January 22, 2017

Eagles, Ravens draft more players competing at Senior Bowl than any other teams

By Jimmy Kempski
PhillyVoice Staff

The Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., is an annual football event that has grown in popularity over the last few years, as fan interest in the NFL Draft has become nearly as popular as the actual NFL season itself. It is an all-star game featuring college football's best senior draft prospects (with a few select juniors), occurring this year on Saturday, Jan. 28th. But the real appeal of the Senior Bowl to NFL personnel people and NFL media is the week of practices leading up to the game, with the first practice kicking off on Tuesday.

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Senior Bowl week should be of particular interest to Eagles fans, as the Eagles and Ravens (and the Browns) have drafted more players competing at the Senior Bowl since 2010 than any other team in the NFL. Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas was of course previously employed by the Ravens for 16 years:

Team	Senior Bowl draftees	Team	Senior Bowl draftees
Ravens	27	Titans	17
Eagles	26	Packers	17
Browns	26	Lions	17
Patriots	25	Rams	16
Jets	22	Raiders	16
49ers	21	Panthers	15
Dolphins	20	Bears	15
Bengals	20	Chargers	14
Redskins	20	Buccaneers	14
Cardinals	20	Giants	14
Broncos	19	Seahawks	13
Steelers	19	Jaguars	13
Bills	18	Saints	12
Texans	18	Colts	12
Vikings	17	Falcons	11
Chiefs	17	Cowboys	9

Here are the 26 former Senior Bowl attendees who were drafted by the Eagles:

Year	Player	Position	Round	Overall
2010	Brandon Graham	DE	1	13
2010	Nate Allen	S	2	37
2010	Trevard Lindley	CB	4	105
2010	Riley Cooper	WR	5	159
2010	Jamar Chaney	LB	7	220
2010	Jeff Owens	DT	7	243
2010	Kurt Coleman	S	7	244
2011	Danny Watkins	OG	1	23
2011	Jaiqauwn Jarrett	S	2	54
2011	Curtis Marsh	CB	3	90
2011	Casey Matthews	LB	4	116
2011	Alex Henery	K	4	120
2012	Vinny Curry	DE	2	59
2012	Nick Foles	QB	3	88
2012	Brandon Boykin	CB	4	123
2012	Marvin McNutt	WR	6	194
2013	Lane Johnson	OT	1	4
2013	Jordan Poyer	CB	7	218
2014	Marcus Smith	LB	1	26
2014	Jordan Matthews	WR	2	42
2014	Josh Huff	WR	3	86
2014	Jaylen Watkins	CB	4	101
2015	Eric Rowe	CB	2	47
2015	Jordan Hicks	LB	3	84
2016	Carson Wentz	QB	1	2
2016	Jalen Mills	CB	7	233

The above list includes some good, some bad, and some really bad. If history is any indication, a few of those players will be Eagles when the NFL Draft wraps on April 29th. On Monday, we'll preview players competing at the Senior Bowl who could be of particular interest to the Eagles.

PhillyVoice will be in Mobile, Ala., to cover the Senior Bowl all week.

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