Is this the most stacked Senior Bowl class we've seen in recent years?
I've been following the Senior Bowl a bit more closely after we've seen some high performers of the event come out and really pay off in dynasty. Obviously, you're not going to see the blue-chip NFL prospects in this bowl, but you do get another look at players that had questions surrounding their college careers (Injury, Lack of Production, Small School)
Previous risers from the event - McLaurin, Deebo, Dameon Pierce, Kupp, Zay, Josh Allen, Trey McBride, Puka, Ladd McConkey, Pearsall. Tons of other names have attended the practices or played in the bowl game that have ended up being productive players.
This year, there are a lot more names than I'm normally familiar with which I find to be surprising:
QB:
- Jaxson Dart
- Dillon Gabriel
- Jalen Milroe
RB:
- Cam Skattebo
- Ollie Gordon
- Woody Marks
- Brashard Smith
WR:
- Arian Smith
- Jayden Higgins
- Jaylin Noel
- Kyren Lacy
- Xavier Restrepo
- Tez Johnson
- Elic Ayomanor
- Jalen Royals
TE:
- Harold Fannin
- Mason Taylor
On top of this Senior Bowl list which should produce some deeper gems, we have the "known" commodities that will make up the majority of the first 2 rounds in Rookie Drafts:
QB:
- Shedeur
- Ward
RB:
- Jeanty
- Hampton
- Kaleb Johnson
- Judkins
- TreVeyon Henderson
- Nicholas Singleton
WR:
- Tet
- Burden
- Travis Hunter
- Egbuka
- Isaiah Bond
- Tre Harris
TE:
- Tyler Warren
- Colston Loveland
TLDR Is this the deepest senior bowl we've seen in recent years? Does that likely translate to an even deeper rookie class than we're used to? Seems impossible to top what we just had in 2024 but I'm not sure I've ever seen so many 'good' names so early in the draft process.