2026 Senior Bowl

2026 Panini Senior Bowl
2026 Panini Senior Bowl
77th Senior Bowl
National Team	American Team
9	17
Head coach: ; Clint Hurtt (Philadelphia Eagles)	Head coach: ; Joel Thomas (New Orleans Saints)
Date	January 31, 2026
Season	2025
Stadium	Hancock Whitney Stadium
Location	Mobile, Alabama
MVP	Garrett Nussmeier (QB, LSU)
United States TV coverage
Network	NFL Network

The 2026 Senior Bowl was a college football all-star game played on January 31, 2026, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The game featured prospects for the National Football League (NFL)'s 2026 NFL draft, predominantly from the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). It was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game began at 1:30 p.m. Central Time and was officially known as the Panini Senior Bowl via sponsorship from Panini America. Television coverage was provided by NFL Network.^[2] The full roster for the game was announced on January 14, 2026.^[3] The National Team was coached by Philadelphia Eagles assistant coach Clint Hurtt, and the American Team was coached by New Orleans Saints assistant coach Joel Thomas.^[4] The American Team defeated the National Team, 17–9.^[5] Garrett Nussmeier was named the game's most valuable player.^[6]

Players

Roster source:^[7]
Box score:^[8]

National team

No.	Player	Position	HT/WT	College	Notes
13	Kaytron Allen	RB	5'11"/220	Penn State
8	Vinny Anthony II	WR	5'11"/185	Wisconsin
7	Vincent Anthony Jr.	DE	6'5"/246	Duke	2 tackles (2 solo, 1 TFL), 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
43	Luke Basso	LS	6'3"/236	Oregon
87	Nate Boerkircher	TE		Texas A&M
28	Bryce Boettcher	LB	6'0"/227	Oregon	10 tackles (4 solo), 1 pass breakup
3	Romello Brinson	WR		SMU
34	Josh Cameron	WR	6'1"/223	Baylor	2 rec, 13 yds
21	Bud Clark	SAF	6'1"/185	TCU	3 tackles (2 solo)
78	Dametrious Crownover	OL	6'6"/331	Texas A&M
1	Charles Demmings	CB	6'1"/191	Stephen F. Austin	2 tackles (1 solo)
33	Dani Dennis-Sutton	DE	6'5"/268	Penn State
1	Thaddeus Dixon	DB	6'0"/194	North Carolina	2 tackles (1 solo)
5	Caleb Douglas	WR	6'3"/198	Texas Tech
67	Gennings Dunker	OL	6'4"/320	Iowa
28	Zane Durant	DT	6'0"/290	Penn State
20	Bryson Eason	DT	6'2"/316	Tennessee
91	Deven Eastern	DT	6'5"/301	Minnesota
96	Ryan Eckley	P	6'0"/199	Michigan State
3	Kaleb Elarms-Orr	LB	6'1"/233	TCU	5 tackles
0	Logan Fano	DE	6'4"/258	Utah
52	Jalen Farmer	OL	6'4"/322	Kentucky
2	TJ Hall	CB	6'0"/188	Iowa	2 tackles
56	Gracen Halton	DT	6'2"/293	Oklahoma
50	Dayon Hayes	DE		Texas A&M
75	Sam Hecht	OL	6'4"/297	Kansas State
9	Romello Height	DE	6'2"/234	Texas Tech
71	Alan Herron	OL	6'4"/321	Maryland
88	Matthew Hibner	TE		SMU	1 rec, 17 yds
3	Chris Hilton Jr.	WR		LSU	1 rec, 8 yds
8	Colton Hood	CB	5'11"/188	Tennessee
2	Jordan Hudson	WR	6'0"/198	SMU	2 rec, 17 yds
2	Lee Hunter	DT	6'3"/320	Texas Tech
6	Darrell Jackson Jr.	DL		Florida State
1	Chris Johnson	CB	6'0"/190	San Diego State	1 tackle
7	Justin Joly	TE	6'3"/251	NC State	1 rec, 18 yds
90	Rene Konga	DL		Louisville	1 tackle
9	Tanner Koziol	TE	6'6"/245	Houston
5	Caullin Lacy	WR	5'8"/189	Louisville	1 rec, 22 yds; 1 tackle (1 solo)
74	Delby Lemieux	OL	6'5"/305	Dartmouth
48	Max Llewellyn	DE	6'5"/255	Iowa	2 tackles (1 solo), 1 pass breakup
9	Kyle Louis	LB	5'11"/224	Pittsburgh
6	Jeffrey M'Ba	DT	6'5"/316	SMU
5	Hezekiah Masses	CB	6'0"/180	California	4 tackles
1	Donaven McCulley	WR		Michigan	4 rec, 50 yds
3	Seth McGowan	RB	5'11"/215	Kentucky	1 rec, 7 yds; 4 rush, 35 yds
6	Jalen McMurray	CB	5'10"/179	Tennessee
4	Tyren Montgomery	WR	5'11"/190	John Carroll
5	Kejon Owens	RB		FIU	1 rec, 3 yds; 7 rush, 20 yds, 1 TD
2	Diego Pavia	QB	5'9"/198	Vanderbilt	10/13 passing, 78 yds; 4 rush, -12 yds; 1 tackle (1 solo, 1 TFL), 1 forced fumble
7	VJ Payne	SAF	6'3"/210	Kansas State	1 tackle
9	Cole Payton	QB	6'2"/229	North Dakota State	5/10 passing, 72 yds; 5 rush, 22 yds
58	Melvin Priestly	OL		Illinois
34	TJ Quinn	LB		Louisville	5 tackles (1 solo)
0	Chandler Rivers	CB	5'9"/185	Duke	3 tackles (2 solo)
13	Sawyer Robertson	QB	6'3"/221	Baylor	1/5 passing, 17 yds; 1 rush, 8 yds
10	Jacob Rodriguez	LB	6'1"/233	Texas Tech
0	DJ Rogers	TE	6'3"/242	TCU
77	Keylan Rutledge	OL	6'3"/316	Georgia Tech
94	Tyreak Sapp	DL		Florida
8	DeShon Singleton	SAF	6'2"/212	Nebraska	4 tackles (1 solo), 1 INT
10	Nick Singleton	RB	6/0"/221	Penn State
8	Cian Slone	DE	6'3"/239	NC State	2 tackles (1 solo, 1 TFL), 1 sack
70	Beau Stephens	OL	6'5"/310	Iowa
18	Drew Stevens	K	6'1"/221	Iowa
3	J'Mari Taylor	RB	5'9"/205	Virginia	3 rush, 41 yds
9	Star Thomas	RB		Tennessee	2 rec, 12 yds; 1 rush, -1 yds; 2 tackles (1 solo)
11	Nadame Tucker	OLB		Western Michigan	5 tackles (4 solo, 3 TFL), 2 sack, 1 forced fumble
1	Reggie Virgil	WR	6'2"/188	Texas Tech
2	Harrison Wallace III	WR	5'11"/194	Ole Miss
42	Tyre West	DL		Tennessee
6	Zakee Wheatley	SAF	6'2"/201	Penn State
0	Scooby Williams	LB	6'2"/217	Texas A&M
16	Wydett Williams	SAF		Ole Miss
50	Carver Willis	OL	6'4"/305	Washington
60	Trey Zuhn III	OL	6'6"/309	Texas A&M

