The 2021 Senior Bowl was a college football all-star game played on January 30, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The game featured prospects for the 2021 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL), predominantly from the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), rostered into "National" and "American" teams. It was one of the final 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, the game was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl, with television coverage provided by NFL Network.
On January 11, 2021, bowl organizers announced that the teams would be coached by personnel from the Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers, coaching the National team and American team, respectively. This was the first Senior Bowl to be played at Hancock Whitney Stadium, after the 1951–2020 editions were held at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, also in Mobile.
Players Organizers maintained a "watch list" of 250 players as potential invitees. In October 2020, the first invitation was issued to Dillon Radunz, an offensive tackle at North Dakota State of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). On January 18, Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith accepted an invitation to the game, but did not play.
Players listed below are all from the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), unless noted otherwise after their college team. A week before the game, the bowl's executive director noted that there were 136 players on-site. In the final week before the game, several players who had accepted invites were replaced on the roster due to injury or other circumstances. Quarterback Kyle Trask was a notable player replaced due to injury.
National team Full roster online here. Numerical rosters here (a number may be shared by an offensive and defensive player).
No. Player PositionHT/WT CollegeNotes 73 Aaron Banks OL 6'5/338 Notre Dame 19 Derrick Barnes LB 6'0/245 Purdue 3 tackles (1 solo) 87 John Bates TE 6'5/259 Boise State 1 reception, 13 yards 12 Ian Book QB 6'0/210 Notre Dame 5/11, 48 yards; 1 INT; 4 carries, 18 yards 32 Tuf Borland LB 6'0/229 Ohio State 2 tackles (0 solo) 76 Spencer Brown OL 6'8/314 Northern Iowa (FCS) 22 Tre Brown DB 5'9/188 Oklahoma 55 Baron Browning LB 6'3/241 Ohio State 3 tackles (1 solo) 24 Camryn Bynum DB 6'0/198 California 5 tackles (4 solo) 7 Michael Carter RB 5'7/202 North Carolina 8 carries, 60 yards; 1 TD; 2 receptions, 15 yards 94 Camaron Cheeseman LS 6'4/237 Michigan 4 Nico Collins WR 6'4/215 Michigan did not play 0 Jonathon Cooper DL 6'2/254 Ohio State 2 tackles (1 solo); sack 77 Jake Curhan OL 6'5/323 California 84 Frank Darby WR 6'0/194 Arizona State 1 reception, 22 yards 27 Divine Deablo DB 6'3/226 Virginia Tech 6 tackles (5 solo) 79 Adrian Ealy OL 6'6/326 Oklahoma 11 Sam Ehlinger QB 6'1/222 Texas 4/10, 42 yards; 1 TD 1 D'Wayne Eskridge WR 5'9/188 Western Michigan did not play 10 Demetric Felton RB 5'8/189 UCLA 2 receptions, 28 yards; 1 TD; 1 PR, 10 yards 30 Tony Fields II LB 6'1/222 West Virginia 13 Dez Fitzpatrick WR 6'2/202 Louisville 6 receptions, 90 yards; Offensive Player of the Game 8 Feleipe Franks QB 6'6/234 Arkansas 9/16, 122 yards; 1 TD 49 Ta'Quon Graham DL 6'3/290 Texas 2 tackles (2 solo); 1 sack 4 Thomas Graham