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One of my favorites is the East West Shrine game which plays this afternoon, 1/23/16, at 3 PM CT.
How to Watch
When: 3 p.m. CT
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
TV: NFL Network
Online: NFL GamePass
How important is the game for scouting departments? Well over 70 players from the game made final NFL rosters. From the East West Shrine Game web page:
PLAYERS
The East-West Shrine Game is a proven starting point for athletes seeking careers in the NFL. Many of professional football's most recognized and decorated players, including Tom Brady, Brett Favre and John Elway, all played in East-West Shrine Games.
More than 90 players from last year's game signed with professional teams this spring, and more than 70 made final NFL rosters. On average, more than 265 East-West Shrine Game alumni are on NFL rosters each year. Since the game's inception, 72 former players have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and more than 200 have been named to the College Football Hall of Fame. An invitation to take part in the annual East-West Shrine Game is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the best collegiate football all-stars in the country to showcase their talents in front of top representatives from NFL teams. A strong performance in the game can greatly impact a player's chances of a career in the NFL.
The players are selected based on their potential to make an NFL roster. A consensus of the 32 NFL teams is taken into consideration to field two teams of players who meet this criterion. The general divide used to assign East and West teams is the Mississippi River; however, exceptions are made to ensure that the best 100 players are selected for the game, regardless of location.
COACHES
Coaching the East-West Shrine Game is as significant an honor as playing. Coaches include current and former NFL coaches whose knowledge, experience and accomplishments throughout their careers, best support our player's development towards a professional football career.
The team rosters:
East Roster | Updated 1/20/2016 | |||||||||
OFFENSE | ||||||||||
Pos | # | Last Name | First Name | School | HT | WT | ||||
OC | 57 | Kugler | Robert | Purdue | 6'3" | 300 | ||||
OC | 60 | McEwen | Sean | Calgary | 6'3" | 297 | ||||
OC | 61 | Glasgow | Graham | Michigan | 6'6" | 303 | ||||
OG | 54 | Thuney | Joe | North Carolina St. | 6'5" | 295 | ||||
OG | 67 | Vaillancourt | Charles | Laval | 6'4" | 315 | ||||
OG | 76 | Clark | Donavon | Michigan St. | 6'4" | 325 | ||||
OG | 78 | Ehinger | Parker | Cincinnati | 6'7" | 318 | ||||
OH | 6 | Ferguson | Joshua | Illinois | 5'10" | 198 | ||||
OH | 47 | Johnson | Devon | Marshall | 6'1" | 244 | ||||
OH | 19 | Reynolds | Keenan | Navy | 5'11" | 205 | ||||
OH | 25 | Ross | Brandon | Maryland | 5'10" | 210 | ||||
OT | 71 | Shell | Brandon | South Carolina | 6'6" | 328 | ||||
OT | 72 | Lumpkin | Keith | Rutgers | 6'8" | 325 | ||||
OT | 74 | Cooper | Fahn | Mississippi | 6'5" | 306 | ||||
OT | 77 | Fallin | Taylor | Memphis | 6'6" | 330 | ||||
PK | 35 | Lunsford | John | Liberty | 6'1" | 180 | ||||
QB | 7 | Frohnapfel | Blake | Massachusetts-Amherst | 6'6" | 238 | ||||
QB | 10 | Rudock | Jake | Michigan | 6'3" | 208 | ||||
