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Tebow and Rolle in Senior Bowl Spotlight

Photo - Safety Myron Rolle - Florida St
Senior Bowl Game – Sat - 4 pm Est

Senior Bowl – Game Day
The 2010 Senior Bowl comes to completion today with the All-star classic that NFL scouts will view extensively over the ensuing weeks. There are many high regarded pro prospects to view but none more interesting than Florida’s QB Tim Tebow and Florida St’s safety Myron Rolle. Both prospects have been scouted with a critical eye this week for various reasons. Each of these pro prospects have incredible intangibles to get the most out of their top athletic abilities.

QB Tim Tebow of Florida drew incredible attention over the practices this week and may be the most over analyzed prospect in recent memory. He improved over the week on his throwing mechanics and taking the snap under center. He struggled during the opening workout but displayed a shorter delivery over the week with fine ball security under center. His delivery will be a huge issue in NFL front offices this spring and he will have to show progress in his mechanics and adjusting to a pro set at the NFL Combine to dispel concerns about his pro potential. He is capable of being the catalyst for the South team today.

Safety Myron Rolle - 6-2 / 218 - Florida St suited up for football for the first time since Dec. 2008 this week. He has worked out since Dec. '09 to prepare for this All-star classic. He opted to go to Oxford, England on a Rhodes scholarship the past year to pursue his education. He is the first Rhodes Scholar to ever play in the Senior Bowl. He is a defender who carried a top 100 and NFL starting grade off his experience and athletic ability. He needs to have a good game and postseason to return to those levels. His workout efforts this week showed the talent that made him an All-American, in addition to the smarts to pick up a new system quickly and flash the talent that made him a star defender as a collegian.

Players to Watch
Offensive Players
Jacoby Ford - WR - Clemson
Shay Hodge - WR - Ole Miss
Dexter McCluster - WR - Ole Miss
Andre Roberts - WR - The Citadel
Mike Iupati – OG -Idaho

Defensive Players
Daryl Washington - LB TCU
Sean Weatherspoon - LB - Missouri
Chris Cook - CB - Virginia
Perrish Cox – CB - Oklahoma St
Kyle Wilson - CB - Boise St

Mike Iupati Heads Senior Bowl Classic
Photo - OG Mike Iupati - Idaho

Frank Coyle has been a consultant for the Senior Bowl for 15 years.

Senior Bowl Roster
As of Jan.13, 2010 - 7 pm

Player - Position - Ht/Wt - School
Alexander, Danario - WR - 6-5 / 215 - Missouri
Allen, Nate - DB - 6-2 / 207 - South Florida
Alualu, Tyson - DL - 6-3 / 290 - California
Arenas, Javier - DB - 5-9 / 198 - Alabama
Black, Ciron - OL - 6-5 / 322 - LSU
Brown, Charles - OL - 6-6 / 285 - Southern Cal
Brown, Chris - RB - 5-10 / 200 - Oklahoma
Canfield, Sean - QB - 6-4 / 214 - Oregon St
Cody, Terrence - DT - 6-5 / 365 - Alabama
Coleman, Antonio - DE - 6-3 / 261 - Auburn
Coleman, Harry - DB - 6-2 / 206 - LSU
Dixon, Anthony - RB - 6-1 / 235 - Mississippi St
Graham, Brandon - DE - 6-2 / 263 - Michigan
Graham, Jimmy - TE - 6-8 / 260 - Miami
Hardesty, Montario - RB - 6-0 / 215 - Tennessee
Hodge, Shay - WR - 6-1 / 207 - Ole Miss
Hughes, Jerry - LB - 6-3 / 257 - TCU
Iupati, Mike - OL - 6-6 / 325 - Idaho
Jerry, John - OL - 6-5 / 350 - Ole Miss
Johnson, Mike - OL - 6-6 / 305 - Alabama
Johnson, Stafon - RB - 5-11 / 210 - Southern Cal
LaFell, Brandon - WR - 6-3 / 206 - LSU
Lang, Brandon - DL - 6-3 / 256 - Troy
LeFevour, Dan - QB - 6-3 / 238 - Central Michigan
Mays, Taylor - DB - 6-3 / 235 - Southern Cal
McCarthy, Kyle - DB - 6-1 / 210 - Notre Dame
McCluster, Dexter - WR/RB - 5-8 / 165 - Ole Miss
McCoy, Anthony - TE - 6-2 / 250 - Southern Cal
Mesko, Zoltan - P - 6-5 / 231 - Michigan
Murphy, Jerome - DB - 6-1 / 190 - South Florida
Norwood, Eric - LB - 6-1 / 252 - South Carolina
Olsen, Eric - OL - 6-5 / 305 - Notre Dame
Peek, Colin - TE - 6-6 / 255 - Alabama
Pike, Tony - QB - 6-6 / 225 - Cincinnati
Robinson, Patrick - DB - 5-11 / 193 - Florida St
Scott, Charles - RB - 6-0 / 234 - LSU
Selvie, George - DE - 6-4 / 250 - South Florida
Sharpton, Darryl - LB - 6-0 / 235 - Miami
Sheffield, Cameron - LB - 6-2 / 249 - Troy
Tate, Ben - RB - 5-11 / 218 - Auburn
Tebow, Tim - QB - 6-3 / 240 - Florida
Thompson, Syd'Quan - DB - 5-9 / 191 - California
Tiffin, Leigh - PK - 6-2 / 212 - Alabama
Washington, Daryl - LB - 6-3 / 234 - TCU
Watson, Dekoda - LB - 6-2 / 228 - Florida St
Weatherspoon, Sean - LB - 6-2 / 250 - Missouri
Webb, Joe WR 6-4 / 220 UAB
Williams, Dan - DT - 6-3 / 327 - Tennessee
Williams, Jeremy - WR - 6-1 / 205 - Tulane
Williams, Trent - OL - 6-6 / 318 - Oklahoma
Wilson, Kyle - DB - 5-10 / 186 - Boise St
Young, Sam - OL - 6-8 / 320 - Notre Dame

