2020 Reese's Senior Bowl
71st Senior Bowl
North Team South Team
34 17
Head coach: 
Matt Patricia
(Detroit Lions)		 Head coach: 
Zac Taylor
(Cincinnati Bengals)
1234 Total
North 010213 34
South 7307 17
DateJanuary 25, 2020
Season2019
StadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
LocationMobile, Alabama
MVPJustin Herbert (QB, Oregon)[1]
RefereeLarry Smith (Big Ten)
Attendance38,252
United States TV coverage
NetworkNFL Network
AnnouncersBooth: Charles Davis, Daniel Jeremiah, Andrew Siciliano
Sidelines: Bucky Brooks, Tom Pelissero
Senior Bowl
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The 2020 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game played on January 25, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The game featured prospects for the 2020 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL), predominantly from the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season, rostered into "North" and "South" teams. It was one of the final 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl, with television coverage provided by NFL Network.[2]

Coaching staffs for the Senior Bowl are selected from NFL teams that did not qualify for the postseason. The Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals were selected to coach in 2020,[3] led by head coaches Matt Patricia and Zac Taylor, respectively. The Lions coached the North team, while the Bengals coached the South team.[4]

This would prove to be the last Senior Bowl played at Ladd–Peebles Stadium. On March 4, 2020, game organizers announced that future editions would remain in Mobile, but move to Hancock Whitney Stadium, set to open in fall 2020 on the campus of the University of South Alabama.[5]

Players

Organizers maintained a "watch list" of hundreds of players, with a maximum of 110 players invited to the game.[6] Players who accepted invitations to the game were listed on the official website,[7] with complete rosters presented below. While team assignments for the North and South squads follow general geographical guidelines, there are usually multiple variances due to competitive and roster-balancing considerations. Players were from FBS programs, unless marked otherwise in the "College" column.

North team

Full roster online here.

