NEWSLETTER
Senior Bowl Saturday is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s an afternoon in which I square away time to square up prospects, identify potential Bears fits, and ultimately watch the last bit of college football this season has to offer.
Even in a year with so much uncertainty, it’s good to see Senior Bowl week go off as scheduled. So what are we in for today? Let’s dive in!
The 72nd Senior Bowl
Time, place, TV: 1:30 p.m. CT; Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama; NFL Network
Teams and coaches: National (Brian Flores and the Dolphins coaching staff) vs. American (Matt Rhule and the Panthers coaching staff)
Meet The Quarterbacks
Ian Book, Notre Dame — 64.6 completion pct., 2,830 yards, 15 TD, 3 INT; 116 rushes, 485 yards, 9 TD
Sam Ehlinger, Texas — 60.2 completion pct., 2,566 yards, 26 TD, 5 INT; 113 rushes, 377 yards, 8 TD
Mac Jones, Alabama — 77.4 completion pct., 4,500 yards, 41 TD, 4 INT
Feleipe Franks, Arkansas — 68.5 completion pct., 2,107 yards, 17 TD, 4 INT; 105 rushes, 204 yards, 1 TD
Kellen Mond, Texas A&M — 63.3 completion pct., 2,282 yards, 19 TD, 3 INT; 74 rushes, 294 yards, 4 TD
Jamie Newman, Georgia/Wake Forest — 60.9 completion pct., 2,868 yards, 26 TD, 11 INT; 180 rushes, 574 yards, 6 TD (for Wake Forest in 2019, DNP in 2020)
Bears Connections
OL Robert Jones, Middle Tennessee State (Justin Melo)
RB Michael Carter, North Carolina (Zack Pearson)
WR Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State (Zack Pearson)
OL Dillon Radunz, North Dakota State (Daniel Greenberg)
Senior Bowl Week’s Best
As selected at the player-of-the-week awards ceremony at the Senior Bowl
QB: Ian Book (Notre Dame), Mac Jones, Alabama
OL: David Moore Jr. (Grambling), Quinn Meinerz (Wisconsin-Whitewater)
TE: Tré McKitty (Georgia), Hunter Long (Boston College)
RB: Kylin Hill (Mississippi State), Michael Carter (North Carolina)
WR: Kadarius Toney (Florida)
DL: Cam Sample (Tulane), Osa Odighizuwa (UCLA)
LB: Tony Fields (West Virginia), K.J. Britt (Auburn)
S: Christian Uphoff (Illinois State), Richie Grant (UCF)
CB: D.J. Daniel (Georgia), Tre Brown (Oklahoma)
Specialist: Max Duffy (Kentucky), Riley Patterson (Memphis)
Practice Player of the Week: OL Dillon Radunz (North Dakota State)