QB | 14 | Stave | Joel | Wisconsin | 6'5" | 219 | ||||
TE | 81 | Scheu | Steven | Vanderbilt | 6'5" | 245 | ||||
TE | 87 | Carter | Kyle | Penn St. | 6'3" | 252 | ||||
TE | 89 | Griswold | Darion | Arkansas St. | 6'5" | 255 | ||||
WO | 1 | Sharpe | Tajae | Mass-Amherst | 6'3" | 188 | ||||
WO | 11 | Scott | Rashawn | Miami (FL) | 6'2" | 203 | ||||
WO | 18 | Anderson | Robby | Temple | 6'3" | 190 | ||||
WO | 21 | Brown | Chris | Notre Dame | 6'2" | 195 | ||||
WO | 88 | Core | Cody | Mississippi | 6'3" | 205 | ||||
DEFENSE | ||||||||||
Pos | # | Last Name | First Name | School | HT | WT | ||||
DC | 5 | Leblanc | Cre'von | Florida Atlantic | 5'11" | 195 | ||||
DC | 9 | Brown | Anthony | Purdue | 5'11" | 190 | ||||
DC | 23 |
Mims, II |
David | Texas St. |
5'11" | 198 | ||||
DC | 24 | Poole | Brian | Florida | 5'10" | 211 | ||||
DC | 27 | White | DJ | Georgia Tech | 5'11" | 185 | ||||
DC | 31 | Burris | Juston | North Carolina St. | 6'1" | 207 | ||||
DE | 45 | Okwara | Romeo | Notre Dame | 6'4" | 270 | ||||
DE | 51 | Rose | Mike | North Carolina St. | 6'3" | 270 | ||||
DE | 91 | Ochi | Victor | Stony Brook | 6'2" | 255 | ||||
DE | 94 | Lowry | Dean | Northwestern | 6'6" | 290 | ||||
DT | 93 | Coley | Trevon | Florida Atlantic | 6'2" | 300 | ||||
DT |
95 |
Lawrence-Stample |
Nile | Florida St. | 6'1" |
302 |
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DT | 97 |
Hargrave |
Javon |
South Carolina St. |
6'2" |
295 |
||||
DT | 98 | Zettel | Anthony | Penn St. | 6'4" | 284 | ||||
LB | 34 | Bolden | Joe | Michigan | 6'3" | 232 | ||||
LB | 37 | Williams | Antwione | Georgia Southern | 6'3" | 245 | ||||
LB |
43 |
Burgess |
James |
Louisville |
6' |
229 | ||||
LB | 44 | Smith | Terrance | Florida St. | 6'4" | 230 | ||||
LB | 46 | Harris | Darien | Michigan St. | 6' | 220 | ||||
LB | 48 | Harrell | Anthony | Florida | 6'2" | 237 | ||||
PT | 41 | Monday | Will | Duke | 6'4" | 210 | ||||
SAF | 2 | Bush | Deon | Miami (FL) | 6'1" | 205 | ||||
SAF | 3 | Byrd | Jamie | South Florida | 5'11" | 185 | ||||
SAF | 8 | Simmons | Justin | Boston College | 6'3" | 194 | ||||
SAF | 22 | Shumate | Elijah | Notre Dame | 6' | 224 | ||||
SAF | 28 | Lomax | Jordan | Iowa | 5'10" | 205 | ||||
SAF |
32 | Williamson |
Andrew |
Vanderbilt |
6'1" |
212 |
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DE | INJ | Brown | Ryan | Mississippi St. | 6'6" | 266 | ||||
DC |
INJ |
Calhoun |
Taveze |
Mississippi St. |
6'1" |
180 | ||||
DC | INJ | Vanhoose | Nicholas | Northwestern | 6' | 190 | ||||
LB | INJ | Frost | Kris | Auburn | 6'2" | 234 | ||||
DE | INJ | Blair, III | Ronald | Appalachian St. | 6'4" | 270 | ||||
DC | INJ | White | DJ | Georgia Tech | 5'11" | 185 | ||||
DT | INJ | Wujciak | Connor | Boston College | 6'3" | 301 |
West Roster | Updated 1/20/2016 | |||||||||
OFFENSE | ||||||||||
Pos | # | Last Name | First Name | School | HT | WT | ||||
OC | 54 | Brendel | Jake | UCLA | 6'4" | 305 | ||||
OC | 60 | Aiono | Siaosi | Utah | 6'2" | 310 | ||||
OC | 72 | Henry | Marcus | Boise St. | 6'3" | 293 | ||||
OG | 57 | Farris | Chase | Ohio St. | 6'5" | 310 | ||||
OG | 65 | Huettel | Alex | Bowling Green | 6'4" | 301 | ||||
OG | 69 | Karras | Ted | Illinois | 6'4" | 307 | ||||
OG | 73 | Teofilo | Vi | Arizona St. | 6'3" | 315 | ||||
OH | 5 | Woods | Storm | Oregon St. | 6' | 207 | ||||
