East-West Shrine Game 2014 Roster: Sleepers to Watch in NFL Draft Showcase

The East-West Shrine Game might feature second-tier prospects compared to the Senior Bowl, but there are plenty of college stars who will turn heads in this showcase.

There will be no shortage of NFL scouts looking for a diamond in the rough that could end up being a star at the next level. While there are some big names from big schools looking to show they have what it takes to succeed in the NFL, the true fun of this game is examining the small-school prospects.

Fortunately, this competition has plenty of those likely to shine on Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. on NFL Network. Here is a look at the top sleepers at the event followed by full rosters for each team.

Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois

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Sometimes it takes putting up some huge numbers in order to get attention at the lower levels of college football. Jimmy Garoppolo did just that, leading the FCS with 5,050 passing yards while being one of only three players in Division I to top 50 passing touchdowns.

Of course, there are plenty of system quarterbacks around the country who can put up big numbers without being legitimate NFL prospects. Garoppolo is not one of those players. According to Chris Johnson of Sports Illustrated, all 32 teams have sent representatives to check out the Eastern Illinois star.

Johnson also quoted some of the quarterback's coaches who explained what makes him so good:

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"Jimmy just flat-out has a very quick release," (assistant coach Roy) Wittke said. "It's a short stroke, and he gets the ball out of his hand."

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"(Garoppolo) is one of the best I've ever had at being able to take that information, digest it and put it on the football field without ever having practiced it," (head coach Dino) Babers said.

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While there are some familiar names at quarterback in this game—including Notre Dame's Tommy Rees and Heisman finalist Jordan Lynch—Garoppolo is the one who will truly shine.

Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood

There is a strong group of cornerbacks at this event, including Ross Cockrell, Rashaad Reynolds and E.J. Gaines. However, Pierre Desir is the player who can really prove himself.

The Division II player was dominant for Lindenwood throughout his career and was recently selected as winner of the Cliff Harris Award as the best small-college defensive player of the year. In his career, he intercepted 25 passes and broke up 52 more, which became a new MIAA record.

Amazingly, much of this production came late in his career after opposing teams had decided not to throw to him. Somehow, Desir still found a way to make an impact whenever he was on the field.

Besides just natural instincts, the cornerback also has the size and length that will help him out, according to Josh Norris of NBC Sports:

Desir's only knock is that he has not faced elite competition. However, a strong showing at the East-West Shrine Game will prove that he can handle some of the best around.

Andrew Jackson, ILB, Western Kentucky

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When you are a small-school prospect, you already have questions about how well your game can translate to the next level. Adding off-field problems is not a good way to help raise your stock.

However, Andrew Jackson will have to answer for a suspension that took place earlier in the season due to what coach Bobby Petrino called a violation of team rules. The good news is that he came back after one missed game and provided his best effort of the season, totaling 15 tackles in a win over Army.

If these issues are behind him, Jackson instantly becomes a quality prospect that should be high on the list of middle linebacker prospects. He not only has a great deal of strength, but he has good instincts that allow him to get to the ball-carrier in a hurry.

Additionally, he can put some big hits on opponents, as seen with this Jadeveon Clowney-esque play:

Jackson is a consistent producer when he is on the field, and he could end up being a steal for some team in the middle rounds.

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	HT	WT	School
QB	11	Jimmy	Garoppolo	6'3"	222	Eastern Illinois
QB	6	Jordan	Lynch	6'	216	Northern Illinois
QB	9	Jeff	Mathews	6'4"	229	Cornell
RB	24	Zach	Bauman	5'10"	200	Northern Arizona
RB	27	LaDarius	Perkins	5'10"	190	Mississippi State
RB	20	Rajion	Neal	5'10"	212	Tennessee
TE	82	Alex	Bayer	6'4"	253	Bowling Green
TE	8	Crockett	Gillmore	6'6"	245	Colorado State
TE	18	Blake	Jackson	6'3"	235	Oklahoma State
WR	80	Jeremy	Gallon	5'8"	187	Michigan
WR	84	Matt	Hazel	6'3"	190	Coastal Carolina
WR	1	Allen	Hurns	6'3"	195	Miami (Fla.)
WR	81	Patrick	Laird	6'3"	219	Army
WR	85	Ja'mes	Logan	6'3"	195	Mississippi
WR	88	Erik	Lora	5'11"	190	Eastern Illinois
C	74	Chris	Elkins	6'4"	300	Youngstown State
C	67	Zac	Kerin	6'5"	300	Toledo
C	64	James	Stone	6'3"	302	Tennessee
G	73	Zach	Fulton	6'5"	323	Tennessee (Injured)
G	77	Antwan	Lowery	6'4"	305	Rutgers
G	63	John	Urschel	6'3"	308	Penn State
OT	71	Kyle	Bryant	6'7"	320	Youngstown State
OT	52	Justin	Britt	6'6"	315	Missouri (Injured)
OT	52	Donald	Hawkins	6'5"	310	Texas
OT	66	Laurent	Duvernay-Tardif	6'5"	315	McGill (Canada)
OT	72	Matt	Feiler	6'7"	325	Bloomsburg
OT	76	Matt	Hall	6'10"	320	Belhaven (Miss.)
K	16	Zach	Hocker	6'0"	182	Arkansas

