INDIANAPOLIS – Carson Wiggs figures there's room for two Pat McAfees in the NFL.

Wiggs, Purdue University's record-setting field-goal kicker, likes how Indianapolis Colts punter McAfee is a multimedia force and fan favorite. McAfee does all sorts of radio and tweets like a madman.

After four years as one of the more popular Purdue players – kicking 59-yard field goals helps – Wiggs hopes to land an NFL gig and keep his personality flowing.

“Everybody loves (McAfee) and tries to get hold of him and see him speak,” Wiggs said. “He's shown he's a normal person, not some ‘superstar' no one wants to talk to. He's a guy you'd go out and have a drink with, or go out and hang out with. That's what I'm trying to be.”

First things first, Wiggs needs to find a spot in the NFL. He was one of five kickers invited to the NFL Combine this week at Lucas Oil Stadium. He brings a nice resume. He has the five longest kicks in Purdue history and a field-goal percentage of 73 percent – skewed slightly because Purdue coach Danny Hope liked to throw him out there for the long, long ones.

Confidence and personality are no issue for Wiggs.

He said he planned to reveal his joking, laid-back, far-from-uptight personality during interviews.

“Everybody wants to know if you've ever been arrested or if you've got a kid, which is a good ‘no,' ” he said. “You hear the words ‘cattle drive' here. They're poking and prodding at you, telling you where to go, yanking on your knees and shoulder. I talked to (former Purdue defensive end Ryan) Kerrigan about it. I'm enjoying it. Having a good time. I'm going to keep it uptempo.”

He was reminded that he's the only player from either Purdue or Indiana to be invited to this year's combine.

“I think it means more that there's no IU players than me being the only Purdue player,” he said. “That makes me a little happier.”

Wiggs' carefree personality, hardly uncommon for kickers or punters – he did both at Purdue – belies a series focus on the art of kicking.

He has had three different personal coaches since he started kicking, not including those who helped him at Purdue. He has worked on his technique, his approach, his mental toughness. Sometimes his personal coaches have emphasized different ideas.

He said he has incorporated the best of all his advice.

He hears he'll possibly be drafted in one of the later rounds, which would still be a rarity for a kicker.

“A lot of people say seventh round, maybe,” Wiggs said. “It blows my mind to think I could get drafted. I watch all those guys in New York. Obviously, I'm not going to be there. But I see that situation and have a chance to be in similar shoes.”

He will emphasize, and hopes to demonstrate, his leg strength, which was on display for a 67-yarder during Purdue's spring game last year.

He believes the pressure kicks he's made – he points to a 55-yarder to upset Ohio State his sophomore season as his biggest kick – have prepared him well for the next step.

“I'm not sure there's a lot more preparing to do,” Wiggs said. “I've kicked in some of the biggest venues: the Big House (Michigan), Ohio State, night games, you name it. I've had chances at game-winning kicks.

“For the most part, this just enables them to see us in person, see how that ball jumps off our foot,” he said.

In between kicks, if the scouts want to talk, Wiggs is ready to let his thoughts fly, too.