Senior Bowl Roster 2014: Full Rosters and Players to Watch
The 2014 Senior Bowl is almost upon us. On Saturday (4:00 p.m. ET, NFL Network) some of the best NFL prospects that college football has to offer will be on display in live-game action. Yes, there are players who will not participate due to injury or declined invitations, but there is still plenty of talent left to take the field.
Performances from these players in drills and practices throughout the week and in the culminating game that follows are some of the biggest ways that they can bolster draft stock leading up to the NFL Scouting Combine.
Players who are currently flying under the radar will be trying desperately to get onto NFL scouts' "watch lists."
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Let's take a look at the full rosters from both the North and South teams and highlight some players who have already been deemed "must-watch prospects."
North Roster
| Jared Abbrederis | WR | Wisconsin | 6' 7/8" | 189 |
| Chris Borland | ILB | Wisconsin | 5'11 3/8" | 245 |
| Chris Boswell | K | Rice | 6'2" | 183 |
| Tajh Boyd | QB | Clemson | 6' 3/4" | 222 |
| Jonathan Brown | LB | Illinois | 6' 1/2" | 224 |
| Deone Bucannon | SS | Washington State | 6' 7/8" | 216 |
| Michael Campanaro | WR | Wake Forest | 5'9 3/8" | 191 |
| Will Clarke | DE | West Virginia | 6'6 1/8" | 271 |
| Kain Colter | WR | Northwestern | 5' 10 3/4" | 199 |
| Pierre Desir | CB | Lindenwood | 6'1 1/8" | 195 |
| Ahmad Dixon | SS | Baylor | 5' 11 1/2" | 205 |
| Aaron Donald | DT | Pittsburgh | 6' 7/8" | 288 |
| Kadeem Edwards | G | Tennessee State | 6'4 1/8" | 309 |
| Shaq Evans | WR | UCLA | 6' 3/4" | 210 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | TE | Iowa | 6'5 5/8" | 262 |
| David Fluellen | RB | Toledo | 5'11 1/4" | 226 |
| James Gayle | DE | Virginia Tech | 6'3 5/8" | 255 |
| Ra'Shede Hageman | DT | Minnesota | 6'6" | 318 |
| Seantrel Henderson | OT | Miami (Fla.) | 6'6 7/8" | 331 |
| Robert Herron | WR | Wyoming | 5'8 7/8" | 193 |
| Ryan Hewitt | FB | Stanford | 6'4" | 246 |
| Gator Hoskins | TE | Marshall | 6'1 1/8" | 244 |
| Josh Huff | WR | Oregon | 5'11" | 210 |
| Marqueston Huff | FS | Wyoming | 5'11" | 198 |
| Jeff Janis | WR | Saginaw Valley State | 6'2 1/4" | 212 |
| Stanley Jean-Baptiste | CB | Nebraska | 6'2 3/8" | 215 |
| Dontae Johnson | CB | North Carolina State | 6'2" | 199 |
| DaQuan Jones | DT | Penn State | 6'3 1/2" | 323 |
| Christian Kirksey | LB | Iowa | 6'1 3/4" | 234 |
| Tyler Larsen | C | Utah State | 6'3 1/2" | 317 |
| Nevin Lawson | CB | Utah State | 5'9 7/8" | 184 |
| Isaiah Lewis | SS | Michigan State | 5'10" | 205 |
| Brandon Linder | G | Miami (Fla.) | 6'5 3/8" | 316 |
| Kareem Martin | DE | North Carolina | 6'5 7/8" | 272 |
| Zack Martin | OT | Notre Dame | 6'4 1/8" | 305 |
| Jack Mewhort | OT | Ohio State | 6'5 5/8" | 306 |
| Stephen Morris | QB | Miami | 6'1 3/4" | 208 |
| Trent Murphy | DE | Stanford | 6'5 3/8" | 252 |
| Tyler Ott | LS | Harvard | 6'2 3/4" | 252 |
| Jake Pedersen | TE | Wisconsin | 6'3 1/8" | 242 |
| Cyril Richardson | G | Baylor | 6'4 1/2" | 343 |
| Weston Richburg | C | Colorado State | 6'3 1/2" | 300 |
| Michael Sam | OLB | Missouri | 6'1 5/8" | 260 |
| Michael Schofield | G | Michigan | 6'6 5/8" | 303 |
