MOBILE, Alabama \u2014 The third and final day of Senior Bowl practices is now complete. All that\u2019s left is the Senior Bowl game itself on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 PM ET.<\/p>\n
I give a lot of credit to the group of players this year. In the past, players have backed out after a practice or two if they feel like they\u2019ve shown enough. There hasn\u2019t been a ton of that this year, and fortunately, the injuries have been kept to a minimum, too.<\/p>\n
With each team having been through at least three media sessions leading up to Thursday, many of the players dodge the area where media are allowed to roam after practice. It\u2019s understandable, but there are a handful of players I really wanted to talk to that were never available. Not to worry, as most of them will be at the combine, and they will all be available at podiums there.<\/p>\n
Thank you to everybody who followed along with our Senior Bowl coverage this year. It\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s already over, but I\u2019ll be on the road once again to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in just a few weeks.<\/p>\n
After focusing on trench play the first day and QBs\/WRs\/RBs\/TEs on Day 2, I rounded out the week of practices with extra attention on the running backs and linebackers.<\/p>\n
NATIONAL TEAM<\/p>\n
\u2013 Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez does everything well. He comes downhill with conviction, is sticky in coverage, and most importantly, his football IQ is evident. He was making sure everybody was in the right spot pre-snap. It just seems like the game is slower for him than anybody else.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Pitt LB Kyle Louis forced a fumble with a big hit over the middle in the team session and intercepted a pass in 1-on-1s<\/a>. He made himself a lot of money this week.<\/p>\n Pitt LB Kyle Louis is continuing his strong Senior Bowl week. Nice job running the route for the RB in 1-on-1s and an interception to the house. pic.twitter.com\/Rg88Fv3bDL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ross McCorkle (@Ross_McCorkle) January 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 Oregon LB Bryce Boettcher has the quintessential linebacker build. He impressed me most in coverage with nice change of direction and hips.<\/p>\n \u2013 Clemson RB Adam Randall has the fastest top speed of any RB in Mobile according to Zebra Technologies, and his receiving skills have proven to be a weapon from that position. He stood above the rest of the National RBs to me today.<\/p>\n \u2013 Kentucky RB Seth McGowan has smooth and quick footwork. He cooked some linebackers running routes in the 1-on-1 drills.<\/p>\n \u2013 TCU S Bud Clark is one of the biggest winners of the week. He keeps making plays, including a deep-ball interception during the team period. He flies around and covers a lot of ground.<\/p>\n \u2013 UNC CB Thad Dixon also had an impressive interception near the sideline, undercutting the route to secure the turnover.<\/p>\n \u2013 Houston TE Tanner Koziol got way up in the air to secure a red zone touchdown toward the end of practice.<\/p>\n \u2013 TCU LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr showed nice recovery speed on multiple occasions. His hips and footwork were a bit clunky trying to keep up with routes in the 1-on-1 drills against RBs.<\/p>\n \u2013 John Carroll WR Tyren Montgomery has received a lot of praise in Mobile, and rightfully so, but there are obvious examples of him being new to the sport and inexperienced. He had a bad drop or two today, and I noted some inefficiencies in his deep ball skills in yesterday\u2019s practice notes<\/a>. It can be viewed as a positive or negative, but he has a lot of development to go.<\/p>\n AMERICAN TEAM<\/p>\n \u2013 LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier improved each day and finished with a pretty strong performance on Thursday. He throws a great ball and made his best throw of the week threading one in to his LSU teammate Barion Brown in the end zone.<\/p>\n \u2013 LSU WR Barion Brown has really separated himself from the pack among a group of very impressive receivers. His quickness, route running, and hands have been on display.<\/p>\n \u2013 South Carolina RB Rahsul Faison turns 26 in a couple weeks, but he looks like one of the fastest RBs in Mobile and showed some soft hands with his receiving skills out of the backfield today.<\/p>\n \u2013 Oklahoma RB Jaydn Ott glides with smooth feet in some of the bag drills. He also looks solid in pass protection, which is huge for getting involved as a rookie in the NFL. They paired him up in a 1-on-1 at the end of practice yesterday and he dominated the blizting linebacker. That carried over into today.<\/p>\n \u2013 TCU LB Namdi Obiazor was physical taking on blocks, but sometimes to his detriment. He blocked himself a time or two in the team periods.<\/p>\n \u2013 Indiana RB Kaelon Black wasn\u2019t much of a receiver this season compared to years past, but that doesn\u2019t seem to be an issue here in Mobile. He had reliable hands and does a nice job finding open grass with the ball in his hands.<\/p>\n \u2013 Arkansas QB Taylen Green struggled big time on Day 3. A couple of his deep passes weren\u2019t in the right zip code. He also drops his eyes under pressure and goes into run-first mode way to quickly.<\/p>\n