Fernando Mendoza threw at Indiana's pro day Monday in Bloomington, and the session drew the largest scout contingent the program has hosted since Andrew Luck's pre-draft process in 2012.

Mendoza's combine week was deliberately measured — he confirmed what teams already knew about his arm talent and processing speed without attempting to audition for anything. Monday's pro day was a different event. On his own field, with his own receivers, in the system he spent four years running, Mendoza threw with the conviction and precision that made him the consensus top quarterback prospect in the country heading into the offseason.

The specific things scouts were evaluating: his footwork on play-action, his ability to reset from a broken pocket without sacrificing downfield accuracy, and his deep-ball timing on go routes. He was tested on all three. From multiple scouts present, the consensus was that he confirmed his range on the deep ball — a question that lingered after his combine week — and was particularly sharp on intermediate crossers that require anticipatory throws rather than reactive ones.

The questions that remain are the questions that always remain about quarterbacks until they play: how does his processing speed translate from a Big Ten scheme against Big Ten defenders to an NFL environment against NFL athletes? The film from his college career gives evaluators reason for optimism. Nothing in Monday's workout gave them reason for doubt.

Mendoza projects as a top-five pick. Whether he goes first overall depends on the order of teams picking ahead of him and how this week's remaining pro days reshape the conversation at the top. The draft is six weeks away. The quarterback board is still being finalized.