2026 NFL draft: East-West Shrine Bowl roster

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The NFL has no game this week, as the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots have their bye week before the Super Bowl. But it is a big week for NFL teams preparing for the NFL draft.

The first college all-star game of the draft season is the East-West Shrine Bowl. It is one of the two very important games for draft prospects. The other is the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

The biggest draft prospects typically go to the Senior Bowl. The Shrine Bowl has more of the later-round picks and priority rookie free agents.

What players are in the Shrine Bowl?

2026 Shrine Bowl roster: East Team

Quarterback: (4)

  • QB Jalon Daniels – Kansas
  • QB Kyron Drones – Virginia Tech
  • QB Cade Klubnik – Clemson
  • QB Behren Morton – Texas Tech

Running back: (4)

  • RB Kentrel Bullock – South Alabama
  • RB Eli Heidenreich – Navy
  • RB Robert Henry Jr. – UTSA
  • RB Chip Trayanum – Toledo

Fullback: (1)

  • FB Max Bredeson – Michigan

Wide Receiver: (8)

  • WR Dillon Bell – Georgia
  • WR Chris Hilton – LSU
  • WR De'Zhaun Stribling – Ole Miss
  • WR Noah Thomas – Georgia
  • WR Zavion Thomas – LSU
  • WR Jalen Walthall – Incarnate Word
  • WR Michael Wortham – Montana
  • WR Noah Thomas – Georgia

Tight End: (4)

  • TE Dallen Bentley – Utah
  • TE Jack Endries – Texas
  • TE Lake McRee – USC
  • TE Eli Raridon – Notre Dame

Offensive Tackle: (5)

  • OT Diego Pounds – Ole Miss
  • OT Nolan Rucci – Penn State
  • OT Keagen Trost – Missouri
  • OT Aamil Wagner – Notre Dame
  • OT Jayden Williams – Ole Miss

Interior Offensive Lineman (7)

  • IOL Josh Braun – Kentucky
  • IOL Jager Burton – Kentucky
  • IOL DJ Campbell – Texas
  • IOL Giovanni El-Hadi – Michigan
  • IOL Micah Morris – Georgia
  • IOL Pete Nygra – Louisville
  • IOL Dillon Wade – Auburn

Interior Defensive Lineman: (7)

  • IDL DeMonte Capehart – Clemson
  • IDL Brandon Cleveland – NC State
  • IDL Aaron Hall – Duke
  • IDL Darrell Jackon Jr. – Florida State
  • IDL Jackie Marshall – Baylor
  • IDL Landon Robinson – Navy
  • IDL Gary Smith III – UCLA

Defensive End(6)

  • EDGE Marvin Jones Jr. – Oklahoma
  • EDGE Anthony Lucas – USC
  • EDGE Patrick Payton – LSU
  • EDGE Mason Reiger – Wisconsin
  • EDGE Bryan Thomas Jr. – South Carolina
  • EDGE Wesley Williams – Duke

Linebacker: (7)

  • LB Lander Barton – Utah
  • LB Jaden Dugger – Louisiana
  • LB Red Murdock – Buffalo
  • LB Harold Perkins Jr. – LSU
  • LB West Weeks – LSU
  • LB Declan Williams – Incarnate Word
  • LB Taurean York – Texas A&M

Cornerback: (7)

  • CB Marcus Allen – North Carolina
  • CB Brent Austin – California
  • CB Andre Fuller – Toledo
  • CB Devon Marshall – NC State
  • CB Avery Smith – Toledo
  • CB DeVonta Smith – Notre Dame
  • CB Jarod Washington – South Carolina State

Safety: (5)

  • S Bishop Fitzgerald – USC
  • S Dalton Johnson – Arizona
  • S Myles Rowser – Arizona State
  • S DQ Smith – South Carolina
  • S Cole Wisniewski – Texas Tech

Kicker: (1)

  • K Dominic Zvada – Michigan

Punter: (1)

