The Senior Bowl is one of the most important events leading up to the NFL Draft, as it highlights the stars who met their eligibility for the professional league selection process and are in their last year of their collegiate career. This event is incredibly relevant for standing out against the best competition for a player from a low-end school, or for establishing yourself in the first round if everyone already knows about a talented prospect.
In this article about the North team, you will learn about the best talents of the event and those who have raised their value in the practices of the week.
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Safe players within the first round
O’Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida
Even without coming to the Senior Bowl for his sheer production in the most difficult conference in American football being the best guard in the nation according to PFF, you could tell that he was going to leave within the first round.
Not only was he top 30 in pressures allowed last season, but at 6’2″ and 300lbs, even if he struggles with his blocking technique, Torrence can win. This player is as good a prospect as Zion Johnson was last season.
Will McDonald IV, EDGE, Iowa State
Someone who was on the edge of the first round due to his transition of position to the outside of the defensive formation was Will McDonald IV, but with the dominant practices he has had this week in the Senior Bowl the doubts are beginning to dissipate and it is beginning to be more Of course, most teams have a positive evaluation of him.
This player completely wins with his explosiveness and speed as well as an important characteristic for NFL scouts that is the bending or the ability to double up and dodge his tackle. He just won that way against one of the best tackles in the draft in Darnell Wright yesterday.
They could sneak into the first round
Luke Musgrave, TE, Oregon State
When you see a TE line up against opposing CBs and beat them consistently on speed is when you realize that a player is completely special and this is the case with Luke Musgrave, who I would be surprised if his time in the 40 seconds was one of the fastest in the last decade
With 15 targets and in two games before his injury, he established himself as the nation’s TE1 in the most relevant statistic to measure the pure talent of a receiver isolated from his situation, and this is yards per rushing route, where he had 3.38 ahead of Dalton Kincaid and Michael Mayer, who could also go in the first round.
Tyrique Stevenson, CB, Miami
This player is the prototype of a CB who is incredibly physical, does not stop distracting his rivals and has ball skills. All defensive coordinators want a player like Tyrique and it is because of his physique that it would not be unreasonable for a GM to take him in the first round.
At Senior Bowl 2023 practices, no CB has looked as good as this player. In 2022 he was the 15th CB with the lowest completion percentage allowed at his direction. Speaking of perfect schemes for him, there are the Dolphins, Patriots, Giants and Lions because of the amount of press-coverage they use, since it is the scheme where Stevenson plays the best.
Darnell Wright, T, Tennessee
Despite the fact that production has not accompanied this player’s career, with this physique he will hardly win in the NFL, since he is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 158 kg (!). This week in the Senior Bowl no one has beaten him for strength and power than Will McDonald IV.
Jammie Robinson, S, Florida State
One of my favorite prospects in the position has stood out in the practices of this game and that is that with his vast experience he has developed an incredible intelligence to play football at such a level that this last season he had his breakout in the running game and only missing the 7% of his tackles being one of the lowest percentages in the entire nation. In addition to his ability to cover opposing TEs, he can play deep, in the box, and in the slot.
A player who polarizes opinions in the Senior Bowl 2023
Derrick Hall, EDGE, Auburn
As with Team North’s Isaiah Foskey, team and scout evaluations point anywhere with Hall. Some fall in love with his explosiveness and aggressiveness once he contacts the tackle, in addition to his high production in passing sets, where blitzes are excluded, where he turned out to be one of the 16 that generated the most pressure in the nation even despite being in the toughest conference in the NCAA.
His production in the running game needs to be much better these days in the Senior Bowl if he wants to finish in the first round.
Second-round talent who has shone in practices
Tank Dell, WR, Houston
Dell’s production in Houston has been absolute madness, being one of the best vertical weapons in the nation and someone who breaks apart with natural ability. Year after year he has risen to the point that in 2022 he was the ninth most forced missed tackle WR in the nation. In the Senior Bowl he has been by far the best WR in the class and can’t get past the second round with his ability to extend the field.
John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota
If you look at what the Ravens did with Tyler Linderbaum it was really amazing because they didn’t normally use a zone system in the running game and Linderbaum specialized in this type of game so adding him to their offense gave it a dimension. completely different that helped even more explosive runs from his RBs. Schmitz is a zone scheme specialist and continues to establish himself as the top C in the class at the Senior Bowl.
Steve Avila, IOL, TCU
The fact that he can play guard or center gives incredible value to this player who will hardly go down from the second round. With his physique and power that he has shown in this event against the best ID he has proven himself as one of the best in the class.
Exciting Offensive Talents for Day 3 of the Draft
Rashee Rice, WR, SMU
One of the best vertical weapons in the class, a better prospect than former teammate Danny Gray.
Tyjae Spears, RB, Tulane
If there’s one RB that has stolen the Senior Bowl show, it’s Tyjae Spears who had game numbers in 2022 against bad competition averaging 4.55 yards after contact per carry and Top 10 in carries of more than 15 yards. The big question was how he would do against good competition and he has not ceased to amaze all the scouts. He might even sneak into day two if he keeps going this way.
These are the players to watch for the South team heading into the 2023 Senior Bowl. Who is your favorite prospect? Who do you want on your NFL team? We read you in the comments under this article and on our social networks.