OH | 23 | Lasco | Daniel | California | 6'1" | 205 | ||||
OH | 34 | Watt | Derek | Wisconsin | 6'2" | 236 | ||||
OT | 71 | Lewis | Alex | Nebraska | 6'6" | 290 | ||||
OT | 75 | Maiava | Lene | Arizona | 6'5" | 301 | ||||
OT | 64 | Marz | Tyler | Wisconsin | 6'7" | 325 | ||||
OT | 77 | Nembot | Stephane | Colorado | 6'7" | 320 | ||||
PK | 24 | Bertolet | Taylor | Texas A&M | 5'9" | 188 | ||||
QB | 3 | Adams, Jr. | Vernon | Oregon | 5'11" | 201 | ||||
QB | 7 | Sudfeld | Nathan | Indiana | 6'6" | 240 | ||||
QB | 12 | Doughty | Brandon | Western Kentucky | 6'3" | 220 | ||||
TE | 83 | Morgan, II | David | Texas- San Antonio | 6'4" | 260 | ||||
TE | 86 | Cartwright | Kivon | Colorado St. | 6'4" | 245 | ||||
TE | 88 | Malleck | Ryan | Virginia Tech | 6'5" | 253 | ||||
WO | 22 | Anthrop | Danny | Purdue | 6' | 193 | ||||
WO | 8 | Allison | Geronimo | Illinois | 6'3" | 196 | ||||
WO | 14 | Sharp | Hunter | Utah St. | 6' | 200 | ||||
WO | 82 | Dangerfield | Jared | Western Kentucky | 6'3" | 215 | ||||
WO | 89 | Cajuste | Devon | Stanford | 6'4" | 227 | ||||
OT | INJ | Johnstone | Tyler | Oregon | 6'6" | 295 | ||||
WO | INJ | Spruce | Nelson | Colorado | 6'1" | 205 | ||||
WO | INJ | Garrett | Keyarris | Tulsa | 6'4" | 221 | ||||
TE | INJ | Malleck | Ryan | Virginia Tech | 6'5" | 253 | ||||
DEFENSE | ||||||||||
Pos | # | Last Name | First Name | School | HT | WT | ||||
DC | 2 | Bentley | V'Angelo | Illinois | 5'10" | 190 | ||||
DC | 4 | Carrington | Lloyd | Arizona St. | 6' | 195 | ||||
DC | 15 | Jordan | Michael | Missouri Western St. | 6' | 200 | ||||
DC | 21 | Crawley | Ken | Colorado | 6'1" | 180 | ||||
DC | 29 | Boddy-Calhoun | Briean | Minnesota | 5'11" | 190 | ||||
DC | 36 | Sims | LeShaun | Southern Utah | 6' | 200 | ||||
DE | 53 | Cowser | James | Southern Utah | 6'4" | 258 | ||||
DE | 91 | Holmes | Tyrone | Montana | 6'4" | 250 | ||||
DE |
95 |
Shittu |
Aziz |
Stanford |
6'3" |
279 |
||||
DE | 97 | Onyemata | David | Manitoba | 6'4" | 300 | ||||
DT | 55 | Dean | David | Virginia | 6'1" | 290 | ||||
DT | 90 | Dixon, Jr. | Gerald | South Carolina | 6'2" | 269 | ||||
DT | 56 | Balducci | Alex | Oregon | 6'4" | 310 | ||||
DT | 67 | Johnson | Cory | Kentucky | 6'3" | 300 | ||||
DT | 92 | Maddy | Luther | Virginia Tech | 6'2" | 283 | ||||
LB | 13 | Paul | Gionni | Utah | 5'10" | 225 | ||||
LB | 31 | James | Cory | Colorado St. | 6' | 245 | ||||
LB | 40 | Longino | Antonio | Arizona St. | 6'2" | 230 | ||||
LB | 41 | Feeney | Travis | Washington | 6'4" | 226 | ||||
LB | 46 | Campbell | De'vondre | Minnesota | 6'5" | 239 | ||||
LB | 51 | Wallace | Aaron | UCLA | 6'3" | 240 | ||||
LB | 52 | Sarao | Anthony | USC | 6' | 235 | ||||
PT | 38 | Kaser | Drew | Texas A&M | 6'3" | 215 | ||||
SAF | 9 | Carter | Tevin | Utah | 6'1" | 215 | ||||
SAF | 20 | Fejedelem | Clayton | Illinois | 6'1" | 190 | ||||
SAF |
26 |
Williamson |
RJ |
Michigan St. |
6' |
216 |
||||
SAF | 42 | Caputo | Michael | Wisconsin | 6'1" | 206 | ||||
SAF | 44 | Golden | Jamal | Georgia Tech | 6' | 195 | ||||
LB | INJ | French | Christian | Oregon | 6'5" | 250 | ||||
SAF | INJ | Simone | Jordan | Arizona St. | 6' | 195 | ||||
DE | INJ | Judon | Matt | Grand Valley St. | 6'4" | 255 |
For those without NFL network or Game Pass a radio brocast link can be obtained at game time from the Shrine game web site.