No. Player Position HT/WT College Notes NFL Draft round (no.)
72 Trey Adams OT 6'8/318 Washington undrafted
78 Hakeem Adeniji OT 6'4/302 Kansas 6th (180)
58 Bradlee Anae DE 6'3/257 Utah 5th (179)
25 Darius Anderson RB 5'10/195 TCU 7 carries, 43 yards; 2 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD undrafted
16 Tyler Bass K 5'10/183 Georgia Southern 2/2 FG, 50 long; 4/4 XP 6th (188)
21 Essang Bassey CB 5'9/191 Wake Forest undrafted
56 Zack Baun OLB 6'2/240 Wisconsin 3rd (74)
13 Francis Bernard ILB 6'0/230 Utah undrafted
74 Ben Bredeson OG 6'4/316 Michigan 4th (143)
26 Terrell Burgess DB 5'11/192 Utah 3rd (104)
22 Jeremy Chinn S 6'3/219 Southern Illinois (FCS) 2nd (64)
83 Chase Claypool WR 6'4/229 Notre Dame 2 receptions, 6 yards, 1 TD 2nd (49)
45 Carter Coughlin DE 6'3/234 Minnesota 7th (218)
79 Darrion Daniels DT 6'3/322 Nebraska undrafted
27 Ashtyn Davis S 6'1/195 California 3rd (68)
1 Quartney Davis WR 6'1/199 Texas A&M 4 receptions, 53 yards undrafted
21 Jalen Elliott S 6'0/205 Notre Dame undrafted
99 Leki Fotu DT 6'5/337 Utah 4th (114)
90 Neville Gallimore DT 6'2/304 Oklahoma 3rd (82)
11 Antonio Gandy-Golden WR 6'3/222 Liberty 1 reception, 5 yards, 1 TD 4th (142)
11 Alohi Gilman S 5'10/202 Notre Dame 6th (186)
3 Anthony Gordon QB 6'2/199 Washington State 8/12, 69 yards, 2 TD; 1 carry, –3 yards undrafted
53 DaVon Hamilton DT 6'3/327 Ohio State 3rd (73)
56 Nick Harris C 6'1/293 Washington 5th (160)
39 Malik Harrison ILB 6'2/246 Ohio State 1 INT 3rd (98)
23 JaMycal Hasty RB 5'8/203 Baylor 3 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD; 2 receptions, 15 yards undrafted
67 Charlie Heck OT 6'7/309 North Carolina 4th (126)
58 Matt Hennessy OL 6'4/302 Temple 3rd (78)
75 Justin Herron OT 6'3/301 Wake Forest 6th (195)
17 K. J. Hill WR 6'0/192 Ohio State 2 PR, 20 yards; 1 reception, 1 yard 7th (220)
94 Trevon Hill DE 6'3/233 Miami (FL) undrafted
89 Brycen Hopkins TE 6'3/241 Purdue 2 receptions, 19 yards 4th (136)
4 Khaleke Hudson S 5'11/218 Michigan 5th (162)
73 Jonah Jackson OG 6'3/310 Ohio State 3rd (75)
24 Lamar Jackson CB 6'2/206 Nebraska undrafted
70 Josh Jones T 6'5/311 Houston 3rd (72)
2 Joshua Kelley RB 5'10/214 UCLA 15 carries, 105 yards 4th (112)
5 Jordan Love QB 6'3/223 Utah State 4/6, 26 yards; 4 carries, 4 yards 1st (26)
34 Braden Mann P 5'11/190 Texas A&M 4 punts, 196 yards, 49.0 average, 59 long 6th (191)
86 Sean McKeon TE 6'5/238 Michigan undrafted
53 Colton McKivitz OT 6'6/304 West Virginia 5th (153)
14 Josh Metellus S 5'11/210 Michigan 6th (205)
15 Denzel Mims WR 6'2/206 Baylor 1 carry, 17 yards; 1 reception, 13 yards 2nd (59)
92 Larrell Murchison DT 6'2/294 NC State 5th (174)
7 Michael Ojemudia CB 6'0/199 Iowa 3rd (77)
7 Shea Patterson QB 6'1/204 Michigan 6/10, 131 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries, 9 yards undrafted
65 Matt Peart OT 6'6/310 UConn 3rd (99)
2 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 6'3/219 USC did not play (injury)[8] 2nd (34)
5 Troy Pride CB 5'11/193 Notre Dame 1 INT, 33-yard return 4th (113)
13 James Proche WR 5'10/196 SMU 1 PR, 3 yards; 1 reception, 17 yards 6th (201)
94 Alton Robinson DE 6'3/259 Syracuse 5th (148)
55 Jason Strowbridge DE 6'4/267 North Carolina 5th (154)
88 Charlie Taumoepeau TE 6'2/244 Portland State (FCS) undrafted
84 Adam Trautman TE 6'5/251 Dayton (FCS) 2 receptions, 10 yards 3rd (105)
6 Josh Uche OLB 6'1/241 Michigan 2nd (60)
89 Evan Weaver ILB 6'2/234 California 6th (202)
93 Kenny Willekes DE 6'3/254 Michigan State 7th (225)
30 Logan Wilson ILB 6'2/241 Wyoming 3rd (65)
33 Steven Wirtel LS 6'0/237 Iowa State undrafted

South team

Full roster online here.

