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Total of 5 Oregon Ducks named to Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list

A total of five Oregon Ducks have been placed on the Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list ahead of the season.

With less than a week until the 2022 college football season getting off the ground, one of the more anticipated watch lists for the nation’s veteran players has been released.

The Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list features 484 players who deserve to be focused on ahead of next year’s 2023 NFL Draft. It is a compilation of the “best of the best” draft prospects who will be eligible to play in the annual Senior Bowl after the season is over, giving them arguably the biggest stage — aside from the NFL Combine — to showcase their skills and offer NFL teams a chance to evaluate them.

While the Oregon Ducks are a young team, there is a handful of guys who made the list, five in total. Here’s who is on the watch list.

Verone McKinley added to 2022 Senior Bowl roster

The General is headed to the Senior Bowl. Verone McKinley will look to enhance his NFL draft stock in front of NFL coaches and GMs in the coming days.

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One of the best players on the Oregon Ducks 2021 roster is getting a boost heading into the 2022 NFL draft. He was added to the Senior Bowl roster on Tuesday.

Verone McKinley, who finished the 2021 season with 44 tackles and 6 interceptions in 14 games, will be among the best veteran players in college football looking to enhance their draft value in the senior showcase, which is orchestrated by NFL coaches and GMs as they get an up-close look at some of the talent coming into the draft.

McKinley is among the best safeties in the upcoming draft class, having finished his college career with 100 total tackles, 11 interceptions and 21 passes defended. This early, it’s hard to project where he might go in the draft, but it’s hard to believe he would slip past the fourth or fifth round.

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Brian Robinson Jr. and Phidarian Mathis accept invites to Senior Bowl

Congratulations are in order to Brian Robinson Jr. and Phidarian Mathis!

Alabama has at least one game remaining before the 2021 wraps ups. But a couple of the upperclassmen will have the opportunity to don the famous crimson helmet one last time in the Reese’s Senior Bowl.

On Wednesday, the Senior Bowl’s Twitter account announced that both Brian Robinson Jr. and Phidarian Mathis had accepted invites to participate in the distinguished event.

Both Robinson and Mathis have been an integral part of yet another playoff run for the Crimson Tide.

Robinson is Alabama’s leading rusher this season with 1,071 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Mathis has been a terror on the interior of the defensive line all season. He has compiled 46 total tackles and a massive 8 sacks on the season.

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Wisconsin TE Jake Ferguson is headed to the Reese’s Senior Bowl

The Badger tight end is headed to the senior bowl

Wisconsin tight end Jake Ferguson is officially headed to the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

One of the top tight ends in the country, Ferguson will compete alongside other highly-touted seniors in front of NFL coaches, decision makers, and more. The Madison native has racked up 31 catches for 298 receiving yards during the 2021 season and has had at least 30 catches during every year he has played in a Badger uniform.

As of Wednesday, SMU’s Grant Calcaterra is the only other tight end to have officially accepted their offer to the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl. The game is set to take place in January of 2022.

Georgia football’s DJ Daniel named top CB at Senior Bowl practice

The 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl was played on Saturday, showcasing the top senior college football players from around the country. 

The 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl was played on Saturday, showcasing the top senior college football players from around the country.

Three Georgia Bulldogs took part in the event, which featured a week of practice before the game on Saturday, a National team 27-24 win.

Tight end Tre McKitty, defensive back Mark Webb and cornerback D.J. Daniel represented the Bulldogs with McKitty and Daniel earning honors as the top player at their respective position during practice.

Event president Jim Nagy said the awards were determined by the team’s receivers.

Daniel went on to have a solid game covering some of the most talented receivers in the country, which should help his draft stock ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft that is scheduled to take place from Thursday, April 29 to Saturday, May 1.

While at Georgia Daniel fought for playing time with highly rated draft prospects Eric Stokes and Tyson Campbell, but the Griffin, Ga., native played well when he was given the chance.

In 21 games played at Georgia, Daniel racked up 51 tackles, three tackles for a loss with nine passes defended.

 

 

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Three Georgia players accept invites to Reese’s Senior Bowl

Three Georgia football players have accepted invites to the 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl.

Three Bulldogs have officially accepted invites to this year’s Reese’s Senior Bowl.  The Reese’s Senior Bowl is a post-season game that is compiled of some of college football’s most talented seniors.

Among those three are tight end Tre’ McKitty, offensive lineman Ben Cleveland and defensive lineman Malik Herring.

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The 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl is scheduled for January 30th and will showcase a large number of college football’s top NFL Draft prospects.

Last year representing the Dawgs was defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter, long snapper Nick Moore, and kicker Rodrigo Blankenship.