The Next game important to view the top college talent available will be the Senior Bowl:
The Reese's Senior Bowl
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
DATE: Saturday, January 30, 2016
TIME: 1:30pm CT
WHERE: Mobile, Alabama
STADIUM: Ladd-Peebles Stadium (38,888)
TELEVISION: NFL Network
TICKETS: $30, $20, $10
MAILING ADDRESS: 151 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36602
TELEPHONE: 251.438.2276
FAX: 251.432.0409
TICKET OFFICE: 251.432.4109 or toll free 1.888.736.2695
INTERNET: www.seniorbowl.com
2016 GAME
ESPN set to televise practices
Tue, Jan 19, 2016
MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 19) -- For the first time in a decade, ESPN will televise Reese's Senior Bowl practices. The network will broadcast both the North and South practices live from Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Wednesday and Thursday on ESPNU.
Chris Cotter will host the network's two-hour shows and will be joined by analysts Bill Polian, Louis Riddick and Todd McShay. Quint Kessenich will provide sideline coverage for ESPN's eight hours of live programming.
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"As an organization, we are so pleased to have ESPN and ESPNU on board with us this year," Savage said. "With wall-to-wall coverage on ESPNU, the Reese's Senior Bowl will expand its media footprint to a wider audience and provide even more national exposure to our players."
The network also plans to provide live reports during its flagship show, ‘SportsCenter,' as well as its NFL-featured shows, ‘NFL Insiders' and ‘NFL Live.' ESPN last televised practices at the Reese's Senior Bowl in 2006.
NFL Network will also broadcast from Reese's Senior Bowl practices and will air its coverage in three one-hour primetime shows on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
It will also broadcast the game live for the 10th consecutive year.
The 67th Reese's Senior Bowl is scheduled for January 30 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile. Kickoff is at 1:30p.m. CT.
For you PFF fans, myself included:
2016 GAME
Senior Bowl, PFF form partnership
Fri, Jan 22, 2016
MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 20) - When the National Football League converges on Mobile, Ala., for the Reese's Senior Bowl next week, it will be aided by the pre-eminent provider of advanced football data and analysis.
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Pro Football Focus (PFF) and the Reese's Senior Bowl have formed a partnership for the next two games which will allow the Senior Bowl staff to obtain valuable scouting and statistical data on players coming out of college next year as it builds the 2017 game roster.
"As we built our rosters for the game, we have found their information to be helpful in separating several players from a statistical standpoint," said Reese's Senior Bowl Executive Director Phil Savage.
This year, PFF will also have a team of its top analysts in Mobile to break down player performance during Reese's Senior Bowl practices. They will be using that data, as well as their data from the 2014 and 2015 FBS seasons, to create a series of truly unique scouting profiles on Reese's Senior Bowl players to be published on their website in the weeks leading up to April's NFL Draft.
"The Reese's Senior Bowl is the kickoff to the 2016 season and Pro Football Focus is extremely proud to be a part of the Senior Bowl team," said Pro Football Focus owner Cris Collinsworth.
PFF is the only football data service that grades every NFL and FBS player - on every play of every game. They currently work with more than two-thirds of the NFL clubs, and a growing number of FBS programs as well. Their data is used extensively by the sports media industry and also serves to power PFF's own award-winning fantasy football data and content website.
PFF data and analysis for NFL, college and fantasy football fans are available at www.profootballfocus.com.