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	HT	WT	School
DL	96	Jay	Bromley	6'4"	293	Syracuse
DL	98	Will	Clarke	6'7"	273	West Virginia
DL	90	Bruce	Gaston, Jr.	6'2"	305	Purdue
DL	94	Zachariah	Kerr	6'2"	310	Delaware
DL	97	Demonte	McAllister	6'2"	290	Florida State
DL	56	Garrison	Smith	6'3"	297	Georgia
DL	99	Ethan	Westbrooks	6'4"	263	West Texas A&M
DL	57	Kerry	Wynn	6'5"	270	Richmond
LB	13	Xavius	Boyd	6'2"	243	Western Kentucky
LB	2	Preston	Brown	6'2"	255	Louisville
LB	40	Glenn	Carson	6'3"	235	Penn State
LB	4	Andrew	Jackson	6'1"	257	Western Kentucky
LB	46	Derrell	Johnson	6'2"	263	East Carolina
LB	34	DeDe (Devekeyan)	Lattimore	6'1"	237	South Florida
LB	53	Cody	Peterson	6'3"	228	Navy (Injured)
LB	41	Johnny	Millard	6'3"	240	Cal Poly
S	10	Tre	Boston	6'1"	190	North Carolina
S	17	A.J.	Marshall	6'0"	190	Wake Forest
S	29	Hakeem	Smith	6'2"	188	Louisville
S	12	Dezmen	Southward	6'2"	214	Wisconsin (Injured)
S	14	Jemea	Thomas	5'10"	195	Georgia Tech
CB	21	Ricardo	Allen	5'9"	186	Purdue
CB	22	Travis	Carrie	6'	212	Ohio (Injured)
CB	26	Ross	Cockrell	6'	190	Duke
CB	3	Pierre	Desir	6'2"	206	Lindenwood
CB	15	Phillip	Gaines	6'1"	185	Rice
CB	23	Andre	Hal	6'0"	185	Vanderbilt
CB	5	Nevin	Lawson	5'10"	186	Utah State
P	30	Steven	Clark	6'5"	232	Auburn

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	HT	WT	School
QB	17	Keith	Price	6'1"	202	Washington
QB	11	Tommy	Rees	6'1"	215	Notre Dame
QB	10	Keith	Wenning	6'3"	220	Ball State
RB	24	Brennan	Clay	5'11"	198	Oklahoma
RB	20	Timothy	Flanders	5'9"	210	Sam Houston State
RB	37	Anthony	LaCoste	5'10"	205	Air Force
RB	31	Ben	Malena	5'9"	195	Texas A&M
TE	83	Ted	Bolser	6'6"	255	Indiana
TE	82	Kaneakua	Friel	6'5"	250	BYU
TE	48	Jordan	Najvar	6'6"	255	Baylor
WR	2	John	Brown	5'11"	170	Pitt State
WR	18	Quincy	Enunwa	6'2"	225	Nebraska
WR	81	Seantavius	Jones	6'3"	200	Valdosta State
WR	89	Chandler	Jones	5'11"	175	San Jose State
WR	7	TJ	Jones	5'11"	190	Notre Dame (Injured)
WR	6	Bernard	Reedy	5'9"	175	Toledo
C	63	Dillon	Farrell	6'5"	290	New Mexico
C	64	Gabe	Ikard	6'3"	290	Oklahoma
C	58	Khalil	Wilkes	6'3"	290	Stanford
G	68	Christopher	Burnette	6'2"	322	Georgia
G	79	Dakota	Dozier	6'4"	291	Furman
G	75	Ryan	Groy	6'5"	320	Wisconsin
G	72	Austin	Wentworth	6'5"	300	Fresno State
OT	77	Kevin	Graf	6'6"	304	USC
OT	76	Danny	Kistler Jr.	6'8"	315	Montana
OT	78	Charles	Leno, Jr.	6'4"	295	Boise State
OT	71	Jeremiah	Sirles	6'6"	312	Nebraska
K	4	Anthony	Fera	6'2"	208	Texas

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	HT	WT	School
DL	97	Beau	Allen	6'3"	334	Wisconsin
DL	70	Justin	Ellis	6'2"	357	Louisiana Tech
DL	95	Evan	Gill	6'3"	291	Manitoba (Canada)
DL	98	Derrick	Hopkins	6'0"	311	Virginia Tech
DL	93	Cassius	Marsh	6'4"	268	UCLA
DL	90	Josh	Mauro	6'6"	275	Stanford
DL	96	Chidera	Uzo-Diribe	6'3"	250	Colorado
DL	99	Larry	Webster, III	6'7"	250	Bloomsburg
DL	92	Zach	Moore	6'6"	285	Concordia (Injured)
FS	27	Stephen	Obeng-Agyapong	5'10"	205	Penn State
LB	56	Shaquil	Barrett	6'2"	250	Colorado State
LB	40	Nate	Dreiling	6'4"	226	Pitt State
LB	42	Devon	Kennard	6'3"	255	USC
LB	55	Prince	Shembo	6'1"	250	Notre Dame
LB	41	Tyler	Starr	6'5"	250	South Dakota
LB	44	Max	Bullough	6'3"	245	Michigan State
S	3	Alden	Darby	5'11"	195	Arizona State
S	8	Daytawion	Lowe	5'11"	205	Oklahoma State
S	1	Sean	Parker	5'10"	195	Washington
S	9	Daniel	Sorensen	6'2"	208	BYU
S	21	Brock	Vereen	6'0"	202	Minnesota
CB	22	Bene	Benwikere	6'0"	192	San Jose State
CB	23	Carrington	Byndom	6'	180	Texas
CB	32	E.J.	Gaines	5'11"	195	Missouri (Injured)
CB	12	Bennett	Jackson	6'	195	Notre Dame
CB	16	Rashaad	Reynolds	5'11"	186	Oregon State
CB	5	Shaquille	Richardson	6'1"	188	Arizona
CB	25	Marcus	Williams	5'11"	192	North Dakota State
P	15	Richie	Leone	6'3"	215	Houston

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