Jr. DB 5'10/193 Oregon 3 tackles (2 solo) 72 Robert Hainsey OL 6'4/302 Notre Dame 23 Darren Hall DB 5'11/189 San Diego State 3 tackles (1 solo) 33 Damar Hamlin DB 6'0/201 Pittsburgh 2 tackles (1 solo); 1 INT 22 Najee Harris RB 6'1/230 Alabama did not play 9 Daelin Hayes DL 6'3/261 Notre Dame 3 tackles (0 solo); sack 25 Khalil Herbert RB 5'8/204 Virginia Tech 6 carries, 3 yards; 2 receptions, 2 yards; 1 PR, 3 yards 6 Justin Hilliard LB 6'0/227 Ohio State 4 tackles (0 solo) 55 James Hudson OL 6'4/302 Cincinnati 56 Creed Humphrey OL 6'4/312 Oklahoma 99 Tarron Jackson DL 6'2/260 Coastal Carolina 2 tackles (1 solo) 67 Brenden Jaimes OL 6'5/300 Nebraska 83 Cade Johnson WR 5'10/186 South Dakota State (FCS) 1 reception, 10 yards 90 Patrick Jones II DL 6'4/264 Pittsburgh 1 tackle (1 solo); 1 sack 70 Robert Jones OL 6'4/319 Middle Tennessee 80 Hunter Long TE 6'5/254 Boston College did not play 42 Ben Mason FB 6'2/256 Michigan did not play 71 Quinn Meinerz OL 6'3/320 Wisconsin–Whitewater (DIII) 74 Jaylon Moore OL 6'4/311 Western Michigan 5 Tre Norwood DB 5'11/192 Oklahoma 0 tackles (0 solo) 92 Osa Odighizuwa DL 6'2/280 UCLA 2 tackles (1 solo); sack 91 Adetokunbo Ogundeji DL 6'4/256 Notre Dame 2 tackles (1 solo); sack 95 Levi Onwuzurike DL 6'2/290 Washington 30 Riley Patterson K 5'10/183 Memphis 2-for-2 FG, long 36; 3-for-3 PAT 75 Dillon Radunz OL 6'5/304 North Dakota State (FCS) 11 Hamilcar Rashed Jr. LB 6'3/254 Oregon State 2 tackles (1 solo) 25 Benjamin St-Juste DB 6'3/200 Minnesota 1 tackle (1 solo) 5 Trey Sermon RB 6'0/213 Ohio State did not play 81 Ben Skowronek WR 6'2/211 Notre Dame did not play 0 DeVonta Smith WR N/A Alabama did not play 47 Elerson Smith DL 6'6/262 Northern Iowa (FCS) 2 tackles (2 solo) 38 James Smith P 6'4/233 Cincinnati 4 punts, 148 yards, long 52 29 RB 5'11/227 Oklahoma 7 carries, 9 yards; 1 reception, 5 yards 50 Chazz Surratt LB 6'1/227 North Carolina 16 Sage Surratt WR 6'2/215 Wake Forest did not play 8 Keith Taylor Jr. DB 6'2/191 Washington 2 tackles (1 solo) 1 Ambry Thomas DB 5'11/189 Michigan 1 tackle (0 solo) 18 Shaka Toney EDGE 6'2/238 Penn State 2 tackles (1 solo) 29 Christian Uphoff DB 6'2/213 Illinois State (FCS) 3 tackles (2 solo) 2 Tylan Wallace WR 5'11/193 Oklahoma State did not play 17 Rashad Weaver DL 6'4/265 Pittsburgh 2 tackles (0 solo) -- Rodarius Williams DB 6'0/193 Oklahoma State 88 Kenny Yeboah TE 6'3/247 Ole Miss 2 receptions, 27 yards; 1 TD Chazz Surratt and Sage Surratt are brothers.
American team Full roster online here. Numerical rosters here (a number may be shared by an offensive and defensive player).
No. Player PositionHT/WT CollegeNotes 56 Jack Anderson OL 6'4/309 Texas Tech 9 Carlos Basham Jr. DL 6'3/281 Wake Forest 1 Joshuah Bledsoe DB 5'11/201 Missouri 1 tackle (1 solo) 30 José Borregales K 5'9/207 Miami, Florida no kicking attempts 99 EDGE 6'3/254 Baylor 33 K. J. Britt LB 6'0/239 Auburn 5 tackles (2 solo) 65 Deonte Brown OL 6'3/364 Alabama 74 Ben Cleveland OL 6'6/354 Georgia 44 Riley Cole LB 6'2/242 South Alabama 6 tackles (2 solo) 19 Jabril Cox LB 6'2/233 LSU 5 tackles (1 solo) 14 D. J. Daniel DB 5'11/183 Georgia 1 tackle (1 solo) 6 Shawn Davis DB 5'10/199 Florida 1 INT 69 Landon Dickerson OL 6'6/326 Alabama 93 Max Duffy P 6'0/197 Kentucky 4 punts, 156 yards, long 44 9 Chris Evans RB 5'10/219 Michigan did not play 30 Paddy