
(T'Vondre Sweat / IDL / Texas)
College football scouting has four distinct stages – the regular season, the postseason all-star game circuit (Hula, Shrine, and Senior Bowls), the NFL Scouting Combine, and the pro day circuit. This Saturday (February 3), the premiere college postseason all-star game takes place in Mobile, Alabama – the Senior Bowl which features some of the very best prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft. SNS provides a breakdown of some of the best prospects this week and provides a complete roster with the official measurements taken on Monday, January 29th.
NOTE - College All-Star game participant rules have been changed for this off season. Previously, only players who had graduated or been removed from high school for a minimum of four years were eligible to play in a postseason all-star game. However, starting this January, any player who left high school at least three years ago and notified the NFL of their draft eligibility are eligible to participate in the all-star game circuit. This should allow more of the top prospects to play in the all-star games but unfortunately, this increases the chance that some quality prospects that would otherwise get an opportunity, fall through the cracks.
PROSPECTS to WATCH
DeWayne Carter / IDL / Duke
The 2024 NFL Draft has a deep class of quality IDL and several prospects could be drafted in the first round. Carter is one of the fastest rising defensive tackles in this class. He offers a good combination of size (6’2” / 308 lbs / 33” arms), technique, and quickness to start in even man fronts. Carter should continue to climb up draft boards as the combine approaches later this month.
T'Vondre Sweat / IDL / Texas
Sweat won the 2023 Outland Trophy and is nearly impossible to move off the ball due to his power and size. He is the best run stopping IDL in the 2024 NFL Draft. But he has a lot of questions to answer going forward. Sweat chose not to get any measurements taken this week in Mobile and although he is a genuinely big man, he was visibly overweight and this noticeably effected his stamina. The concern is that Sweat will only be a run down defender and will only have enough gas to play 15-20 snaps per game. No one wants to use a day one or two pick on a situational run stopper since the NFL is primarily a passing league. Sweat will need to come into the combine at the end of the month in much better shape or he will cost himself millions of dollars when the draft arrives in April.
Payton Wilson / LB / North Carolina State
Wilson, the 2023 Chuck Bednarik Award winner as the nation’s best defensive player, is a well-rounded player with fantastic speed and range to excel in zone coverage but with enough athleticism to cover TEs and RBs in man coverage. He has great instincts and is a reliable open field tackler who breaks down well in the open field. Wilson was a state champion wrestler and those skills translate with his exceptional ability to stack, shed, and secure the tackle. Wilson has an extensive injury history but other than that, has no flaws in his game. Expect Wilson to be one of the first LBs selected in April’s draft.
Quinyon Mitchell / CB / Toledo
Mitchell came into Mobile as a fast-rising prospect and may leave Mobile this weekend as the top CB prospect for the 2024 NFL Draft. Mitchell was the best defensive back in attendance at the Senior Bowl and looks like a true lockdown corner. The Toledo Rocket CB has prototypical height and length, possesses loose hips and light feet required for man coverage, superb short area reaction skills, and fantastic ball skills. He can shadow quickness and agility in space and has the size and length to match up with size down field. Mitchell looks like a lock to be drafted in the first round in April.
Khyree Jackson / CB / Oregon
Jackson offers the best combination of size and length amongst all the CBs available in April (6034 / 203/ 32” arms / 78” wingspan). The former Alabama and Oregon CB is physical throughout the route, but especially at the catch point, and is a physical tackler who supports well against the run. Jackson will not fit every defensive system and he will need to run well in Indianapolis later this month to get drafted high in April. Jackson should go off the board in round three or four in April in Detroit.