Tim Tebow to Showcase Skills in Mobile for All Star Week

Photo - QB Tim Tebow - Florida

Frank Coyle has been a consultant for the Senior Bowl for 15 years.

University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow ended months of speculation on whether or not he would attend the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl by officially accepting an invitation. The former Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion is the most decorated player to ever play in the Senior Bowl. Kickoff for the January 30th event is scheduled for 3pm (CT) in Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The game and all practices will be televised by the NFL Network.

Despite enormous success in college, Tebow has been highly criticized as a future NFL starting QB. His elongated delivery has been criticized as telegraph his throws and taking too much time to deliver the ball to receivers. It certanly did not hinder his success on the field in the tough SEC or his fine accuracy as a passer. The Senior Bowl practices will go a long ways in determining his draft position whether a top pick and potential starting QB or a prospect with talent and upside who may be limited to a Wild Cat performer. “The NFL has been a dream of mine since I was a little boy and I’m now getting close to capturing that dream and I want to do everything I can to show that I can play quarterback.” Tebow stated this week.

Tebow has been a fan favorite nationwide and is arguably the greatest college football player ever. He will head to Mobile fresh off the best performance of his career--a BCS record 533 total yards of offense (482 pass, 51 rush) on 31 of 35 passing in the Gators' Sugar Bowl victory over Cincinnati. Voted the game’s Most Outstanding Player, Tebow accounted for 4 TDs in the win (3 pass, 1 rush), to improve his career mark as a starter to 35- 6. He also set a Sugar Bowl record by completing his first 12 passes.

“One of my reasons to play (in the Senior Bowl) was because I love competing and I love what it takes to be a football player. There are a lot of things in training that you do but you are not playing football. This (the Senior Bowl) is the only thing where you are playing football and showing football skills. That’s why I think something like the Senior Bowl is very important,” Tebow said.

Tebow’s college résumé is very impressive starting with being the first sophomore to ever win the Heisman Trophy Award, a two-time winner of the Maxwell Award (Collegiate Player of the Year) and the owner of numerous NCAA, SEC and school records. His trophy case is filled with every major college football award in existence---Heisman (2007), Maxwell (2007, 2008), Manning (2008) and O’Brien (2007) and he is the only player in NCAA history to ever rush and pass for more than 20 TDs in a single season (2007).

“I’m very excited,” Tebow said of playing in the Senior Bowl. “It’s something where I get an opportunity to play with a lot of great players and get coached by a lot of great coaches in the NFL and an opportunity to work in an NFL system and do things that a lot of people haven’t seen me do like go under center and take the drops and be in a pro style system.” Tebow is the first QB officially announced to the 2010 Senior Bowl roster. He will play on the South squad later this month which will be coached by the Miami Dolphins.

As a senior, Tebow was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year, the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year and a first team All-SEC selection (AP & Coaches) after throwing for 2,895 yards and 21 touchdowns. He added another 910 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. He was a second team All- American (AP, Walter Camp, Sporting News) and for the third consecutive year a Heisman Trophy finalist. He also took home the William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy), which goes to college football’s top scholar-athlete. For his illustrious career, the left-handed quarterback threw for 8,803 yards and 85 TDs and rushed for an additional 2,947 yards and 57 touchdowns. He helped the Gators win two SEC championships and was part of the winningest senior class in conference history.

