Senior Bowl Thread

[dbair1967]

Saw where the Akili, er Geno Smith declined to participate in the Senior Bowl.

2013 Senior Bowl - Roster - Accepted Invites so far. (Posted on 1/11/13 at 1:32 p.m.)


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The Detroit Lions staff is set to coach one of the two Senior Bowl rosters later this month. Here is a full list of players, by position, who have accepted invitations to participate in the game.

Zac Dysert, QB, Miami (OH)
Mike Glennon, QB, North Carolina State
Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma
EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State
Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse
Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas

Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon
Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin
Andre Ellington, RB, Clemson
Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA
Mike Gillislee, RB, Florida
Stepfan Taylor, RB, Stanford

Tommy Bohanon, FB, Wake Forest
Kyle Juszczyk, FB, Harvard

Aaron Dobson, WR, Marshall
Marquise Goodwin, WR, Texas
Cobi Hamilton, WR, Arkansas
Chris Harper, WR, Kansas State
Tavarres King, WR, Georgia
Aaron Mellette, WR, Elon
Quinton Patton, WR, La. Tech
Denard Robinson, WR/RB, Michigan
Ryan Swope, WR, Texas A&M
Conner Vernon, WR, Duke
Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State
Travis Kelce, TE, Cincinnati
Philip Lutzenkirchen, TE, Auburn
Vance McDonald, TE, Rice
Ryan Otten, TE, San Jose State
Mike Williams, TE, Alabama

Braxton Cave, OC, Notre Dame
Khaled Holves, OC, USC
Damebrian Schwenke, OC, Cal

Kyle Long, OG, Oregon
Dave Quessenberry, OG, San Jose State
Hugh Thornton, OG, Illinois
JC Tretter, OG, Cornell
Larry Warford, OG, Kentucky

Oday Aboushi, OT, Virginia
Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
Reid Fragel, OT, Ohio State
Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma
Xavier Nixon, OT, Florida
Dallas Thomas, OT, Tennessee
Brian Winters, OT, Kent State
Ricky Wagner, OT, Wisconsin

Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU
Michael Buchanan, DE, Illinois
Lavar Edwards, DE, LSU
Malliciah Goodman, DE, Clemson
Margus Hunt, DE, SMU
Datone Jones, DE, UCLA
Alex Okafor, DE, Texas

Everett Dawkins, DT, Florida State
Corey Grissom, DT, South Florida
Jordan Hill, DT, Penn State
John Jenkins, DT, Georgia
Kawann Short, DT, Purdue
Brandon Williams, DT, Misourri Southern
Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina

Carolinakiko Alonso, LB, Oregon
Jon Bostic, LB, Florida
Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State
Jamie Collins, LB, Southern Miss
Zaviar Gooden, LB, Missouri
Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers
Nico Johnson, LB, Alabama
Sean Porter, LB, Texas A&M
Kevin Reddick, LB, North Carolina
John Simon, LB, Ohio State
Chase Thomas, LB, Stanford
Trevardo Williams, LB, UConn

Johnny Adams, CB, Michigan State
Robert Alford, CB, SE Louisiana
Marc Anthony, CB, Cal
Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
Sanders Commings, CB, Georgia
Will Davis, CB, Utah State
Dwayne Gratz, CB, UConn
Leon McFadden, CB, San Diego State
Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State
Jamat Taylor, CB, Boise State
Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
B.W. Webb, CB, William & Mary
Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB, UConn

Jonathan Cyprien, S, Florida International
Robert Lester, S, Alabama
T.J. McDonald, S, USC
Bacarri Rambo, S, Georgia
D.J. Swearinger, S, South Carolina
Phillip Thomas, S, Fresno State
Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas
JJ Wilcox, S, Ga Southern
Shawn Williams, S, Georgia

Dustin Hopkins, K, Florida State
Quinn Sharp, K, Oklahoma State

Carson Tinker, LS, Alabama
Joe Madson, LS, West Virginia
Luke Ingram, LS, Hawaii

Ryan Allen, P, La. Tech
Jeff Locke, P, UCLA

 

[Bob Sacamano]

It makes sense to skip if you're a lock to be one of the 1st QBs taken, but not in Geno's case.

 

[dbair1967]

It makes sense to skip if you're a lock to be one of the 1st QBs taken, but not in Geno's case.

I suspect he isnt the sharpest tool in the shed.

 

[Bonecrusher#31]

Anyone been watching the NFLPA College Bowl Practices on BSPN ?!?

