2016 Senior Bowl Explained

Game Name:Senior Bowl
Subheader:67th Senior Bowl
Title Sponsor:Reese's
Date Game Played:January 30
Year Game Played:2016
Football Season:2015
Stadium:Ladd–Peebles Stadium
City:Mobile, Alabama
Visitor School:Senior Bowl#Game results
Visitor Name Short:North
Visitor Nickname:Team
Visitor Coach:Jason Garrett
(Dallas Cowboys)
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:3
Visitor 3Q:7
Visitor 4Q:6
Home School:Senior Bowl#Game results
Home Name Short:South
Home Nickname:Team
Home Coach:Gus Bradley
(Jacksonville Jaguars)
Home 1Q:10
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:3
Home 4Q:7
Mvp:Dak Prescott
Referee:Tracy Jones
Attendance:35,271
Us Network:NFL Network

The 2016 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2016 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game concluded the post-season that began on December 19, 2015. It was sponsored by Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and is officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl.[1]

The game was played on January 30, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between "North" and "South" teams. Coverage of the event was provided on the NFL Network.[2]

Rosters

North Team

No. Name Position HT/WT School
1Braxton MillerWR6'2"/215Ohio State
4Darian ThompsonS6'2"/212Boise State
6Cody KesslerQB6'1"/215USC
7Tyler ErvinRB5'10"/177San Jose State
8Kevin HoganQB6'4"/218Stanford
11Carson WentzQB6'6"/235North Dakota State
15Ka'imi FairbairnK6'0"/190UCLA
16Jeff DriskelQB6'4"/234Louisiana Tech
17Jihad WardDE6'6"/295Illinois
19Jordan PaytonWR6'1"/212UCLA
20Deiondre' HallCB6'2"/190Northern Iowa
21Tavon YoungCB5'10"/181Temple
22Riley DixonP6'5"/219Syracuse
23Tyvis PowellS6'3"/210Ohio State
24Kevin PetersonCB5'11"/190Oklahoma State
25Miles KillebrewS6'3"/230Southern Utah
26Maurice CanadyCB6'2"/195Virginia
27Chris SwainRB6'1"/245Navy
28Kenneth DixonRB5'10"/212Louisiana Tech
29K. J. DillonS6'1"/203West Virginia
31Eric MurrayCB6'0"/199Minnesota
33Soma VainukuFB6'0"/255USC
35Nick KwiatkoskiILB6'2"/235West Virginia
37Joshua PerryOLB6'4"/254Ohio State
41Jared NorrisILB6'2"/240Utah
44Blake MartinezILB6'2"/245Stanford
48Tyler MatakevichILB6'1"/235Temple
49Kyler FackrellOLB6'5"/250Utah State
No. Name Position HT/WT School
51Josh GarnettOG6'5"/321Stanford
56Joe DahlOG6'5"/310Washington State
58Joe SchobertOLB6'2"/236Wisconsin
59Joe HaegOT6'6"/310North Dakota State
60Jeff OverbaughLS6'2"/240San Diego State
63Austin BlytheC6'3"/290Iowa
66Jack AllenC6'2"/296Michigan State
70Willie BeaversOG6'5"/309Western Michigan
71Jason FanaikaDE6'3"/270Utah
72Nick MartinOG6'5"/301Notre Dame
77Kyle MurphyOT6'7"/301Stanford
78Jason SpriggsOT6'7"/305Indiana
79Cole TonerOT6'6"/303Harvard
80Bryce WilliamsTE6'6"/258East Carolina
81Nick VannettTE6'6"/260Ohio State
82Henry Krieger-CobleTE6'4"/250Iowa
84Leonte CarrooWR6'1"/215Rutgers
85Chris MooreWR6'2"/190Cincinnati
88Tajae SharpeWR6'3"/188UMass
90Matt IoannidisDT6'4"/292Temple
91Sheldon DayDT6'2"/285Notre Dame
92Adolphus WashingtonDT6'4"/290Ohio State
93Vernon ButlerDT6'3"/309Louisiana Tech
95Carl NassibDE6'7"/272Penn State
98Lawrence ThomasDE6'4"/305Michigan State
99Austin JohnsonDT6'4"/325Penn State

