Georgia running back Todd Gurley, a first-round prospect in the NFL draft, is six weeks ahead of schedule in his recovery from an ACL injury, according to the doctor who repaired the knee.

In an interview with ESPN.com, Dr. James Andrews also said NFL team doctors at the combine in Indianapolis were satisfied and that reports that Gurley would not let any teams examine him were “misleading.”

“I heard some fuss that Gurley wouldn’t let teams examine him and that’s just totally misleading,” Andrews told ESPN.com. “The team physicians I have spoken with who are there — and I have spoken to a bunch of them — were all happy about what they saw.

“I mean, they’re smart enough to know you can’t have 32 teams pulling and tugging on a knee just 3 1/2 months removed from surgery. But the doctors I spoke with said he looked great and I’d say he’s probably six weeks ahead with his recovery.”

The typical recovery time for an ACL is about nine months. Gurley suffered the injury Nov. 15 and Andrews performed surgery Nov. 25. If he’s six weeks ahead of schedule, he could be ready for his NFL team’s training camp in July.

Gurley, who signed with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation agency, will not participate in Georgia’s pro day March 18 and is unlikely to hold a workout in April before the draft April 30-May 2. Gurley said he is just beginning to perform lateral agility drills.

“The timetable is six to nine months. I got hurt in November, so I’m not really giving (a) timetable,” Gurley said Friday. “I’m just trying to get back safe, but as quick as possible.”

Andrews re-examined Gurley before the running back left for the Combine.

“Gurley’s quad muscle is way ahead of what you would expect even at this stage, and that’s vital to a good recovery,” Andrews said. “The Georgia trainer, Ron Courson, did a great job the first six weeks post-surgery and then Todd came here (at the Andrews Institute in Pensacola, Fla.) and I was very happy before he left for Indianapolis. He’s been running on a treadmill, running underwater. He’s never had any swelling, and these teams will get to see just how much more progress he will continue to make before the draft.”