The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl will be held in Los Angeles for the first time, and features a roster including Vanderbilt quarterback Jordan Rodgers and Texas wide receiver Marquise Goodwin.
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl 2013: Jordan Rodgers, Marquise Goodwin, Robbie Rouse highlight game
The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl features Vanderbilt QB Jordan Rodgers, brother of Aaron, Olympian and Texas WR Marquise Goodwin, as well as Fresno State RB Robbie Rouse, who ran for nearly 1,500 yards his senior year.
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The NFLPA event, slated to be held Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. PT and broadcast on ESPN2, isn’t the premier all-star game in the pre-draft run-up, with the Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Game among others, but its roster features several legitimate draft prospects. Teams will be coached by former NFL head coaches Herm Edwards and Dick Vermeil, with former NFL players filling assistant roles. The game has some of the better prospects from levels below the FBS.
Rodgers, brother of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, led Vanderbilt to nine wins, one of the best seasons in program history. Goodwin competed in the 2012 Olympics as a long-jumper, catching three touchdowns for Texas. Robbie Rouse, a running back from Fresno State, might be the best draft prospect in the game after running for 1,490 touchdowns in 2012.
Here’s a look at the full roster as of Friday. Teams will be split into the “American” and “National” squads:
Quarterback
Jeff Tuel, Washington State
Brad Sorensen, Southern Utah
Jordan Rodgers, Vanderbilt
Greg Jenkins, Alabama State
Running back
Orwin Smith, Georgia Tech
Donald Monroe, Texas
Sam McGuffie, Rice
Mike James, Miami
Robbie Rouse, Fresno State
Richard Samuel, Georgia (also listed as FB, LB)
Michael Zordich, Penn State (also listed as FB, LB)
Wide receiver
Jamal-Rashad Patterson, Stanford
Marquise Goodwin, Texas
Myles White, Louisiana Tech
TJ Knowles, Sacramento State
Xavier Boyce, Norfolk State
Chris Slaughter, Fort Valley
Alfred Diller, Sam Houston State
Drew Terrell, Stanford
Quincy McDuffie, UCF
Kevin Norrell, Stony Brook
Tight end
Taimi Tutogi, Arizona (also listed as FB, LB, DE)
Luke Wilson, Rice
Ben Cotton, Nebraska
Offensive line
Templeton Hardy, Mississippi State
Darius Barnes, Southern Miss
Richard Helepiko, Fresno State
Alex Kupper, Louisville
Trevor Marrongelli, Kansas
Kevin Saia, Louisiana Tech
Ryan Seymour, Vanderbilt
Roszell Gayden, Winona State
Caylin Hauptmann, FIU
Drew Schaefer, Washington
Lloyd Morrison, Jr., Fordham
Jeff Nady, Nevada
Stephan Warner, Louisiana Tech
Kyle Quinn, Arizona
Mario Benavides, Louisville
Jordan Cowart, Notre Dame
Darius Barnes, Southern Miss
Defensive line
Jeremy Coleman, TCU
Darius Smith, Miami
Donovan Carter, UCLA
Terrence Stephens, Stanford
Nathan Palmer, Illinois State (also listed as LB)
Mike Purcell, Wyoming
Brian Slay, NC State
Sean Stanley, Penn State
Dave Kruger, Utah
Jonathan Mathis, Texas A&M
Deon Goggins, Syracuse
Linebackers
Will Compton, Nebraska
Marcus Malbrough, Missouri
Damien Holmes, UCLA
Jake Johnson, South Alabama
Brandon Ogletree, BYU (also listed as FB)
Uona Kaveinga, BYU
Taylor Reed, SMU
Tristan Okpalaugo, Fresno State (also listed as TE, DE)
Jordan Campbell, New Mexico Highlands (also listed as an RB, DE)
Herman Lathers, Tennessee
Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech
Defensive backs
Andrew Abbott, UCLA
Demetrius McCray, Appalachian State
BJ Scott, South Alabama
Drew Frey, Cincinnati
Marsalis Teague, Tennessee
Marcus Cromartie, Wisconsin
Duron Harmon, Rutgers
Aravious Armstrong, Miami
JJ Swain, Northern Iowa
Vaughn Telemaque, Miami
Dominique Battle, Cincinnati
Kemal Ishmael, Central Florida
Devan Avery, Incarnate Word
Abdul Kennah, New Mexico Highlands
Andre Kates, Virginia Union
Jakar Hamilton, South Carolina State
Special teams
Adam Yates, South Carolina
Daniel Zychlinski, Stanford
Bobby Cowan, Idaho
Scott Kovanda, Ball State
Evan Jacobsen, New Mexico
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