Senior Bowl 2024: Ten Players Who Made a Big Impact This Week

 The 75th Reese's Senior Bowl concludes the first part of the 2024 NFL draft process.

More than 100 of the country's top draft-eligible college football players have spent the previous week in Mobile, demonstrating their abilities to NFL scouts and talent evaluators over three days of practice and one-on-one meetings with representatives of professional clubs. For the first time this year, the annual all-star game featured third-year juniors who have elected to pursue the NFL draft.

So, who left the most impressions during Senior Bowl 2024 week? While it's rare for a player to perform poorly at the Senior Bowl, the following players excelled in Mobile:

1. Emani Bailey, RB, TCU

With the way the NFL-style rehearses are organized during Senior Bowl week, it's hard for running backs to stand apart other than as collectors or blockers. In any case, that changes on game day, and Bailey ended up being tricky and dangerous as both a between-the-handles sprinter and when he got to the edge.

2. Taliese Fuaga, Old, Oregon State

There were a few major name hostile linemen in the current year's Senior Bowl (which is normally the situation), yet Fuaga was broadly viewed as the best of the bundle. The 6-foot-5, 320-pound tackle didn't remain for Saturday's down, however presumably did what's needed in two days of training to enter the first-round discussion.

3. Luke McCaffrey, WR, Rice

Christian's more youthful sibling started his school vocation at quarterback, however seemed to be a characteristic at the recipient position during training. He likewise had a wonderful one-gave discover during Saturday's down. He has the speed and football impulses (his dad, Ed, likewise featured in the association) to help a group in different ways.

4. Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia

It was anything but an especially incredible recipient bunch this year, however McConkey displayed all through the seven day stretch of training what he could do when completely sound. Bulldog fans will be passed on to consider what a maximum speed McConkey might have done in the SEC title game. He ought to likewise contribute in the return game at a higher level.

5. Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo

Players from Gathering of 5 schools generally misunderstand to demonstrate skeptics during the NFL draft cycle, and Mitchell could have been the best player in Portable this week. The 6-footer isn't just getting some serious first-round buzz after Senior Bowl week, yet might be the main cornerback taken in the draft.

6. Bo Nix, QB, Oregon

It's in every case everyone's eyes (or if nothing else most eyes) on the quarterbacks during Senior Bowl week, and Nix unquestionably stood his ground in Versatile. He looked sharp both practically speaking and in Saturday's down, and is another player who will be in the first-round discussion, especially given the knock many quarterbacks get in the draft.

7. Michael Penix, QB, Washington

Nix's Pac-12 comrade didn't play in Saturday's down (however he remained around), yet had a brilliant week apparently. The smooth left-hander obviously thought he demonstrated what he expected to during the week by and by, and will strive with Nix and others to be the third quarterback off the board in the draft.

8. Spencer Rattler, QB, South Carolina

Rattler entered Senior Bowl week a score underneath Nix and Penix in the quarterback food chain, yet seemingly out-performed them during training. He surely was the best quarterback on the field during Saturday's down, procuring MVP respects. He's a piece small at a shade under 6-1, yet turned in a great exertion throughout the week.

9. Darius Robinson, DL, Missouri

Robinson demonstrated his exceptional 2023 season with the Tigers was no accident, as he was casted a ballot by scouts as the top generally speaking player during the Senior Bowl practice week. Robinson (6-5, 286) didn't play a lot of on Saturday, yet showed Tuesday-Thursday he can succeed at various spots on edge front at a higher level.

10. Kimani Vidal, RB, Troy

Vidal is another G5 player hoping to demonstrate he had a place among many Power 5 partners and rivals, and he positively did that during Senior Bowl week. The country's second-driving rusher in 2023, he likewise showed expertise as a pass-collector and had one of the more extended plays Saturday with a 23-yard run in the main quarter.