Article: For SJSU's Jones, a sprint is key to his draft position: 40-YARD DASH TIME TO FACTOR HEAVILY IN WHEN HE'S PICKED.

Byline: Laurence Miedema

Feb. 22--Few players in college football raised their NFL stock more last fall than San Jose State wide receiver James Jones. In the next four days, Jones will find out how much higher he can go. Jones arrives in Indianapolis today to begin participating in the NFL combine. He's part of a Bay Area contingent headlined by Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards and Cal running back Marshawn Lynch. The annual invitation-only event showcases more than 300 players who are put through a variety of physical and mental challenges -- all under the watchful eyes of NFL head coaches, general managers and scouts. The chance to be evaluated side ...

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