ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Ryan Glasgow had an advantage Friday. For months, he had heard from his brother about the Detroit Lions defensive line coach, Kris Kocurek, and his intensity. It’s typically one of the most noticeable things at the team’s practices during the season.

Kocurek, beyond being a good position coach, is a good motivator. He has the trust of the players he coaches -- to the point that even when some leave the Lions, they still reach out to him to discuss coaching points and techniques.

So when Glasgow lined up for positional drills during Michigan’s pro day Friday inside the Glick Field House, he finally witnessed what his brother was talking about. Kocurek was running one of the defensive line drills -- the drill showing a player’s ability to get off the line of scrimmage -- and he heard the voice and the intensity directed at him for the first time.

Scouts Inc. has Ryan Glasgow as the No. 12 defensive tackle in the draft and No. 124 player overall. Glenn Andrews/USA TODAY Sports

“He’s a really intense guy, really passionate guy,” Glasgow said. “It kind of helps amp you up, I guess, because you know, there are some nerves. There are 100 NFL coaches watching you, so there’s some nerves.

“That type of intensity and getting you ready to go calms you down and helps you get ready to just perform and do your best.”

Glasgow felt like he had a pretty good day doing defensive line drills during Michigan’s pro day -- an event attended by every team in the NFL as Michigan has potentially 20 players who could end up in training camps this summer. Scouts Inc. has Glasgow as the No. 12 defensive tackle in the draft and No. 124 player overall, meaning he is likely a mid-round selection -- just like his brother, Graham, was for the Lions last season as a third-round pick on the offensive line.

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Glasgow said he met Kocurek prior to Friday during a brief introduction Senior Bowl week and then a 5-to-10 minute meeting at the NFL combine earlier this month. He is one of at least two Michigan players who has a familiarity with Kocurek. Potential first-round pick Taco Charlton said he’s talked with Kocurek “a lot” and believes they have “a close connection.” If Charlton ends up being available at No. 21, the defensive end could be Detroit’s selection.

But these types of meetings are part of the months-long draft process, something that won’t culminate for another month, when Glasgow finds out where he might be spending the next four years of his life.

And as the process has gone along, Graham has offered continued advice to his brother. Up until now, it’s been advice Glasgow has largely shunned. Pro day, with Kocurek pumping him up with his intensity, changed how he’ll approach everything else.

“He told me the pro day was going to be pretty intense,” Glasgow said. “He basically warned me about everything and I didn’t listen. Basically everything in this process, I’m like, ‘Oh, he’s exaggerating, it can’t be that bad.’

“But the pro day workout, it was pretty hard. It was good. It was intense. But yeah, he basically did warn me about stuff, but I was like, it’s not going to be that bad. It can’t be that bad.”

It was. And from now on, Glasgow said he’ll be listening to his brother’s advice through the draft -- and maybe even beyond.

“It’s been proven that he’s usually right,” Glasgow said. “And what I’m thinking is probably wrong. He’s been through it, and he knows.”