 

[dbair1967]

BryanBroaddus Syracuse QB Nassib 6'2" 223 Eric Fisher 6'7" 305 Short 6'3" 308. McDonald 6'2" 211. Some others will be keeping eye on. about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

BryanBroaddus Weigh in is done. Some notes Okafor 6'4" 261 Hunt 6'8" 277 Fluker 6'5" 355 Warford 6'3" 333 Landry Jones 6'3" 221 Tyler Wilson 6'2" 218.

 

[dbair1967]

Senior Bowl shows on NFLN today at 4pm and 10:30pm

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

Isn't Fluker a Junior?

 

[dbair1967]

Isn't Fluker a Junior?

Yes thought he was. Maybe he is a SR with another yr of eligibility. Not sure

 

[dbair1967]

Lax, here is the explanation.


First non-seniors to compete in Senior Bowl


CBSSports.com wire reports
Jan. 19, 2013 5:59 PM ET

MOBILE, Ala. -- The NFL has cleared two non-seniors to compete in the Senior Bowl for the first time, opening the door to a wider pool of draft prospects for future games.

Senior Bowl executive director Phil Savage said Saturday that fourth-year junior offensive linemen D.J. Fluker of Alabama and Justin Pugh of Syracuse received that clearance. Both have graduated.

"This is a breakthrough moment for the Senior Bowl game because the league allowed us to bring in these two players who graduated in December and were on campus for four years and their coach supported their candidacy for the Senior Bowl," said Savage, a former Cleveland Browns general manager. "The reason we wanted to do this was because in the past there have been a number of fourth-year juniors who had graduated who were not allowed to play in the Senior Bowl."

Savage said players who would have qualified last year included Baylor's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III and Alabama All-America linebacker Dont'a Hightower. Both were first-round draft picks.

"It would have certainly made the Senior Bowl potentially a better game," Savage said. "It would have given those players an opportunity to not only be rewarded but have an extra evaluating period for NFL scouts."

He said the Senior Bowl isn't interesting in admitting third-year juniors, or early draft entries who haven't graduated.

Savage said the Senior Bowl approached the NFL last June "about possibly breaking new ground" and then went back to the league with a small group of candidates for the game.

He said the NFL granted permission to include Fluker and Pugh this week.

Fluker was a second-team All-American right tackle who helped the Crimson Tide to two straight national titles. He played for nearby Foley High School, but is nursing a calf injury and won't play.

Pugh started every game he played at Syracuse and was an All-Big East selection the past two seasons. He'll play with his former quarterback, Ryan Nassib, on the North squad.

"We felt like that we put a lot of time and energy into getting this done and he was deserving of the recognition of being one of this duo of players that will always be remembers as the first two juniors," he said.

The complete Senior Bowl rosters can be found here.

 

[dbair1967]

2013 Senior Bowl: Monday's measurements

By Dave Richard | Senior Fantasy Writer
January 21, 2013 12:53 pm ET

When the draft process is over, every team will have several fresh faces and new names. But until then, everyone is just a name and a number.

Before Senior Bowl practices kicked in on Monday, players weighed in and were measured in front of hundreds of league executives. For those interested, below are those numbers.

Note the style for height, a four-number "code" that's pretty easy to understand. The first number represents feet, the second two numbers represent inches, and the last number represents the fraction of an inch. So someone who has a number 6034 is 6-foot-3 and four-eighths inches, or one-half inch. A player with a 6000 is an even six feet tall.

