There are a lot of bowl games you can turn on and watch once the college football postseason rolls around, but perhaps none of them are as unique as the East-West Shrine Bowl. It’s not a reward for one college team’s season, but rather a last chance for so-called senior “All-Stars” to strut their stuff in front of scouts and executives at the professional level.
It takes place after all the traditional bowls and national champion are crowned and has been played since 1925. It was first known as the East-West Shrine Game but now likes to be known as a bowl.
This year the bowl has released its East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 to highlight the players it feels will go through the scouting process and will be eligible to play in the game this February.
As you would expect, there are quite a few Ohio State players that made the cut — 13 in fact. Here’s a look at all the Buckeyes that appear on the 1,000 names we’ll keep an eye on for the 2022 season.
Cameron Brown, Cornerback
Jerron Cage, Defensive Tackle
Steele Chambers, Inside Linebacker
Tyler Friday, Defensive End
Palaie Gaoteote IV, Inside Linebacker
Zach Harrison, Defensive End
Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Defensive End
Dawand Jones, Offensive Tackle
Matthew Jones, Offensive Guard
Teradja Mitchell, Outside Linebacker
Josh Proctor, Safety
Noah Ruggles, Kicker
Taron Vincent, Defensive Tackle
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Our aim is for this list to serve as a look into our scouting process, as well as begin to preview college players who are currently all-star game eligible for the 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl and 2023 NFL Draft class.
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— East-West Shrine Bowl (@ShrineBowl) July 13, 2022
It’s yet to be seen how much a few of these guys will factor into what happens in 2022, but they are on the radar with potential. We’ll see how it all shakes out and who ends up taking part in this upcoming East/West Shrine Bowl.
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