2021 Senior Bowl
American college football all-star game
College football game
The 2021 Senior Bowl was a college football all-star game played on January 30, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. CST , at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama . The game featured prospects for the 2021 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL), predominantly from the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), rostered into "National" and "American" teams.[ 3] [ a] It was one of the final 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season . Sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups , the game was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl , with television coverage provided by NFL Network .[ 4]
On January 11, 2021, bowl organizers announced that the teams would be coached by personnel from the Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers ,[ 5] [ 6] coaching the National team and American team, respectively.[ 7] This was the first Senior Bowl to be played at Hancock Whitney Stadium , after the 1951–2020 editions were held at Ladd–Peebles Stadium , also in Mobile.[ 8] [ 9]
Players
Organizers maintained a "watch list" of 250 players as potential invitees.[ 10] In October 2020, the first invitation was issued to Dillon Radunz , an offensive tackle at North Dakota State of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[ 11] On January 18, Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith accepted an invitation to the game,[ 12] but did not play.
Players listed below are all from the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), unless noted otherwise after their college team. A week before the game, the bowl's executive director noted that there were 136 players on-site.[ 13] In the final week before the game, several players who had accepted invites were replaced on the roster due to injury or other circumstances. Quarterback Kyle Trask was a notable player replaced due to injury.[ 14]
National team
Full roster online here . Numerical rosters here (a number may be shared by an offensive and defensive player).
QB Sam Ehlinger
QB Feleipe Franks
No.
Player
Position
HT/WT
College
Notes
73
Aaron Banks
OL
6'5/338
Notre Dame
19
Derrick Barnes
LB
6'0/245
Purdue
3 tackles (1 solo)
87
John Bates
TE
6'5/259
Boise State
1 reception, 13 yards
12
Ian Book
QB
6'0/210
Notre Dame
5/11, 48 yards; 1 INT; 4 carries, 18 yards
32
Tuf Borland
LB
6'0/229
Ohio State
2 tackles (0 solo)
76
Spencer Brown
OL
6'8/314
Northern Iowa (FCS)
22
Tre Brown
DB
5'9/188
Oklahoma
55
Baron Browning
LB
6'3/241
Ohio State
3 tackles (1 solo)
24
Camryn Bynum
DB
6'0/198
California
5 tackles (4 solo)
7
Michael Carter
RB
5'7/202
North Carolina
8 carries, 60 yards; 1 TD; 2 receptions, 15 yards
94
Camaron Cheeseman
LS
6'4/237
Michigan
4
Nico Collins
WR
6'4/215
Michigan
did not play
0
Jonathon Cooper
DL
6'2/254
Ohio State
2 tackles (1 solo); 1 ⁄2 sack
77
Jake Curhan
OL
6'5/323
California
84
Frank Darby
WR
6'0/194
Arizona State
1 reception, 22 yards
27
Divine Deablo
DB
6'3/226
Virginia Tech
6 tackles (5 solo)
79
Adrian Ealy
OL
6'6/326
Oklahoma
11
Sam Ehlinger
QB
6'1/222
Texas
4/10, 42 yards; 1 TD
1
D'Wayne Eskridge
WR
5'9/188
Western Michigan
did not play
10
Demetric Felton
RB
5'8/189
UCLA
2 receptions, 28 yards; 1 TD; 1 PR, 10 yards
30
Tony Fields II
LB
6'1/222
West Virginia
13
Dez Fitzpatrick
WR
6'2/202
Louisville
6 receptions, 90 yards; Offensive Player of the Game[ 15]
8
Feleipe Franks
QB
6'6/234
Arkansas
9/16, 122 yards; 1 TD
49
Ta'Quon Graham
DL
6'3/290
Texas
2 tackles (2 solo); 1 sack
4
Thomas Graham Jr.
