# 2018 Senior Bowl

The 2018 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2018 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game was the last of the 2017–18 bowl games and the final game of the 2017 FBS football season. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl.
The game was played on January 27, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams; coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network.
Bowl organizers announced that, for the first time, RFID devices would be used to track players and footballs during practices and the game. The maker of the RFID devices, Zebra Sports Solutions, was also announced as a corporate sponsor of the game.

## Rosters

In late December 2017, bowl organizers announced that Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma would appear in the game; the most recent Heisman Trophy winner to play in the Senior Bowl was Tim Tebow in the 2010 game. Full rosters were announced on January 18, 2018. The head coaches were Vance Joseph of the Denver Broncos and Bill O' Brien of the Houston Texans, for the North and South teams, respectively.

### North team

| No. | Player | Position | HT/WT | College | Notes |
| 0 | Ja'Whaun Bentley | ILB | 6'2/260 | Purdue | |
| 1 | Christian Campbell | CB | 6'1/194 | Penn State | |
| 2 | Marcus Allen | S | 6'2/202 | Penn State | |
| 3 | Luke Falk† | QB | 6'4/223 | Washington State | Did not play, in order to attend funeral of Tyler Hilinski. |
| 4 | Fred Warner | ILB | 6'4/230 | BYU | |
| 5 | DaeSean Hamilton | WR | 6'1/205 | Penn State | Played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game |
| 6 | Baker Mayfield | QB | 6'1/220 | Oklahoma | |
| 7 | JaMarcus King | CB | 6'2/186 | South Carolina | |
| 8 | Braxton Berrios | WR | 5'9/186 | Miami (FL) | |
| 9 | Mike McCray | ILB | 6'4/248 | Michigan | |
| 11 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR | 6'3/188 | Boise State | |
| 13 | Tanner Lee | QB | 6'4/220 | Nebraska | Replaced Mason Rudolph, who was injured |
| 14 | Darius Phillips | CB | 5'10/190 | Western Michigan | |
| 15 | Justin Watson | WR | 6'3/210 | Penn | Played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game |
| 15 | Michael Badgley | K | 5'10/178 | Miami (FL) | |
| 16 | Jaleel Scott | WR | 6'6/215 | New Mexico State | |
| 17 | Josh Allen | QB | 6'5/233 | Wyoming | |
| 19 | Johnny Townsend | P | 6'1/211 | Florida | |
| 20 | Isaac Yiadom | CB | 6'1/190 | Boston College | |
| 21 | Jaylen Samuels | RB | 5'11/228 | NC State | |
| 22 | Michael Joseph | CB | 6'1/180 | Dubuque | |
| 23 | Armani Watts | S | 5'11/205 | Texas A&M | |
| 24 | Duke Dawson | CB | 5'10/208 | Florida | |
| 25 | Akrum Wadley | RB | 5'11/191 | Iowa | |
| 26 | Taron Johnson | CB | 6'0/185 | Weber State | |
| 27 | Kalen Ballage | RB | 6'3/230 | Arizona State | |
| 27 | Justin Jones | DT | 6'2/312 | NC State | |
| 28 | Kyzir White | S | 6'2/218 | West Virginia | |
| 31 | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | DE | 6'1/240 | Oklahoma | |
| 36 | Dimitri Flowers | FB | 6'2/247 | Oklahoma | |
| 39 | Trayvon Henderson | S | 6'0/200 | Hawaii | |
| 48 | Tanner Carew | LS | 6'1/242 | Oregon | |
| 49 | Nick DeLuca | ILB | 6'3/245 | North Dakota State | |
| 50 | Myles Pierce | ILB | 6'0/225 | The Citadel | |
| 52 | Mason Cole | C | 6'5/305 | Michigan | |
| 55 | Garret Dooley | OLB | 6'3/246 | Wisconsin | |
| 56 | Scott Quessenberry | C | 6'3/310 | UCLA | |
| 57 | Wyatt Teller | G | 6'5/315 | Virginia Tech | |
| 58 | Kemoko Turay | OLB | 6'5/252 | Rutgers | |
| 59 | Tyquan Lewis | DE | 6'4/265 | Ohio State | |
| 61 | Cole Madison | G | 6'5/314 | Washington State | |
| 65 | Jamil Demby | OT | 6'5/335 | Maine | |
| 66 | Harrison Phillips | DT | 6'4/295 | Stanford | |
| 70 | Brian O'Neill | OT | 6'7/305 | Pittsburgh | |
| 73 | Tyrell Crosby | OT | 6'5/320 | Oregon | |
| 76 | Will Hernandez | G | 6'3/340 | UTEP | |
| 78 | Brett Toth | OT | 6'6/305 | Army | |
| 79 | Sean Welsh | G | 6'3/295 | Iowa | |
| 80 | Durham Smythe | TE | 6'6/257 | Notre Dame | |
| 81 | Troy Fumagalli | TE | 6'6/248 | Wisconsin | |
| 83 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 6'4/240 | Central Michigan | |
| 84 | Michael Gallup | WR | 6'1/200 | Colorado State | |
| 85 | Allen Lazard | WR | 6'5/222 | Iowa State | |
| 88 | Mike Gesicki | TE | 6'6/252 | Penn State | |
| 90 | Chad Thomas | DE | 6'6/275 | Miami (FL) | Played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game |
| 91 | Jalyn Holmes | DE | 6'5/270 | Ohio State | |
| 94 | Dewey Jarvis | OLB | 6'2/230 | Brown | |
| 97 | Nathan Shepherd | DT | 6'5/300 | Fort Hays State | Injured during practice; did not play |
| 98 | B. J. Hill | DT | 6'4/315 | NC State | |
Source: † Luke Falk switched his uniform number from 4 to 3 in honor of Tyler Hilinski.