Senior Bowl Official Defensive Roster
PROSPECT | SCHOOL | Height | Weight | Hand | Arm | Wingspan | |
EDGE | Jalyx Hunt (LB) | Houston Christian | 6036 | 250 | 10.1 | 34.2 | 82.7 |
Adisa Isaac | Penn State | 6045 | 250 | 9.5 | 33.7 | 81.3 | |
Marshawn Kneeland | Western Michigan | 6030 | 268 | 9.1 | 34 | 83.3 | |
Laiatu Latu | UCLA | 6046 | 261 | 9.3 | 32.4 | 79.2 | |
Darius Robinson (IDL) | Missouri | 6050 | 286 | 10.4 | 34.6 | 84.4 | |
Nelson Ceasar (LB) | Houston | 6025 | 260 | 10.2 | 33.2 | 79.7 | |
Javon Solomon | Troy | 6006 | 247 | 10.5 | 33.6 | 80 | |
Chris Braswell (LB) | Alabama | 6032 | 257 | 9.3 | 32.7 | 80.7 | |
Austin Booker | Kansas | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Braiden McGregor | Michigan | 6051 | 263 | 9.6 | 33.1 | 80.6 | |
Brandon Dorlus | Oregon | 6031 | 272 | 9.2 | 33.3 | 81 | |
Cedric Johnson | Ole Miss | 6027 | 268 | 9.4 | 33 | 79.4 | |
Eric Watts | UCONN | 6054 | 277 | 9.7 | 35.6 | 84.3 | |
Jaylen Harrell | Michigan | 6034 | 251 | 9.5 | 33.1 | 81.3 | |
Myles Cole | Texas Tech | 6057 | 272 | 9.7 | 36.3 | 78 |
PROSPECT | SCHOOL | Height | Weight | Hand | Arm | Wingspan | |
IDL | Tyler Davis | Clemson | 6016 | 299 | 9.2 | 30.6 | 75.4 |
DeWayne Carter | Duke | 6024 | 308 | 10.2 | 33 | 79.5 | |
T'Vondre Sweat | Texas | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
McKinnley Jackson | Texas A&M | 6015 | 331 | 9.7 | 33 | 88.1 | |
Braden Fiske | Florida State | 6035 | 295 | 9.2 | 31 | 77.4 | |
Byron Murphy | Texas | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Keith Randolph | Illinois | 6033 | 296 | 9.6 | 32.4 | 88.6 | |
Marcus Harris | Auburn | 6020 | 284 | 9.2 | 32 | 77.4 | |
Jaden Crumedy | Mississippi State | 6042 | 309 | 9.6 | 32.7 | 78.3 | |
Michael Hall | Ohio State | 6023 | 280 | 10.1 | 33.2 | 81.2 | |
Justin Eboigbe | Alabama | 6041 | 292 | 9.5 | 32.7 | 80.3 | |
Jordan Jefferson | LSU | 6025 | 323 | 9.7 | 32.3 | 79.7 | |
Gabe Hall | Baylor | 6056 | 298 | 9.3 | 34.3 | 84 |
PROSPECT | SCHOOL | Height | Weight | Hand | Arm | Wingspan | |
LB | Cedric Gray | North Carolina | 6016 | 232 | 9.2 | 32.4 | 78.1 |
Payton Wilson | North Carolina State | 6041 | 234 | 9 | 30.1 | 76.1 | |
Ty'Ron Hopper | Missouri | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Marist Liufau | Notre Dame | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Michael Barrett | Michigan | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Jaylan Ford | Texas | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Eduan Ulofoshio | Washington | 6005 | 239 | 9.2 | 32.4 | 79.3 | |
JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | 6010 | 235 | 9.3 | 30.2 | 75.2 | |
Nathaniel Watson | Mississippi State | 6021 | 244 | 9.7 | 32.5 | 80.7 | |
Jontrey Hunter | Georgia State | 6028 | 229 | 8.7 | 31.5 | 77.3 | |