No. Player Position HT/WT College Notes NFL Draft round (no.)
4 Brandon Aiyuk WR 6'1/206 Arizona State did not play[9] 1st (25)
73 Tremayne Anchrum OL 6'2/315 Clemson 7th (250)
75 Ben Bartch OG 6'5/308 Saint John's (D-III) 4th (116)
25 Eno Benjamin RB 5'9/195 Arizona State 7 carries, 20 yards; 3 receptions, 19 yards 7th (222)
98 Rodrigo Blankenship K 6'0/187 Georgia 1/2 FG, 25 long; 2/2 XP undrafted
25 Antoine Brooks S 5'10/213 Maryland 6th (198)
31 Cam Brown OLB 6'5/232 Penn State 6th (183)
6 T. J. Brunson ILB 6'0/219 South Carolina 7th (238)
40 Harrison Bryant TE 6'4/242 Florida Atlantic 4th (115)
20 Joseph Charlton P 6'4/240 South Carolina 5 punts, 224 yards, 44.8 average, 60 long undrafted
40 Josiah Coatney DT 6'3/309 Ole Miss undrafted
32 Brian Cole II S 6'1/205 Mississippi State 7th (249)
79 Lloyd Cushenberry OL 6'3/312 LSU 3rd (83)
7 Marlon Davidson DE 6'3/297 Auburn 2nd (47)
24 Akeem Davis-Gaither OLB 6'1/219 Appalachian State 4th (107)
83 Josiah Deguara TE 6'2/245 Cincinnati 3rd (94)
23 Kyle Dugger S 6'2/223 Lenoir-Rhyne (D-II) 2 PR, 16 yards 2nd (37)
6 Devin Duvernay WR 5'10/202 Texas 2 receptions, 28 yards 3rd (92)
48 Blake Ferguson LS 6'2/227 LSU 6th (185)
24 Antonio Gibson RB 6'0/223 Memphis 11 carries, 68 yards 3rd (66)
15 Trevis Gipson DE 6'3/259 Tulsa 5th (155)
9 A. J. Green CB 6'1/199 Oklahoma State undrafted
58 Jonathan Greenard DE 6'3/262 Florida 3rd (90)
10 Justin Herbert QB 6'6/227 Oregon 9/12, 83 yards, 1 TD; 3 carries, 22 yards; MVP 1st (6)
17 Darnay Holmes CB 5'10/192 UCLA 4th (110)
1 Jalen Hurts QB 6'1/218 Oklahoma 6/13, 58 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 6 carries, –7 yards 2nd (53)
60 Keith Ismael OL 6'3/300 San Diego State 5th (156)
11 Dane Jackson CB 5'11/180 Pittsburgh 7th (239)
14 Van Jefferson WR 6'1/197 Florida 1 KR, 34 yards; 2 receptions, 11 yards 2nd (57)
33 Anfernee Jennings ILB 6'1/252 Alabama 3rd (87)
15 Jauan Jennings WR 6'3/206 Tennessee 3 receptions, 22 yards, 1 TD 7th (217)
11 Collin Johnson WR 6'5/221 Texas 2 receptions, 25 yards 5th (165)
95 Benito Jones DT 6'1/321 Ole Miss undrafted
3 Javon Kinlaw DT 6'5/315 South Carolina 1st (14)
68 Damien Lewis OL 6'2/329 LSU 3rd (69)
24 Terrell Lewis OLB 6'5/258 Alabama 3rd (84)
16 Kalija Lipscomb WR 6'0/202 Vanderbilt 2 receptions, 21 yards undrafted
17 Austin Mack WR 6'1/212 Ohio State 1 reception, 14 yards undrafted
21 Jared Mayden S 5'11/201 Alabama undrafted
12 Steven Montez QB 6'4/240 Colorado 3/8, 22 yards, 1 INT; 3 carries, –28 yards undrafted
2 La'Mical Perine RB 5'10/211 Florida 7 carries, 42 yards; 2 receptions, 17 yards 1 TD 4th (120)
78 Tyre Phillips OT 6'5/342 Mississippi State 3rd (106)
80 Jared Pinkney TE 6'4/254 Vanderbilt undrafted
22 Reggie Robinson DB 6'1/202 Tulsa 4th (123)
74 John Simpson OG 6'4/330 Clemson 4th (109)
65 Terence Steele OT 6'6/312 Texas Tech undrafted
71 Logan Stenberg OG 6'6/317 Kentucky 4th (121)
81 Stephen Sullivan TE 6'5/254 LSU 1 reception, 6 yards 7th (251)
77 Alex Taylor OT 6'8/308 South Carolina State (FCS) undrafted
19 Darrell Taylor DE 6'3/259 Tennessee 2nd (48)
20 Davion Taylor OLB 6'0/224 Colorado 3rd (103)
72 Calvin Throckmorton OL 6'5/309 Oregon undrafted
5 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB 5'9/205 Vanderbilt did not play (injury)[10] 3rd (76)
2 Kindle Vildor CB 5'10/185 Georgia Southern 1 INT, 22-yard return 5th (163)
12 K'Von Wallace S 5'11/199 Clemson 4th (127)
76 Prince Tega Wanogho OT 6'5/307 Auburn 6th (210)
54 Robert Windsor DT 6'4/287 Penn State 6th (193)
8 D. J. Wonnum OLB 6'4/254 South Carolina 4th (117)
92 Jabari Zuniga DE 6'3/253 Florida 3rd (79)

