2017 Senior Bowl

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2017 Reese's Senior Bowl
68th Senior Bowl
1234Total
North306615
South097016
DateJanuary 28, 2017
Season 2016
Stadium Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Location Mobile, Alabama
MVP Davis Webb
Referee James Carter
Attendance32,175
United States TV coverage
Network NFL Network
Senior Bowl
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The 2017 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2017 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 17, 2016. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and is officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl. The game was coached by John Fox of the Chicago Bears and Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns. [1]

Contents

The Game was played on January 28, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams. Coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network.

Rosters

The entire roster was announced on January 18. Western Michigan's Corey Davis was unable to attend the Senior Bowl after suffering a shoulder injury. [2]

North Team

No.NamePositionHT/WTSchoolNote
3 Sefo Liufau QB6'4/240 Colorado
4 Nathan Peterman QB6'2/225 Pittsburgh
5 Trent Taylor WR5'8/178 Louisiana Tech
5 Zane Gonzalez PK6'1/195 Arizona State
6 Corey Clement RB5'11/227 Wisconsin
7 Zay Jones WR6'1/197 East Carolina
9 John Johnson S6'0/202 Boston College
10 Cooper Kupp WR6'2/215 Eastern Washington
11 Aarion Penton CB5'9/177 Missouri
12 Jamari Staples WR6'4/195 Louisville
13 Rasul Douglas CB6'2/203 West Virginia
14 Desmond King CB5'11/203 Iowa
15 C. J. Beathard QB6'2/215 Iowa
16 Connor Harris ILB6'0/243 Lindenwood
17 Amba Etta-Tawo WR6'2/202 Syracuse Did not participate after suffering an injury to his finger during practice. [3]
19 Jalen Robinette WR6'4/215 Air Force
20 Obi Melifonwu S6'3/217 UConn
22 Lorenzo Jerome S6'0/195 St. Francis (PA)
24 Nate Gerry S6'2/220 Nebraska
26 Jourdan Lewis CB5'11/186 Michigan
31 Brendan Langley CB6'1/190 Lamar
33 Kareem Hunt RB6'0/225 Toledo
37 Toby Baker P6'3/215 Arkansas
42 Ben Gedeon ILB6'3/247 Michigan
43 Chris Wormley DE6'6/303 Michigan
44 De'Veon Smith RB5'11/228 Michigan
45 Sam Rogers FB5'11/230 Virginia Tech
47 Vince Biegel OLB6'4/245 Wisconsin
49 Colin Holba LS6'5/245 Louisville
52 Jordan Herdman ILB6'0/240 Simon Fraser
55 Kyle Fuller OC6'5/315 Baylor
56 Carroll Phillips OLB6'3/240 Illinois
57 Haason Reddick ILB6'1/230 Temple
65 Tyler Orlosky OC6'4/296 West Virginia
66 Dion Dawkins OG6'5/320 Temple
67 Dan Feeney OG6'4/305 Indiana
68 Kyle Kalis OG6'4/308 Michigan
69 Adam Bisnowaty OT6'6/305 Pittsburgh
70 Julien Davenport OT6'7/315 Bucknell
72 Taylor Moton OT6'5/328 Western Michigan
73 Zach Banner OT6'9/360 USC
77 Jordan Morgan OG6'4/320 Kutztown
80 Michael Roberts TE6'5/270 Toledo
82 Amara Darboh WR6'2/215 Michigan
83 Jeremy Sprinkle TE6'6/256 Arkansas
87 Jonnu Smith TE6'3/232 Florida International
90 Isaac Rochell DE6'4/290 Notre Dame
91 Dawuane Smoot DE6'3/255 Illinois
93 Tarell Basham DE6'4/260 Ohio
94 Derek Rivers OLB6'5/255 Youngstown State
95 Larry Ogunjobi DT6'3/297 Charlotte
96 Ryan Glasgow DT6'4/299 Michigan
97 Jaleel Johnson DT6'4/310 Iowa
98 Stevie Tu'ikolovatu DT6'1/320 USC