DB
5'10/193
Oregon
3 tackles (2 solo)
72
Robert Hainsey
OL
6'4/302
Notre Dame
23
Darren Hall
DB
5'11/189
San Diego State
3 tackles (1 solo)
33
Damar Hamlin
DB
6'0/201
Pittsburgh
2 tackles (1 solo); 1 INT
22
Najee Harris
RB
6'1/230
Alabama
did not play[ 15]
9
Daelin Hayes
DL
6'3/261
Notre Dame
3 tackles (0 solo); 1 ⁄2 sack
25
Khalil Herbert
RB
5'8/204
Virginia Tech
6 carries, 3 yards; 2 receptions, 2 yards; 1 PR, 3 yards
6
Justin Hilliard
LB
6'0/227
Ohio State
4 tackles (0 solo)
55
James Hudson
OL
6'4/302
Cincinnati
56
Creed Humphrey
OL
6'4/312
Oklahoma
99
Tarron Jackson
DL
6'2/260
Coastal Carolina
2 tackles (1 solo)
67
Brenden Jaimes
OL
6'5/300
Nebraska
83
Cade Johnson
WR
5'10/186
South Dakota State (FCS)
1 reception, 10 yards
90
Patrick Jones II
DL
6'4/264
Pittsburgh
1 tackle (1 solo); 1 sack
70
Robert Jones
OL
6'4/319
Middle Tennessee
80
Hunter Long
TE
6'5/254
Boston College
did not play
42
Ben Mason
FB
6'2/256
Michigan
did not play
71
Quinn Meinerz
OL
6'3/320
Wisconsin–Whitewater (DIII)
74
Jaylon Moore
OL
6'4/311
Western Michigan
5
Tre Norwood
DB
5'11/192
Oklahoma
0 tackles (0 solo)
92
Osa Odighizuwa
DL
6'2/280
UCLA
2 tackles (1 solo); 1 ⁄2 sack
91
Adetokunbo Ogundeji
DL
6'4/256
Notre Dame
2 tackles (1 solo); 1 ⁄2 sack
95
Levi Onwuzurike
DL
6'2/290
Washington
30
Riley Patterson
K
5'10/183
Memphis
2-for-2 FG, long 36; 3-for-3 PAT
75
Dillon Radunz
OL
6'5/304
North Dakota State (FCS)
11
Hamilcar Rashed Jr.
LB
6'3/254
Oregon State
2 tackles (1 solo)
25
Benjamin St-Juste
DB
6'3/200
Minnesota
1 tackle (1 solo)
5
Trey Sermon
RB
6'0/213
Ohio State
did not play
81
Ben Skowronek
WR
6'2/211
Notre Dame
did not play
0
DeVonta Smith
WR
N/A[ 16]
Alabama
did not play
47
Elerson Smith
DL
6'6/262
Northern Iowa (FCS)
2 tackles (2 solo)
38
James Smith
P
6'4/233
Cincinnati
4 punts, 148 yards, long 52
29
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
5'11/227
Oklahoma
7 carries, 9 yards; 1 reception, 5 yards
50
Chazz Surratt
LB
6'1/227
North Carolina
16
Sage Surratt
WR
6'2/215
Wake Forest
did not play
8
Keith Taylor Jr.
DB
6'2/191
Washington
2 tackles (1 solo)
1
Ambry Thomas
DB
5'11/189
Michigan
1 tackle (0 solo)
18
Shaka Toney
EDGE
6'2/238
Penn State
2 tackles (1 solo)
29
Christian Uphoff
DB
6'2/213
Illinois State (FCS)
3 tackles (2 solo)
2
Tylan Wallace
WR
5'11/193
Oklahoma State
did not play
17
Rashad Weaver
DL
6'4/265
Pittsburgh
2 tackles (0 solo)
--
Rodarius Williams
DB
6'0/193
Oklahoma State
88
Kenny Yeboah
TE
6'3/247
Ole Miss
2 receptions, 27 yards; 1 TD
Chazz Surratt and Sage Surratt are brothers.[ 17]
American team
Full roster online here . Numerical rosters here (a number may be shared by an offensive and defensive player).
RB Kylin Hill
QB Kellen Mond
QB Jamie Newman
WR Amari Rodgers
No.