Former NFL scouting director Jim Nagy runs the show as the event consists of a week of practice and competition drills leading up to the game, allowing players who are classified as seniors or graduates to impress numerous NFL scouts and general managers.

Due to the circumstances of COVID-19, players will be able to return to school next year without losing a year of eligibility, which likely means that a number of these players will be headed back to college to up their draft stock.

Many more Georgia seniors are expected to be sent invites to showcase their skills in the coming weeks.  Some that are expected to receive invites are Senior cornerback DJ Daniel, senior safety Richard LeCounte, senior outside linebacker Jermaine Johnson, senior inside linebacker Monty Rice, senior defensive back Mark Webb, senior defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, and fifth-year senior wideout Demetris Robertson.

Wisconsin T Cole Van Lanen named to Reese’s Senior Bowl 250 player watchlist

At the end of every season, the Reese’s Senior Bowl provides a way for senior college football players to showcase their talent for NFL s…

At the end of every season, the Reese’s Senior Bowl provides a way for senior college football players to showcase their talent for NFL scouts and head coaches against other elite college competition before the NFL Combine.

Wisconsin offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen made this year’s watchlist for the prestigious game after having two phenomenal years as the left tackle for the Badgers.

Van Lanen has seen his draft stock rise this offseason even with the postponement of Big Ten football as he has been named a Walter Camp Preseason First Team All American, as well as has been named to the watchlist for the Outland Trophy that goes to the best interior lineman in college football.

Expectations were extremely high this season for the Green Bay, Wisc. native, but the postponement of the season until the spring likely means the end of Van Lanen’s college career at Wisconsin. Van Lanen currently has a second-round draft prediction by Pro Football Focus, and it will be interesting to see how opting out of the spring season could impact his draft stock.

Van Lanen has shown in his time at Wisconsin that he is an elite offensive tackle in college football and his naming to the watchlist for the Reese’s Senior Bowl means that NFL scouts and analysts believe that he will be successful at the next level.

It is something to note that Eric Burrell another senior on the roster, who has been named two watchlists for the top defensive back and defensive player in the country, was not included in this watchlist.

Beloved Georgia football player accepts Senior Bowl invitation

Highly-respect Georgia football kicker Rodrigo Blankenship accepts Senior Bowl invitation

The Reese’s Senior Bowl, one of the most prestigious post-season scouting games for NFL Draft prospects, has extended an invitation to Georgia kicker Rodrigo Blankenship.

‘Hot Rod’ accepted the offer Tuesday, becoming the first Bulldog kicker in over 10 years to represent Georgia in the event.

Blankenship is currently a perfect 198/198 on extra points for the Dawgs and 78/95 on field goal attempts. Though his numbers may have slightly dipped from his outstanding sophomore season, the beloved place kicker is still one of, if not the best in the nation right now.

No matter what happens in the Sugar Bowl against Baylor, everyone can agree Georgia will certainly miss this Damn Good Dawg.

Zack Baun accepts invitation to 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl

Wisconsin senior outside linebacker Zack Baun has accepted an invitation the 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

Senior outside linebacker Zack Baun emerged as one of the top breakout stars in all of college football this season, earning consensus First Team All-Big Ten honors last week on the heels of a phenomenal regular season of play. Taking into account his performance in the loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game, Baun has now tallied a team-high 12.5 sacks to go along with 19.5 tackles for loss, numbers that are both good for No. 2 in the conference and No. 7 in the nation.

His rise to stardom has landed him squarely on the radars of NFL franchises as they prepare for the draft in the spring, as evidenced by his invitation to the 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl. After accepting his invitation on Monday afternoon, Baun will have the chance to make even more of a name for himself in NFL circles.

Baun is the first Badger to accept an invitation to this year’s Senior Bowl, an annual showcase of some of the top senior players in all of college football. Hundreds of NFL coaches, scouts, general managers and other front office personnel flock to Mobile, Ala. each year to take in the game, and, more importantly, take stock of the players throughout the three days of practice sessions that precede it.

Along with college pro days and the NFL Scouting Combine, the Senior Bowl is one of the most important events leading up to the draft for prospects, and it offers its participants the opportunity to greatly increase their stock. For example, it was his performance at the 2018 event that catapulted Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield into the conversation for the No. 1 overall pick in that year’s draft.

Last year, offensive linemen Michael Deiter and Beau Benzschawel and fullback Alec Ingold represented Wisconsin in Mobile. Ingold, in particular, had a big week on the North team that was coached by Jon Gruden and the Raiders’ coaching staff, and that played a major role in Oakland picking him up as an undrafted free agent following the draft.

Wisconsin fans can watch Baun in the 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl on Jan. 25.