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 |
| 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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