NORTH TEAM

Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon: 5092, 188

Steve Beauharnais, LB, Rutgers: 6006, 236

Michael Buchanan, DL, Illinois: 6051, 252

Braxston Cave, OL, Notre Dame: 6030, 304

Jonathan Cyprien, DB, Florida International: 6002, 209

Will Davis, DB, Utah State: 5113, 182

Aaron Dobson, WR, Marshall: 6025, 203

Jack Doyle, TE, Western Kentucky: 6052, 254

Zac Dysert, QB, Miami OH: 6027, 224

Eric Fisher, OL, Central Michigan: 6072, 305

Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA: 5100, 201

Mike Glennon, QB, North Carolina State: 6066, 220

Marquise Goodwin, WR, Texas: 5087, 179

Dwayne Gratz, DB, Connecticut: 5111, 200

Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers: 6004, 236

Chris Harper, WR, Kansas State: 6006, 228

Jordan Hill, DL, Penn State: 6014, 294

Margus Hunt, DL, SMU: 6082, 277

Luke Ingram, LS, Hawaii: 6052, 251

Datone Jones, DL, UCLA: 6041, 280

Kyle Juszczyk, FB, Harvard: 6013, 248

Nick Kasa, TE, Colorado: 6054, 271

Jeff Locke, P, UCLA: 6007, 203

Kyle Long, OL, Oregon: 6061, 304

Joe Madsen, OL, West Virginia: 6034, 301

TJ McDonald, DB, USC: 6023, 211

Aaron Mellette, WR, Elon: 6024, 216

Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse: 6020, 223

Alex Okafor, DL, Texas: 6045, 261

Ryan Otten, TE, San Jose State: 6052, 235

Jordan Poyer, DB, Oregon State: 5116, 182

Justin Pugh, OL, Syracuse: 6047, 301

David Quessenberry, OL, San Jose State: 6050, 294

Kevin Reddick, LB, North Carolina: 6014, 246

Denard Robinson, WR, Michigan: 5104, 196

Robbie Rouse, RB, Fresno State: 5057, 186

Quinn Sharp, PK, Oklahoma State: 6010, 193

Kawann Short, DL, Purdue: 6032, 308

John Simon, LB, Ohio State: 6014, 256

Jamar Taylor, DB, Boise State: 5106, 192

Phillip Thomas, DB, Fresno State: 6005, 210

Hugh Thornton, OL, Illinois: 6032, 313

Desmond Trufant, DB, Washington: 5111, 190

Ricky Wagner, OL, Wisconsin: 6061, 310

Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State: 5110, 183

Brandon Williams, DL, Missouri Southern: 6017, 341

Sylvester Williams, DL, North Carolina: 6026, 313

Trevardo Williams, LB, Connecticut: 6013, 235

Duke Williams, DB, Nevada: 5110, 201

Brian Winters, OL, Kent State: 6034, 310

Blidi Wreh-Wilson, DB, Connecticut: 6005, 192

SOUTH TEAM

Oday Aboushi, OL, Virginia: 6052, 310

Robert Alford, DB, Southeastern La.: 5097, 186

Ryan Allen, PT, Louisiana Tech: 6013, 231

Ezekial Ansah, DL, Brigham Young: N/A, N/A

Marc Anthony, DB, Cal: 5113, 191

Tommy Bohanon, FB, Wake Forest: 6005, 247

Jamie Collins, LB, Southern Miss: 6033, 245

Sanders Commings, DB, Georgia: 5117, 223

Everett Dawkins, DL, Florida State: 6021, 288

Lavar Edwards, DL, LSU: N/A, N/A

Andre Ellington, RB, Clemson: 5094, 197

D.J. Fluker, OL, Alabama: 6047, 355

Dalton Freeman, OL, Clemson: 6042, 286

Garrett Gilkey, OL, Chadron State: 6057, 314

Mike Gillislee, RB, Florida: 5112, 207

Zaviar Gooden, LB, Missouri: 6014, 233

Malliciah Goodman, DL, Clemson: 6035, 272

Corey Grissom, DL, South Florida: 6013, 313

Cobi Hamilton, WR, Arkansas: 6016, 199

Dustin Hopkins, PK, Florida State: ,

Montori Hughes, DL, Tennessee-Martin: N/A, N/A

John Jenkins, DL, Georgia: 6037, 359

Lane Johnson, OL, Oklahoma: 6062, 302

Nico Johnson, LB, Alabama: 6017, 249

Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma: 6035, 221

Tavarres King, WR, Georgia: 6002, 192

Robert Lester, DB, Alabama: 6012, 212

Phil Lutzenkirchen, TE, Auburn: 6031, 255

EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State: 6043, 237

Onterio McCalebb, RB / RS, Auburn: 5101, 164

Vance McDonald, TE, Rice: 6041, 262

Leon McFadden, DB, San Diego State: 5096, 193

Xavier Nixon, OL, Florida: 6054, 311

Quinton Patton, WR, Louisiana Tech: 6000, 202

Sean Porter, LB, Texas A&M: 6013, 231

Bacarri Rambo, DB, Georgia: 6004, 215

Mychal Rivera, TE, Tennessee: 6032, 237

Brian Schwenke, OL, Cal: 6030, 307

Ryan Swope, WR, Texas A&M: 6002, 204

Stepfan Taylor, RB, Stanford: 5090, 216

Dallas Thomas, OL, Tennessee: 6052, 308

Chase Thomas, LB, Stanford: 6031, 241

Carson Tinker, LS, Alabama: 6001, 231

J.C. Tretter, OL, Cornell: 6035, 302

Conner Vernon, WR, Duke: 6002, 193

Larry Warford, OL, Kentucky: 6032, 333

Cornelius Washington, DL, Georgia: 6040, 264

B.W. Webb, DB, William & Mary: 5102, 183

J.J. Wilcox, DB, Georgia Southern: 5113, 214

Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor: 6017, 201

Michael Williams, TE, Alabama: 6056, 269

Vince Williams, LB, Florida State: 6004, 247

Shawn Williams, DB, Georgia: 5117, 211

Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas: 6021, 218

 

