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Who were the biggest winners and losers from the week in Mobile at the Senior Bowl?
The Senior Bowl practices wrapped up on Thursday last week. While the game will take place on Saturday, most of the value from these events comes during practices when the players are working directly with the coaching staffs. The Senior Bowl is only part of the draft process, but it’s a good place for players to pick up some strong momentum heading into the spring. That was the case for Braden Fiske last year as he showcased his ability along the defensive line in Mobile before he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams. Here were this week’s biggest winners and losers from the week.
It’s important not to overreact to a week of practices at the Senior Bowl for the quarterbacks. However, it’s still worth noting that Dart had a pretty good week. He was the only quarterback that seemed to be willing to really push the ball down the field on time in structure and he did so with accuracy. During a week like this, it’s also important to see improvement and that happened with Dart as he seemed to get better and more comfortable every day.
There will be some that want to push him into the first round conversation. However, he isn’t there just yet. There are still a lot of questions when it comes to his decision making. The Ole Miss quarterback is someone that probably needs to sit for a year or two before being thrown in as a starter. He remains in the mid-second round area.
Not many had Elijah Arroyo circled as someone to watch coming into Senior Bowl week. However, he really stood out and put himself comfortably into the TE3 conversation in the draft. Arroyo was one of the standouts on Day 1 and continued it into days two and three. He showed crisp route-running and some of the nuances when it comes to leverages in coverage.
It’s possible that the Rams target a tight end in the draft. Coming into the week, Arroyo may have been seen as a third-round player. However, he may have moved himself up into the second-round after the week that he just had in Mobile. In a potential trade back, Arroyo makes a lot of sense for the Rams and would be a great fit. He’s an impressive athlete and good receiver which are two traits that the Rams look for at tight end.
Coming into the week, Bech had a lot of pressure to perform well. He was wearing the number seven to honor his brother who was tragically killed in...