  • P Jack Stonehouse – Syracuse

Long Snapper: (1)

  • LS Garrison Grimes – BYU

2026 Shrine Bowl roster: West Team

Quarterback: (4)

  • QB Joe Fagnano – Connecticut
  • QB Mark Gronowski – Iowa
  • QB Haynes King – Georgia Tech
  • QB Miller Moss – Louisville

Running back: (4)

  • RB Demond Claiborne – Wake Forest
  • RB Dean Connors – Houston
  • RB CJ Donaldson – Ohio State
  • RB Roman Hemby – Indiana

Fullback: (1)

  • FB Riley Nowakowski – Indiana

Wide Receiver: (8)

  • WR Skyler Bell – Connecticut
  • WR Malik Benson – Oregon
  • WR Jeff Caldwell – Cincinnati
  • WR Emmanuel Henderson Jr. – Kansas
  • WR Eric Rivers – Georgia Tech
  • WR Chase Roberts – BYU
  • WR J.Michael Sturdivant – Florida
  • WR Kaden Wetjen – Iowa

Tight End: (4)

  • TE Jaren Kanak – Oklahoma
  • TE Lance Mason – Wisconsin
  • TE Bauer Sharp – LSU
  • TE Seydou Traore – Mississippi State

Offensive Tackle: (5)

  • OT Joe Cooper – Slippery Rock
  • OT Garrett DiGiorgio – UCLA
  • OT Fa'alili Fa'amoe – Wake Forest
  • OT Riley Mahlman – Wisconsin
  • OT James Neal III – Iowa State

Interior Offensive Lineman: (9)

  • IOL Caden Barnett – Wyoming
  • IOL Evan Beerntsen – Northwestern
  • IOL Pat Coogan – Indiana
  • IOL Anez Cooper – Miami (FL)
  • IOL Josh Gesky – Illinois
  • IOL Febechi Nwaiwu – Oklahoma
  • IOL Brian Parker II – Duke
  • IOL Ar'maj Reed-Adams – Texas A&M
  • IOL Jaeden Roberts – Alabama

Interior Defensive Lineman: (8)

  • IDL David Blay – Miami (FL)
  • IDL Dontay Corleone – Cincinnati
  • IDL David Gusta – Kentucky
  • IDL Michael Heldman – Central Michigan
  • IDL Tyler Onyedim – Texas A&M
  • IDL Kaleb Proctor – Southeastern Louisiana
  • IDL Albert Regis – Texas A&M
  • IDL James Thompson Jr. – Illinois

Defensive End: (5)

  • EDGE Ethan Burke – Texas
  • EDGE George Gumbs Jr. – Florida
  • EDGE Aidan Hubbard – Northwestern
  • EDGE Keyshawn James-Newby – New Mexico
  • EDGE Malachi Lawrence – UCF

Linebacker: (6)

  • LB Wesley Bissainthe – Miami (FL)
  • LB Eric Gentry – USC
  • LB Jake Golday – Cincinnati
  • LB Jackson Kuwatch – Miami (OH)
  • LB Jimmy Rolder – Michigan
  • LB Karson Sharar – Iowa

Cornerback: (7)

  • CB Jadon Canady – Oregon
  • CB Tyreek Chappell – Texas A&M
  • CB Jaylon Guilbeau – Texas
  • CB Ahmari Harvey – Georgia Tech
  • CB Domani Jackson – Alabama
  • CB Kolbey Taylor – Vanderbilt
  • CB Ceyair Wright – Nebraska

Safety: (6)

  • S Austin Brown – Wisconsin
  • S Jalen Huskey – Maryland
  • S Louis Moore – Indiana
  • S Ahmaad Moses – SMU
  • S Miles Scott – Illinois
  • S Robert Spears-Jennings – Oklahoma

Kicker: (1)

  • K Trey Smack – Florida

Punter: (1)

  • P Tommy Doman – Florida

Long Snapper: (1)

  • LS Tyler Duzansky – Penn State

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