“Tim is quite possibly the best college player in the history of the sport,” Senior Bowl President and CEO Steve Hale said. “More important than that, he’s an incredible person. When I met with Tim and his family it became very clear why he is so successful. He has a tremendous support system and we are excited that he’ll be bringing his talents here to Mobile.”

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Senior Bowl All Star Game – Player List
Players accepting invitations as of Jan. 1st

Frank Coyle has been a consultant for the Senior Bowl for 15 years. Senior Bowl 2010 is scheduled for Jan. 30 th in Mobile, Alabama

Photo - RB Ben Tate - Auburn-

Name / Position / HT/WT / School
Allen, Nate - DB - 6-2 / 207 - South Florida
Arenas, Javier - DB - 5-9 / 198 - Alabama
Black, Ciron - OL - 6-5 / 322 - LSU
Cody, Terrence - DT - 6-5 / 365 - Alabama
Coleman, Antonio - DE - 6-3 / 261 - Auburn
Coleman, Harry - DB - 6-2 / 206 - LSU
Dixon, Anthony - RB - 6-1 / 235 - Mississippi St
Graham, Brandon - DE - 6-2 / 263 - Michigan
Hardesty, Montario - RB - 6-0 / 215 - Tennessee
Hodge, Shay - WR - 6-1 / 207 - Ole Miss
Jerry, John - OL - 6-5 / 350 - Ole Miss
Johnson, Mike - OL - 6-6 / 305 - Alabama
LaFell, Brandon - WR - 6-3 / 206 - LSU
McCarthy, Kyle - DB - 6-1 / 210 - Notre Dame
McCluster, Dexter - WR/RB - 5-8 / 165 - Ole Miss
Mesko, Zoltan - P - 6-5 / 231 - Michigan
Murphy, Jerome - DB - 6-1 / 192 - South Florida
Norwood, Eric - LB - 6-1 / 252 - South Carolina
Olsen, Eric - OL - 6-5 / 305 - Notre Dame
Peek, Colin - TE - 6-6 / 255 - Alabama
Robinson, Patrick - DB - 5-11 / 193 - Florida St
Scott, Charles - RB - 6-0 / 234 - LSU
Selvie, George - DE - 6-4 / 250 - South Florida
Tate, Ben - RB - 5-11 / 218 - Auburn
Tiffin, Leigh - PK - 6-2 / 212 - Alabama
Watson, Dekoda - LB - 6-2 / 228 - Florida St
Williams, Dan - DT - 6-3 / 327 - Tennessee
Williams, Jeremy - WR - 6-1 / 205 - Tulane
Young, Sam - OL - 6-8 / 320 - Notre Dame

Senior Bowl Roster Produces 11 First Round Picks in NFL Draft 2009

Photo - TE Brandon Pettigrew - Oklahoma St.

The Senior Bowl 2009 roster produced 86 total draftees, including 11 first round selections this past weekend. The NFL Draft 2009 was held over two days with seven rounds and 256 picks and saw 86 Senior Bowl players selected in the draft process. Included in that total were 11 first round picks and a top ten selection.
The first Senior Bowl player to hear his name called Saturday was Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji. Raji was the 9th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers. This marks the 12th straight year a Senior Bowl player has been selected in the top 10 of the draft. Six picks after Raji was selected, Southern Cal linebacker Brian Cushing was picked by the Houston Texans at number 15th overall pick. Cushing was one of six Trojans to play in the 2009 Senior Bowl, all of whom were drafted.
With 11 more first round selections this year, the Senior Bowl has now had 122 first round picks since 1999. That’s an average of 11 first round picks a year. During that same time period a total of 963 Senior Bowl players have been selected in the NFL draft.
There were twenty Senior Bowl players selected in the second round, the most of any round, including seven of the first nine picks. With 12 more players going in the third round, a total of 43 picks of a possible 100 were Senior Bowl players in the first three rounds. This number is especially impressive when you consider that 27 underclassmen were also selected during the same period.

Frank Coyle has been a consultant for the Senior Bowl for 15 years.

The Senior Bowl’s firm relationship with the NFL was also evident in the fact that 29 of the 32 NFL teams drafted at least one Senior Bowl player. Leading the way were the Cleveland Browns with six Senior Bowl selections followed by Arizona, Buffalo, Dallas, New England and the New York Giants who each drafted five Senior Bowl players. A total of 12 teams selected four or more Senior Bowl players. The two coaching staffs of the 2009 Under Armour Senior Bowl selected a combined six Senior Bowl players with the Cincinnati Bengals (North squad) choosing four and the Jacksonville Jaguars (South squad) choosing two.

