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'Tis the season of college football watch lists — but this one might actually have some legitimate clout.
The Senior Bowl — the annual showcase game for the best seniors and NFL-bound underclassmen in the nation — released a 350-man watch list this week. The typically ballyhooed names were on it: — Mariota, Hundley, 75 SEC players — but 11 Sun Belt Conference players also made the cut.
That's an impressive number when you consider the importance of the Senior Bowl's list — compared to those of the Manning or Thorpe award — is that it is a viable parsing of college football's best talent ahead of the college football season and the 2015 NFL Draft, the latter of which has made the Senior Bowl a critical, and highly publicized scouting tool over recent years. It's even more impressive when you consider that the Sun Belt only had four draft picks last season.
Below are the #FunBelt players who were recognized. Note that inclusion this doesn't guarantee an invitation to the game, just as exclusion from this list doesn't mean a player can't be invited to Mobile.
Sterling Young |
S |
Arkansas State |
Darion Griswold |
TE |
Arkansas State |
Qushaun Lee |
LB |
Arkansas State |
Garrett Frye |
OT |
Georgia Southern |
Daniel Quave |
OG |
Louisiana |
Terrance Broadway |
QB |
Louisiana |
Justin Manton |
PK |
Louisiana-Monroe |
Ray Stovall |
LB |
Louisiana-Monroe |
Brandon Bridge |
QB |
South Alabama |
Wes Saxton |
TE |
South Alabama |
Michael Orakpo |
LB |
Texas State |
Is there anyone that the Senior Bowl missed? Anyone that you guarantee will make it in 2015? Let us know below, we'll relay the message — promise.