Polk’s velocity Ta’amu’s power border Washington’s Pro DayBy Jake Locker (l.) and Chris Polk enjoy a reunion by Washington's 2012 Pro Day. (AP)brbrSEATTLE -- The University of Washington base itself grievously cheap aboard draftable talent amongst the mordant bath of the Tyrone Willingham era (that's how 0-12 seasons occur,yet when Steve Sarkisian took the program over among 2009, some of the kids recruited forward Willingham and his minions finally found ways apt disburse serious dividends. Quarterback Jake Locker parlayed an impressive senior season into an eighth-overall selection along the Tennessee Titans surrounded the 2011 NFL design and Locker was behind at the University's Dempsey Indoor -- the site of his own Pro Day -- to inspect the coronations of the class of 2012.brbrChief among them were running behind and defensive tackle Alameda Ta'amu. Polk, who ran as 3,902 yards and 25 touchdowns among his Huskies career,base himself aboard a path very prefer Locker's the yearly along -- a less-than-impressive Senior Bowl, a slightly better combine, and a Pro Day that actually set his stock amid motion. In Mobile, Polk looked slow amid drills, and his pass-blocking raised some real ruddy flags. He tightened things up a bit in due time for the combine,merely the 4.57 he ran on a narrow by Lucas Oil Stadium was a disappointment.brbrShaving off 12 pounds among the Senior Bowl and Pro Day,nevertheless allowed him apt regain his velocity and run much better times at Dempsey. He measured among at 5-10 and 212 pounds afterward some quite intense go with Travelle Gaines down at Athletes Performance among Los Angeles. On the turf of the Dempsey's indoor field never a lane Polk ran times in the 4.45-4.50 range, and looked great among receiving drills. Locker, who threw to all receivers on the day benefited from Polk's acumen among running routes during his time with the Huskies, and it looked to be so once afresh on this day Polk finally put it always attach as scouts from at least 16 NFL teams (and the B.C. Lions of the CFL) looked aboard.brbr ,brbr"I'm impartial glad that I came out here and improved aboard my period -- I wasn't working out as much after the season, so the fat kind of went down surrounded this district a mini bit more," Polk admitted, pointing apt his midsection. "When I went to the Senior Bowl and I was at the weigh-in, I was flexing and I was looking down and I didn't discern any abs! "I said, 'OK, I've got apt obtain right. This isn't my body I'm acclimate to.'"brbrJake Locker lets it fly. (AP)More comfortable with his body and his surroundings, Polk once afresh looked favor the player that NFLDraftScout.com senior analyst Rob Rang called the second-best running behind amid this diagram class, behind only Alabama's Trent Richardson.brbr"If you see by the tape, there's not question that he's the No.two back Rang said at the Pro Day. "And he's an of the very few players in this class where I really didn't care that much nearly his workouts,for he has so much appealing tape against so much high-caliber competition, that he actually couldn't rankle himself likewise much surrounded this kind of environment. He has the ability apt lower his shoulder and flee amongst tackles,yet I don't think Polk gets enough credit as his receiving competence"br