As the draft approaches, the different prospects engage in an extremely well -established preparatory journey. For many of them, the first step is often a training camp followed by a small match, organized by third parties after the university season. The two most prestigious of them are the senior Bowl and the Shrine Bowl.
And these camps are full of all the NFL. Who knew how to catch the eye of recruiters this year?
Shrine Bowl 2025
For its 100th anniversary, the East-West Shrine Bowlwith its full name, welcomed a beautiful livery of players eager to raise their Draft projection. From a global point of view, the event was a success. Long in the shadow of its almighty cousin (senior bowl), the camp is also full of large talents ready to flood the professional league.
In the heart of Texas, some players confirmed others posed their name for the first time in the NFL media sphere.
The big winner: Bryant Cobe (CB, Kansas, photo))
Officially measured at 1 m 80 for 77.5 kg Bryant Cobee has made a point of honor showed that it plays “larger than these figures”. You have to understand that with such a size, the majority of followers have expected to see a corner in difficulty when playing physical.
The stupor was general when this “Monsieur Tout-le-Monde” chained one against one in the manner of a thug. Thug in the good sense of the word, so much on the ground his opponents feared him in contact. Cobee Bryant seemed greater and more powerful than what his measurements suggest.
Without forgetting that he argued his natural assets. The speed, its reaction capacity and its acceleration have been there. It now remains to perfect a technique on the lower body still inconsistent.
After reviewing the tape from East Practice my vote for most impressive player has been to go to kansas cb cobee bryant
Ability to click and close as well as his feistiness for a skinnier cb (5-11, 171) on full display pic.twitter.com/ip6k0eiur0
– Mike Renner (@Mikerenner_) January 25, 2025
They raise their coast
In a 2025 cuvée rich in line man, Elijah Roberts advances also convincing arguments. The player has a compact format (190 cm for 132 kilos). And argues an impactful natural power. The Shrine Bowl has made it possible to highlight its capacities in the face of a very good competition and also shown that technically, the player is already well developed. If it will not be a choice of the first round, it is with this kind of performance that we see his name coming out on the second day of the draft.
- Kyle McCord (QB, Syracuse)
In disuse on the side of Ohio State two years ago, Kyle McCord's career has returned to the orange from Syracuse. The quarterback has performed high quality services, all while gaining in constant. At Shrine Bowl, it was undoubtedly the best quarterback and displayed its progress, especially on the precision of its passes.
- Jordan Phillips (DT, Maryland)
Jordan Phillips has also probably won his place in the 3 or 4 rounds of the next draft. The most attentive have noticed its few interesting outings with Maryland this season. But the rather anonymous year of the university has served the imposing (145 kg) interior man. The Shrine Bowl scene brings a remedy for this. With such a size, such lightness in step and such fluidity in the movements, it is exposed.
They place their names
- EFTON CHISM III (WR, Eastern Washington)
Completely unknown to the battalion before the event, Efton Chism flew over all week. Whether in the exercises specific to his role, one against one or in the final match, the recipient showed his explosiveness and his technique to create separation. Student at Eastern Washington, the shrine Bowl highlights the star of a little college which without that would probably not have been drafted. Today, the opposite is a certainty.
EFTON CHISM III HAS BEEN COOKING AT The Shrine Bowl 👀
Put up an Absurd 3840 Yards and 37 TDS at Eastern Washington While Only Dropping 3% of Pass With A 64% Contested Catch Rate.
He was also First in Yards/Route Run with 3.45 and Forced 27 Miss Tackles.
Stock up pic.twitter.com/v7vh4tsvaq
– NFL Draft Files (@nfl_df) January 26, 2025
- Hollin Pierce (OT, Rutgers)
The beautiful stories are also what the pre-Draft process tells. The Shrine Bowl has highlighted one of them. Hollin Pierce is a gigantic man when he arrived in Rutgers in 2020. In good walk-on, he appeared with his 2 m and 206 kg in training. 4 years later, the man weighs “more than” 156 kg and has holded 50 times on 51 games. At Shrine Bowl, the offensive tackle has been insurmountable. If its technique seems special, it works against powerful players. Hollin Pierce has definitively germinated seeds in the minds of NFL scouts.
