2019 East-West Shrine Game: Team rosters
By Joe Romano
On January 19th in St. Petersburg, Florida some of the best in college football will on on the field for the East-West Shrine Game. Here are the rosters for that game.
While the Senior Bowl gets most of the hype for NFL prospects, those that were not invited to Mobile often end up in sunny Florida at the East-West Shrine Game. There will be NFL-level talent at play here on Jan. 19th. The rosters and coaching staffs are now in place, as the game is rapidly approaching.
Coaching the teams will be Carolina Panthers Sam Mills III and Minnesota Vikings Adam Zimmer. Those two teams get an up-close look at the prospects.
You can find the full rosters for the game here. Below are some of the bigger names to keep an eye on.
Brett Rypien, QB, Boise State
With all the senior quarterback talent in college football this year, Rypien was the odd man out for the Senior Bowl. Rypien played well this year and has some fans across DraftTwitter.
DaMarkus Lodge, WR, Ole Miss
Lodge was a third option on a team featuring D.K. Metcalf and A.J. Brown, two of the draft’s best receivers but he is no slouch. Lodge lacked in production but Ole Miss’ offense was a two-trick pony and Lodge should get better once he gets into the NFL.
Tyree St. Louis, T, Miami
A switch from right to left tackle did not pan out well for the former Hurricane. St. Louis is a good athlete that has an NFL future but needs to put together a strong showing to boost his stock.
Wyatt Ray, EDGE, Boston College
Another player outshined by a teammate, Ray is going to be a productive NFL player but may have a lower ceiling and is in a deep edge class.
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Easton Stick, QB, North Dakota State
Stick is the quarterback who took over for Carson Wentz. Expect to hear his name more come draft time with a big void in quarterback talent in the 2019 NFL draft.
This is one of the better rosters the Shrine Game has been able to put together. Last year there were five draft picks including FanSided favorite Deadrin Senat. Senat was a third round pick for the Falcons in 2018. This year there may be even more Day 2 picks and certainly more than the five we saw last year.