The future stars of the 2010 NFL Draft class will take the field for the 61st annual Under Armour Senior Bowl on Saturday January 30, 2010. For more information visit www.seniorbowl.com.

2009 Senior Bowl First Round Selections
Player - Position - School - Pick - NFL Team

B.J. Raji - DT - Boston College - 9 - Green Bay
Brian Cushing - LB - USC - 15 - Houston
Larry English - LB - Northern Illinois - 16 - San Diego
Robert Ayers - DE - Tennessee - 18 - Denver
Brandon Pettigrew - TE - Oklahoma St - 20 - Detroit
Alex Mack - OC - California - 21 - Cleveland
Michael Oher - OT - Ole Miss - 23 - Baltimore
Peria Jerry - DT - Ole Miss - 24 - Atlanta
Clay Matthews - LB - USC - 26 - Green Bay
Eric Wood - OC Louisville - 28 - Buffalo
Ziggy Hood - DT - Missouri - 32 - Pittsburgh

Senior Bowl Players to Watch

Photo - Louis Delmas - S - Western Michigan

Offensive Players

RB Andre Brown - North Carolina St.
Tough tailback had a nice week of workouts and needs to follow up with a big game performance. He runs hard and shows good cutting skills and the vision to make the tough inside yardage. He overcame several career injuries and looks to shine in his career finale here.

RB Rashad Jennings - Liberty University
This is the big stage this top small school player wanted after transferring from Pitt early in his career. He is a big 234 lb back who was impressive this week and looks to finish with a strong game performance. He is a one cut runner who has a burst through the hole with the powerful frame to make yardage after contact. He also catches the ball well and is primed for a big game.

TE Brandon Pettigrew - Oklahoma St
Big lean athlete had a strong week and continues to impress NFL scouts in every aspect of play. He shows soft hands, nice mobility and good inline blocking that has him climbing the charts as this year's most complete prospect.

TE Shawn Nelson - Southern Mississippi
Athletic receiving tight end had a strong week of practice sessions. He has natural pass catching skills with great body control and run after the catch ability. He was impressive at the weigh-ins and has the frame to add weight. He should be featured in this game with the well developed receiving skills and speed to make a difference.

WR Brandon Gibson - Washington St.
Fast receiver had a very good week and looks to impress in the game after an up and down career. He is both a quick and fast receiver who gets into his routes easily and has the run after the catch ability to hit the home run.

QB Pat White - West Virginia
This talented performer hopes to show his QB skills plus overall athleticism and show where he can fit into a pro offense. Scouts wanted to see White in a pro style offense and setting to prove he can play QB at the next level. He has a good arm and showed nice accuracy late in his career, but throwing the ball this week. He has a big windup that needs to be corrected and overall throwing mechanics. He may get a look at WR and RB during the game and throw the option pass. One thing - He is a Gamer who knows how to win and make plays.

Defensive Players

DT BJ Raji - Boston College
The BC defender had an outstanding week while flashing dominant skills often. He can play in both pro front lines with the ability to stuff the run and push the pocket as a pass rusher. He displays a very quick powerful first step that forced double team blocking at times. He was arguably the best player in Mobile this week.

DT Peria Jerry - Mississippi
Quick tackle had a fine performance over the week and is ready for a strong game effort. He displays the quick burst on the snap that allows him penetration to disrupt blocking patterns. He can push the pocket as a pass rusher and has the speed to pursue at the sidelines.

S - Louis Delmas - Western Michigan
Athletic safety has quietly had a strong week and the best safety on the field. He is an instinctive defender who is always in position to make plays on the ball and finishes with sure tackling. He is a hitter who drops runners and has the speed and agility to match up in coverage.

CB Coye Francies - San Jose St
Smooth athletic corner had a strong and impressive week showing fine cover skills and an aggressive style of play. He hit everything in sight and elevated his stock significantly off the practices. He has the package to be a fine pro cover man, displaying fine footwork and the top ball skills for the position.

CB Alphonso Smith - Wake Forest
Short corner was everything advertised - tough, fast, quick and instinctive. He is well developed and can play all schemes with good play recognition skills and the athleticism to succeed. Despite his short stature, he is physical and uses his speed and instincts well to anticipate routes and plays.

CB Darius Butler - Connecticut
Instinctive fast cornerback displayed well developed skills for the position. He is very quick in his movements with fluid hips and the recovery speed to succeed in either scheme. He proved healthy from a late season knee injury and looks to improve his stock with a big game day performance.

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Frank Coyle has been a scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl All-star game for the past 15 years, in addition to other All-Star classics.