Stock Up Stock Down from final Senior Bowl American practice

The Senior Bowl practices have wrapped up here in Mobile, Alabama, and for the American Team, it’s been a fun week of practice. Many players have improved their draft stock and confirmed many experts’ prior assumptions about them.

Let’s take a look and see who hurt and helped their draft stock following the final day of practice.

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Stock down: Miami CB Tyrique Stevenson

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Stevenson has been on this list for all three days. In Tuesday’s practice, he stood out as one of the team’s best corners. Wednesday, he had some good plays and showed good recovery, but unfortunately, he went down late with an injury. On Thursday Stevenson was sidelined with the injury that he suffered in Wednesday’s practice. When he did practice, he played well, but his stock is down due to being sidelined.

Stock up: Iowa St WR Xavier Hutchinson

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Hutchinson is a receiver who has stacked up consecutive days of solid practices—nothing too spectacular but still good work. In Thursday’s one-on-ones, Hutchinson showed off his strong hands and his ability to gain separation from defenders. The corners and wide receivers have definitely been the highlights most of the week for this team, which is shaping up for a great show on Saturday.

Stock up: Mississippi WR Jonathan Mingo

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Mingo was a juggernaut in the one-on-one drills today against the cornerbacks, especially in the red zone. His understanding of leverage and his quick releases immediately gave him an advantage, which he capitalized on. Additionally, his ability to pluck the ball out of the air with ease is just another reason he was one of the top receivers in what was a loaded group for the American team.

Stock Up: South Carolina CB Darius Rush

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Someone needs to tell this kid to stop being a bully. All week, Rush has been annoying receivers with his persistence and physicality. He’s been in the pocket of almost every receiver he’s faced, forcing contested catches, and when he’s not dominating coverages, he’s showing off his elite-level speed and recovery ability. In multiple reps in Thursday’s practice, he came away with either a pass breakup or an interception. Rush has truly been a sight to see.

Stock Up: Minnesota C John Michael Schmitz

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With every day that’s passed this week, Schmitz has continued to impress and cement himself as one of the best linemen in the country. Schmitz’s hand placement and strength are both controlled chaos and a thing of beauty. He proved every preconceived notion that folks had about him this week in practice.

Stock up: Houston QB Clayton Tune

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Finally, some competent quarterback play Most of the week, the quarterbacks struggled, but on Thursday, Tune was one who stood out in practice. while he did throw a pick in redone drills. He was throwing with precision most of the day and being really decisive with the football. A solid finish for him prior to Saturday’s game.

Stock Up: Virginia WR Dontayvion Wicks

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The ascension of Wicks this week has been an absolute treat to watch. On Thursday’s practice, Wicks was able to display elite body control and strong hands, and his releases were lethal. The kid definitely put together some fantastic routes and was able to haul in a couple of touchdowns. He’ll have another chance to shine on Saturday.

Stock Up: Tulane RB Tajee Spears

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Spears committed murder in today’s practice versus Pittsburgh linebacker Sirvocea Dennis in a one-on-one situation. Spears played with a level of violence and explosiveness all day. His ability to cut on a dime and not lose a step is what makes him stand out amongst the running back group. The quarterbacks have loved throwing check-downs all week, so there is a good chance Saturday he can take one to the house.

Stock Up: Syracuse T Matthew Bergeron

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I didn’t get a whole lot of time to watch the offensive line, but when I did, Bergeron stood out. He displayed violent hands in a lot of his one-on-one drills and combined that with really great footwork and power. A lot of the noise has surrounded other linemen, but Bergeron was a name that stood out on Thursday.

Stock stable: Auburn LB Derick Hall

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Hall had a really great few days of practice this week and was a consistent force. His long arms wreak havoc on opposing offensive linemen. In Thursday’s practice, we saw more of the same. While he didn’t win every rep, he displayed violence in his rushes that made him disruptive and a tough opponent to block. Saturday will be a final opportunity to showcase these skills again.

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