Senior Bowlers: Will This Be Your Future?
By Editorial Staff
As you look over the rosters for the Senior Bowl today, just know at least one of these players will be in the uniform of either sides coach. Since 2007, one player from the Senior Bowl has been selected in the NFL Draft by either his coach or opposing coach from this game every year but 2008. The roster’s are filled with the biggest stars in the Senior class and their are only 32 teams, so the chances are good it happens. The first year I looked at(2007) had eight players selected and last year we had four.
The practices are loaded with scouts and the game will be loaded with front office types, so each team can get a close look at any player that interests them. The coaching staffs that lead the drills each week are in a good position to get to know these players and test them any way they want during drills. Some of the participants in previous Senior Bowls have been good salesman to these staffs, just to get that coach or staff to fall in love with them. Let’s take a look at how the past four years have played out as far as players selected by teams that coached the Senior Bowl.
2007
Tampa Bay Bucs
Round 2 – selected Arron Sears who was coached in the Senior Bowl by the opposing 49ers
Round 4 – selected Tanard Jackson who they also coached
Round 7 – selected Kenneth Darby who was coached in the Senior Bowl by the opposing 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
Round 1 – selected Patrick Willis who they also coached.
Round 1 – selected Joe Staley who they also coached.
Round 3 – selected Ray McDonald who they also coached.
Round 4 – selected Jay Moore who was coached in the Senior Bowl by the Bucs.
Round 6 – selected Thomas Clayton who was coached in the Senior Bowl by the Bucs.
2008
San Francisco 49ers
Did not select anybody from the Senior Bowl.
Oakland Raiders
Did not select anybody from the Senior Bowl.
2009
Jacksonville Jaguars
Round 4 – selected Mike Thomas who they also coached.
Round 7 – selected Rashad Jennings who they also coached.
Cincinnati Bengals
Round 2 – selected Rey Maualuga who was coached in the Senior Bowl by the Jaguars.
Round 4 – selected Jonathan Luigs who was coached in the Senior Bowl by the Jaguars.
Round 5 – selected Kevin Huber who they also coached.
Round 6 – selected Morgan Trent who they also coached.
2010
Detroit Lions
Did not selected anybody from the Senior Bowl.
Miami Dolphins
Round 1 – selected Jared Odrick who was coached in the Senior Bowl by the Lions.
Round 2 – selected Koa Misi who was coached in the Senior Bowl by the Lions.
Round 3 – selected John Jerry who they also coached.
Round 4 – selected AJ Edds who was coached in the Senior Bowl by the Lions.