He pointed to Head Coach Vic Fangio's ability to help him improve as one appealing factor — and then there are the players he would line up alongside.

"It'd be great," White said. "From a football standpoint, just knowing that they've got Bradley Chubb on one side and the GOAT — Von Miller — on one side. A lot of people wouldn't be keyed in on me, and I'm going to be the sneaky player that's going to make a lot of plays in the middle. That would be a great fit for me."

White said his speed, attitude and leadership help make him the top inside linebacker in this year's draft, and he spent the week in Indianapolis trying to show teams "you're going to get 140 percent out of me."

That relentless motor is comparable to the 2017 Butkus Award winner, Roquan Smith. The former Georgia linebacker, of course, spent his rookie year playing in Chicago for Fangio.

"I see a lot of similarities in my game and Roquan's game," White said. "He's a guy with a high motor, as well. He makes sideline-to-sideline tackles. He gets in between the tackles. He's great in coverage. He's an athletic guy. Our measurables are about the same. We both won the Butkus Award, so that's about the same. We both played in the SEC. I led the SEC in tackles when he was there. I feel like he's a great player, and he just had a phenomenal rookie year and I need to do the same thing this upcoming season."

If White winds up as the Broncos' first-round selection, Fangio could help him achieve similar feats to Smith, who was in the conversation for Defensive Rookie of the Year.

That's welcome news — even to a player who said he's done everything right in Indianapolis.