Tyrice Knight | UTEP | 6003 | 235 | 9.3 | 32.4 | 80.3 | |
Trevin Wallace | Kentucky | 6012 | 244 | 9.2 | 33 | 79.2 | |
Jackson Sirmon | California | 6022 | 235 | 9 | 30.3 | 74.2 |
PROSPECT | SCHOOL | Height | Weight | Hand | Arm | Wingspan | |
CB | Max Melton | Rutgers | 5110 | 193 | 9 | 32 | 76.3 |
Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | 5113 | 173 | 8.7 | 31.1 | 74.2 | |
Quinyon Mitchell | Toledo | 6003 | 195 | 9.1 | 31.1 | 75.6 | |
DJ James | Auburn | 5115 | 170 | 8.1 | 31 | 72 | |
Chau Smith-Wade | Washington State | 5100 | 187 | 9.1 | 31.1 | 75.6 | |
Cam Hart | Notre Dame | 6027 | 204 | 9.6 | 32.5 | 77.6 | |
Caelen Carson | Wake Forest | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Johnny Dixon | Penn State | 5110 | 192 | 8.4 | 29.5 | 72 | |
Andru Phillips | Kentucky | 5104 | 191 | 8.6 | 31.1 | 75.2 | |
Nehemiah Pritchett | Auburn | 6001 | 188 | 8.2 | 31.1 | 74.7 | |
Kalen King | Penn State | 5110 | 189 | 8.5 | 30.3 | 74.6 | |
Carlton Johnson | Fresno State | 5107 | 169 | 8 | 30 | 73.1 | |
Willie Drew | Virginia State | 5115 | 191 | 9.4 | 31.3 | 75.6 | |
Jarvis Brownlee | Louisville | 5105 | 183 | 8.6 | 31.6 | 75.7 | |
Elijah Jones | Boston College | 6016 | 182 | 9.2 | 31.2 | 76.4 | |
Khyree Jackson | Oregon | 6034 | 203 | 8.7 | 32 | 78 |
PROSPECT | SCHOOL | Height | Weight | Hand | Arm | Wingspan | |
S | Jaylin Simpson | Auburn | 5115 | 178 | 9.7 | 32.2 | 77 |
Beau Brade | Maryland | 6016 | 209 | 9.2 | 29.5 | 73.5 | |
Malik Mustapha | Wake Forest | 5097 | 210 | 8.7 | 30.1 | 73.2 | |
Josh Proctor | Ohio State | 6014 | 198 | 8.4 | 31.7 | 78.4 | |
Kitan Oladapo | Oregon State | 6021 | 219 | 8.6 | 31.5 | 76.3 | |
Tykee Smith | Georgia | 5096 | 206 | 9.2 | 31.3 | 75 | |
Cole Bishop | Utah | 6016 | 209 | 9.2 | 29.5 | 73.5 | |
Javon Bullard | Georgia | 5104 | 197 | 8.6 | 30.5 | 74.2 | |
James Williams (LB) | Miami, Fl | 6043 | 230 | 9.2 | 33.1 | 79.5 | |
Kamren Kinchens | Miami, Fl | 5111 | 206 | 9.5 | 31.2 | 75.1 | |
Jaden Hicks | Washington State | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Sione Vaki | Utah | 5113 | 211 | 9.2 | 29.4 | 71.3 | |
Evan Williams | Oregon State | 5113 | 202 | 10 | 29.5 | 73 |
PROSPECT | SCHOOL | Height | Weight | Hand | Arm | Wingspan | |
Specialists | Peter Bowden (LS) | Wisconsin | 6028 | 238 | 8.5 | 30.1 | 75.2 |
William Mote (LS) | Georgia | 6006 | 236 | 9.1 | 31.1 | 75 | |
Austin McNamara (P) | Texas Tech | 6044 | 204 | 10.4 | 33.4 | 81 | |
Tory Taylor (P) | Iowa | 6035 | 229 | 9.2 | 32 | 78.3 | |
Will Reichard (K) | Alabama | 6005 | 191 | 8.3 | 30.5 | 73.7 | |
Joshua Karty (K) | Stanford | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |

(Quinyon Mitchell / CB / Toledo)
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