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IT HAS ARRIVED.
Bowl season is upon us friends, and that means scouting. The final big stages for NFL hopefuls, bowls are sometimes the only chance some teams have to get a performance in against quality programs. For others, it's just the scrutiny that comes with post-season play.
Let's take a look at what's in store for today:
| Name | Pos | Yr | School | 3k's proj. round |
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Gildan New Mexico Bowl; Albuquerque, NM |
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Washington St. vs. Colorado St. (ESPN, 2:00pm) |
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| Deone Bucannon | SS | Sr. | Washington St. | 1-2 |
| Darryl Monroe | ILB | RS Soph. | Washington St. | 3-5 |
| Gunnar Eklund | LT | RS Soph. | Washington St. | 6-UD |
| Damante Horton | CB | Sr. | Washington St. | 7-UD |
| Dominique Williams | WR | RS Soph. | Washington St. | 7-UD |
| Vince Mayle | FB | Sr. | Washington St. | UD |
| Connor Halliday | QB | RS Jr. | Washington St. | UD |
| Xavier Cooper | DL | RS Soph. | Washington St. | UD |
| Gabe Marks | WR | Soph. | Washington St. | N/A |
| River Cracraft | WR | Fr. | Washington St. | N/A |
| Taylor Taliulu | FS | Soph. | Washington St. | N/A |
| Weston Richburg | C | RS Sr. | Colorado St. | 4-5 |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | FS | RS Soph. | Colorado St. | 5-UD |
| Kapri Bibbs | RB | RS Soph. | Colorado St. | 5-UD |
| Cory James | OLB | RS Soph. | Colorado St. | 6-UD |
| Shaquil Barrett | DE/OLB | Sr. | Colorado St. | 7-UD |
| Crockett Gillmore | TE | Sr. | Colorado St. | UD |
| Jared Biard | RT | RS Sr. | Colorado St. | UD |
| Trent Matthews | SS | RS Soph. | Colorado St. | UD |
| Rashard Higgins | WR | Fr. | Colorado St. | N/A |
Plenty to check out to get the day started, with one top prospect in Deone Bucannon. Lots of WR talent here too.
For those of you who don't watch much college football, it's an early look at Mike Leach's incarnation of Washington State football which is really starting to take off. They're now fourth in the country in passing yards per game and lost their season opener by just a touchdown...to national championship-bound Auburn. The only starting seniors on offense are the trio across their offensive line. WSU's going into 2014 strong.
| Name | Pos | Yr | School | 3k's proj. round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl; Las Vegas, NV |
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#20 Fresno St. vs. #25 USC (ABC, 3:30pm) |
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| Derek Carr | QB | RS Sr. | Fresno St. | 1 |
| Davante Adams | WR | RS Soph. | Fresno St. | 1-2 |
| Tyeler Davison | DT | RS Jr. | Fresno St. | 2-3 |
| Derron Smith | FS | RS Jr. | Fresno St. | 2-3 |
| Marcel Jensen | TE | RS Sr. | Fresno St. | 4-6 |
| Austin Wentworth | OT | RS Sr. | Fresno St. | 5-7 |
| Kyrie Wilson | ILB | RS Soph. | Fresno St. | 6-UD |
| L.J. Jones | CB | RS Sr. | Fresno St. | UD |
| Isaiah Burse | WR | Sr. | Fresno St. | UD |
| Rodney Matthews | SS | Jr. | Fresno St. | UD |
| Ejiro Ederaine | OLB | Soph. | Fresno St. | N/A |
| Jamal Ellis | CB | RS Fr. | Fresno St. | N/A |
| Marqise Lee | WR | Jr. | USC | 1 |
| Morgan Breslin | OLB | Sr. | USC | 2-3 |
| Dion Bailey | FS/SS | RS Jr. | USC | 2-3 |
| Antwaun Woods | DT | RS Soph. | USC | 2-4 |
| Hayes Pullard | ILB | RS Jr. | USC | 3-5 |
| George Uko | DE | RS Jr. | USC | 4-5 |
