Final Senior Bowl practices just wrapped up for both the National & American Team. I spent the day watching DBs and Wide Receivers, and here’s what I saw:
National Team Practice
Did Not Practice: Florida WR Ricky Pearsall, Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell, Michigan WR Roman Wilson
Very Good: Notre Dame CB Cam Hart, Western Kentucky WR Malachi Corley, Rutgers CB Max Melton, Oregon State SAF Kitan Oladapo, Oregon SAF Evan Williams, USC WR Brenden Rice, Ohio State Safety Josh Proctor
Redeemed Himself: Washington State CB Chau Smith-Wade
I Wanted More: WR Devontez Walker, Penn State CB Kalen King, Oregon CB Khyree Jackson, Rice WR Luke McCaffrey, UCF WR Javon Baker
Notes: This isn’t a Copy/Paste list from yesterday — on the American squad, the cream has simply risen to the top. Cam Hart had another strong day, Max Melton took advantage of the extra reps, Kitan Oladapo flashed athleticism all day, and Brenden Rice separated with his feet on a day where he needed to do exactly that.
Malachi Corley looked solid, Chau Smith-Wade showed he belonged (much-needed given his first two days), and I liked a few of the plays that Josh Proctor and Evan Williams made. Disappointed in those that didn’t flash, but there’s no need to go too deep into each story — Tez Walker struggled to catch the ball, Kalen King remained an issue, Luke McCaffrey struggled to separate, and Javon Baker was hot and cold.
Here was USC WR Brenden Rice’s best rep of Day 3 — nice feet against Oregon’s Khyree Jackson. Easy target for Penix. pic.twitter.com/ZtKkciG7sV
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Rice WR Luke McCaffrey takes CB Chau Smith-Wade into the endzone on a fade but can’t separate. Nice battle from CSW pic.twitter.com/ogl0qtLA34
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Punter Tory Taylor rules:
It started as a joke, but Iowa Punter Tory Taylor looks really smooth out here. Not pictured in this video were the 3 punts in a row he landed within the 5.
His directional control is nice — I’m no punter scout, but he places the ball where he wants to. Keep an eye on the #Bears pic.twitter.com/uhKWTZ1JYe
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Oregon Safety Evan Williams can play. Sweet rep in one on one coverage here — he’s a guy to keep your eye on. pic.twitter.com/QWKjN9ODEn
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Good morning Mobile! Notre Dame CB Cam Hart is up and at ‘em early — nice rep here. His length, physicality has given WRs issues all week. pic.twitter.com/LWz2V8hd5p
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American Team Practice
Unfortunately I have to run, I’ll list the winners for this section in a tweet. More when I get home over the weekend. The Fresno State corner (Carlton Johnson), Louisville corner (Jarvis Brownlee), and Georgia WR (Ladd McConkey) were our big winners here:
Thrash with more fancy footwork during 1 on 1s. Obviously not how you’d run this in a game, but it’s pretty to watch all the same pic.twitter.com/ryO1t8XuD2
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Fresno State CB Carlton Johnson looked outstandingly fast this week — here he runs an out route for his man, nearly comes away with an INT. Nice
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— Robert Schmitz (@robertkschmitz) February 2, 2024
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Kansas State TE Ben Sinnot can move. Sweet 1-on-1 rep in the low red zone here. pic.twitter.com/lQgTIg4GwP
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Georgia WR Ladd McConkey had a great Senior Bowl day 3 — nice in-breaking rep here. Loved that he played all 3 days. pic.twitter.com/hXVkOen3uh
— Robert Schmitz (@robertkschmitz) February 1, 2024