INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan defensive tackle Maurice Hurst was considered a first-round pick and potential riser entering the NFL Scouting Combine. But instead of working out for NFL teams this weekend, he is headed home.

On Friday during the medical portion of the Combine, Hurst was red-flagged due to a heart condition.Hurst is among the players who has been linked to the Bills in various mock drafts.

Utah defensive lineman Lowell Lotulelei said Hurst told him Saturday that he had been diagnosed with the same heart condition as Lotulelei’s older brother, Star.

I just found out in the NFLPA meeting that we just had. He just said, ‘Star was your brother?’ And I said yeah. He’s like, ‘Man, I just got the same thing that he did,’” Lowell Lotulelei told reporters. “Obviously I didn’t go through it, so I don’t really know what he’s feeling like. But I kind of understand the disappointment just because my brother trained just like he trained and you’re expecting one thing and getting another. I feel for him. It sucks. But I think he’ll be fine just like my brother was.

Prior to the 2013 NFL Draft, defensive tackle Star Lotulelei was held out of Combine drills after the medical evaluation discovered a heart condition. However, he was cleared prior to the draft and was selected 14th overall by the Carolina Panthers.

Hurst is expected to receive multiple opinions in the next month to gain a better understanding of the long-term prognosis.

Things changed dramatically after doctors identified an “abnormal” test on his heart.