Colin Dow plans to spend the 2009 NFL draft in California's wine country. Colt Anderson figures to watch Saturday's first round, if that.

"Shoot, I'm like any other person," said Anderson, the Montana Grizzlies' All-American safety. "I'll watch the first 10 picks, or maybe the first round, and then just check on it from time to time. Any NFL fan will watch that first round. Once the second round starts, I'll be laying around, taking a nap."

Two rounds of selections will be made Saturday in the draft, which begins at 2 p.m. Five more rounds will follow on Sunday. It remains to be seen if Anderson or any other Grizzly or Big Sky Conference player will be selected.

"They don't really tell me much," said Anderson, who said he's talked with half of the NFL's 32 teams ahead of the draft. "For the most part they make sure I know they're interested, and make sure they have all my information."

Anderson is among a handful of NFL hopefuls off Montana's 2008 squad that finished 14-2. Dow, a 305-pound offensive guard, is another, along with fellow 300-pound Griz offensive linemen J.D. Quinn and Brent Russum, and quarterback Cole Bergquist.

Anderson, a Butte native, is the most likely to be drafted, partly because he was the lone Griz to be invited to a postseason all-star game -- Texas vs. The Nation -- and partly because of his high marks in Montana's pro days.

The Griz had two showcases for pro scouts, ostensibly because the first was so cold.

"March 9 was pretty chilly," said Anderson, who was clocked in the 40-yard dash, which was run inside, at 4.53 seconds. "I think with the wind chill it was 14 degrees. The second day (March 23) was a lot nicer. ... I felt like I was able to perform a little better."

Anderson didn't improve his already-quick 40 time, but lowered his 20-yard shuttle run from 4.22 seconds on March 9 to 3.94 two weeks later. That, plus a 36 1/2-inch vertical leap, a 10-3 broad jump and other statistics make him a possible late-round pick.

Either way, he's certain to get an opportunity.

It seems likely the Grizzlies' three linemen will get a shot, too, most likely via the free-agent route. Dow figures he's talked to 10 teams, including trips to Cincinnati and Chicago as well as a private workout for Carolina. Quinn also said 10 teams have been in contact. Russum, who had surgery on a troublesome ankle on Dec. 27, has drawn interest from five.

Quinn, the Oklahoma transfer, is ranked in the bottom dozen of 56 guards rated by ESPN.com (Dow is erroneously listed as a corner). Russum is similarly ranked in the bottom tier of the offensive tackles.

Russum, of Lewiston, Idaho, wasn't ready to run a 40 when the pro days came to Missoula, but participated in some tests on the second one. His vertical leap was 30 inches, which he feels showed his ankle was on the mend.

"I made some strides," said Russum, who is back running and playing basketball. "Especially for weighing 303 pounds at that pro day."

The Web site NFL.com has Gil Brandt as its pro day blogger, and he listed the results for Quinn and Dow (and Montana State's Louis Salcedo) from the first pro day. Quinn ran a 5.22-second 40 and Dow a 5.20; Quinn had 19 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press, and Dow had 22; Quinn also had a 27 1/2-inch vertical leap, while Dow had a 26-inch vertical.

At the second pro day Quinn went 30 for the vertical, and Dow increased his bench reps to 24.

"I wanted to hit 28," Dow said Thursday. "In reality, it's not going to break me. I think the 40 helped me out a little bit n although 5.19 would've looked a lot better."

Both Quinn and Dow are represented by Cameron Foster, who represents Eastern Washington product Michael Roos, now an all-pro lineman for the Tennessee Titans. Both Anderson and Russum are represented by local agent Ken Staninger, and both could be getting the call Sunday, along with Bergquist, who left UM as the Grizzlies' No. 4 career passer.

They might not hear it from the podium, but that's OK too.

"Obviously when the draft closes, I'll be trying to get the best free-agent deal I can, if I don't get picked up (in the draft)," said Quinn. "And I'm not planning on getting picked up."

"I'm excited for all five football players to see what could happen," said Russum, the right tackle most of the last two years Bergquist was UM's starter. "Personally I believe, with my injury, I'm shooting for a free-agent deal."

In other words, don't expect the quintet to sit in front of the TV all day Sunday.

"I'm driving to Spokane in the a.m. and flying to Dallas," Quinn said Friday. "I'll have some home-cooked food and hang out, and Sunday morning we're going to play some golf. Just family and friends. And I'll have my cell phone with me."

"Sunday I'm probably just going to hang out and hopefully get a phone call," said Anderson.