The rosters for the East-West Shrine Game have been announced, and the East defense will feature several players that most college football fans will be familiar with. South Carolina defensive end Devin Taylor and Penn State linebacker Gerald Hodges are probably the two biggest names on the roster, but there are several contributors from Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Georgia, amongst other teams.
East-West Shrine Game 2013 roster: East team defense features some familiar names
The two teams at the Shrine Game will start practice on Monday, and here’s a full breakdown of who will be lining up on defense for the East team.
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Here’s a full breakdown of who will be suiting up for the East team on defense.
East Team Defense
| No. | Position | Name | School | Height | Weight |
| 36 | LB | Sam Barrington | South Florida | 6'2" | 238 |
| 91 | DL | David Bass | Missouri West. State | 6'4" | 260 |
| 30 | S | Brendan Bishop | North Carolina State | 6'2" | 205 |
| 14 | P | Dylan Breeding | Arkansas | 6'1" | 215 |
| 29 | CB | Xavier Brewer | Clemson | 5'11" | 190 |
| 77 | DL | Mike Catapano | Princeton | 6'4" | 270 |
| 93 | DL | Izaan Cross | Georgia Tech | 6'4" | 300 |
| 52 | LB | Matt Evans | New Hampshire | 6' | 230 |
| 24 | S | Josh Evans | Florida | 6'1" | 199 |
| 96 | DL | A.J. Francis | Maryland | 6'5" | 315 |
| 31 | S | Rashard Hall | Clemson | 6'2" | 210 |
| 42 | LB | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | 6'2" | 251 |
| 28 | CB | Josh Johnson | Purdue | 5'11" | 195 |
| 4 | LB | Robert McCabe | Georgetown | 6'2" | 234 |
| 90 | DL | Anthony McCloud | Florida State | 6'2" | 322 |
| 21 | CB | Brandon McGee | Miami (FL) | 6' | 197 |
| 46 | LB | Nick Moody | Florida State | 6'2" | 237 |
| 3 | LB | Sio Moore | Connecticut | 6'2" | 229 |
| 26 | S | Kejuan Riley | Alabama State | 6'1" | 208 |
| 7 | CB | Branden Smith | Georgia | 5'11" | 175 |
| 22 | CB | Rod Sweeting | Georgia Tech | 6' | 187 |
| 98 | DL | Devin Taylor | South Carolina | 6'8" | 267 |
| 1 | S | Cooper Taylor | Richmond | 6'4" | 230 |
| 94 | DL | Scott Vallone | Rutgers | 6'3" | 275 |
| 92 | DL | Joe Vellano | Maryland | 6'2" | 295 |
| 6 | CB | Kayvon Webster | South Florida | 5'11" | 196 |
| 23 | CB | Melvin White | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6'3" | 191 |
| 9 | CB | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | 5'11" | 190 |
| 27 | S | Earl Wolff | North Carolina State | 6' | 207 |
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