NFLPA Collegiate Bowl 2014: Roster, Top Prospects for College All-Star Game

The 2014 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl offers draft-eligible seniors a chance to impress NFL scouts, and the college football All-Star game features a some names most fans will likely recognize.   

Founded by the National Football League Players Association in 2012, this year's contest kicks off on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. ET at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., where the weather is almost always spectacular.

Former Super Bowl winner with the St. Louis Rams Dick Vermeil will coach the National team for the third straight year, while former NFL head coach Dennis Green will take his first stab at commanding the American team. 

Here's a look at both rosters, followed by a closer examination of the top NFL prospects set to play in the All-Star game. 

Rosters

American

NUMBER	FIRST	LAST	PO	SCHOOL
13	Kenny	Guiton	QB	Ohio State
7	Sean	Schroeder	QB	Hawaii
8	Caleb	Herring	QB	UNLV
1	James	Franklin	QB	Missouri
21	Roy	Finch	RB	Oklahoma
28	Franklyn	Quiteh	RB	Bloomsburg
36	Kiero	Small	FB	Arkansas
40	Chad	Young	FB	San Diego State
18	Eric	Ward	WR	Texas Tech
84	Greg	Hardin	WR	North Dakota
17	Gerald	Ford	WR	Valdosta State
81	Chris	Gant	WR	Hawaii
16	Tony	Washington	WR	Appalachian State
4	Corey	Washington	WR	Newberry
19	Alex	Neutz	WR	Buffalo
85	Brian	Wozniak	TE	Wisconsin
83	Terrence	Miller	TE	Arizona
88	Chris	Coyle	TE	Arizona State
76	Brent	Qvale	OL	Nebraska
79	Cornelius	Lucas	OL	Kansas State
78	Erle (Jr.)	Ladson	OL	Delaware
66	Kevin	Danser	OL	Stanford
75	Trey	Hopkins	OL	Texas
74	Karim	Barton	OL	Morgan State
60	Ryan	McGrath	OL	Ohio
77	Brian	Clarke	OL	Bloomsburg
65	Matt	Paradis	OL	Boise State

NUMBER	FIRST	LAST	PO	SCHOOL
91	Kasim	Edebali	DL	Boston College
96	Donnie	Owens	DL	Winston-Salem
50	Nate	Askew	DE	Texas A&M
97	Jake	Metz	DL	Shippensburg
92	Lawrence	Virgil	DL	Valdosta State
93	Seali'i	Epenesa	DL	UCLA
90	Jimmy	Staten	DL	Middle Tennessee State
95	Ricky	Tjong-A-Tjoe	DL	Boise State
56	Brock	Coyle	LB	Montana
51	Brandon	Watts	LB	Georgia Tech
52	Jeremiah	George	LB	Iowa State
53	Mike	Marry	LB	Mississippi
55	Andrew	Wilson	LB	Missouri
54	Kevin	Pierre-Louis	LB	Boston College
59	Avery	Williamson	LB	Kentucky
35	Charles (III)	Sawyer	DB	Mississippi
26	Brandon	Dixon	DB	NW Missouri State
29	Brian	Dixon	DB	NW Missouri State
25	Ciante	Evans	DB	Nebraska
34	Jabari	Price	DB	North Carolina
45	Nick	Williams	DB	North Alabama
23	Jerry	Gates	DB	Bowling Green
37	Sammy	Seamster	DB	Middle Tennessee State
20	Demetrius	Wright	DB	Southern California
24	CJ	Barnett	DB	Ohio State

NUMBER	FIRST	LAST	PO	SCHOOL
6	Vincenzo	D'Amato	K	California
12	Tyler	Campbell	P	Mississippi
67	Chris	Maikranz	LS	Lamar

National

NUMBER	FIRST	LAST	PO	SCHOOL
46	Ray (Jr.)	Agnew	FB	Southern Illinois
66	Josh	Allen	OL	Louisiana-Monroe
21	Martin (Jr.)	Bayless	WR	Central Methodist
69	Jared	Biard	OL	Colorado State
85	Kadron	Boone	WR	LSU
15	Kolton	Browning	QB	Louisiana-Monroe
80	Isaiah	Burse	WR	Fresno State
82	Asante	Cleveland	TE	Miami
44	J.C.	Copeland	FB	LSU
68	Kenarious	Gates	OL	Georgia
86	Je'Ron	Hamm	WR	Louisiana-Monroe
72	Jonotthan	Harrison-Nelson	OL	Florida
12	Brendon	Kay	QB	Cincinnati
64	Dallas	Lee	OL	Georgia
63	D.J.	Morrell	OG	Old Dominion
14	Connor	Shaw	QB	South Carolina
70	Will	Simmons	OL	East Carolina
29	James	Sims	RB	Kansas
87	Darryl	Surgent	WR	Louisiana-Lafayette
3	Eric	Thomas	WR	Troy
10	Dustin	Vaughan	QB	West Texas A&M
81	Asa	Watson	TE	North Carolina State
22	Julius "Trey"	Watts	RB	Tulsa
71	Josh	Wells	OL	James Madison
73	Jared	Wheeler	OL	Miami
32	Anthony	Wilkerson	RB	Stanford
16	Albert (II)	Wilson	WR	Georgia State

