# 2021 Senior Bowl

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 | Position | HT/WT | College | Notes |
| 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); 1⁄2 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); 1⁄2 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); 1⁄2 sack |
| 91 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | DL | 6'4/256 | Notre Dame | 2 tackles (1 solo); 1⁄2 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 | Rhamondre Stevenson | 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 | Position | HT/WT | College | Notes |
| 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 | William Bradley-King | 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 | North Carolina Central (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); 1+1⁄2 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); 1⁄2 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.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| National | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| American | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama
* Date: Saturday, January 30, 2021
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. CST)
* Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 6,714
* Referee: James Carter (SEC, 1st half) & Bryan Banks (Big Ten, 2nd half)
* TV: NFL Network
* ESPN game summary, statbroadcast.com

### Statistics

| Statistics | NATL | AMER |
| First downs | 17 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 64–288 | 59–301 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–88 | 20–31 |
| Passing yards | 200 | 270 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–37–1 | 23–39–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:41 | 30:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| National | Passing | Feleipe Franks | 9-for-19, 122 yards, 1 TD |
| National | Rushing | Michael Carter | 60 yards on 8 carries, 1 TD |
| National | Receiving | Dez Fitzpatrick | 90 yards on 6 receptions |
| American | Passing | Kellen Mond | 13-for-25, 173 yards, 2 TD |
| American | Rushing | Kylin Hill | 15 yards on 6 carries |
| American | Receiving | Shi Smith | 57 yards on 3 receptions |