[dbair1967]

Broaddus: Reporting From First Day Of Senior Bowl In Mobile

Posted 1 hour ago

MOBILE, Ala. - On the first official day of the Senior Bowl, the scouts and coaches gathered for the weigh in at the Mobile Convention Center. This is the first of many opportunities that the clubs will have to interact with the players as they prepare for the April 26th NFL Draft. What is outstanding about these practices is that the scouts will have to chance to see these players work with NFL staffs coaching the teams. The Oakland Raiders will be working with the North squad while the Detroit Lions will be with the South. For those staffs, coaching these players gives them a unique advantage because they get to interact with the players not only on the field but in meeting settings as well. These staffs will really find out what makes these players tick in what they can and cannot handle.

The Senior Bowl has always been the who’s who of the college football crop but there are several notable players that decided not to be a part of the game. Players that took a pass on the opportunity to work for the teams were Monte Ball of Wisconsin, Star Lotulelei of Utah, Geno Smith of West Virginia, Manti Te’o of Notre Dame, Kenny Vacaro of Texas and Chance Warmack of Alabama. Other will miss the game because of injury, Matt Barkley of USC and Jesse Williams of Alabama.

Players that are here that I plan to keep my eye on are quarterbacks Zac Dysert, Mike Glennon and Ryan Nassib all will playing on the North squad. Braxton Cave and Eric Fisher offensive linemen, Margus Hunt, Alex Okafor and Brnadon Short on the defensive line. Already hearing some whispers about safety TJ McDonald as well so will study his week. On the South squad, Landry Jones, Tyler Wilson and EJ Manuel are the quarterbacks. DJ Flukar is a massive tackle that weighed in at 355, guard Larry Warford was down 10 pounds from his playing weight of 343 and looks like he is in good shape. Ezekial Ansah is on the South team as well and missed the weigh in this morning because he was still at the doctor’s office so keep an eye on that.

Just from my early draft looks, it appears that the South squad has the better of the offensive line with Fluker, Lane Johnson, JC Tretter and Warford. Brandon Cave and Eric Fisher are the best guys on the North side but it always seems to work out where there are one or two players that catch the scout’s eye and causes them to have to go back and relook at their reports. Several years ago there was a player named Mitch Marrow from Penn that set the Senior Bowl on fire as a defensive end. The Carolina Panthers drafted him in the 3rd round only to have him injury his back and never play again. You have to really be careful of the risers and fallers here at the Senior Bowl and understand it is one part of the process.

 

[dbair1967]

CMD probably homer creaming pants over TJ McDonald news

 

[cmd34(work)]

CMD probably homer creaming pants over TJ McDonald news

what's funny is I was just about to post something on this.

Kiffin is supposedly making a case for TJ, advised scouts and Jerome Henderson to go back and look at more tape of him.

 

[dbair1967]

what's funny is I was just about to post something on this.

Kiffin is supposedly making a case for TJ, advised scouts and Jerome Henderson to go back and look at more tape of him.

If he thinks he can be an upgrade back there, so be it.

Seems like a possible round two target as well, which means we'd be free to use our round one pick on OL/DL and probably still end up with two starters in first two picks.

Whats your opinion on him CMD? And if you think he is anything like Taylor "makes no plays" Mays then dont bother. lol

 

[Bob Sacamano]

How did everyone get 6'6" for Brian Winters. I told you guys that he was closer to 6'4".

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Glad safety is finally a priority.

 

[Midswat]

‏@TonyPauline
Larry Warford/Kentucky was dominant on 1-on-1. Once he got his hands on opponents game over.

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

what's funny is I was just about to post something on this.

Kiffin is supposedly making a case for TJ, advised scouts and Jerome Henderson to go back and look at more tape of him.

He's not worth a 1st or even a 2nd rounder.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

How sad is it that I'm looking more forward to this game than the playoffs?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Yeah, laz. 3rd round for TJ.