North Roster:
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- 1 Braxton Miller WR 6-2 215 Ohio State Big Ten
- 4 Darian Thompson S 6-2 212 Boise State MW
- 6 Cody Kessler QB 6-1 215 USC Pac-12
- 7 Tyler Ervin RB 5-10 177 San Jose State MW
- 8 Kevin Hogan QB 6-4 218 Stanford Pac-12
- 11 Carson Wentz QB 6-6 235 North Dakota State FCS
- 15 Ka'imi Fairbairn PK 6-0 190 UCLA Pac-12
- 16 Jeff Driskel QB 6-4 234 Louisiana Tech C-USA
- 17 Jihad Ward DE 6-6 295 Illinois Big Ten
- 19 Jordan Payton WR 6-1 212 UCLA Pac-12
- 20 Deiondre' Hall DC 6-2 190 Northern Iowa FCS
- 21 Tavon Young DC 5-10 181 Temple AAC
- 22 Riley Dixon PT 6-5 219 Syracuse ACC
- 23 Tyvis Powell S 6-3 210 Ohio State Big Ten
- 24 Kevin Peterson DC 5-11 190 Oklahoma State Big 12
- 25 Miles Killebrew S 6-3 230 Southern Utah FCS
- 26 Maurice Canady DC 6-2 195 Virginia ACC
- 27 Chris Swain RB 6-1 245 Navy AAC
- 28 Kenneth Dixon RB 5-10 212 Louisiana Tech C-USA
- 29 K.J. Dillon S 6-1 203 West Virginia Big 12
- 31 Eric Murray DC 6-0 199 Minnesota Big Ten
- 33 Soma Vainuku FB 6-0 255 USC Pac-12
- 35 Nick Kwiatkoski ILB 6-2 235 West Virginia Big 12
- 37 Joshua Perry OLB 6-4 254 Ohio State Big Ten
- 41 Jared Norris ILB 6-2 240 Utah Pac-12
- 44 Blake Martinez ILB 6-2 245 Stanford Pac-12
- 48 Tyler Matakevich ILB 6-1 232 Temple AAC
- 49 Kyler Fackrell OLB 6-5 250 Utah State MW
- 51 Josh Garnett OG 6-5 321 Stanford Pac-12
- 56 Joe Dahl OG 6-5 310 Washington State Pac-12
- 58 Joe Schobert OLB 6-2 236 Wisconsin Big Ten
- 59 Joe Haeg OT 6-6 310 North Dakota State FCS
- 60 Jeff Overbaugh LS 6-2 240 San Diego State MW
- 63 Austin Blythe OC 6-3 290 Iowa Big Ten
- 66 Jack Allen OC 6-2 296 Michigan State Big Ten
- 70 Willie Beavers OG 6-5 309 Western Michigan MAC
- 71 Jason Fanaika DE 6-3 270 Utah Pac-12
- 72 Nick Martin OG 6-5 301 Notre Dame IND
- 77 Kyle Murphy OT 6-7 301 Stanford Pac-12
- 78 Jason Spriggs OT 6-7 305 Indiana Big Ten
- 79 Cole Toner OT 6-6 303 Harvard Ivy League
- 80 Bryce Williams TE 6-6 258 East Carolina AAC
- 81 Nick Vannett TE 6-6 260 Ohio State Big Ten
- 82 Henry Krieger-Coble TE 6'4 250 Iowa Big Ten
- 84 Leonte Carroo WR 6-1 215 Rutgers Big Ten
- 85 Chris Moore WR 6-2 190 Cincinnati AAC
- 86 Aaron Burbridge WR 6-1 208 Michigan State Big Ten
- 88 Tajae Sharpe WR 6-3 188 UMASS MAC
- 90 Matt Ioannidis DT 6-4 292 Temple AAC
- 91 Sheldon Day DT 6-2 285 Notre Dame IND
- 92 Adolphus Washington DT 6-4 290 Ohio State Big Ten
- 93 Vernon Butler DT 6-3 309 Louisiana Tech C-USA
- 95 Carl Nassib DE 6-7 272 Penn State Big Ten
- 98 Lawrence Thomas DE 6-4 305 Michigan State Big Ten