South Team

No.NamePositionHT/WTSchool
0 Duke Riley ILB6'1/230 LSU
1 Montravius Adams DT6'4/309 Auburn
2 Antonio Pipkin QB6'3/225 Tiffin
3 Artavis Scott WR5'10/190 Clemson
5 Tyus Bowser OLB6'3/240 Houston
6 Justin Vogel P6'4/215 Miami (FL)
7 Davis Webb QB6'5/230 California
8 Fred Ross WR6'2/205 Mississippi State
10 Ben Boulware ILB6'0/235 Clemson
11 Joshua Dobbs QB6'3/210 Tennessee
12 Gerald Everett TE6'4/240 South Alabama
13 Ryan Switzer WR5'10/185 North Carolina
14 Justin Evans S6'1/195 Texas A&M
17 Evan Engram TE6'3/227 Ole Miss
18 Tre'Davious White CB6'0/197 LSU
19 Donnel Pumphrey RB5'9/180 San Diego State
20 Matthew Dayes RB5'10/203 North Carolina State
21 Jamaal Williams RB6'2/220 BYU Originally slated to play for North team. [4]
22 Ryan Anderson OLB6'2/253 Alabama Did not participate after suffering thumb injury during practice. [5]
23 Johnathan Ford S6'0/204 Auburn
24 Damontae Kazee CB5'11/190 San Diego State
26 Rayshawn Jenkins S6'2/210 Miami (FL)
27 Marquez White CB6'0/184 Florida State
29 Corn Elder CB5'10/180 Miami (FL)
30 Jordan Sterns S6'0/200 Oklahoma State
31 Ezra Robinson CB6'1/180 Tennessee State
33 Cameron Sutton CB5'11/186 Tennessee
34 Alex Anzalone ILB6'3/241 Florida
43 Freddie Stevenson FB6'1/241 Florida State
46 Jake Elliott PK5'10/165 Memphis
47 Eddie Vanderdoes DT6'3/325 UCLA
49 Josh Carraway DE6'4/250 TCU
51 Harvey Langi ILB6'3/249 BYU Originally slated to play of North team. [4]
53 Antonio Garcia OT6'7/302 Troy
54 Isaac Asiata OG6'3/305 Utah
54 Dalvin Tomlinson DT6'3/323 Alabama
55 Cole Mazza LS6'2/235 Alabama
56 Nico Siragusa OG6'5/330 San Diego State Did not participate due to thumb injury sustained in practice. [6]
58 Justin Senior OT6'5/310 Mississippi State
63 Danny Isidora OG6'4/305 Miami (FL)
66 Jessamen Dunker OG6'5/305 Tennessee State
68 Conor McDermott OT6'8/310 UCLA
72 Jon Toth OC6'5/310 Kentucky
75 Jordan Willis DE6'5/258 Kansas State
76 Forrest Lamp OT6'4/300 Western Kentucky
77 Ethan Pocic OC6'7/302 LSU
81 Josh Reynolds WR6'4/190 Texas A&M
82 Taywan Taylor WR6'1/195 Western Kentucky
83 Travin Dural WR6'2/207 LSU
84 Chad Williams WR6'2/204 Grambling State
88 O. J. Howard TE6'6/251 Alabama
90 Daeshon Hall DE6'6/260 Texas A&M
92 Tanoh Kpassagnon DE6'7/290 Villanova
93 Keionta Davis DE6'4/270 Chattanooga
94 Carlos Watkins DT6'3/305 Clemson
97 Tanzel Smart DT6'1/305 Tulane

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring PlayScore
1st Quarter
NORTH – Zane Gonzalez 22–yard field goal, 03:35NORTH 3 – 0
2nd Quarter
SOUTH – Josh Reynolds 39–yard pass from Davis Webb (Webb pass failed), 02:33SOUTH 6 – 3
SOUTH – Jake Elliott 37–yard field goal, 00:06SOUTH 9 – 3
3rd Quarter
SOUTH – Matt Dayes 2–yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 06:29SOUTH 16 – 3
NORTH – Zane Gonzalez 29–yard field goal, 01:57SOUTH 16 – 6
NORTH – Zane Gonzalez 39–yard field goal, 00:00SOUTH 16 – 9
4th Quarter
NORTH – Zay Jones 6–yard pass from Nate Peterman (Peterman pass INT), 01:51SOUTH 16 – 15

Statistics

StatisticsNorthSouth
First Downs1823
Total offense, plays - yards58-30563-409
Rushes-yards (net)29-17726-141
Passing yards (net)128268
Passes, Comp-Att-Int17-25-025-35-3
Time Of Possession31:2028:40

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