We see it every year. The Senior Bowl rolls around and some player or players emerge as apparent potential superstars. How could we all have missed their obvious talent before now? They are perfect and should definitely be drafted inside Round 1. Read those last two sentences in sarcasm font.
Yes, the Senior Bowl is an overreaction spectacular every NFL Draft season, but there’s usually at least some merit to the hype. In fact, we have seen some recent Senior Bowl stars not only ride their hype train to draft capital, but even to NFL success: Deebo Samuel, Terry McLaurin, Antonio Gibson, and Kareem Hunt, to name a few.
Who should be moving up our rookie big boards after Senior Bowl week this year? Which players generated some buzz and deserve a bump? Here are seven from this week who at least deserve some bump-up consideration.