January 23, 2016

Eagles draft more players competing at Senior Bowl than any other team

By Jimmy Kempski
PhillyVoice Staff

Dave Martin/AP

Lane Johnson used to paint his face, apparently.

The Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., is an annual football event that has grown in popularity over the last few years, as fan interest in the NFL Draft has become nearly as popular as the actual NFL season itself. It is an all-star game featuring college football's best senior draft prospects, occurring this year on Saturday, Jan. 30th. But the real appeal of the Senior Bowl to NFL personnel people and NFL media is the week of practices leading up to the game, with the first practice kicking off on Tuesday.

Senior Bowl week should be of particular interest to Eagles fans, as the Eagles have drafted more players competing at the Senior Bowl since 2010 than any other team in the NFL:

Team	Senior Bowl draftees	Team	Senior Bowl draftees
Eagles	24	Chargers	14
Patriots	23	Raiders	14
Ravens	22	Titans	14
Browns	22	Texans	13
Jets	20	Panthers	13
Dolphins	19	Packers	13
Bengals	19	Lions	13
Redskins	19	Buccaneers	12
Broncos	18	Saints	12
Cardinals	17	Seahawks	11
49ers	17	Giants	11
Bills	16	Jaguars	11
Steelers	16	Bears	11
Vikings	15	Falcons	10
Rams	15	Colts	9
Chiefs	14	Cowboys	8

Here are the 24 former Senior Bowl attendees who were drafted by the Eagles:

Year	Player	Position	Round	Overall
2010	Brandon Graham	DE	1	13
2010	Nate Allen	S	2	37
2010	Trevard Lindley	CB	4	105
2010	Riley Cooper	WR	5	159
2010	Jamar Chaney	LB	7	220
2010	Jeff Owens	DT	7	243
2010	Kurt Coleman	S	7	244
2011	Danny Watkins	OG	1	23
2011	Jaiqauwn Jarrett	S	2	54
2011	Curtis Marsh	CB	3	90
2011	Casey Matthews	LB	4	116
2011	Alex Henery	K	4	120
2012	Vinny Curry	DE	2	59
2012	Nick Foles	QB	3	88
2012	Brandon Boykin	CB	4	123
2012	Marvin McNutt	WR	6	194
2013	Lane Johnson	OT	1	4
2013	Jordan Poyer	CB	7	218
2014	Marcus Smith	LB	1	26
2014	Jordan Matthews	WR	2	42
2014	Josh Huff	WR	3	86
2014	Jaylen Watkins	CB	4	101
2015	Eric Rowe	CB	2	47
2015	Jordan Hicks	LB	3	84

The above list includes some good, some bad, and some really bad. The Senior Bowl rosters can be found here. If history is any indication, a few of those players will be Eagles when the NFL Draft wraps on April 30th. On Monday, we'll preview players competing at the Senior Bowl who could be of particular interest to the Eagles.

PhillyVoice will be in Mobile, Ala., to cover the Senior Bowl all week.

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