2011 Senior Bowl Review

2011 Senior Bowl

29 January 2011

Christian Ponder started at quarterback for the South, he isn't flashy, doesn't have a canon but gets rid of the ball quickly. Miami WR Leonard Hankerson (6' 3" 205 lbs.) made a nice play on an under thrown ball.

Lee Ziemba played right tackle for the south, he has got great potential. DT Sione Fua (6' 2" 306) from Stanford made excellent penetration on a few plays. North QB Jake Locker had trouble with accuracy, he overthrew his first pass. Locker has some nice potential, but accuracy issues are haunting him right now.

OLB Von Miller made a nice play stopping a screen, he can play OLB in the NFL. Miller was probably the best defensive player in the game, he ran down speedy QB Colen Kaepernick.

The North's Anthony Castonzo played left guard. South Charles Clay, 6' 2" 240 lbs. Tulsa. H- back good blocker, good hands. South WR Leonard Hankerson made a nice TD catch in the first quarter. DE Sam Acho (6' 3 260 lbs) abused Colorado LT Solder for a sack and strip of the football. North DE Jeremy Beal looks very quick and moves well in space. At one point I had him in the first round of my 2011 NFL Mock Draft.

Miami LB Colin McCarthy (6' 2" 240 lbs) is looking good on special teams and at linebacker. McCarthy could be a 3 rd or 4th round steal in the 2011 NFL Draft. Castonzo moved to left tackle and got beat by Arizona's Brooks Reed (6' 3" 262 lbs) for a sack on QB Ricki Stanzi. Arkansas offensive lineman DeMarcus Love gets beat badly around the end by DE Ryan Kerrigan on one play, then gets knocked on his butt on the next, he didn't help himself.

North QB Colen Kaepernick threw a couple good balls on the run. North WR Titus Young was very quick in and out of his breaks. RB Da' Rel Scott, (5' 11" 205 lbs) Maryland, made a nice 32 yard catch and run. Mississipi State DT Pernell McPhee (6" 4" 287 lbs) showed nice hustle and stripped Locker from behind.

DB Kendrick Burney made a lot of plays and looks like a special teams demon. North QB Ricky Stanzi made a couple nice throws in the 4th quarter, he displayed leadership in the huddle and has excellent pocket awareness. Stanzi however, didn't play well in the practices leading up to the Senior Bowl. Baylor DT Phil Taylor is a massive (6' 4" 330) pound nose tackle, he consistently got a great push up the middle. If he (Taylor) keeps his weight under 320 he could be special in the NFL. South WR Jeremy Kerley (TCU) ran a nice route and caught a pass from QB Christian Ponder to put the game out of reach as the South went ahead 24-10. QB Christian Ponder was named the games MVP.