ANN ARBOR -- Former Michigan quarterback Jake Rudock has seen his pre-NFL draft schedule heat up over the past few weeks.

And that included a meeting and workout with the Detroit Lions recently.

The Lions were on hand during Rudock's throwing performance at Michigan's pro day on March 18 in Ann Arbor and scheduled a workout for the following week.

"I think it went really well," Rudock said Wednesday during an appearance on "The Huge Show." "All these workouts are kind of different depending on the coach and what they want to go through. Went on the field, threw a little bit, went into the meeting room and thought it went pretty well.

"I feel pretty confident about it."

The 6-foot-3, 208-pound Rudock set career highs in every major passing category last season -- his only year with Michigan and Jim Harbaugh. He finished the year with 3,017 yards, 20 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and a Big Ten-best 64 percent completion rate.

Rudock performed for scouts earlier this winter at the East-West Shrine Game but did not get an invite to the NFL Combine.

He has, however, gotten plenty of behind the scenes help from Harbaugh and Michigan quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch. Both coaches have repeatedly gone to their respective NFL contacts with the message that they believe Rudock can be an NFL quarterback.

Rudock also had meetings scheduled with the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins after Michigan's pro day.

"A lot of times you're just trying to talk ball with them," said of his meeting with Detroit. "At other times, they're trying to install a protection or a concept. The biggest thing (they want to know) is 'do you know football, have you heard these terms before? ... Can you apply it?' "

Whether or not Rudock hears his name called during the draft itself remains to be seen. If he's not picked, most analysts expect him to be contacted by several teams for a training camp invite.

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. explained earlier this month that Rudock has a chance to be a "career backup type."

"Physically, you have all the checkmarks. My whole life I've been considered as undersized," Rudock explained. "But what matters more for a quarterback is that mental approach. It's so big.

You have guys who are physically so talented, but they don't stay in the league because of that mental part."

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