American team

No.	Player	Position	HT/WT	College	Notes
4	Cyrus Allen	WR	5'11"/180	Cincinnati	1 rec, 9 yds
9	Luke Altmyer	QB	6'1"/210	Illinois	5/8 passing, 21 yds; 3 rush, -13 yds
1	Aaron Anderson	WR	5'7"/177	LSU	1 rec, 19 yds
5	Cameron Ball	DT	6'3"/313	Arkansas
88	Caleb Banks	DT		Florida	1 tackle (0.5 TFL), 0.5 sack
58	Austin Barber	OL	6'6"/318	Florida
93	Nick Barrett	DT	6'3"/315	South Carolina	1 tackle
70	Markel Bell	OL		Miami
26	Rayshaun Benny	DT	6'3"/296	Michigan	1 tackle (1 solo)
8	Kaelon Black	RB	5'9"/208	Indiana	2 rec, 9 yds; 8 rush, 45 yds
11	Lewis Bond	WR	5'11"/197	Boston College
71	Jude Bowry	OL	6'4"/314	Boston College
52	James Brockermeyer	OL	6'3"/297	Miami
6	Barion Brown	WR	5'10"/176	LSU	1 rec, 12 yds
55	Fernando Carmona	OL	6'4"/318	Arkansas
77	Kage Casey	OL	6'5"/309	Boise State
3	Kevin Coleman Jr.	WR	5'11"/174	Missouri	1 rec, 3 yds
24	Keyron Crawford	OLB	6'3"/251	Auburn	4 tackles (3 solo, 1 TFL), 1 sack
80	Josh Cuevas	TE	6'3"/252	Alabama	1 rec, 6 yds
74	J. C. Davis	OL	6'4"/335	Illinois
2	Fred Davis II	CB	6'0"/197	Northwestern	1 pass breakup
44	Keyshaun Elliott	LB	6'1"/233	Arizona State	4 tackles (2 solo)
6	Daylen Everette	CB	6'0"/193	Georgia
1	Rahsul Faison	RB		South Carolina	1 rush
44	Will Ferrin	K	6'2"/179	BYU
0	Malachi Fields	WR	6'4"/218	Notre Dame	2 rec, 20 yds
60	Beau Gardner	LS	6'4"/251	Georgia
10	Taylen Green	QB	6'6"/229	Arkansas	2/4 passing, 18 yds; 4 rush, -12 yds
84	John Michael Gyllenborg	TE	6'5"/251	Wyoming	1 rec, 6 yds; 1 tackle (1 solo)
38	Owen Heinecke	LB	6'1"/224	Oklahoma	4 tackles
1	Ted Hurst	WR	6'3"/207	Georgia State
15	Quintayvious Hutchins	DE	6'2"/229	Boston College	5 tackles (3 solo, 3 TFL), 1 sack
1	Davison Igbinosun	DB	6'2"/192	Ohio State
58	Max Iheanachor	OL	6'5"/325	Arizona State
17	Gabe Jacas	DL	6'3"/260	Illinois
89	Will Kacmarek	TE	6'5"/262	Ohio State
96	Tim Keenan III	DT	6'1"/332	Alabama
17	Jack Kelly	LB	6'1"/246	BYU	4 tackles (2 solo)
11	Nyjalik Kelly	DE		UCF	2 tackles (1 solo)
24	Jalon Kilgore	SAF	6'0"/211	South Carolina	4 tackles (4 solo)
8	Ja'Kobi Lane	WR	6'4"/196	USC
7	Chris McClellan	DT	6'3"/315	Missouri	1 tackle (0.5 TFL), 0.5 sack, 1 pass breakup
8	Derrick Moore	DE	6'3"/254	Michigan
5	Malik Muhammad	CB	5'11"/183	Texas
23	Julian Neal	CB	6'1"/202	Arkansas	1 tackle
18	Garrett Nussmeier	QB	6'1"/202	LSU	5/8 passing, 57 yds, 1 INT; 1 rush, 3 yds, 1 TD
4	Namdi Obiazor	LB	6'2"/224	TCU	3 tackles
78	Ethan Onianwa	OL	6'6"/332	Ohio State
0	Jaydn Ott	RB	5'10"/202	Oklahoma	1 rec, 9 yds; 8 rush, 42 yds, 1 TD
22	LT Overton	DL	6'2"/278	Alabama	1 tackle (1 solo, 1 TFL), 1 sack
3	T. J. Parker	DE	6'3"/263	Clemson
7	Ephesians Prysock	CB	6'2"/194	Washington	2 tackles (1 solo), 2 pass breakups
7	Kamari Ramsey	SAF	5'11"/199	USC	1 tackle
8	Adam Randall	RB	6'2"/233	Clemson	2 rush, 3 yds
86	Sam Roush	TE	6'5"/259	Stanford
66	Jake Slaughter	OL	6'4"/305	Florida
10	Xavian Sorey	LB	6'1"/220	Arkansas	3 tackles (3 solo)
7	Jalen Stroman	DB	6'0"/198	Notre Dame
16	Michael Taaffe	SAF	5'11"/193	Texas	3 tackles
65	Logan Taylor	OL	6'6"/305	Boston College
92	Brett Thorson	P	6'1"/240	Georgia