| Charles Sims | RB | West Virginia | 5'11 7/8" | 214 |
| Marcus Smith | OLB | Louisville | 6'3 1/2" | 258 |
| Dez Southward | CB | Wisconsin | 6' 1/8" | 206 |
| Shamar Stephen | DT | Connecticut | 6'4 5/8" | 308 |
| Brandon Thomas | OT | Clemson | 6'3 1/2" | 316 |
| Logan Thomas | QB | Virginia Tech | 6'5 3/4" | 250 |
| Kirby Van Der Kamp | P | Iowa State | 6'3 3/4" | 202 |
| Jimmie Ward | S | Northern Illinois | 5' 10 3/8" | 191 |
| James White | RB | Wisconsin | 5'9 3/4" | 206 |
| Jordan Zumwalt | LB | UCLA | 6'4" | 231 |
North: Players to Watch
Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson
After a fine performance during the Discover Orange Bowl, Boyd has dug himself into a bit of a hole with scouts of late. Tony Pauline of Draft Insider tweeted that Boyd has not looked at all accurate during the week of Senior Bowl practices. This could lead to speculation that some scouts are becoming weary of the quarterback.
Boyd will need to produce a mistake-free showing during the Senior Bowl if he intends to right the ship.
Michael Sam, OLB, Missouri
Sam's bread and butter while at Missouri was his ability to use his speed to get into the backfield. He quickly became one of the nation's best pass-rushers from the left defensive end position.
This week, however, he has been moved to outside linebacker—a position that he is very unfamiliar with. Throughout the week of practices, Sam has struggled to find his bearings in this new position. He will have to begin to impress on Saturday, or his draft stock could begin to plummet.
Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
According to Bleacher Report's own Matt Miller, Martin has been "dominant in individual and team drills throughout the week." With plenty of teams looking to add strong offensive linemen in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft, a good showing during the Senior Bowl should set things in motion for the former member of the Fighting Irish.
South Roster
| Walt Aikens | CB | Liberty | 6' 5/8" | 205 |
| Antonio Andrews | RB | Western Kentucky | 5'10 1/8" | 225 |
| Jeremiah Attaochu | OLB | Georgia Tech | 6'3 1/4" | 252 |
| Lamin Barrow | ILB | LSU | 6'1 1/4" | 229 |
| Joel Bitonio | OG | Nevada | 6'4" | 307 |
| Terrence Brooks | FS | Florida State | 5'11" | 197 |
| Derek Carr | QB | Fresno State | 6'2 1/8" | 215 |
| Deandre Coleman | DT | California | 6'5" | 315 |
| Aaron Colvin | CB | Oklahoma | 5'11 3/8" | 186 |
| Chris Davis | CB | Auburn | 5'9 3/4" | 201 |
| Mike Davis | WR | Texas | 6' 1/4" | 193 |
| Justin Ellis | DT | Louisiana Tech | 6'1 7/8" | 342 |
| David Fales | QB | San Jose State | 6'1 3/8" | 220 |
| Dee Ford | DE | Auburn | 6'2 1/8" | 243 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | Eastern Illinois | 6'2 1/4" | 219 |
| Ryan Grant | WR | Tulane | 6' 1/4" | 197 |
| Jon Halapio | G | Florida | 6'3 1/2" | 320 |
| Cody Hoffman | WR | Brigham Young | 6'3 7/8" | 218 |
| Adrian Hubbard | OLB | Alabama | 6'5 7/8" | 255 |
| Gabe Ikard | C | Oklahoma | 6'3 1/4" | 302 |
| Gabe Jackson | G | Mississippi State | 6'3 3/8" | 339 |
| Ja'Wuan James | OT | Tennessee | 6'6 1/8" | 315 |
| Marcel Jensen | TE | Florida State | 6'5 3/8" | 264 |
| Wesley Johnson | OT | Vanderbilt | 6'5 1/4" | 290 |
| Christian Jones | OLB | Florida State | 6'3 3/8" | 234 |