Player
Position
HT/WT
College
Notes
56
Jack Anderson
OL
6'4/309
Texas Tech
9
Carlos Basham Jr.
DL
6'3/281
Wake Forest
1
Joshuah Bledsoe
DB
5'11/201
Missouri
1 tackle (1 solo)
30
José Borregales
K
5'9/207
Miami, Florida
no kicking attempts
99
William Bradley-King
EDGE
6'3/254
Baylor
33
K. J. Britt
LB
6'0/239
Auburn
5 tackles (2 solo)
65
Deonte Brown
OL
6'3/364
Alabama
74
Ben Cleveland
OL
6'6/354
Georgia
44
Riley Cole
LB
6'2/242
South Alabama
6 tackles (2 solo)
19
Jabril Cox
LB
6'2/233
LSU
5 tackles (1 solo)
14
D. J. Daniel
DB
5'11/183
Georgia
1 tackle (1 solo)
6
Shawn Davis
DB
5'10/199
Florida
1 INT
69
Landon Dickerson
OL
6'6/326
Alabama
93
Max Duffy
P
6'0/197
Kentucky
4 punts, 156 yards, long 44
9
Chris Evans
RB
5'10/219
Michigan
did not play
30
Paddy Fisher
LB
6'3/239
Northwestern
1 tackle (1 solo)
45
Thomas Fletcher
LS
6'1/237
Alabama
3
Tyree Gillespie
DB
5'11/207
Missouri
90
Chauncey Golston
DL
6'4/268
Iowa
6 tackles (1 solo)
83
Kylen Granson
TE
6'2/242
SMU
1 reception, 8 yards
27
Richie Grant
DB
5'11/200
UCF
86
Noah Gray
TE
6'3/240
Duke
did not play
55
Carson Green
OL
6'6/319
Texas A&M
8
Trevon Grimes
WR
6'3/217
Florida
2 receptions, 33 yards; 1 TD
10
Malik Herring
DL
6'3/283
Georgia
20
Kylin Hill
RB
5'10/214
Mississippi State
6 carries, 15 yards; 2-point conversion rush
56
Wyatt Hubert
DE
6'2/265
Kansas State
78
Alaric Jackson
OL
6'5/318
Iowa
76
Drake Jackson
OL
6'1/290
Kentucky
10
Mac Jones
QB
6'2/217
Alabama
did not play[ 15]
35
Ryan Langan
LS
6'1/228
Georgia Southern
1 tackle (1 solo)
70
Alex Leatherwood
OL
6'5/312
Alabama
87
Tre' McKitty
TE
6'4/247
Georgia
1 reception, 14 yards
17
Racey McMath
WR
6'2/224
LSU
did not play
8
Ifeatu Melifonwu
DB
6'2/212
Syracuse
3 tackles (2 solo)
12
Bryan Mills
DB
6'0/180
North Carolina Central (FCS)
4 tackles (4 solo)
15
Elijah Mitchell
RB
5'10/215
Louisiana
4 carries, 2 yards; 2 receptions, 10 yards
12
Kellen Mond
QB
6'2/205
Texas A&M
13/25, 173 yards; 2 TD, 2-point conversion pass; 2 carries, 11 yards, 2-point conversion rush; Most Valuable Player[ 15]
68
Dan Moore Jr.
