Cornerback Antoine Cason is happy he stayed put. He's even happier he's in San Diego.

The Chargers' recent top draft pick toyed with the idea of ditching the University of Arizona after his junior year. Cason felt he was ready for the NFL and predicted he would have gone in the first round. Some told him otherwise.

"I bet it wouldn't have been before the third," said Mark Stoops, the Wildcats' defensive coordinator.

Cason smiles. He's sticking to his guns.

"I still think first round," Cason said. "I would've ran good (in the 40-yard dash) and I played good. They say if you play too much football, sometimes it hurts you because you get over-evaluated. A lot of juniors coming out can't get over-evaluated."

But the Chargers looked just as hard and after...