updated 1:58 a.m. ET Jan. 29, 2006

MOBILE, Ala. - Charlie Whitehurst and Michael Robinson flashed different skills for the NFL scouts.

Jay Cutler just hopes he convinced them that he belongs among the nation’s elite quarterbacks despite an uneven performance in the North’s 31-14 victory over the South in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.

The Vanderbilt star was trying to catch Southern California’s Matt Leinart and Texas’ Vince Young, two All-Americans who didn’t play in the showcase game for top senior NFL prospects.

“I belong in the same group with Leinart and Vince Young, up at the top,” Cutler said when asked what he proved during the week’s practices. “I think there’s a lot of speculation if I can play at the next level with those guys. I think now everybody knows what kind of talent I have and where I might be at the draft.”

While most of the quarterbacks struggled at times during the game, Whitehurst and Robinson managed to shine one way or another.

Robinson displayed the running ability that could bode well for a possible position move after a dazzling season at quarterback for Penn State. He led two touchdown drives with his legs, not his arm, and gained 63 yards on nine carries despite a sack.

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“I just hope I showed people that I’m a football player and when coached I can go out there and you can put me anywhere and I can succeed,” said Robinson, who also started at receiver and running back for the Nittany Lions during his college career. He was 1-of-3 passing for nine yards.

Whitehurst, the North’s offensive MVP, directed a seamless drive after Cutler was ineffective on the first two series. The Clemson quarterback was perfect on five attempts for 66 yards, lofting a 15-yard scoring pass to Colorado tight end Joe Klopfenstein and finishing 7-of-9 for 90 yards.

“We were able to kind of methodically take it down the field and answer their first touchdown,” Whitehurst said. “It got us back in the game and we were able to roll after that.”

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