Quarterback Jalen Hurts was provided with a special helmet for the Senior Bowl, representing Alabama on one side and Oklahoma on the other side,[11] the two college programs that he played for.

Game summary

Note: special playing rules detailed here.

2020 Reese's Senior Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
North 0 10 21334
South 7 3 0717

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, Alabama

Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
  • (14:47) NORTH – Darius Anderson 75-yard pass from Shea Patterson, Tyler Bass kick good (Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:18, TIED 7–7)
  • (1:46) SOUTH – Rodrigo Blankenship 25-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:32, SOUTH 10–7)
  • (0:16) NORTH – Tyler Bass 41-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:30, TIED 10–10)
Third Quarter
  • (11:51) NORTH – JaMycal Hasty 11-yard run, Tyler Bass kick good (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09, NORTH 17–10)
  • (5:40) NORTH – Chase Claypool 1-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Tyler Bass kick good (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:59, NORTH 24–10)
  • (0:29) NORTH – Antonio Gandy-Golden 5-yard pass from Anthony Gordon, Tyler Bass kick good (Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:10, NORTH 31–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:08) SOUTH – Jauan Jennings 18-yard pass from Jalen Hurts, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:53, NORTH 31–17)
  • (0:00) NORTH – Tyler Bass 50-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 43 yards, 6:08, NORTH 34–17)

Statistics

Statistics North South
First downs 19 20
Total yards 426 280
Rushes–yards 33–200 37–117
Passing yards 226 163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–28–1 18–33–2
Time of possession 32:41 27:19
Team Category Player Statistics
North Passing Shea Patterson (Michigan) 6/10, 131 yards, 1TD, 1 INT
Rushing Joshua Kelley (UCLA) 15 carries, 105 yards
Receiving Darius Anderson (TCU) 2 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
South Passing Justin Herbert (Oregon) 9/12, 83 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Antonio Gibson (Memphis) 11 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Devin Duvernay (Texas) 2 receptions, 28 yards

References

  1. ^ @Sportnewsbuzz (January 25, 2020). "NFL News: Justin Herbert Wins 2020 Senior Bowl MVP as North Beats South 34-17" (Tweet). Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "The Reese's Senior Bowl". seniorbowl.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  3. ^ @seniorbowl (January 2, 2020). "We are excited to announce the NFL League Office has assigned the Cincinnati Bengals & Detroit Lions as our coaching staffs!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @JimNagy_SB (January 11, 2020). "The #Bengals will coach the South roster and the #Lions will coach the North at this year's Reese's Senior Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Stephenson, Creg (March 4, 2020). "Senior Bowl to be played at South Alabama's Hancock Whitney Stadium beginning in 2021". AL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Watch List". seniorbowl.com. 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Accepted Invites". Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ^ @TrojansWire (January 25, 2020). "Michael Pittman Jr. out of Senior Bowl with foot injury" (Tweet). Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @paulie23ny (January 25, 2020). "One player not participating in game but could be Late RD 1/Early Rd 2 pick is Brandon Aiyuk of Arizona St" (Tweet). Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @paulie23ny (January 25, 2020). "Ke'Shawn Vaughn will not play in #seniorBowl due to injury" (Tweet). Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Hurts honors Bama, Oklahoma with double-sided helmet for Senior Bowl". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

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