Fisher LB 6'3/239 Northwestern 1 tackle (1 solo) 45 Thomas Fletcher LS 6'1/237 Alabama 3 Tyree Gillespie DB 5'11/207 Missouri 90 Chauncey Golston DL 6'4/268 Iowa 6 tackles (1 solo) 83 Kylen Granson TE 6'2/242 SMU 1 reception, 8 yards 27 Richie Grant DB 5'11/200 UCF 86 Noah Gray TE 6'3/240 Duke did not play 55 Carson Green OL 6'6/319 Texas A&M 8 Trevon Grimes WR 6'3/217 Florida 2 receptions, 33 yards; 1 TD 10 Malik Herring DL 6'3/283 Georgia 20 Kylin Hill RB 5'10/214 Mississippi State 6 carries, 15 yards; 2-point conversion rush 56 Wyatt Hubert DE 6'2/265 Kansas State 78 Alaric Jackson OL 6'5/318 Iowa 76 Drake Jackson OL 6'1/290 Kentucky 10 Mac Jones QB 6'2/217 Alabama did not play 35 Ryan Langan LS 6'1/228 Georgia Southern 1 tackle (1 solo) 70 Alex Leatherwood OL 6'5/312 Alabama 87 Tre' McKitty TE 6'4/247 Georgia 1 reception, 14 yards 17 Racey McMath WR 6'2/224 LSU did not play 8 Ifeatu Melifonwu DB 6'2/212 Syracuse 3 tackles (2 solo) 12 Bryan Mills DB 6'0/180 (FCS) 4 tackles (4 solo) 15 Elijah Mitchell RB 5'10/215 Louisiana 4 carries, 2 yards; 2 receptions, 10 yards 12 Kellen Mond QB 6'2/205 Texas A&M 13/25, 173 yards; 2 TD, 2-point conversion pass; 2 carries, 11 yards, 2-point conversion rush; Most Valuable Player 68 Dan Moore Jr. OL 6'5/309 Texas A&M 60 David Moore OL 6'1/350 Grambling State (FCS) 81 Quintin Morris TE 6'2/NA Bowling Green 3 receptions, 52 yards 25 Hamsah Nasirildeen DB 6'3/213 Florida State 3 tackles (0 solo) 7 Jamie Newman QB 6'2/235 Wake Forest 10/14, 118 yards; 1 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries 0 yards 72 Royce Newman OL 6'5/306 Ole Miss 85 Josh Palmer WR 6'1/210 Tennessee 2 receptions, 27 yards; 1 TD 14 Cornell Powell WR 6'0/205 Clemson 2 receptions, 42 yards 32 Monty Rice LB 6'0/238 Georgia 31 Aaron Robinson DB 5'11/190 UCF 96 Janarius Robinson EDGE 6'5/266 Florida State 5 tackles (1 solo); sacks 55 Quincy Roche EDGE 6'2/243 Miami, Florida 2 tackles (0 solo) 23 Robert Rochell DB 5'11/195 Central Arkansas (FCS) 3 Amari Rodgers WR 5'9/211 Clemson 4 receptions, 23 yards; 1 TD; 1 carry, -4 yards; 1 PR, 11 yards; 2-point conversion catch 34 Larry Rountree III RB 5'10/216 Missouri 4 carries, 7 yards; 2 receptions, 19 yards 5 Cameron Sample DL 6'2/274 Tulane 7 tackles (2 solo); sack; Defensive Player of the Game 67 D'Ante Smith OL 6'5/294 East Carolina 22 Jordan Smith LB 6'6/255 UAB 3 tackles (2 solo) 13 Shi Smith WR 5'10/186 South Carolina 3 receptions, 57 yards 73 Trey Smith OL 6'5/331 Tennessee 11 Charles Snowden LB 6'6/232 Virginia 7 JaCoby Stevens DB 6'1/216 LSU 5 Marquez Stevenson WR 5'10/182 Houston 1 reception, 6 yards; 1 PR, 9 yards 0 Grant Stuard LB 5'11/230 Houston 2 tackles (0 solo) 1 Kadarius Toney WR 5'11/189 Florida did not play 95 Marlon Tuipulotu DL 6'1/308 USC 98 Payton Turner DL 6'5/270 Houston 6 Austin Watkins Jr. WR 6'1/207 UAB did not play 26 Mark Webb DB 6'1/210 Georgia 5 tackles (3 solo) 21 Marvin Wilson DL 6'3/319 Florida State
Game summary Note special playing rules detailed here. Players in the game were each issued two helmet stickers; one with the player's hometown area code, and one with number 44 for Hank Aaron, who was born in Mobile and died on January 22.
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External links Game statistics at statbroadcast.com 2021 Reese's Senior Bowl via YouTube