East-West Shrine Game 2018 rosters: J.T. Barrett, Justin Jackson highlight powerful offenses

The East-West Shrine Game isn’t the biggest college football all-star game out there, but that doesn’t mean 2018’s exhibition is lacking in big names. Fans not quite ready to say goodbye to the gridiron will have one last chance to watch players like J.T. Barrett, Justin Jackson, Riley Ferguson, and Ralph Webb before they suit up on Sundays next fall.

The Shrine Game may not be brimming with first-round talent, but this year’s event will bring together some of the NCAA’s most accomplished seniors and give them a major opportunity to impress NFL scouts. That includes Barrett, who piloted a crushing Ohio State offense to the 2017 Big Ten title, Ferguson, who guided Memphis to the doorstep of a New Year’s Day bowl, and tailbacks like Jackson and Webb, who ran for more yards than anyone else in their programs’ respective histories.

They’ll hope to follow in the footsteps of players like Deatrich Wise Jr., Tajae Sharpe, Joe Thuney, and Anthony Zettel — athletes whose Shrine Game appearances were precursors to NFL success. The 2018 game will unite players from the FBS and FCS, as well as drawing some of Canada’s top collegiate talent. They’ll have the opportunity to be coached by Bengals tight ends coach Jonathan Hayes, who will lead the East team, and Raiders tight ends coach Bobby Johnson, who heads the West.

Quarterbacks

Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston State

Nic Shimonek, Texas Tech

Nick Stevens, Colorado State

Running backs

Jordan Chunn, Troy

Justin Jackson, Northwestern

Phillip Lindsay, Colorado

Wide receivers

Jeff Badet, Oklahoma

Bryce Bobo, Colorado

Devonte Boyd, UNLV

Steven Dunbar, Houston

Jordan Thomas, Mississippi State

Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State

Tight ends

Blake Mack, Arkansas State

Andrew Vollert, Weber State

David Wells, San Diego State

Offensive linemen

Dejon Allen (OG), Hawaii

Jacob Alsadek (OG), Arizona

Jake Bennett (C), Colorado State

Zachary Crabtree (OT), Oklahoma State

Mark Korte (OT), Alberta

Cody O’Connell (OG), Washington State

Jacob Ohnesorge (C), South Dakota State

Greg Senat (OT), Wagner

Coleman Shelton (C), Washington

Brett Toth (OT), Army

Salesi Uhatafe (OG), Utah

Defensive linemen

Poona Ford (DT), Texas

Marcell Frazier (DE), Missouri

P.J. Hall (DT), Sam Houston State

Alec James (DE), Wisconsin

Justin Lawler (DE), SMU

James Looney (DT), California

Filipo Mokofisi (DT), Utah

Bilal Nichols (DT), Delaware

Joe Ostman (DE), Central Michigan

Conor Sheehy (DE), Wisconsin (injured)

Linebackers

James Hearns (OLB), Louisville (injured)

Leon Jacobs (OLB), Wisconsin

Joel Lanning (QB/ILB), Iowa State

Ja’Von Rolland-Jones (OLB), Arkansas State

Tegray Scales (OLB), Indiana

Kenny Young (ILB), UCLA

Defensive backs

Secdrick Cooper (S), Louisiana Tech

Dane Cruikshank (CB), Arizona

Josh Kalu (CB), Nebraska

Heath Harding (CB), Miami (Ohio)

Davontae Harris (CB), Illinois State

Godwin Igwebuike (S), Northwestern

Natrell Jamerson (S), Wisconsin

Afolabi Laguda (S), Colorado

Malik Reaves (CB), Villanova

Cole Reyes (S), North Dakota

Linden Stephens (CB), Cincinnati

Chucky Williams (S), Louisville

Specialists

Matthew McCrane (K), Kansas State

Drew Scott (LS), Kansas State

Shane Tripucka (P), Texas A&M

Quarterbacks

J.T. Barrett, Ohio State

Riley Ferguson, Memphis

Quinton Flowers, South Florida

Running backs

Chase Edmonds, Fordham

D’Ernest Johnson, South Florida

Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt

Wide receivers

Regis Cibasu, Montreal

Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa

DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State

Cam Phillips, Virginia Tech (injured)

Justin Watson, Pennsylvania

Jester Weah, Pittsburgh

Javon Wims, Georgia (injured)

Tight ends

Damon Gibson, Minnesota State

Cam Serigne, Wake Forest

Ethan Wolf, Tennessee

Offensive linemen

Tony Adams (OG), N.C. State

Brian Allen (C), Michigan State

Kyle Bosch (OG), West Virginia

Aaron Evans (OT), UCF (injured)

Nico Falah (OG), USC (injured)

Austin Golson (C), Auburn

Cory Helms (OG), South Carolina

Connor Hilland (OG), Williams & Mary

Jaryd Jones-Smith (OG), Pittsburgh

Austin Kuhnert (C), North Dakota State

Brad Lundblade (C), Oklahoma State

KC McDermott (OT), Miami

Jamar McGloster (OT), Syracuse

Defensive linemen

Curtis Cothren (DE), Penn State

Parker Cothren (DT), Penn State

Folorunso Fatukasi (DT), UConn

Dalton Keene (DE), Illinois State

Marcus Martin (DE), Slippery Rock

Jamiyus Pittman (DT), UCF

Deadrin Senat (DT), South Florida

Kentavius Street (DE), N.C. State

Chad Thomas (DE), Miami

Linebackers

Parris Bennett (ILB), Syracuse

Jason Cabinda (ILB), Penn State

D.J. Palmore (OLB), Navy

Jacob Pugh (OLB), Florida State

Matthew Thomas (OLB), Florida State

Chris Worley (ILB), Ohio State

Defensive backs

DeVonta’ Delaney (CB), Miami

Brandon Facyson (CB), Virginia Tech

Tre Flowers (S), Oklahoma State

Grant Haley (CB), Penn State

Avonte Maddox (CB), Pittsburgh

Trey Marshall (S), Florida State

Jordan Martin (S), Syracuse

Deatrick Nichols (CB), South Florida

Jeremy Reaves (CB), South Alabama

Greg Stroman (CB), Virginia Tech

Jamar Summers (S), Connecticut

Tracy Walker (S), Louisiana-Lafayette

Damon Webb (S), Ohio State

Specialists

Hunter Bradley (LS), Mississippi State

Drew Brown (K), Nebraska

Joseph Davidson (P), Bowling Green