Senior Bowl 2015: Full Rosters and Top Prospects to Watch at Showcase

Last year, Derek Carr, Jordan Matthews and a host of others put on a show as the South took down the North at the Senior Bowl.

The 2015 iteration of the annual showcase, which takes place Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. ET, promises to be even better. This year's class touts even more first-round talent set to torch the competition before moving on to the professional level.          

There will be potential first-round quarterbacks in attendance. Top-flight offensive tackles. Space-eating defensive tackles. Enough skill-position stars to make Chip Kelly blush.  

Not all players impressed on Day 1, though, and Bleacher Report NFL Analysts Matt Miller and Matt Bowen shared a couple names that disappointed in their first practices:

A few days out from a critical part of the football calendar, be sure to brush up on the latest.

2015 Senior Bowl Rosters

North				South
Player	Position	School		Player	Position	School
Jeff Luc	ILB	Cincinnati		Josh Harper	WR	Fresno State
Steven Nelson	CB	Oregon State		Phillip Dorsett	WR	Miami
Jamison Crowder	WR	Duke		Shane Carden	QB	East Carolina
Adrian Amos	S	Penn State		Jaquiski Tartt	S	Samford
Sean Mannion	QB	Oregon State		Blake Sims	QB	Alabama
Antwan Goodley	WR	Baylor		David Johnson	RB	Northern Iowa
Tom Obarski	K	Concordia-St. Paul		Garrett Grayson	QB	Colorado State
Ty Montgomery	WR	Stanford		Hayes Pullard	ILB	USC
Devin Smith	WR	Ohio State		Nick Marshall	QB	Auburn
Marcus Hardison	DE	Arizona State		Dezmin Lewis	WR	Central Arkansas
Doran Grant	CB	Ohio State		Donatella Luckett	WR	Harding
Bryce Petty	QB	Baylor		Justin Manton	K	Louisiana-Monroe
Tyler Lockett	WR	Kansas State		Sammie Coates	WR	Auburn
Eric Rowe	CB	Utah		Senquez Golson	CB	Ole Miss
Quinten Rollins	CB	Miami (Ohio)		Anthony Jefferson	S	UCLA
Damarious Randall	S	Arizona State		JaCorey Shepherd	CB	Kansas
Kevin White	CB	TCU		Cody Prewitt	S	Ole Miss
Quandre Diggs	CB	Texas		Clayton Geathers	S	Central Florida
Kurtis Drummond	S	Michigan State		Ladarius Gunter	CB	Miami
Ameer Abdullah	RB	Nebraska		Imoan Claiborne	CB	Northwestern State
Kyle Loomis	P	Portland State		D'Joun Smith	CB	Florida Atlantic
Tyler Varga	FB	Yale		Markus Golden	DE	Missouri
Jeremy Langford	RB	Michigan State		Andrew East	LS	Vanderbilt
David Cobb	RB	Minnesota		Nick O'Leary	TE	Florida State
Mike Hull	OLB	Penn State		Stephone Anthony	ILB	Clemson
Ibraheim Campbell	S	Northwestern		Connor Neighbors	FB	LSU
Ali Marpet	OT	Hobart		Cameron Artis-Payne	RB	Auburn
Jordan Hicks	OLB	Texas		Jalston Fowler	FB	Alabama
Deion Barnes	DE	Penn State		Clive Walford	TE	Miami
Chris Jasperse	C	Marshall		Martrell Spaight	OLB	Arkansas
Michael Bennett	DT	Ohio State		Reese Dismukes	C	Auburn
Max Garcia	C	Florida		Ty Sambrailo	OT	Colorado State
T.J. Clemmings	OT	Pittsburgh		Denzel Perryman	ILB	Miami
Robert Myers	G	Tennessee State		Tre' Jackson	G	Florida State
Carl Davis	DT	Iowa		Owamagbe Odighizuwa	DE	UCLA
Jamil Douglas	OT	Arizona State		Tayo Fabuluje	OT	TCU
Donovan Smith	OT	Penn State		La'el Collins	OT	LSU
Laken Tomlinson	G	Duke		Dillon Day	C	Mississippi State
Rob Havenstein	OT	Wisconsin		Shaq Mason	G	Georgia Tech
Trenton Brown	OT	Florida		Arie Kouandjio	G	Alabama
Vince Mayle	WR	Washington State		Daryl Williams	OT	Oklahoma
Tony Lippett	WR	Michigan State		Austin Shepherd	OT	Alabama
Nick Boyle	TE	Delaware		Rashad Greene	WR	Florida State
Casey Pierce	TE	Kent State		Devante Davis	WR	UNLV
Ben Koyack	TE	Notre Dame		Justin Hardy	WR	East Carolina
Louis Trinca-Pasat	DT	Iowa		Geneo Grissom	OLB	Oklahoma
Henry Anderson	DE	Stanford		Trey Flowers	DE	Arkansas
Joe Cardona	LS	Navy		Gabe Wright	DT	Auburn
Za'Darius Smith	DE	Kentucky		Preston Smith	DE	Mississippi State
Danny Shelton	DT	Washington		Kaleb Eullis	DT	Mississippi State
Zack Hodges	OLB	Harvard		Lorenzo Mauldin	OLB	Louisville
Hau'oli Kikaha	DE	Washington		Grady Jarrett	DT	Clemson
Nate Orchard	DE	Utah		Joey Mbu	DT	Houston
				Lynden Trail	OLB	Norfolk State