### South team

| No. | Player | Position | HT/WT | College | Notes |
| 3 | Quin Blanding | S | 6'2/210 | Virginia | |
| 4 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR | 6'1/210 | Central Florida | |
| 5 | Kyle Lauletta | QB | 6'3/215 | Richmond | Named game MVP |
| 5 | Siran Neal | CB | 6'1/205 | Jacksonville State | |
| 6 | Kurt Benkert | QB | 6'4/215 | Virginia | |
| 7 | D. J. Chark | WR | 6'4/198 | LSU | |
| 9 | Da'Shawn Hand | DE | 6'4/288 | Alabama | |
| 10 | J. K. Scott | P | 6'6/204 | Alabama | |
| 11 | Kylie Fitts | DE | 6'4/260 | Utah | |
| 12 | Brandon Silvers | QB | 6'3/219 | Troy | |
| 13 | Marcell Ateman | WR | 6'4/220 | Oklahoma State | |
| 14 | Jeremy Reaves | S | 5'11/185 | South Alabama | |
| 14 | Mike White | QB | 6'4/225 | Western Kentucky | |
| 15 | Nick Bawden | FB | 6'3/245 | San Diego State | |
| 16 | J'Mon Moore | WR | 6'3/205 | Missouri | |
| 18 | Shaquem Griffin | OLB | 6'1/223 | Central Florida | Griffin was named Overall Practice Player of the Week |
| 19 | Nate Andrews | S | 6'0/214 | Florida State | Added due to injury of Dorian O'Daniel |
| 20 | Rashaad Penny | RB | 5'11/220 | San Diego State | |
| 21 | Tray Matthews | S | 6'1/209 | Auburn | |
| 22 | Chandon Sullivan | CB | 5'11/195 | Georgia State | |
| 23 | D'montre Wade | CB | 6'0/200 | Murray State | |
| 24 | Danny Johnson | CB | 5'10/194 | Southern | |
| 25 | Ito Smith | RB | 5'9/195 | Southern Miss | |
| 26 | M. J. Stewart | CB | 6'0/205 | North Carolina | |
| 27 | Kameron Kelly | CB | 6'2/200 | San Diego State | |
| 28 | James Washington | WR | 6'0/205 | Oklahoma State | |
| 29 | Darrel Williams | RB | 6'1/229 | LSU | |
| 30 | Tre' Williams | ILB | 6'2/225 | Auburn | |
| 38 | Daniel Carlson | K | 6'4/223 | Auburn | |
| 38 | Marquis Haynes | OLB | 6'3/230 | Mississippi | |
| 39 | Levi Wallace | CB | 6'0/183 | Alabama | |
| 42 | Uchenna Nwosu | OLB | 6'2/240 | USC | |
| 50 | Shaquille Leonard | ILB | 6'3/235 | South Carolina State | |
| 51 | Taylor Hearn | G | 6'5/330 | Clemson | |
| 53 | Micah Kiser | ILB | 6'2/240 | Virginia | Injured during practice; did not play |
| 53 | Oren Burks | ILB | 6'3/230 | Vanderbilt | Added due to injury of Micah Kiser |
| 56 | Dorian O'Daniel | ILB | 6'1/220 | Clemson | Injured during practice; did not play |
| 68 | Joseph Noteboom | OT | 6'5/306 | TCU | |
| 69 | Ike Powell | LS | 6'3/267 | Auburn | |
| 70 | Colby Gossett | G | 6'6/320 | Appalachian State | |
| 71 | Alex Cappa | OT | 6'7/305 | Humboldt State | |
| 72 | Brandon Parker | OT | 6'7/309 | North Carolina A&T | |
| 73 | Austin Corbett | C | 6'4/305 | Nevada | |
| 75 | Bradley Bozeman | C | 6'5/314 | Alabama | |
| 77 | Isaiah Wynn | G | 6'2/302 | Georgia | |
| 78 | Desmond Harrison | OT | 6'6/313 | West Georgia | |
| 79 | Skyler Phillips | G | 6'2/322 | Idaho State | |
| 80 | Ian Thomas | TE | 6'5/248 | Indiana | |
| 81 | Adam Breneman | TE | 6'5/255 | UMass | Injured during practice; did not play |
| 86 | Dallas Goedert | TE | 6'5/255 | South Dakota State | Injured during practice; did not play |
| 86 | Deon Yelder | TE | 6'4/255 | Western Kentucky | Added due to injury of Dallas Goedert |
| 88 | Jordan Akins | TE | 6'4/262 | Central Florida | |
| 89 | Byron Pringle | WR | 6'2/205 | Kansas State | |
| 90 | Christian LaCouture | DT | 6'5/292 | LSU | |
| 93 | Marcus Davenport | DE | 6'7/255 | UTSA | |
| 94 | Greg Gilmore | DT | 6'4/308 | LSU | |
| 95 | Poona Ford | DT | 6'0/305 | Texas | Played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game |
| 99 | Andrew Brown | DT | 6'4/285 | Virginia | |
Source:

