2017 East–West Shrine Game

The 2017 East–West Shrine Game was the 92nd staging of the all–star college football exhibition to benefit Shriners Hospital for Children. The game was held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 21, 2017, with a 3:00 p.m. EST kickoff. It was one of the final 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. The game featured NCAA players (predominantly from the Football Bowl Subdivision) and a few select invitees from Canadian university football, rostered into "East" and "West" teams.

2017 East–West Shrine Game
All–Star Bowl Game
1234 Total
East 0300 3
West 3007 10
DateJanuary 21, 2017
Season2016
StadiumTropicana Field
LocationSt. Petersburg, Florida
MVPElijah McGuire (RB, Louisiana–Lafayette) & Trey Hendrickson (DE, Florida Atlantic)[1]
RefereeMichael Roche
Halftime showLakewood High School Marching Spartans[2]
Attendance22,198
United States TV coverage
NetworkNFL Network
East–West Shrine Game
 < 2016  2018

The game featured more than 100 players from the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects for the 2017 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended.

This was first East–West Shrine Game with coaches and game officials supplied by the NFL.[3] Head coaches in the game were assistant coaches with NFL teams who did not advance to the postseason; Brentson Buckner of the Arizona Cardinals and George Edwards of the Minnesota Vikings. The game was broadcast on the NFL Network.[4]

Players

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Kickoff of the 2017 East–West Shrine Game

Full roster is available here.

East team

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Offense

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No. Name Position HT/WT School
2 De'Veon Smith RB 5'11/228 Michigan
3 Drew Morgan WR 6'0/193 Arkansas
4 I'Tavius Mathers RB 5'11/205 Middle Tennessee
7 Kermit Whitfield WR 5'8/178 Florida State
8 Tony Stevens WR 6'4/213 Auburn
9 Nick Mullens QB 6'1/205 Southern Mississippi
10 Cooper Rush QB 6'3/230 Central Michigan
12 Gehrig Dieter WR 6'3/207 Alabama
14 Marcus Cox RB 5'10/205 Appalachian State
15 Alek Torgersen QB 6'2/220 Pennsylvania
18 Quincy Adeboyejo WR 6'3/195 Mississippi
57 Adam Pankey OG 6'6/316 West Virginia
58 Will Holden OT 6'7/312 Vanderbilt
60 Cameron Tom OC 6'4/290 Southern Mississippi
66 Joseph Scelfo OC 6'1/300 North Carolina State
67 Kyle Kalis OG 6'5/305 Michigan
68 Lucas Crowley OC 6'3/293 North Carolina
70 Dan Skipper OT 6'10/325 Arkansas
71 Jonathan McLaughlin OT 6'5/300 Virginia Tech
72 Alex Kozan OG 6'3/310 Auburn
77 Erik Magnuson OT 6'5/310 Michigan
78 Dieugot Joseph OT 6'6/300 Florida International
81 Colin Jeter TE 6'6/255 Louisiana State
83 Scott Orndoff TE 6'5/255 Pittsburgh
85 Eric Saubert TE 6'5/250 Drake
88 DeAngelo Yancey WR 6'1/217 Purdue
89 Antony Auclair TE 6'6/254 Laval
INJ Rodney Adams WR 6'1/187 South Florida
INJ Kareem Are OG 6'6/325 Florida State
INJ Kenny Golladay WR 6'4/210 Northern Illinois
INJ Will Worth QB 6'1/205 Navy

Defense

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No. Name Position HT/WT School
1 Tony Bridges CB 6'0/185 Mississippi
5 Jalen Myrick CB 5'11/198 Minnesota
6 Jamal Carter Sr. SAF 6'2/215 Miami (FL)
11 Andrew King LB 6'0/235 Army
17 Marquel Lee LB 6'3/237 Wake Forest
21 Fish Smithson SAF 5'11/195 Kansas
22 Nate Hairston CB 6'0/192 Temple
23 Dymonte Thomas SAF 6'1/208 Michigan
25 Brad Watson CB 6'0/195 Wake Forest
26 Damaruis Travis SAF 6'1/208 Minnesota
27 Xavier Woods SAF 5'11/205 Louisiana Tech
31 Channing Stribling CB 6'2/182 Michigan
39 Lano Hill SAF 6'1/200 Michigan
42 Richie Brown LB 6'2/240 Mississippi State
45 Austin Calitro LB 6'1/247 Villanova
47 James Onwaula LB 6'1/235 Notre Dame
51 Javancy Jones LB 6'2/245 Jackson State
91 Joey Ivie IV DT 6'3/298 Florida
92 Jason Carr DT 6'6/300 West Georgia
94 Bryan Cox Jr. DE 6'3/269 Florida
95 Ejuan Price DE 5'11/245 Pittsburgh
97 DeAngelo Brown DT 6'0/310 Louisville
98 Matthew Godin DT 6'6/294 Michigan
99 Trey Hendrickson DE 6'4/265 Florida Atlantic
INJ Jarrod Clements Jr. DT 6'3/295 Illinois
INJ Jeremy Cutrer CB 6'2/170 Middle Tennessee
SICK Brooks Ellis LB 6'2/240 Arkansas

