Senior Bowl is first big showcase for 2021 NFL draft prospects such as Kadarius Toney

This year’s event will look different due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but prospects will still have a chance to prove themselves.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published by Draft Wire and has been republished in its entirety below. 

The NFL draft starts in Mobile, they say.

For the 32 NFL teams in attendance, the Senior Bowl is a chance to see some of college football’s top players square off in a week of practices and a full game to wrap things up, in order to prove to them that they can prepare, practice and compete like pros.

This year’s event will look different due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but prospects will still have a chance to prove themselves in a key part of the pre-draft process, which will not include the NFL scouting combine this year.

Here are key players at each position group: