The annual East-West Shrine Game starts the college football "All-Star," draft prospect bowl series this week. While practices take place throughout the week, the game isteld will be this upcoming weekend and will give us a look at some of the potential names that may be called in May when the NFL Draft kicks off.
The 89th edition of the Shrine Game will feature an East roster coached by Jerry Glanville and headlined by Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and Northern Illinois signal caller Jordan Lynch. This past season, Garoppol threw for 5,050 yards and 53 touchdowns, which could push his draft stock up despite playing at an FCS school. Lynch, meanwhile, was a Heisman Trophy finalist and is looking to prove he can play quarterback at the next level, despite many scouts projecting him as a running back or safety in the professional game.
Cornerback is also a position of strength for the East roster this year, with Lindenwood's Pierre Desir, Vanderbilt's Andre Hal, and Duke's Ross Cockrell all slated to play.
The full roster for the East is:
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Quarterback:
Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
Jeff Mathews, Cornell
Running Back:
Zach Bauman, Northern Arizona
LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State
Rajion Neal, Tennessee
Tight End:
Alex Bayer, Bowling Green
Blake Gillmore, Oklahoma State
Wide Receiver:
Jeremy Gallon, WR, Michigan
Matt Hazel, Coastal Carolina
Allen Hurns, Miami
Patrick Laird, Army
Ja'mes Logan, Mississippi
Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois
Offensive Linemen:
Justin Britt, OT, Missouri
Kyle Bryant, OT, Youngstown State
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OT, McGill (Canada)
Chris Elkins, C, Youngstown State
Matt Feiler, OT, Bloomsburg
Zach Fulton, G, Tennessee
Matt Hall, OT, Bellhaven
Zac Kerin, C, Toledo
Antwan Lowery, G, Rutgers
James Stone, C, Tennessee
John Urschel, G, Penn State
Defensive Linemen:
Jason Bromley, Syracuse
Will Clarke, West Virginia
Bruce Gaston Jr., Purdue
Zachariah Kerr, Delaware
Demonte McAllister, Florida State
Garrison Smith, Georgia
Ethan Westbrooks, West Texas A&M
Kerry Wynn, Richmond
Linebacker:
Xavius Boyd, Western Kentucky
Preston Brown, Louisville
Glenn Carson, Penn State
Andrew Jackson, Western Kentucky
Derrell Johnson, East Carolina
DeDe Lattimore, South Florida
Cody Peterson, Navy
Johnny Millar, Cal Poly
Cornerback:
Ricardo Allen, Purdue
Travis Carrie, Ohio
Ross Cockrell, Duke
Pierre Desir, Lindenwood
Phillip Gaines, Rice
Andre Hal, Vanderbilt
Nevin Lawson, Utah State
Safety:
Tre Boston, North Carlina
A.J. Marshall, Wake Forest
Hakeem Smith, Louisville
Dezmen Southward, Wisconsin
Jemea Thomas, Georgia Tech
Special Teams:
Zach Hocker, K, Arkansas
Steven Clark, P, Auburn