In an update to a story we shared yesterday, it does seem as though Penn State safety Jaquan Brisker is opting out of the Senior Bowl this week down in Mobile, Alabama. Multiple reporters covering the Senior Bowl and NFL draft made note of Brisker’s confirmed absence from the Senior Bowl after it was realized the Senior Bowl did not share his measurements on Monday.
Brisker, who opted out of Penn State’s trip to the Outback Bowl, is one of the top safety prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft and his participation in the Senior Bowl was going to be worth paying attention to against some of the best players college football has to offer in this year’s draft pool. Unfortunately, fans will have to wait and see what Brisker does at the NFL scouting combine if they want to see where he stacks up against the rest of the nation’s top safety prospects.
James Cook, Jaquan Brisker, Reggie Roberson also among the late departures from the rosters. https://t.co/3YkjkJqr88
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) February 1, 2022
12 accepted Senior Bowl invites have withdrawn for various reasons
Bryan Cook – CIN
Jeremiah Moon- UF
James Cook/Quay Walker- UGA
Marcus Jones- HOU
Riley Moss- Iowa
Josh Paschal- UK
Esezi Otomewo- MIN
Jeremiah Gemmel- UNC
Jaquan Brisker- PSU
Reggie Roberson- SMU
Devin Lloyd- Utah— Shawn Spencer (@Spencer_NFL) February 1, 2022
Some players now missing from the Senior Bowl roster:
-Georgia RB James Cook
-Kentucky EDGE Josh Paschal
-SMU WR Reggie Roberson Jr.
-Penn State S Jaquan Brisker
-Florida LB Jeremiah Moon
-Georgia LB Quay Walker
-Minnesota DL Esezi Otomewo
— Shane P. Hallam (@ShanePHallam) February 1, 2022
Brisker joins Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson in not attending the Senior Bowl despite previously accepting an invite to play in the premier college football all-star game. Like Dotson, it is possible Brisker doesn’t have much to gain going through the Senior Bowl process as far as practice and performance are concerned. But the inability to go through the NFL interview process this week is an unfortunate setback.
No reason has been given or confirmed for why Brisker (or Dotson) are not attending the Senior Bowl, but the hope is we will get to eventually see both at the combine later on in the draft process.
The Senior Bowl does still have some good Penn State representation on hand.
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