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | North | South |
| 1 | 8:56 | 6 | 82 | 2:33 | South | Tre'Quan Smith 14-yard touchdown reception from Mike White, Daniel Carlson kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 4:44 | 10 | 43 | 4:11 | North | 50-yard field goal by Michael Badgley | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0:00 | 5 | 20 | 0:23 | South | 53-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 12:35 | 3 | 71 | 0:53 | South | Rashaad Penny 73-yard touchdown reception from Kurt Benkert, 2-point run good by Ito Smith† | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 8:25 | 11 | 81 | 6:35 | North | Tyler Conklin 16-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, Michael Badgley kick good | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | 6:09 | 2 | 58 | 0:39 | North | Durham Smythe 27-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, 2-point pass failed | 16 | 18 |
| 3 | 5:58 | 1 | 75 | 0:08 | South | D. J. Chark 75-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Lauletta, Daniel Carlson kick good | 16 | 25 |
| 3 | 0:41 | 9 | 95 | 3:11 | South | Deon Yelder 1-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Lauletta, Daniel Carlson kick good | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | 0:33 | | | | South | Marcus Davenport 19-yard fumble return, Daniel Carlson kick failed | 16 | 38 |
| 4 | 10:39 | 10 | 75 | 4:28 | South | Marcell Ateman 14-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Lauletta, Daniel Carlson kick good | 16 | 45 |
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Source: Note: special playing rules detailed here. † Senior Bowl rules require teams to attempt 2-point conversions during the 2nd quarter.

### Statistics

| Statistics | North | South |
| First Downs | 19 | 19 |
| Rushes-yards | 36-147 | 30-115 |
| Passing yards | 253 | 425 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 20-39-1 | 21-36-1 |
| Return yards | 86 | 39 |
| Punts-average | 7-41.6 | 6-48.7 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-15 | 2-10 |
| Time of Possession | 31:17 | 28:43 |
Source: