West Virginia's Geno Smith, widely considered the top quarterback prospect, skipped the Senior Bowl.
He is expecting to play in Saturday's Senior Bowl, an annual showcase of top college players.
He was a first-team all-ACC selection last season and was an early roster selection to the Senior Bowl.
The questions that NFL scouts have been asking prospective draft picks at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.
Cyprien was a standout in the Sun Belt Conference and really solidified his stock with an excellent performance in the Senior Bowl.
Then the focus turns to All-Star games like the Senior Bowl.
Even with players like Smith and a host of juniors at various positions not around, the Senior Bowl has some projected first-round talent, according to mock drafts.
Trestman worked with Tebow at the Senior Bowl and before the NFL draft in 2010, and raved about his work ethic and potential to become a solid passer.
At least one Senior Bowl quarterback has been chosen in the first round of the past three drafts, including Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden (22nd, Cleveland Browns) last year.
Chicago could be a possibility since new coach Marc Trestman worked with Tebow before the NFL draft in 2010 and in the Senior Bowl and liked what he saw.
Players who play in the BCS title game this year will have only 6 days to report to the Shrine Game and 13 days to report to the Senior Bowl.
FORBES: Fixing The College Football Bowl Championship Series
"A lot of NFL teams run that up-tempo offense, " said Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib after running a hurry-up offense in a Senior Bowl practice overseen by Oakland Raiders coaches on Thursday.
The other oddity of this bowl season is the fact that the NFL network is hosting 4 NCAA bowl games this year, but only the Insight and the Senior Bowl will be in HD.
He said there are a lot of journalists in Mobile looking to interview him and others as they prepare for the Senior Bowl and that he enjoys speaking to as many people as possible.
At the East-West Shrine Game in Palo Alto and the Senior Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, and the Hula Bowl in Honolulu scouts had a week to view players at practice and in the game.
FORBES: The Draft Combine - The Super Bowl of NFL Scouting- How do Players Prepare?
"What you're getting is a very athletic player, a great kid, smart kid, engineering major, " Reid said of Fisher, who really began to draw attention with a strong Senior Bowl, showing he could handle the highest level of competition.
And so at this week's Senior Bowl, Robinson who isn't cleared for contact after a nerve injury in his right elbow sustained during the season is trying to prove to the Jets and the rest of the league that he can do something else.
Supposedly in recognition of this possibility, Coach Tressel apparently approached the offending student-athletes with the proposition that if they chose to play in the upcoming Sugar Bowl they would HAVE to return to Columbus for their senior seasons in 2011.
By making these athletes make this pledge alledgedly, it shows (a) that Ohio State was prepared to sit these players out of the Sugar Bowl had they stated that they planned on bolting for the pros before their senior season, and (b) shifts the onus of the blame onto the players should they bolt for the pros.
应用推荐