- 99 Austin Johnson DT 6-4 325 Penn State Big Ten
South Roster:
- 0 Deion Jones ILB 6-1 227 LSU SEC
- 1 Harlan Miller DC 6-1 180 SE Louisiana FCS
- 3 Sterling Shepard WR 5-10 191 Oklahoma Big 12
- 4 Jay Lee WR 6-3 215 Baylor Big 12
- 5 Cyrus Jones DC 5-10 196 Alabama SEC
- 9 Charone Peake WR 6-2 205 Clemson ACC
- 10 Brandon Allen QB 6-2 210 Arkansas SEC
- 10 Kentrell Brothers ILB 6-1 235 Missouri SEC
- 12 Jacoby Brissett QB 6-4 235 North Carolina State ACC
- 14 Jake Coker QB 6-5 232 Alabama SEC
- 15 Dak Prescott QB 6-2 230 Mississippi State SEC
- 16 Jeremy Cash S 6-2 210 Duke ACC
- 17 Kenyan Drake RB 6-1 210 Alabama SEC
- 19 Reggie Ragland OLB 6-2 252 Alabama SEC
- 20 Kevin Byard S 5-11 217 Middle Tennessee C-USA
- 21 Sean Davis S 6-1 202 Maryland Big Ten
- 22 Aaron Green RB 5-11 205 TCU Big 12
- 23 Jonathan Jones DC 5-10 181 Auburn SEC
- 25 James Bradberry DC 6-1 213 Samford FCS
- 28 Jalen Mills DC 6-1 194 LSU SEC
- 32 Jonathan Williams RB 6-0 223 Arkansas SEC
- 33 Antonio Morrison ILB 6-1 230 Florida SEC
- 35 Ross Martin PK 5-10 185 Duke ACC
- 36 DeAndre Houston-Carson S 6-2 195 William & Mary FCS
- 38 Alex Kinal PT 6-4 205 Wake Forest ACC
- 40 Dan Vitale FB 6-2 235 Northwestern Big Ten
- 45 Josh Forrest ILB 6-2 250 Kentucky SEC
- 48 Glenn Gronkowski TE 6-3 234 Kansas State Big 12
- 49 Eric Striker OLB 6-0 223 Oklahoma Big 12
- 50 Jimmy Landes LS 6-2 250 Baylor Big 12
- 55 Cody Whitehair OG 6-4 305 Kansas State Big 12
- 58 Spencer Drango OT 6-6 310 Baylor Big 12
- 59 Jordan Jenkins OLB 6-3 253 Georgia SEC
- 60 Connor McGovern OG 6-4 300 Missouri SEC
- 61 Graham Glasgow OC 6-6 303 Michigan Big Ten
- 62 Le'Raven Clark OT 6-6 307 Texas Tech Big 12
- 65 Christian Westerman OG 6-4 300 Arizona State Pac-12
- 71 John Theus OT 6-6 303 Georgia SEC
- 73 Sebastian Tretola OG 6-4 330 Arkansas SEC
- 74 Vadal Alexander OT 6-6 329 LSU SEC
- 77 Evan Boehm OC 6-3 320 Missouri SEC
- 81 K.J. Maye WR 5'10 194 Minnesota Big Ten
- 83 Jake McGee TE 6-6 250 Florida SEC
- 86 Malcolm Mitchell WR 6-1 196 Georgia SEC
- 88 Paul McRoberts WR 6-3 197 Southeast Missouri State FCS
- 89 Jerell Adams TE 6-6 231 South Carolina SEC
- 90 Jarran Reed DE 6-4 313 Alabama SEC
- 91 Charles Tapper DE 6-4 283 Oklahoma Big 12
- 92 Shawn Oakman DE 6-9 275 Baylor Big 12
- 95 Bronson Kaufusi DE 6-7 265 Brigham Young IND
- 96 Dadi Nicolas DE 6-3 227 Virginia Tech ACC
- 97 Noah Spence DE 6-3 261 Eastern Kentucky FCS
- 98 Sheldon Rankins DE 6-2 303 Louisville ACC
- 99 Quinton Jefferson DT 6-3 289 Maryland Big Ten
I don't think we have a game thread planned for today's game so feel free to comment below.