Frank The Tank waits for the NFL Draft

Running back Frank “The Tank” Summers is UNLV’s best bet to have his named called out during this weekend’s NFL Draft. The 5-foot-9, 240-pounder has personally visited four NFL teams — Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco and Oakland — and says he’s been getting a handful of calls each day from NFL teams showing interest.

“It’s really been picking up lately,” Summers said from his home in Oakland where he’ll watch the draft. “About four or five teams call me each day.”

Summers said most teams are telling him that he’ll be drafted but “I’m not listening to any of that. You just have to wait and see how it goes.”

The Steelers seem to be the team that has shown the most interest in Summers, sending running backs coach Kirby Wilson and two scouts out to his Pro Day at UNLV last month. They also flew him to Pittsburgh for another day of meetings.

But Summers, who recently maxed out at 455 pounds in the bench press and was timed at 4.55 in the forty, wouldn’t bite when asked if one team had shown more interest than the others.

“No, not really,” he said. “You just never know what is going to happen. Sometimes it is the team that doesn’t talk to you before the draft that picks you.”

Summers, who attended Skyline High in Oakland, met with both the 49ers and Raiders recently. Wearing the silver and black was something he contemplated while growing up in the Bay Area.

“Their facility is just about five minutes from here,” Summers said. “I used to go to all their home games. I’ve definitely thought about that.”

He said he isn’t battling any nerves — yet — while waiting for this weekend’s draft to unfold.

“No, I’m not nervous,” he said. “I’m just trying to stay relaxed. The way I look at it is that I’ve done all that I can do. The rest is up to them now.”

UPDATE: Summers was indeed chosen by Pittsburgh on Sunday in the 5th round with the 169th pick of the draft.