Specialists

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No. Name Position HT/WT School
24 Nick Weiler PK 6'/195 North Carolina
84 Eric Keena P 6'2/175 North Texas

West team

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Offense

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No. Name Position HT/WT School
1 Elijah McGuire RB 5'9/205 Louisiana-Lafayette
4 Karel Hamilton WR 6'1/202 Samford
5 Trey Griffey WR 6'3/216 Arizona
9 Jalen Robinette WR 6'4/220 Air Force
10 Gunner Kiel QB 6'4/225 Cincinnati
11 Zach Terrell QB 6'2/210 Western Michigan
12 Wes Lunt QB 6'4/220 Illinois
19 Gabe Marks WR 6'0/187 Washington State
23 Dare Ogunbowale RB 5'11/205 Wisconsin
28 Joe Williams RB 5'11/205 Utah
47 Blake Jarwin TE 6'5/250 Oklahoma State
48 Taylor McNamara TE 6'5/255 USC
52 Sam Tevi OT 6'5/310 Utah
57 Evan Goodman OT 6'4/300 Arizona State
61 Tobijah Hughley OC 6'2/295 Louisville
62 Gavin Andrews OC 6'6/335 Oregon State
65 Avery Gennesy OT 6'5/315 Texas A&M
66 Zach Johnson OG 6'4/331 North Dakota State
67 Geoff Gray OG 6'6/315 Manitoba
73 Chase Roullier OC 6'4/315 Wyoming
74 Storm Norton OT 6'8/310 Toledo
77 Victor Salako OT 6'5/315 Oklahoma State
80 Austin Carr WR 6'1/200 Northwestern
81 Billy Brown WR 6'4/245 Shepherd
82 Michael Roberts TE 6'5/270 Toledo
INJ Justin Davis RB 6'1/200 USC
INJ Sean Harlow OT 6'4/319 Oregon State
INJ Jordan Westerkamp WR 6'0/200 Nebraska

Defense

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No. Name Position HT/WT School
2 Fabian Moreau CB 6'0/205 UCLA
3 Randall Goforth SAF 5'11/190 UCLA
6 Ashton Lampkin CB 6'0/205 Oklahoma State
7 Tedric Thompson SAF 6'1/206 Colorado
8 Weston Steelhammer SAF 6'1/195 Air Force
14 Treston Decoud CB 6'3/208 Oregon State
15 Aarion Penton CB 5'10/195 Missouri
18 Jadar Johnson SAF 6'0/210 Clemson
25 Tyquwan Glass CB 5'11/194 Fresno State
26 Orion Stewart SAF 6'0/205 Baylor
31 Kenneth Olugbode LB 6'1/220 Colorado
32 Leon McQuay III SAF 6'1/195 USC
33 Kevin Davis LB 6'2/238 Colorado State
41 Paul Magloire Jr. LB 6'1/227 Arizona
43 Hardy Nickerson Jr. LB 6'0/230 Illinois
49 Hunter Dimick DE 6'3/272 Utah
54 Calvin Munson LB 6'1/240 San Diego State
55 Josh Tupou DT 6'3/345 Colorado
75 B. J. Singleton DT 6'4/310 Houston
90 Avery Moss DE 6'4/269 Youngstown State
91 Darius English DE 6'6/245 South Carolina
92 Jimmie Gilbert LB 6'5/230 Colorado
95 Jeremiah Ledbetter DE 6'4/278 Arkansas
96 Ralph Green III DT 6'5/306 Indiana
97 Josh Augusta DT 6'5/375 Missouri
99 Deatrich Wise Jr. DE 6'6/270 Arkansas
INJ Treyvon Hester DT 6'3/300 Toledo
INJ Steven Taylor LB 6'1/225 Houston
INJ Ahkello Witherspoon CB 6'3/195 Colorado

Specialists

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No Name Position HT/WT School
20 Austin Rehkow P/PK 6'3/200 Idaho

Game summary

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Scoring summary

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Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP East West
1 6:09 8 38 3:48 West 27-yard field goal by Austin Rehkow 0 3
2 11:44 11 49 6:10 East 21-yard field goal by Nick Weiler 3 3
4 12:38 4 57 2:17 West Elijah McGuire 18-yard touchdown run, Austin Rehkow kick good 3 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 10

Statistics

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Statistics East West
First Downs 9 17
Total offense, plays - yards 227 329
Rushes-yards (net) 18-37 28-138
Passing yards (net) 190 191
Passes, Comp-Att-Int 20-35-0 19-30-0
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MVP Award Recipients". shrinegame.com. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "92nd East-West Shrine Game (Halftime)". Retrieved January 20, 2019 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "League Partners with East-West Shrine Game for Development". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery Alabama. Associated Press. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NFL Coaches will supply coaching staffs for the 2017 East-West Shrine Game". East–West Shrine Game. Shriners Hospitals for Children. Retrieved December 28, 2016.