The Senior Bowl will be occurring for the 73rd time this coming February, as per usual Penn State is going to have some players on the roster. Last year Jahan Dotson made the game and showcased in front of all 32 NFL teams and because of that he was able to impress one. All it takes is just one team to fall in love with you and you can become a first-round pick, for Dotson that was the Washington Commanders.
This year, it appears more Nittany Lions may have a shot at impressing NFL teams down in Mobile, Alabama.
The Senior Bowl watches players all year round. They have a scouting staff like your normal NFL team and is led by Super Bowl winning scout and executive Jim Nagy. Nagy and his staff comb over every football team at every level looking for talent to watch as the season progresses. This year there are four players who have caught the eye of the staff down in Mobile.
Two on offense are Sean Clifford with should be no surprise. The sixth-year Nittany Lion quarterback will be approaching legendary status with the Penn State community. He is close to owning most passing records but he is bound for the NFL after this year. Teams should enjoy the way he carries himself off the field but if he makes it down to the Senior Bowl then he may be able to impress them on the field as well.
A surprise name for Penn State fans may be the other offensive player, [autotag]Mitchell Tinsley[/autotag]. [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] went to the transfer portal and found the perfect compliment to [autotag]Parker Washington[/autotag] for this upcoming season. Expectations will be high for the former Western Kentucky player this year.
On defense you have the other two players as both [autotag]P.J. Mustipher[/autotag] and [autotag]Ji’Ayir Brown[/autotag] are on the list as well. Brown has gone from junior college to Penn State team captain. With new defensive coordinator [autotag]Manny Diaz[/autotag] he could see a big year, as could Mustipher. What will be critical for Mustipher is how his knee rebounds after injuring it last season.
More Penn State players may be able to play there way onto the Senior Bowl radar, for now though, these four names have the best chance at representing the team.
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