89	Dan Villari	TE	6'4"/243	Syracuse
1	Devin Voisin	WR	5'9"/182	South Alabama
4	Mike Washington Jr.	RB	6'0"/228	Arkansas	1 rec, 3 yds; 5 rush, 26 yds
77	Jeremiah Wright	OL	6'5"/340	Auburn
6	Collin Wright	CB	6'0"/186	Stanford	4 tackles (3 solo)
9	Zion Young	DE	6'5"/262	Missouri	2 tackles (1 solo)

References

↑ Stephenson, Creg (January 31, 2026). "Garrett Nussmeier leads American team to 17-9 win over National in Panini Senior Bowl". al.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
↑ "Game Central : The Panini Senior Bowl". seniorbowl.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
↑ King, Gracie; Hanich, Michael (January 14, 2026). "2026 Panini Senior Bowl roster released". WKRG. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
↑ Stephenson, Creg (January 16, 2026). "Senior Bowl head coaches for 2026 game announced". AL.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
↑ "Senior Bowl live score, stats, highlights from 2026 NFL Draft showcase game". The Sporting News. January 31, 2026. Archived from the original on January 31, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
↑ Kassim, Ehsan; Leuzzi, John (January 31, 2026). "2026 Senior Bowl live score: Updates, highlights from college football". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 31, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
↑ "Senior Bowl Roster". seniorbowl.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
↑ Moriarty, Morgan (January 31, 2026). "Senior Bowl box score: Full stats from 2026 NFL Draft showcase game". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

External links

Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

[1] Stephenson, Creg (January 31, 2026). "Garrett Nussmeier leads American team to 17-9 win over National in Panini Senior Bowl". al.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 1, 2026.

[2] "Game Central : The Panini Senior Bowl". seniorbowl.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.

[3] King, Gracie; Hanich, Michael (January 14, 2026). "2026 Panini Senior Bowl roster released". WKRG. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.

[4] Stephenson, Creg (January 16, 2026). "Senior Bowl head coaches for 2026 game announced". AL.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.

[5] "Senior Bowl live score, stats, highlights from 2026 NFL Draft showcase game". The Sporting News. January 31, 2026. Archived from the original on January 31, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[6] Kassim, Ehsan; Leuzzi, John (January 31, 2026). "2026 Senior Bowl live score: Updates, highlights from college football". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 31, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[7] "Senior Bowl Roster". seniorbowl.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

[8] Moriarty, Morgan (January 31, 2026). "Senior Bowl box score: Full stats from 2026 NFL Draft showcase game". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

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