The 2018 East-West Shrine Game is upon us as the 2018 NFL Draft Season officially kicks off. Theevent takes place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida this Saturday, January 20th at 3 PM EST. Practices run through the week, and the game will be televised on NFL network. Some great players have starred in the Shrine Game through the years, including Walter Payton, Brett Favre, and Willie Roaf. This year, prospects will attempt to make a name for themselves at the game (rosters below). Here are some story lines for the game. Jake Wieneke had a fantastic record as a college player at South Dakota State University. I've been high on him for the past few years, and expect him to be a solid NFL player. He's a guy to watch closely this week. Chase Edmonds from Fordham is another fantastic small school player who could make an impact in the NFL early on as a third down back. Brandon Facyson, the CB from Virginia Tech, is an athletic machine who could impress scouts with his physical attributes. Matthew Thomas, the Florida State linebacker, is a sleeper heading into the draft. He was a 5 star recruit coming out of high school in a class that included Laremy Tunsil, Derrick Henry, Alex Collins, and Vernon Hargreaves III. Thomas' career in college was stalled by injuries and suspensions, so workouts, medical reports, and interviews will be huge for him. One thing is for certain, Thomas flashes lots of talent at times. Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett looked good on the first day of practice and emerged as a leader on the field. This will impress scouts considering him heading into the draft. Michigan State center Brian Allen, Wisconsin linebacker Leon Jacobs, and Miami CB DeVonta' Delaney stood out early in practice. Who are teams talking to early? Here are some interview reports: Broncos: South Florida QB Quinton Flowers. Buccaneers: Houston WR Steven Dunbar. Cardinals: FSU LB Matthew Thomas. Chargers: Weber State TE Andrew Vollert, Louisville Safety Chucky Williams. Dolphins: Louisiana-Lafayette S Tracy Walker. Eagles: Sam Houston State DT P.J. Hall. 49ers: Delaware DT Bilal Nichols. Rams: Mississippi State LS Hunter Bradley, UNLV WR Devonte Boyd. Redskins: FSU LB Matthew Thomas. Saints: Michigan State C Brian Allen, Texas DT Poona Ford. Here are your Shrine Game rosters.--Mike B. Rosters: WEST TEAM 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 EAST TEAM 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
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