Senior Bowl 2015: Full Rosters, Predictions for Showcase's Top Rising Prospects
The Senior Bowl is unlike any other event during the entire draft process. It allows a stage for some of the most experienced players from around the country to showcase their skills for NFL scouts.
Every player in attendance is hoping to see his stock skyrocket for the 2015 NFL draft. However, only a handful actually move up on boards, while others might be underwhelming against other top players.
Some of the most popular prospects moving up this season are at the wide receiver position. Due to the 2014 class that experienced immediate success, this year's crop is expected to provide similar results.
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Before the actual Senior Bowl gets underway Saturday, here's a look at the game information, the full rosters and predictions for the top rising prospects.
Senior Bowl Information
Where: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama
When: Saturday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. ET
TV: NFL Network
Live Stream: NFL Network
| Offense | Defense / Special Teams |
| QB Bryce Petty (Baylor) | CB Quandre Diggs (Texas) |
| QB Sean Mannion (Oregon St.) | CB Doran Grant (Ohio State) |
| QB Shane Carden (East Carolina) | CB Quinten Rollins (Miami Oh.) |
| RB Ameer Abdullah (Nebraska) | CB Eric Rowe (Utah) |
| RB David Cobb (Minnesota) | CB Steven Nelson (Oregon St.) |
| RB Jeremy Langford (Michigan State) | CB Josh Shaw (USC) |
| FB Tyler Varga (Yale) | S Damarious Randall (Arizona St.) |
| TE Casey Pierce (Kent State) | S Adrian Amos (Penn St.) |
| TE Ben Koyack (Notre Dame) | S Ibraheim Campbell (Northwestern) |
| TE Nick Boyle (Delaware) | S Kurtis Drummond (Michigan St.) |
| WR Antwan Goodley (Baylor) | DE Henry Anderson (Stanford) |
| WR Vince Mayle (Washington State) | DE Deion Barnes (Penn St.) |
| WR Tony Lippett (Michigan State) | DE Hau'oli Kikaha (Washington) |
| WR Ty Montgomery (Stanford) | DE Marcus Hardison (Arizona St.) |
| WR Devin Smith (Ohio State) | DE Za'Darius Smith (Kentucky) |
| WR Jamison Crowder (Duke) | DE Nate Orchard (Utah) |
| WR Justin Hardy (East Carolina) | DT Carl Davis (Iowa) |
| OT Ali Marpet (Hobart) | DT Louis Trinca-Pasat (Iowa) |
| OT Trenton Brown (Florida) | DT Danny Shelton (Washington) |
| OT Rob Havenstein (Wisconsin) | ILB Hayes Pullard (USC) |
| OT T.J. Clemmings (Pittsburgh) | ILB Jeff Luc (Cincinnati) |
| OT Jamil Douglas (Arizona State) | OLB Zach Hodges (Harvard) |
| OT Donovan Smith (Penn State) | OLB Mike Hull (Penn St.) |
| C Max Garcia (Florida) | OLB Jordan Hicks (Texas) |
| C Chris Jasperse (Marshall) | PK Tom Obarski (Concordia-St. Paul) |
| G Laken Tomlinson (Duke) | PT Kyle Loomis (Portland State) |
| G Robert Myers (Tennessee St.) | LS Joe Cardona (Navy) |
| Offense | Defense / Special Teams |
| QB Garrett Grayson (Colorado St.) | CB Ladarius Gunter (Miami) |
| QB Blake Sims (Alabama) | CB JaCorey Shepherd (Kansas) |
| QB Bryan Bennett (SE Louisiana | CB Kevin White (TCU) |
| RB Cameron Artis-Payne (Auburn) | CB Nick Marshall (Auburn |
| RB David johnson (Northern Iowa) | CB Senquez Golson (Ole Miss) |
| FB Jalston Fowler (Alabama) | CB Imoan Claiborne (Northwestern St.) |
| FB Connor Neighbors (LSU) | CB D'Joun Smith (Florida Atlantic) |
| TE C.J. Uzomah (Auburn) | S Clayton Geathers (Central Florida) |
| TE Clive Walford (Miami) | S Cody Prewitt (Ole Miss) |
| TE Devin Mahina (BYU) | S Anthony Jefferson (UCLA) |
| WR Phillip Dorsett (Miami) | S Jaquiski Tartt (Samford) |
| WR Devante Davis (UNLV) | DE Markus Golden (Missouri) |
| WR Josh Harper (Fresno St.) | DE Preston Smith (Mississippi State) |
| WR Tyler Lockett (Kansas St.) | DE Trey Flowers (Arkansas) |
| WR Sammie Coates (Auburn) | DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa (UCLA) |
