With the NFL draft two days away, four Arizona football players have been the subject of interest from many NFL scouts. Come Saturday and Sunday, linemen Tedy Bruschi and Chuck Osborne, and safety Brandon Sanders and quarterback Dan White, will be sweating it out while waiting for that traditional phone call.

"Going into the draft, you really don't know where you stand," White said. "You work out in the combines and with different teams, but you don't have much control over what happens. It really won't be that bad this weekend, because I have been dealing with it for the last four or five months. I'm glad it will be finally over."

Bruschi, a consensus All-American the last two seasons, has received the greatest media exposure of the group. His 14 1/2 sacks this past season tied him with Derrick Thomas' NCAA career record of 52. And while Bruschi has shown the desire, his size (6-foot-1, 253 pounds) might hurt his chances at the defensive line.

"There is no question that Bruschi has the ability, but his size probably is not going to help him," said Bryan Broaddus, the collegiate scout for the Green Bay Packers. "He will probably go to a team that will plan to use him as a nickle rusher, but it might take a little time because he will have adjust to a new position."

Bruschi's counterpart on the defensive line, Chuck Osborne, has also been the subject of draft speculation. Osborne, an All-Pacific 10 first team selection, has impressed many scouts with his strength and good size (6-2, 278). He leaves with 19 career sacks and 32 tackles for losses.

"We think Osborne is a better prospect than Bruschi because of his strength," said Bo Bollinger, a scout for the Arizona Cardinals. "He's pretty high on our board."

Ideally, the draft is used to fill holes of the team in question. But many times, teams will draft the best athlete or prospect available, and that is something that might benefit the Arizona players.

"In a lot of places, we will try and see who's available that's a quality player," Bollinger said.

Sanders, also an All-Pac-10 first team member, collected nine interceptions in his four years as a starter. While his size (5-10, 177) also hurts him, his preparation and field vision have been mentioned as positives.

White has quietly impressed scouts with his NFL size (6-5, 213) and range at quarterback. He finished his Wildcat career with 5,723 yards and 43 touchdowns. He has had some individual workouts with the offensive coordinator and quarterback coaches with the Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks and New York Giants.

"Dan White might surprise some people in the draft. I can easily see him being picked up by some team as a third-string quarterback," Broaddus said. "He really impressed me with his composure in the Illinois game, when both defenses really controlled the tempo."

While the draft will make some dreams a reality, it will also leave many players devastated and empty. But UA coach Dick Tomey is confident that while not all of his star players will be drafted, they can all be successful.

"With our guys, they are going to graduate," Tomey said. "It will be great if they get drafted, but if they don't, they will still be successful."