2017 Reese's Senior Bowl
68th Senior Bowl
North Team South Team
15 16
Head coach: 
John Fox
(Chicago Bears)		 Head coach: 
Hue Jackson
(Cleveland Browns)
1234 Total
North 3066 15
South 0970 16
DateJanuary 28, 2017
Season2016
StadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
LocationMobile, Alabama
MVPDavis Webb
RefereeJames Carter
Attendance32,175
United States TV coverage
NetworkNFL 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]

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. Name Position HT/WT School Note
3 Sefo Liufau QB 6'4/240 Colorado
4 Nathan Peterman QB 6'2/225 Pittsburgh
5 Trent Taylor WR 5'8/178 Louisiana Tech
5 Zane Gonzalez PK 6'1/195 Arizona State
6 Corey Clement RB 5'11/227 Wisconsin
7 Zay Jones WR 6'1/197 East Carolina
9 John Johnson S 6'0/202 Boston College
10 Cooper Kupp WR 6'2/215 Eastern Washington
11 Aarion Penton CB 5'9/177 Missouri
12 Jamari Staples WR 6'4/195 Louisville
13 Rasul Douglas CB 6'2/203 West Virginia
14 Desmond King CB 5'11/203 Iowa
15 C. J. Beathard QB 6'2/215 Iowa
16 Connor Harris ILB 6'0/243 Lindenwood
17 Amba Etta-Tawo WR 6'2/202 Syracuse Did not participate after suffering an injury to his finger during practice.[3]
19 Jalen Robinette WR 6'4/215 Air Force
20 Obi Melifonwu S 6'3/217 UConn
22 Lorenzo Jerome S 6'0/195 St. Francis (PA)
24 Nate Gerry S 6'2/220 Nebraska
26 Jourdan Lewis CB 5'11/186 Michigan
31 Brendan Langley CB 6'1/190 Lamar
33 Kareem Hunt RB 6'0/225 Toledo
37 Toby Baker P 6'3/215 Arkansas
42 Ben Gedeon ILB 6'3/247 Michigan
43 Chris Wormley DE 6'6/303 Michigan
44 De'Veon Smith RB 5'11/228 Michigan
45 Sam Rogers FB 5'11/230 Virginia Tech
47 Vince Biegel OLB 6'4/245 Wisconsin
49 Colin Holba LS 6'5/245 Louisville
52 Jordan Herdman ILB 6'0/240 Simon Fraser
55 Kyle Fuller OC 6'5/315 Baylor
56 Carroll Phillips OLB 6'3/240 Illinois
57 Haason Reddick ILB 6'1/230 Temple
65 Tyler Orlosky OC 6'4/296 West Virginia
66 Dion Dawkins OG 6'5/320 Temple
67 Dan Feeney OG 6'4/305 Indiana
68 Kyle Kalis OG 6'4/308 Michigan
69 Adam Bisnowaty OT 6'6/305 Pittsburgh
70 Julien Davenport OT 6'7/315 Bucknell
72 Taylor Moton OT 6'5/328 Western Michigan
73 Zach Banner OT 6'9/360 USC
77 Jordan Morgan OG 6'4/320 Kutztown
80 Michael Roberts TE 6'5/270 Toledo
82 Amara Darboh WR 6'2/215 Michigan
83 Jeremy Sprinkle TE 6'6/256 Arkansas
87 Jonnu Smith TE 6'3/232 Florida International
90 Isaac Rochell DE 6'4/290 Notre Dame
91 Dawuane Smoot DE 6'3/255 Illinois
93 Tarell Basham DE 6'4/260 Ohio
94 Derek Rivers OLB 6'5/255 Youngstown State
95 Larry Ogunjobi DT 6'3/297 Charlotte
96 Ryan Glasgow DT 6'4/299 Michigan
97 Jaleel Johnson DT 6'4/310 Iowa
98 Stevie Tu'ikolovatu DT 6'1/320 USC

South Team

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

Game summary

Scoring summary

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

Statistics

Statistics North South
First Downs 18 23
Total offense, plays - yards 58-305 63-409
Rushes-yards (net) 29-177 26-141
Passing yards (net) 128 268
Passes, Comp-Att-Int 17-25-0 25-35-3
Time Of Possession 31:20 28:40

References

  1. ^ "Browns, Bears to coach 2017 game". Senior Bowl. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Jeff Kerr (January 24, 2017). "Corey Davis pulls out of Senior Bowl with shoulder injury". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  3. ^ John Casillo (January 28, 2017). "Etta-Tawo misses Senior Bowl with injury as South beats North, 16-15". Nunesmagician.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Stephenson, Creg (January 20, 2017). "Senior Bowl 2017: 2 players out due to injury, several added". AL.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Joe Clarkin (January 28, 2017). "Alabama football: LB Ryan Anderson will not play in Senior Bowl due to thumb injury". SECCountry.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Austin Gayle (February 16, 2017). "SDSU's Nico Siragusa good to go for combine, speaks to Aztecs' bright future". FoxSports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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