The 2021 Senior Bowl was a

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played on January 30, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at

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. The game featured prospects for the 2021 draft of the professional

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(NFL), predominantly from the

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(FBS), rostered into "National" and "American" teams. It was one of the final 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by

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, the game was officially known as the Reese's Senior Bowl, with television coverage provided by

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. On January 11, 2021, bowl organizers announced that the teams would be coached by personnel from the

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and

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, coaching the National team and American team, respectively. This was the first Senior Bowl to be played at

, after the 1951–2020 editions were held at

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, also in Mobile.

Players

Organizers maintained a "watch list" of 250 players as potential invitees. In October 2020, the first invitation was issued to Dillon Radunz, an

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of the

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(FCS). On January 18,

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winner

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accepted an invitation to the game, but did not play. Players listed below are all from the

(FBS), unless noted otherwise after their college team. A week before the game, the bowl's executive director noted that there were 136 players on-site. In the final week before the game, several players who had accepted invites were replaced on the roster due to injury or other circumstances. Quarterback

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was a notable player replaced due to injury.

National team

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Numerical roster
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(a number may be shared by an offensive and defensive player). Sam Ehlinger

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and

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are brothers.

American team

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(a number may be shared by an offensive and defensive player). Kylin Hill Mississippi State

Game summary

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Players in the game were each issued two helmet stickers; one with the player's hometown

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, and one with number 44 for

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, who was born in Mobile and died on January 22.

Statistics

Notes

References

External links

Game statistics
at statbroadcast.com
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl
via

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Senior Bowl The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Pr ...

Senior Bowl