The 2018 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2018 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game was the last of the 2017–18 bowl games and the final game of the 2017 FBS football season. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl.

The game was played on January 27, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams; coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network.

Bowl organizers announced that, for the first time, RFID devices would be used to track players and footballs during practices and the game. The maker of the RFID devices, Zebra Sports Solutions, was also announced as a corporate sponsor of the game.

Rosters

In late December 2017, bowl organizers announced that Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma would appear in the game; the most recent Heisman Trophy winner to play in the Senior Bowl was Tim Tebow in the 2010 game. Full rosters were announced on January 18, 2018. The head coaches were Vance Joseph of the Denver Broncos and Bill O' Brien of the Houston Texans, for the North and South teams, respectively.

North team

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† Luke Falk switched his uniform number from 4 to 3 in honor of Tyler Hilinski.

South team

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Game summary

Scoring summary

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Note: special playing rules detailed here.
† Senior Bowl rules require teams to attempt 2-point conversions during the 2nd quarter.

Statistics

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References

Further reading

  • Cooper, Sam (January 20, 2018). "Luke Falk honoring late teammate Tyler Hilinski at Senior Bowl". Yahoo Sports.
  • Jeremiah, Daniel (January 27, 2018). "2018 draft: 7 prospects who helped themselves in Senior Bowl". NFL.
  • Marvez, Alex (January 23, 2018). "Senior Bowl 2018: Baker Mayfield to play little, if at all, agent says". Sporting News.
  • Tomlinson, Sean (January 19, 2018). "2018 NFL Draft Prospects Who Will Dominate the Senior Bowl". Bleacher Report.

External links

  • 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl Full Game Replay via YouTube

2018 Reese's Senior Bowl rosters

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