The next two days will determine if Chang will be part of football's future.

Chang is projected to be selected in the late rounds of the National Football League draft or, at a minimum, receive a free-agent offer.

"There's a home for him somewhere," said draft analyst Jerry Jones, author for 28 years of the "Drugstore List."

"I think he'll get drafted," UH coach June Jones said. "A lot depends on his personal workouts and how they went. Hopefully, he'll get that shot."

Chang has remained mum about his chances.

"I don't want to talk about the draft," he said last week. "... I just want to spend time with my family."

His Los Angeles-based agents, who also represent New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, declined to comment yesterday.

There are concerns about Chang. Critics have questioned whether Chang's achievements are a result of his talent or UH's prolific four-wide passing offense.

Jones also said Chang should not have difficulty going from UH's shotgun snaps to the NFL's usual technique of under-the-center snaps.

"You can learn how to be under the center," Jones said. "Besides, (in the NFL), he'll be in the shotgun a lot."

Because Chang was not encouraged to scramble at UH, there was a perception that he was not a fleet runner. At a workout in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles last month, Chang ran 40 yards in 5.08 and 5.09 seconds.

But NFL.com draft analyst Gil Brandt, who coordinated the workout, wrote that the times were skewed because of the cold and wet conditions.

"He's athletic," Jones said. "When he gets in a normal system, where he runs on bootlegs, they'll see he has a lot more skills."

Mel Kiper Jr., who analyzes the draft for ESPN, wrote: "He has adequate mobility, can throw on the move, and his arm strength is slightly above average."

Jones said Chang is skilled in making quick decisions and releasing passes quickly.

"He has tremendous vision," Jones said. "He can get rid of the ball faster than anybody I've ever had. He can see and anticipate things."

Jerry Jones, the draft analyst, said Chang should be compared not to David Klinger, a graduate of a run-and-shoot offense similar to UH's, but to Kurt Warner, who gained experience playing in the Arena Football League.

"One of the things (Chang) does well is make the hot read," Jerry Jones said. "In the NFL, you have to look around and find the guy who's open pretty fast. One of the great advantages Kurt Warner had was playing in the arena league, where everything happens so fast. (Chang) is used to making the read and making it right now. Playing in June's system could serve well for Timmy Chang."

He said Auburn's Jason Campbell, Akron's Charlie Frye and Purdue's Kyle Orton are "other Day 1 guys."

"Then it starts," he said, "where everybody is guessing. (Chang's) opportunity is essentially as good as anybody else's."