(Stats Perform) - Walter Payton Award-winning quarterbacks Eric Barriere and Cole Kelley were linked together for most of last year, but over the last three months, they have had particularly different experiences leading into the NFL Draft.

Kelley, the FCS offensive player of the year at Southeastern Louisiana in the unprecedented spring season before he was the runner-up to Barriere in the fall campaign, was smack square in the middle of the draft build-up of all-star games, NFL Combine and pro days.

Barriere, the Payton recipient in the fall at Eastern Washington after being the runner-up in the spring, was in less demand by NFL scouts, going without an all-star game or Combine invite before he showcased himself at the school's moderately attended pro day.