Both suffered season ending injuries early this year.
One is a top five draft pick. The other was a probable Day 2 selection, even before his injury.
One left his team, dis-enrolled from school and moved away so he could focus on the draft.
The other had already graduated, and.....well, I'll let Brian Kelly tell it:
“Alex is around us all the time. He’s in our meetings. He travels with us. Extremely active,” Kelly said. “He’s on the field. He’s with the linemen, taking special care and attention with [sophomore offensive lineman Aaron] Banks in terms of trying to do as much of passing on any of the knowledge that he has in between the coaching. He’s extremely active in what we’re doing."
Nick Bosa and Alex Bars.