The East-West Shrine Game is always one of the most important events for the players leading up to the NFL Draft in April.
East-West Shrine Game 2013: Previewing the East roster
The Shrine Game will be played on Saturday afternoon, with draft stocks sure to rise and fall.
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Now the time has arrived to play, with the kickoff being set for 4 p.m. ET on Saturday afternoon down in Florida.
The East has quite a few talented players. The full roster is below:
East Team Roster:
| Pos | Name | School | Pos | Name | School | |
| QB | Cameron, Colby | Louisana Tech | DL | Bass, David | Missouri West State | |
| QB | Klein, Collin | Kansas State | DL | Catapano, Mike | Princeton | |
| QB | Stanley, Nathan | Southeastern LA | DL | Cross, Izaan | Georgia Tech | |
| RB | Graham, Ray | Pittsburgh | DL | Francis, A.J. | Maryland | |
| RB | Harris, Montei | Temple | DL | McCloud, Anthony | Florida State | |
| RB | Stacy, Zac | Vanderbilt | DL | Taylor, Devin | South Carolina | |
| RB | Jefferson, D.C. | Rutgers | DL | Vallone, Scott | Rutgers | |
| WR | Blake, Emory | Auburn | DL | Vellano, Joe | Maryland | |
| WR | Davis, Marcus | Virginia Tech | LB | Barrington, Sam | South Florida | |
| WR | Fuller, Corey | Georgia Tech | LB | Evans, Matt | New Hampshire | |
| WR | Highsmith, Erik | North Carolina | LB | Hodges, Gerald | Penn State | |
| WR | Smith, Rodney | Florida State | LB | McCabe, Robert | Georgetown | |
| WR | Steelman, Trent | Army | LB | Moore, Nick | Florida State | |
| WR | Turner, Brandon | Navy | LB | Moore, Sio | Connecticut | |
| TE | Pantale, Chris | Boston College | CB | Brewer, Xavier | Clemson | |
| TE | Reed, Lucas | New Mexico | CB | Johnson, Josh | Purdue | |
| OL | Armstead, Terron | Ark-Pine Bluff | CB | McGee, Brandon | Miami | |
| OL | Devey, Jordan | Memphis | CB | Smith, Branden | Georgia | |
| OL | Dill, R.J. | Rutgers | CB | Sweeting, Rodd | Georgia Tech | |
| OL | Heikkinen, Garth | Minnesota-Duluth | CB | Webster, Kayvon | South Florida | |
| OL | Jackson, Mark | Glenville State | CB | White, Melvin | LA-Lafayette | |
| OL | Johnson, T.J. | South Carolina | CB | Wilson, Trey | Vanderbilt | |
| OL | Kush, Eric | California (PA) | S | Bishop, Brendan | NC State | |
| OL | Sewell, Matt | McMaster U. | S | Evans, Josh | Florida | |
| OL | Speller, Nick | Massachusetts | S | Hall, Rashard | Clemson | |
| OL | Stankiewitch, Matt | Penn State | S | Riley, Kejuan | Alabama State | |
| OL | Watford, Early | James Madison | S | Taylor, Cooper | Richmond | |
| K | Sturgis, Caleb | Florida | S | Wolff, Earl | NC State | |
| P | Breeding, Dylan | Arkansas |
One man to watch is wide receiver Emory Blake of Auburn. Emery has a big body and was a favorite of Cam Newton two years ago. Blake has since gone into obscurity because of Auburn's poor play, but he's shown up this week with great practices and could move up the board with a good game on Saturday.
The Miami Hurricanes' Brandon McGee also has had a nice week at corner. The youth was a big name coming into the year but saw his amount of critics rise with uneven play. This week has been a good one for him, and Saturday will now loom large.
For an even more in depth breakdown, check out this wonderful work at The Phinsider.
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