be the main thing. If I punt well enough, I won’t have to run a 40."