- Jack Bech impresses as soon as once more: The TCU receiver stacked one other good day down in Cellular, exhibiting his potential to separate and run clean routes.
- Darius Alexander proves he belongs: The small college defensive lineman confirmed off his explosiveness and energy as an edge defender and inside participant with an efficient lengthy arm.
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With three days of Senior Bowl practices within the books, we’ve seen loads of reps from a number of the prime 2025 draft prospects. As we put together for Saturday’s recreation in Cellular, a number of gamers have made a robust impression through the week’s festivities. Right here’s a take a look at the most important winners from Thursday’s apply.
TCU RECEIVER JACK BECH WINS ALL THREE DAYS
When you’ve learn the PFF recaps every day, we’d sound like a damaged report, however you possibly can’t speak about Thursday’s prime performers with out mentioning TCU large receiver Jack Bech.
He as soon as once more gave us a play that may very well be thought-about the play of the day with a high-point crimson zone landing but in addition had a handful of different wins all through the day as a consequence of his potential to separate and clean route working. He’s a bit harking back to Chris Godwin as a consequence of his total dimension, his savviness to get open, and his contested catch potential. The NFL let Godwin get to the third spherical, however I don’t suppose that occurs with Bech.
.@TCUFootball WR Jack Bech is only a rattling good receiver. He’s been a winner in all three days of @seniorbowl apply pic.twitter.com/gIKN22F0IC
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) January 30, 2025
FLORIDA STATE CORNERBACK AZAREYE’H THOMAS LOCKED DOWN OPPOSING RECEIVERS
The Senior Bowl is of course a troublesome occasion for defensive backs to face out. They’re one-on-one with receivers fairly a bit with no security or linebacker assist – in case your specialty isn’t man protection duties, it may be a protracted three days.
Fortunately for Florida State cornerback Azareye’h Thomas, he can thrive in man protection, incomes a 77.4 grade in single protection. On Thursday, he showcased the power to achieve these assignments whereas studying the tendencies he was going up towards. He was sticky in protection, particularly within the red-zone drills.
Washington State WR Kyle Williams vs FSU CB Azareye’h Thomas
Thomas with some lockdown protection and the interception #TheDraftStartsInMOBILE pic.twitter.com/GodDlCngZd
— Mason Kinnahan (@Mason_Kinnahan) January 30, 2025
WESTERN KENTUCKY DEFENSIVE BACK UPTON STOUT SHOWED OFF SLOT SKILLS
Staying on the cornerback prepare, Western Kentucky’s Upton Stout was a standout from the defensive again group on Thursday. He’s simply 5-foot-8 and 174 kilos, so he possible lacks the dimensions to be a constant exterior cornerback.
His dwelling can be within the slot, and he certain confirmed he was comfy in that spot Thursday. He was very sticky in one-on-one protection within the crimson zone and was even robust when defending the run from the slot later within the scrimmages. He earned a 73.5 protection grade within the slot this previous season.
Actually good third @seniorbowl apply for @WKUFootball CB Upton Stout
Nice footwork and quick space quickness to remain in part out of press right here. Had a pleasant run fill in crew drills as properly. Good participant pic.twitter.com/UGwUBEVts1
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) January 30, 2025
ALABAMA’S TIM SMITH SHOWED OFF THE POWER
Alabama inside defensive lineman Tim Smith was a standout on the ultimate day of apply, as he was particularly chosen by the coaches for the competitors interval on the finish of apply.
He one-on-one versus offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea, who is available in at a stout 339 kilos. Smith determined he didn’t want something fancy to win the rep by bull-rushing his opponent six yards again into the quarterback. He was additionally a standout participant in run protection on the primary day of apply. He’s performed increasingly over the past 5 years and had his greatest season defending the run this previous yr with a 78.9 run-defense grade.
Tim Smith 🔥 #TheDraftStartsInMOBILE pic.twitter.com/JUTG5w7SLL
— Mason Kinnahan (@Mason_Kinnahan) January 30, 2025
BIG DAY FOR TIGHT ENDS
The tight finish class is likely one of the deeper place teams within the 2025 NFL Draft, and as an extension of that, the Senior Bowl’sgroup was stuffed with notable names. On Day 3, Terrance Ferguson, Jackson Hawes and Mason Taylor all stood out, particularly with their receiving skills.
Ferguson confirmed off his separation abilities, Taylor was nice with contested catches, and Hawes was in a position to haul in red-zone targets, one thing that may be an enormous difference-maker in his scouting report as a participant who can be drafted extra for his blocking skills.
Oregon TE Terrance Ferguson Makes The Catch vs Iowa SAF Sebastian Castro #TheDraftStartsInMOBILE #GoCFB #CollegeFootball @seniorbowl #GoDucks #Oregon pic.twitter.com/euJ1ofZkCm
— CFB Nation 🏈 (@TheCFBNation) January 30, 2025
DARIUS ALEXANDER REPRESENTS TOLEDO WELL
The defensive position has boasted a number of the greatest gamers from the three practices on the Senior Bowl, and Alexander deserves to be talked about amongst them.
He checks all of the NFL dimension packing containers at nearly 6-foot-4, 305 kilos and 34-inch arms. He earned a 90.3 total defensive grade this previous season due to a 90.3 run-defense grade and 77.6 pass-rush grade.
In Thursday’s apply, he confirmed explosiveness and energy each as an edge defender and an inside participant with an efficient lengthy arm to base his go rush effectiveness round. He was a big-time standout, and an total riser this week.
Toledo DL Darius Alexander continues to stack spectacular reps throughout #SeniorBowl week. Seemed good throughout Thursday’s apply.
Replenish participant 📈 pic.twitter.com/JsX19MzQTy
— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) January 30, 2025