| WR Donatella Luckett (Harding) | DT Joey Mbu (Houston) |
| WR Dezmin Lewis (Central Arkansas) | DT Grady Jarrett (Clemson) |
| WR Rannell Hall (Central Florida) | DT Kaleb Eulls (Mississippi State) |
| OT Tayo Fabuluje (TCU) | DT Gabe Wright (Auburn) |
| OT Daryl Williams (Oklahoma) | ILB Amarlo Herrera (Georgia) |
| OT Austin Shepherd (Alabama) | ILB Stephone Anthony (Clemson) |
| OT Ty Sambrailo (Colorado St.) | ILB Denzel Perryman (Miami) |
| OT La'el Collins (LSU) | OLB Martrell Spaight (Arkansas) |
| C Reese Dismukes (Auburn) | OLB Lorenzo Mauldin (Louisville) |
| C Dillon Day (Mississippi State) | OLB Lynden Trail (Norfolk State) |
| G Arie Kouandjio (Alabama) | LS Andrew East (Vanderbilt) |
| G Shaq Mason (Georgia Tech) | PK Justin Manton (Louisiana Monroe) |
| G Tre Jackson (Florida State) | - |
Justin Hardy, WR, East Carolina
Every franchise wants a home run-hitting receiver like Mike Evans or Odell Beckham Jr. in this year's class. But it's the value picks like Jarvis Landry and Davante Adams that make general managers look brilliant.
This year's class presents several late-round players with talent, but Justin Hardy out of East Carolina has star power. A former walk-on with the Pirates, Hardy went on to set the all-time receptions record with 387 during his career.
Heading into the Senior Bowl, he still knows he has a lot to improve upon, per a Senior Bowl press release: "You can always be better at everything. Catching the ball, route-running, blocking, along those lines, anything to help my game."
One category where he has shined outside of his pass-catching ability is as a blocker, as Luke Easterling of Draft Breakdown and Bleacher Report notes:
Having his former ECU teammate, Shane Carden, in attendance also helps, but Hardy is standing out all on his own. After showing out in Montgomery, shining in the NFL Scouting Combine might propel him into first-round considerations.
Prediction: Hardy will be considered a fringe first-rounder.
La'el Collins, OT, LSU
Every year, the first round is littered with offensive tackles. Though it isn't a skill position, the running backs, wide receivers and tight ends wouldn't thrive without the quarterback being protected.
In this year's class, CBS Sports has seven tackles projected as either first-rounders or on the cusp. La'el Collins came into the Senior Bowl in the middle of that crop with the prototypical size and weight for the position.
Now, with scouts seeing him in person on the field, Collins is shining even brighter than he did at LSU. Matt Miller of Bleacher Report offered his take after seeing the former Tiger up close:
A massive talent with athletic traits scouts look for in a potential NFL left tackle, Collins has a bright future ahead of him. Thanks to his Senior Bowl showing, he might not have to worry about slipping outside of the first round if he shows up at the combine in the same shape.
Prediction: Collins will become a first-round lock following Saturday.
Devin Smith, WR, Ohio State
Remember that whole comment about the receiver crop taking center stage in Montgomery? Well, Devin Smith from the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes has put on a show during the Senior Bowl.
After showing out during the College Football Playoff, Smith has topped several lists during the practices. Jeff Svoboda of the Buckeye Sports Bulletin noted that Scout regularly has him as one of the best wideouts:
There is still plenty of time for Smith to go up or down on boards, but his offseason workouts so far have him as a potential third-rounder, according to CBS Sports. If he keeps up his notable play in the months to come, Smith should find himself moving up into the second round.
Prediction: Improves stock to second round with Senior Bowl performance.
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