Reese’s Senior Bowl: Sam Ehlinger and the 3 most intriguing invitees
1) Reese’s Senior Bowl intriguing invitees
It will be vital for the former Wake Forest Demon Deacons senior transfer quarterback Jamie Newman (that was supposed to play for head coach Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC this year) to have a solid draft scouting process. Newman sat out the 2020 college football season in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic to prepare for the upcoming 2021 NFL Draft.
He was one of the more high profile transfer quarterbacks last offseason, alongside the likes of former Clemson Tiger Chase Bryant and former Houston Cougar D’Eriq King. But Georgia wound up having to turn to another quarterback they landed out of the transfer portal, former USC Trojan JT Daniels, to fill the void left by Newman sitting out this season.
During his breakout 2019 campaign with Wake Forest, Newman registered 2,868 passing yards, 60.9 completion percentage, 8.0 adjusted yards per passing attempt, 26 passing touchdowns, 11 interceptions, a 145.3 passer efficiency rating, 574 rushing yards, and six rushing touchdowns. The numbers that Newman posted last season might wind up being very similar to Ehlinger’s this year.
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Newman and Ehlinger are the lone two quarterbacks at the moment that have accepted invites to the Senior Bowl. And both of them have similar questions looming for their draft stock heading into next offseason. A bright spotlight will be cast on both star quarterbacks come next January and the kick off of the Senior Bowl.