Three Michigan State products were invited to this year's NFL Combine and will be in Indianapolis as of today.

Defensive lineman Malik McDowell and linebacker Riley Bullough arrived on Thursday, while safety Montae Nicholson is scheduled to show up in Indianapolis on Friday.

For McDowell and Bullough, Friday was measurement and medical examination day, and the latter came in pretty close to what he was listed at this past season. As a senior, Bullough went 6-foot-2, 227 pounds, according to his Michigan State bio, and Friday he was measured at 6-foot-2, 226 pounds with an arm length of 31 1/4 inches.

McDowell, though, appears to have added some serious weight. Listed at 6-foot-6, 276 pounds as a junior, McDowell probably played most of the season in the 280-pound range. On Friday, he was measured at 6-foot-6 1/4 and 295 pounds with an 83-inch wingspan.

Playing most of his career on the interior before moving around more as a junior, McDowell projects to likely be a defensive end in the NFL and seems to be a perfect fit for a 3-4 front. His NFL.com player comparison is to Lions defensive end Ezekiel Ansah, who is listed at just 275 pounds. An anonymous NFL scout said he has the potential to be more like defensive end Mario Williams, who goes 6-foot-6, 300 pounds.

Opinions from NFL types are mixed on McDowell, but there's no doubt he's built to be a successful player at the next level. It will be interesting to see how he tests the next couple days in Indianapolis.

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