EAST LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan State All-Americans Bryce Baringer and Jayden Reed will compete this week in front of NFL coaches, scouts and personnel at the Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. Baringer and Reed will practice all week against the top seniors in the nation as they look to improve their draft stock. The week culminates with the 74th annual Senior Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2:30 p.m. ET in Hancock Whitney Stadium. NFL Network will provide coverage all week from Mobile and will televise the game live.
Baringer and Reed are both on the National Team and will practice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Baringer, the 2022 Big Ten Punter of the Year, earned consensus first-team All-America honors after leading the FBS in punting with his school-record average (49.0), while Reed was named a first-team All-American in 2021 by the American Football Coaches Association as an all-purpose player.
ABOUT THE SENIOR BOWL
The Senior Bowl is an annual college all-star football game that is played at the conclusion of the NCAA season. The event is considered the most prominent college football all-star game in the United States and is the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The first game was played on Jan. 7, 1950, featuring two squads made up of all-star NFL Draft prospects playing at the Gator Bowl Stadium in Florida. The following year, the game moved to Mobile, Alabama, where it is still played today.
In 2021, a new era in the Senior Bowl’s history began with the game moving to Hancock Whitney Stadium on the South Alabama Jaguars’ campus. Throughout its history, the Senior Bowl has produced over 55 players that went on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The game is unique among college all-star games as the teams are coached by NFL staff.
More than 900 NFL personnel and media members from the country were credentialed for the Senior Bowl last year. This past April, the Senior Bowl produced a record-tying 106 total picks in the NFL Draft for the second straight year, including 45 of the top 100 players selected.
Following the Senior Bowl, both Baringer and Reed are scheduled to attend the NFL Combine in Indianapolis during the first week of March.
The 2023 NFL Draft is set for April 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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