There were a lot of windbreakers around. To be more exact, there were 27 NFL teams and three CFL teams that had representatives on the sign-in sheet for Nebraska's Pro Day on Wednesday.

Among those former Huskers involved were Tanner Lee, Luke McNitt, Tyler Hoppes, De'Mornay Pierson-El, Joshua Kalu, Chris Jones, Marcus Newby, Drew Brown, David Knevel, Kieron Williams ... as well as Tommy Armstrong, Josh Banderas and Mo Seisay from Nebraska teams prior to last year.

The numbers given at this event are always unofficial, usually until Gil Brandt stamps his seal of approval on it with some official numbers from scouts in charge of the score keeping. (I'll pass that info on as it comes). And some players either didn't comment or didn't know their results yet when speaking to media.

But there are some bench numbers to pass along.

Luke McNitt had 26 reps of 225 pounds.

Marcus Newby had 19.

Banderas had 17.

Hoppes had 16.

Knevel had 16.

Pierson-El had 14.

Marcus Newby posted an unofficial 4.52 and 4.58 in the 40 to go with those bench numbers. He wasn't able to complete field drills because of an Achilles injury.

Pierson-El did not do an interview but looked quick and smooth with his routes. And while I don't his vertical numbers, here's a cool picture of it.

McNitt had solid bench numbers as you'd expect from someone who was Nebraska's Lifter of the Year. But he thinks he can do even better, and will attempt to shortly.

The fullback will go down to Tampa in 10 days for a regional combine. "I think my numbers can speak for themselves and my film can speak for itself as well," he said.

He had a 9'6" in the broad jump and a 34-inch vertical.

As for his bench, he is confident he can beat 26 next time. "I've done 29 and 30 in practice. I think I was just a little too excited today. The whole situation got to me. It's pretty technical, but I missed my spot on a few of them and rushing it a little too fast. But with a chance to calm down and do it again, I think I can post a different number."

McNitt has talked to a few teams and has been happy with the feedback he's getting. He expects it to only get better after Wednesday. That said, he admits it's a bit of an odd experience.

"It's very different training than training for football. Instead of getting football-ready you're your training just to test well. ... I'm ready for the next phase, getting football ready. Training for tests kind of gets boring after a while, doing so many 5-10-5s, so many L drills, so many 40 starts. You do so many of them it begins to wear on you after a while."

Chris Jones didn't know his 40 time, but was happy with his day and his NFL combine experience.

"I feel like I'm way past before my injury," Jones said. "I feel like I'm back to where I was at, and even better than I was at."

Jones cramped up at the combine so he didn't get to finish his drills in Indy. So he did those in Lincoln, as well as a redo of his jumps and his 40.

His vertical was 34 1/2 and his broad jump was 10-0.

As for the combine? "That was crazy. We only see the workout thing (on TV). We don't know what they go through before the workout day. All I can say is early mornings and late nights. ... They get you up early and if you got to go meet with a team at 11 o'clock (at night), you've got to go meet with a team at 11 o'clock."

David Knevel hasn't gotten much feedback yet, but felt good about his efforts.

The process of getting ready for a Pro Day is interesting to Knevel. "It's kind of funny. I'm a big guy and I'm learning how to run like a track athlete," he said. "It's a lot of fun, a good experience. Probably won't do it ever again. But I'm ready to get into football training."

Knevel heard his 40 time was in the 5.3 to 5.6 range.

Kieron Williams didn't do an interview, but I'll give my layman's observation that he had a good day in field drills.

It shouldn't be forgotten that Williams was a pretty good special teams guy, and honestly, probably wasn't let loose enough to go after the punter after blocking a couple early in his career. Such versatility can sometimes allow a guy to surprise some people and at least get a chance on a training camp roster.

Tanner Lee completed 41 of 45 passes that we charted.

Those throws were humming faster than they were even a few months ago, according to McNitt, who along with Pierson-El and Hoppes, were former Huskers who ran routes for him.

At the end of his throwing session, Lee showed off his arm. He threw three passes all longer than 60 yards. One traveled 65. One was caught by the receiver in stride. Another was pretty well thrown but the receiver couldn't locate it. Another overshot his target.

Happy? Yes he was. More coming on Lee in a story.

There were a few more NFL teams in town than recognized here, but all of the following franchises definitely had a representative in Lincoln on Wednesday: Chiefs, Dolphins, Lions, Cowboys, 49ers, Bucs, Browns, Texans, Colts, Raiders, Rams, Bills, Jets, Titans, Bears, Vikings, Steelers, Eagles, Patriots and Broncos.