NUMBER	FIRST	LAST	PO	SCHOOL
38	Kenneth	Acker	DB	SMU
90	Denico	Autry	DL	Mississippi State
23	Lonnie	Ballentine	DB	Memphis
99	Rakim	Cox	DL	Villanova
58	Brad	Daly	LB	Montana State
94	Chris	Davenport	DL	Tulane
78	Johnnie	Farms	DL	Memphis
91	David	Gilbert	DE	Miami
50	Keenan	Graham	DL	UCLA
30	AJ	Highsmith	DB	Miami
27	Kendall	James	DB	Maine
92	Howard	Jones	DL	Shepherd
52	Jesse	Joseph	LB	Connecticut
41	Kavon "Mark"	Joyce	DB	Southern Florida
31	T.J. (III)	Lee	DB	Eastern Washington
25	Jimmy	Legree	DB	South Carolina
57	Shaun	Lewis	LB	Oklahoma State
42	Jordan	Love	DB	Towson
67	Jamie	Meder	DL	Ashland
33	Tyree	Mills	DB	Southern Utah
55	Stephon	Robertson	LB	James Madison
56	Deontae	Skinner	LB	Mississippi State
39	Abdul	Smith	DB	Temple
54	Marquis	Spruill	LB	Syracuse
98	Khyri	Thornton	DL	Southern Mississippi

NUMBER	FIRST	LAST	PO	SCHOOL
9	Cairo	Santos	K	Tulane
11	Tom	Hornsey	P	Memphis
53	Trevor	Gillette	LS	Rice

Top Prospects

Connor Shaw, QB, South Carolina

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Connor Shaw had a stellar career at South Carolina, but it remains to be seen if he has a future in the NFL. He put together his finest campaign as a senior, passing for 2,447 yards with 24 touchdowns and one interception while running for 558 yards and six scores. 

While Shaw's passing numbers don't jump out, his ability to manage the game does. He was efficient all year long, making big play after big play when his team needed him the most while taking care of the football. 

Therefore, it's not surprising that he's running the first-team offense during practice, as ESPN's Matt Barrie pointed out on Jan. 14:

Nobody should expect Shaw to come off the board early when the 2014 NFL draft kicks off in May, however. While he's been terrific in college, it appears he may have already hit his ceiling. That said, Shaw could be selected in the middle rounds, and he has a chance to become a solid backup at the next level. 

Kenny Guiton, QB, Ohio State

Anyone who watched Kenny Guiton shred opposing secondaries for Ohio State while Braxton Miller was hurt this past season will tell you he's an intriguing prospect.

Completing 68.8 percent of his passes for 749 yards with 14 touchdowns and just two interceptions, he led the Big Ten in passer efficiency, as noted by Marcus Hartman of Fox Sports Ohio:

After making the decision to play in this upcoming All-Star game and take his talents to the pros, Guiton talked about his goals, via Doug Lesmerises of the Northeast Ohio Media Group via Cleveland.com:

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I'm going to try to see what I can do, see if I can get a chance to play at the next level. I've got to take advantage of opportunities, so I have to go out there and show what I can do against some top level competition.

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If Guiton can impress scouts this week in practice and then show up big in the game, then he'll certainly gain some valuable momentum heading into the combine. 

Jeremiah George, LB, Iowa State

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Iowa State inside linebacker Jeremiah George came on strong in his senior season for the Cyclones, racking up 133 total tackles (83 solo), 12 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles.

He's going to be all over the field when these two teams kick things off on Jan. 18. 

Unfortunately for George, he's a bit undersized, as Rob Rang of NFLDraftScout.com details. Rang also notes his instincts and quickness, though, which could make up for that lack of size:

It will be interesting to see how George performs when he's engaged by some of the big boys up front in the running game. If he can shed those blocks and make plays, along with showing up well in coverage, then there's a chance he could be picked up in the latter rounds of the 2014 NFL draft. 

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