| Kenny Ladler | FS | Vanderbilt | 6' 1/8" | 200 |
| Craig Loston | SS | LSU | 6' 3/8" | 214 |
| Arthur Lynch | TE | Georgia | 6'4 1/2" | 258 |
| Cody Mandell | P | Alabama | 6'2 1/4" | 216 |
| Jordan Matthews | WR | Vanderbilt | 6'2 5/8" | 209 |
| Daniel McCullers | DT | Tennessee | 6'6 7/8" | 348 |
| Keith McGill | CB | Utah | 6'3" | 214 |
| Jerick McKinnon | RB | Georgia Southern | 5'9" | 209 |
| Morgan Moses | OT | Virginia | 6'6 1/8" | 325 |
| Aaron Murray | QB | Georgia | 6' 3/8" | 201 |
| Kevin Norwood | WR | Alabama | 6'2" | 197 |
| Cody Parkey | K | Auburn | 6' 1/4" | 189 |
| Solomon Patton | WR | Florida | 5'8 1/2" | 179 |
| Jay Prosch | FB | Auburn | 6' 3/4" | 256 |
| Caraun Reid | DT | Princeton | 6'2 1/8" | 301 |
| Jalen Saunders | WR | Oklahoma | 5'8 3/4" | 164 |
| Chris Smith | DE | Arkansas | 6'1 1/8" | 266 |
| Telvin Smith | LB | Florida State | 6'2 7/8" | 218 |
| Ed Stinson | DE | Alabama | 6'3 1/8" | 292 |
| Bryan Stork | C | Florida State | 6'3 1/2" | 306 |
| Will Sutton | DT | Arizona State | 6' 3/4" | 315 |
| Travis Swanson | C | Arkansas | 6'5" | 310 |
| Lorenzo Taliaferro | RB | Coastal Carolina | 6' 3/8" | 210 |
| Jemea Thomas | CB | Georgia Tech | 5'9 1/2" | 190 |
| Jordie Tripp | OLB | Montana | 6'2 3/4" | 237 |
| Billy Turner | OT | North Dakota State | 6'5" | 316 |
| Brent Urban | DE | Virginia | 6'6 3/4" | 298 |
| Kyle Van Noy | OLB | Brigham Young | 6'3 1/4" | 244 |
| Jaylen Watkins | CB | Florida | 5'11 3/8" | 194 |
| Lavelle Westbrooks | CB | Georgia Southern | 5'11 3/8" | 195 |
| Marcus Woodside-Heit | LS | Kansas State | 6'2 5/8" | 252 |
South: Players to Watch
Kyle Van Noy, OLB, Brigham Young
Van Noy has been impressing scouts with his versatility throughout the week of practices. According to Fansided.com, Van Noy was able to produce both at his usual outside linebacker position in a 3-4 base defense, but also spend time at defensive end in a 4-3 scheme.
His ability to pick up both positions quickly should really do him well in the long run. This will give him the chance to showcase his talents for every NFL team on Saturday, being that he is no longer restricted by scheme.
Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
After a devastating performance against USC in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, Carr has apparently turned things around in dramatic fashion during the week of Senior Bowl practices. Charles Davis of NFL.com called Carr the "most impressive quarterback in Senior Bowl practices."
Carr's arm strength, accuracy and intelligence have shown through this week, and the quarterback looks to have put his poor bowl performance behind him. A good Senior Bowl performance this week could solidify him as one of the most coveted quarterbacks in this year's draft class.
Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
Garoppolo began to increase his hype when he threw for 5,050 yards and 53 touchdowns during the 2013 regular season. That was only the beginning. His East-West Shrine Game performance was impressive enough to earn him an invite to the Senior Bowl.
If Garoppolo can put together another fine showing during the Senior Bowl this week, he will certainly begin to be a household name in draft circles going forward.
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