OL
6'5/309
Texas A&M
60
David Moore
OL
6'1/350
Grambling State (FCS)
81
Quintin Morris
TE
6'2/NA
Bowling Green
3 receptions, 52 yards
25
Hamsah Nasirildeen
DB
6'3/213
Florida State
3 tackles (0 solo)
7
Jamie Newman
QB
6'2/235
Wake Forest
10/14, 118 yards; 1 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries 0 yards
72
Royce Newman
OL
6'5/306
Ole Miss
85
Josh Palmer
WR
6'1/210
Tennessee
2 receptions, 27 yards; 1 TD
14
Cornell Powell
WR
6'0/205
Clemson
2 receptions, 42 yards
32
Monty Rice
LB
6'0/238
Georgia
31
Aaron Robinson
DB
5'11/190
UCF
96
Janarius Robinson
EDGE
6'5/266
Florida State
5 tackles (1 solo); 1+ 1 ⁄2 sacks
55
Quincy Roche
EDGE
6'2/243
Miami, Florida
2 tackles (0 solo)
23
Robert Rochell
DB
5'11/195
Central Arkansas (FCS)
3
Amari Rodgers
WR
5'9/211
Clemson
4 receptions, 23 yards; 1 TD; 1 carry, -4 yards; 1 PR, 11 yards; 2-point conversion catch
34
Larry Rountree III
RB
5'10/216
Missouri
4 carries, 7 yards; 2 receptions, 19 yards
5
Cameron Sample
DL
6'2/274
Tulane
7 tackles (2 solo); 1 ⁄2 sack; Defensive Player of the Game[ 15]
67
D'Ante Smith
OL
6'5/294
East Carolina
22
Jordan Smith
LB
6'6/255
UAB
3 tackles (2 solo)
13
Shi Smith
WR
5'10/186
South Carolina
3 receptions, 57 yards
73
Trey Smith
OL
6'5/331
Tennessee
11
Charles Snowden
LB
6'6/232
Virginia
7
JaCoby Stevens
DB
6'1/216
LSU
5
Marquez Stevenson
WR
5'10/182
Houston
1 reception, 6 yards; 1 PR, 9 yards
0
Grant Stuard
LB
5'11/230
Houston
2 tackles (0 solo)
1
Kadarius Toney
WR
5'11/189
Florida
did not play
95
Marlon Tuipulotu
DL
6'1/308
USC
98
Payton Turner
DL
6'5/270
Houston
6
Austin Watkins Jr.
WR
6'1/207
UAB
did not play
26
Mark Webb
DB
6'1/210
Georgia
5 tackles (3 solo)
21
Marvin Wilson
DL
6'3/319
Florida State
Game summary
Note special playing rules detailed here . Players in the game were each issued two helmet stickers ; one with the player's hometown area code , and one with number 44 for Hank Aaron ,[ 18] who was born in Mobile and died on January 22.
Game information
First quarter
(8:32) NATL — Riley Patterson 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:12; National 3–0 )
(4:47) NATL — Sam Ehlinger 12-yard pass to Demetric Felton , Riley Patterson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:45; National 10–0 )
Second quarter
(5:02) NATL — Riley Patterson 32-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:05; National 13–0 )
Third quarter
(9:44) AMER — Kellen Mond 15-yard pass to Amari Rodgers ; 2-point conversion rush by Mond (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:21; National 13–8 )
(4:52) AMER — Kellen Mond 14-yard pass to Josh Palmer ; 2-point conversion pass, Mond to Rodgers (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:29; American 16–13 )
(9:44) NATL — Michael Carter 12-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:08; National 20–16 )
Fourth quarter
Statistics
Statistics
NATL
AMER
First downs
17
16
Plays–yards
64–288
59–301
Rushes–yards
27–88
20–31
Passing yards
200
270
Passing: comp –att –int
18–37–1
23–39–1
Time of possession
29:41
30:19
Notes
^ Previously, the Senior Bowl had rostered players into North and South teams.
References
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^ Westrick, Sam (October 3, 2020). "Senior Bowl offers first invitation to NDSU's Radunz" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved November 22, 2020 .
^ Heim, Mark (January 18, 2021). "Alabama's DeVonta Smith accepts Senior Bowl invitation" . MSN.com . Retrieved January 19, 2021 .
^ @JimNagy_SB (January 24, 2021). "All 136 prospects made their way through Reese's Senior Bowl photo shoot this afternoon" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Twitter .
^ Lindsay, Colin (January 25, 2021). "Gator QB Trask out of Senior Bowl" . gbnreport.com . Retrieved January 25, 2021 .
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^ @JimNagy_SB (January 24, 2021). "Each prospect in 2021 Reese's Senior Bowl will have two helmet decals, one honoring MLB legend Hank Aaron and another repping their hometown area code" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Twitter .
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