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No fooling, Da’Quan Bowers to work out April 1

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Defensive lineman Da’Quan Bowers of Clemson sits on the bench during the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Defensive lineman Da’Quan Bowers of Clemson sits on the bench during the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Defensive lineman Da’Quan Bowers of Clemson sits on the bench during the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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Possible No. 1 overall pick Da'Quan Bowers has scheduled a personal work out for April 1.

The Clemson defensive end sat out the NFL Scouting Combine because his surgically repaired right knee was not fully healed. The injury, a small tear, happened in an October game against North Carolina State.

“It hurt a little bit but not enough to stop me from playing,” Bowers said at the Combine in February. “After the season, I decided to go ahead and have it repaired.”

Bowers is arguably the best defensive end in this year’s draft and a certain top-five pick if he knee checks out fine. He was named a unanimous All-American as a junior after leading the nation with 16 sacks. He was also second nationally in tackles for loss with 26. For his efforts, Bowers was won the Hendricks and Nagurski awards.

Read our scouting report on Bowers here.

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