Top Prospects to Watch

Bryce Petty, QB, Baylor

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Cardale Jones ruined the fun of many a fan last week with his decision to return to Ohio State.

In short, the third quarterback spot in the class behind Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota very much remains up for grabs.

While the conventional narrative seems to suggest that the slot will go to UCLA's Brett Hundley, the path toward Bryce Petty ruining those plans begins now.

The owner of 3,855 yards and 29 touchdowns to seven interceptions as a senior, Baylor's leader did not exactly end his collegiate career with a national title. Neither did Mariota or Winston, though, and the Midlothian, Texas, native in large part can thank the lack of a Big 12 title game as the reason he did not even get a chance.

As Bleacher Report's Matt Miller points out, Petty needs to show as soon as possible that he can succeed outside of Baylor's system:

After all, the NFL may be a tad gun-shy on Baylor products at the moment given Robert Griffin III's career trajectory. 

Petty finds himself in a similar situation to Carr one year ago as a spread quarterback who can use the event to run a pro-style offense to great effect. If that happens, the sky is the limit.

Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska

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Did you forget about Ameer Abdullah?

Many go on and on about Melvin Gordon, Todd Gurley and others, but Abdullah's journey to become a household name begins right away.

Abdullah is a prototypical three-down back the NFL so desires these days. Last season alone, he ran for 1,611 yards and 19 scores on a 6.1-yards-per-carry average. He also added 22 catches for 269 yards and three scores.

Many will point out that Abdullah hurt his stock by going back to school for his senior year. It's a fair point, but only because the 2015 class is so deep from top to bottom.

The every-down skills are still present. He is a lock to put on a show at the Senior Bowl, possibly giving himself a massive stock boost in the process.

T.J. Clemmings, OT, Pittsburgh

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Pop quiz—name the top offensive tackle in the 2015 class. 

Exactly.

Ask three different observers, and you'll get three different names. Iowa's Brandon Scherff. Stanford's Andrus Peat. LSU's La'el Collins.

Pittsburgh's T.J. Clemmings will enter the conversation for good thanks to the spotlight of the Senior Bowl.

Now, the Teaneck, New Jersey, native may not pull an Eric Fisher and use the spectacle as a launching pad to becoming the No. 1 overall pick, but his extreme athleticism will wake up a NFL that has yet to fully digest his switch to the tackle position.

CBSSports.com's Dane Brugler concurs:

The tackle class is rather weak this time out, but that leaves the window of opportunity wide open for Clemmings to make himself that must-have prospect in the eyes of NFL teams.

Expect Petty and Sean Mannion to have rather clean jerseys after four frames.

Danny Shelton, DT, Washington

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Rarely do they make them like Danny Shelton.

At 6'2", 339 pounds, Shelton is an offensive line's worst nightmare. He can clog gaps and dictate where a back can run. Flushing the quarterback to the left or right and into the arms of his waiting defensive ends is another of his favorite pastimes.

It all helps to explain, then, why folks such as Miller have yet to find major holes in his game:

For Mike Mayock, a notable comparison says all, per CollegeFootball 24/7:

While Leonard Williams is the consensus top tackle this year, it is actually tough to compare the two, as both fit different skill and scheme classifications.

Shelton is impossible to miss on any field, even one at the Senior Bowl littered with future pros. Keep an eye on him to see how game-changing plays in the defensive trenches are done.

Statistics courtesy of ESPN.com unless otherwise specified. Rosters and info courtesy of SeniorBowl.com unless otherwise specified.