document: Broncos top brass skip the workout of D-lineman Bowers Clemson defensive end Da'Quan Bowers threw a workout party Friday , and the Broncos ' top football decision-makers did not attend . Bowers , whose right knee surgery earlier this year has threatened his top-10 status in the NFL draft , worked out at Clemson University while Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway , general manager Brian Xanders and coach John Fox elected to stay home and meet with Washington quarterback Jake Locker instead . Locker was at the team 's Dove Valley complex . The Broncos , who have repeatedly said they like their quarterback triumvirate of Kyle Orton , Tim Tebow and Brady Quinn , also attended Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert 's workout last month and are scheduled to be the last stop on Auburn quarterback Cam Newton 's tour of teams later this month . Locker had been the top-ranked senior prospect by many teams before the 2010 season began , but he saw his draft stock take a hit as the Huskies struggled early last season before winning their last four games to finish 7-6 , including a victory in the Holiday Bowl . Locker looked indecisive in the pocket at times this past season , but he 's a natural athlete who rushed for more than 300 yards and passed for more than 2,000 yards in three of his four seasons . Locker had a difficult week at the Senior Bowl in January as he struggled with his accuracy . But he has performed well in workouts . Bowers , who had been a popular pick for the defense-starved Broncos at No. 2 by many draft analysts earlier this year , has seen his draft status take a potentially multimillion - dollar hit because of surgery just after the season to repair cartilage in his right knee . Bowers did not work out at the scouting combine in February as he recovered , nor did he work out at Clemson 's first pro day last month . On Friday , with Broncos director of college scouting Matt Russell on hand , Bowers went through an entire workout . Representatives from three teams on hand said he still was not 100 percent and appeared to have difficulty cutting on the repaired leg . His 40-yard dash times were in the high 4.8 s and low 4.9 s -- depending on the watch -- which are slightly slower than he likely would have run before the surgery . Teams examined Bowers ' knee closely during the medical exam at the combine , and several scouts have said some team officials are concerned the knee may still give Bowers trouble . Bowers is 6-feet-3 , 280 pounds and is a force when healthy . He led the nation in sacks in 2010 with 15 1/2 and won the Nagurski and Ted Hendricks awards . The Broncos have an interest in another Clemson defensive lineman who worked out Friday , tackle Jarvis Jenkins . At 6-4 , 310 pounds , Jenkins showed good power and quickness off the ball at the Senior Bowl practices in January . Jeff Legwold : 303-954-2359 or jlegwold@denverpost.com
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