South Team

No. Name Position HT/WT School
0Deion JonesILB6'1"/227LSU
1Harlan MillerCB6'1"/180SE Louisiana
3Sterling ShepardWR5'10"/191Oklahoma
4Jay LeeWR6'3"/215Baylor
5Cyrus JonesCB5'10"/196Alabama
9Charone PeakeWR6'2"/205Clemson
10Brandon AllenQB6'2"/210Arkansas
12Jacoby BrissettQB6'4"/231NC State
14Jake CokerQB6'5"/232Alabama
15Dak PrescottQB6'2"/230Mississippi State
16Jeremy CashS6'2"/210Duke
17Kenyan DrakeRB6'1"/210Alabama
19Reggie RaglandOLB6'2"/252Alabama
20Kevin ByardS5'11"/217Middle Tennessee
21Sean DavisS6'1"/202Maryland
22Aaron GreenRB5'11"/205TCU
23Jonathan JonesCB5'10"/181Auburn
25James BradberryCB6'1"/213Samford
28Jalen MillsCB6'1"/194LSU
31DeAndré WashingtonRB5'8"/200Texas Tech
32Jonathan WilliamsRB6'0"/223Arkansas
33Antonio MorrisonILB6'1"/230Florida
35Ross MartinK5'10"/185Duke
36DeAndre Houston-CarsonS6'2"/195William & Mary
38Alex KinalP6'4"/205Wake Forest
40Dan VitaleFB6'2"/235Northwestern
45Josh ForrestILB6'2"/250Kentucky
48Glenn GronkowskiTE6'3"/234Kansas State
No. Name Position HT/WT School
49Eric StrikerOLB6'0"/223Oklahoma
50Jimmy LandesLS6'2"/250Baylor
55Cody WhitehairOG6'4"/305Kansas State
58Spencer DrangoOT6'6"/310Baylor
59Jordan JenkinsOLB6'3"/253Georgia
60Connor McGovernOG6'4"/300Missouri
61Graham GlasgowC6'6"/303Michigan
62Le'Raven ClarkOT6'6"/307Texas Tech
65Christian WestermanOG6'4"/300Arizona State
71John TheusOT6'6"/303Georgia
73Sebastian TretolaOG6'4"/330Arkansas
74Vadal AlexanderOT6'6"/329LSU
77Evan BoehmC6'3"/320Missouri
81K. J. MayeWR5'10"/194Minnesota
83Jake McGeeTE6'6"/250Florida
86Malcolm MitchellWR6'1"/196Georgia
88Paul McRobertsWR6'3"/197SE Missouri State
89Jerell AdamsTE6'6"/231South Carolina
90Jarran ReedDT6'4"/313Alabama
91Charles TapperDT6'4"/283Oklahoma
92Shawn OakmanDE6'9"/275Baylor
95Bronson KaufusiDE6'7"/265Brigham Young
96Dadi NicolasDE6'3"/227Virginia Tech
97Noah SpenceDE6'3"/261Eastern Kentucky
98Sheldon RankinsDT6'2"/303Louisville
99Quinton JeffersonDT6'3"/289Maryland

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring PlayScore
1st Quarter
SOUTH – Aaron Green 25–yard run (Ross Martin kick), 04:00SOUTH 7 – 0
SOUTH – Ross Martin 48–yard field goal, 00:20SOUTH 10 – 0
2nd Quarter
NORTH – Ka'imi Fairbairn 36–yard field goal, 02:56SOUTH 10 – 3
SOUTH – Paul McRoberts 5–yard pass from Dak Prescott (Ross Martin kick), 00:22SOUTH 17 – 3
3rd Quarter
SOUTH – Ross Martin 40–yard field goal, 09:26SOUTH 20 – 3
NORTH – Cody Kessler 1–yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 01:53SOUTH 20 – 10
4th Quarter
SOUTH – Kenyan Drake 1–yard run (Ross Martin kick), 06:28SOUTH 27 – 10
NORTH – Aaron Burbridge 29–yard pass from Jeff Driskel (PAT not attempted), 00:00SOUTH 27 – 16

Statistics

Statistics North South
First Downs 18 21
Total offense, plays - yards 332 353
Rushes-yards (net) 26–112 27–127
Passing yards (net) 220 226
Passes, Comp-Att-Int 21–36–0 22–34–0
Time of Possession 28:17 31:43

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Let's Go REESE'S. The Hershey Company. December 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118202934/https://www.hersheys.com/reeses/lets-go/senior-bowl/. 2015-01-18. dead.
  2. http://www.seniorbowl.com/news-highlights-detail.php?news=437 RSB reveals new start time, new partnership