| Lamar Dawson | OLB | Jr. | USC | 4-6 |
| Cody Kessler | QB | RS Soph. | USC | 4-6 |
| Silas Redd | RB | Sr. | USC | 4-7 |
| Xavier Grimble | TE | RS Jr. | USC | 5-6 |
| Kevin Graf | OT | RS Sr. | USC | 5-7 |
| Aundrey Walker | OT | Jr. | USC | 5-7 |
| Josh Shaw | SS | RS Jr. | USC | 5-7 |
| Javorius Allen | RB | RS Soph. | USC | 5-7 |
| Devon Kennard | OLB | RS Sr. | USC | 6-UD |
| Marcus Martin | C | Jr. | USC | 6-UD |
| Tre Madden | RB | RS Soph. | USC | 6-UD |
| Anthony Sarao | OLB | RS Soph. | USC | 7-UD |
| Demetrius Wright | FS | Sr. | USC | UD |
| John Martinez | G | RS Sr. | USC | UD |
| Torin Harris | CB | RS Sr. | USC | UD |
| J.R. Tavai | DE | Jr. | USC | UD |
| Kevon Seymour | CB | Soph. | USC | N/A |
| Leonard Williams | DE | Soph. | USC | N/A |
| Max Tuerk | G | Soph. | USC | N/A |
| Nelson Agholor | WR | Soph. | USC | N/A |
| Kevon Seymour | CB | Soph. | USC | N/A |
| Chad Wheeler | OT | RS Fr. | USC | N/A |
| Su'a Cravens | SS | Fr. | USC | N/A |
The NFL scouts will be here in large number. There's talent for just about any position with plenty of youth to track. And bear in mind that in MTD's last mock draft, Derek Carr went #2 overall. If you're only taking one bowl game in today, this is your pick. Matchups all over the field in this one.
| Name | Pos | Yr | School | 3k's proj. round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; Boise, ID |
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Buffalo vs. San Diego St. (ESPN, 5:30pm) |
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| Khalil Mack | OLB | RS Sr. | Buffalo | 1 |
| Alex Neutz | WR | RS Sr. | Buffalo | 5-7 |
| Colby Way | DE | Sr. | Buffalo | UD |
| Bryce Quigley | LT | Sr. | SDSU | 6-UD |
| Nat Berhe | SS | RS Sr. | SDSU | UD |
| Colin Lockett | WR | Sr. | SDSU | UD |
For the NFL, this is largely all about Khalil Mack. I'm sure I'm not alone in the disappointment that Buffalo didn't draw a stronger bowl opponent or at least a bigger matchup for Mack. We might see him in some weakside alignments to go against Quigley which is at least an NFL on NFL showdown.
| Name | Pos | Yr | School | 3k's proj. round |
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R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl; New Orleans, LA |
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Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN, 9:00pm) |
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| Ryan Grant | WR | RS Sr. | Tulane | 2-4 |
| Cairo Santos | K | Sr. | Tulane | 4-6 |
| Chris Davenport | DT | RS Sr. | Tulane | UD |
| Lorenzo Doss | CB | Soph. | Tulane | N/A |
| Darion Monroe | FS | Soph. | Tulane | N/A |
| Royce LaFrance | DE | Soph. | Tulane | N/A |
| Nico Marley | OLB | Fr. | Tulane | N/A |
| Mykhael Quave | LT | RS Soph. | ULL | 6-UD |
| Terrance Broadway | QB | RS Jr. | ULL | 7-UD |
| Darryl Surgent | WR | Sr. | ULL | UD |
| Brandon McCray | DT | RS Sr. | ULL | UD |
| Marquis White | DL | Soph. | ULL | N/A |
It's the Tulane Family Affair vs. ULL's Cajun Storm. Tulane is quarterbacked by Nick Montana, son of Joe who you might have heard of. Zo Doss' brother starred at Southern U. And Nico Marley? Not only is he a standout freshman linebacker. He's the grandson of Bob Marley. Family ties.
ULL on the other hand is led by Terrance Broadway, one of the most fun QBs you've never seen. And keep an eye on big sophomore Marquis White.
Good stuff going down today. Let's get it in.