Senior Bowl 2025: Quincy Riley, Jackson Slater, Mason Taylor Among Day 2 Winners
I lied about making the write ups shorter. Here's 2,500+ works on Day 2 of the 2025 Senior Bowl
It’s crazy to think that the 2025 Senior Bowl is already more than halfway over. Today, we’re looking at the top winners from the second day of practice. The write ups will be shorter today than yesterday because of time constraints, but I want to make sure I’m still doing these prospects justice.
Here are some 2025 NFL Draft prospects who stood out on Day 2.
Note: I didn’t have time to proofread this article this morning before heading to the field, so I apologize in advance for any spelling mistakes.
National Team Top Performers
Quincy Riley, CB Louisville
Riley had an awesome pass breakup working 1-on-1 against Jayden Higgins on Day 1 and got even better on Day 2. He’s clearly back to full health after missing significant time during the season. Riley’s speed, ball skills, and fluidity have popped in the 1-on-1s. He’s one of the few corners here who consistently mirrors and remains in phase against the receivers.
He posted impressive 1-on-1 reps against Da'Quan Felton and Xavier Restrepo and almost had two interceptions in the 11-on-11 session later in practice. He dropped a would-be interception in both sessions, but I’m willing to overlook that for now considering the massive disadvantage these cornerbacks face with how practices are formatted.
It’s also worth noting that Zebra Technologies tracked Riley reaching 20.18 miles per hour on Day 2, making him the fourth-fastest player during the National Team practice.
Darius Alexander, IDL Toledo
I briefly mentioned Alexander in yesterday’s write up, but he earned a full spotlight on Day 2. He dusted Day 1 standout Jalen Rivers with a club-rip in the 1-on-1s while lined up as a 4-tech and overpowered Aireontae Ersery from a wide-9 to win through the B-gap. Alexander’s pad level pops up quickly, but he boasts an explosive first step, violent and powerful hands, and good lateral agility to exchange gaps.
Alexander’s frame and athletic feats warrant a top 100 selection based on how the NFL has historically valued this type of player. I’m a little lower on him than some in Mobile (insert Kyle Crabbs asking, “Why do you hate Darius Alexander?”) because of his down-to-down inconsistencies, but I expect the league loves him.
Oluwafemi Oladejo, Edge UCLA
UCLA’s coaches asked Oladejo to play edge several games into the regular season in 2024 because the Bruins already had so many talented off-ball linebackers. He took the transition in strides and overcame a quiet Day 1 in Mobile with several nice wins on Day 2, including this rep against Marcus Mbow. Oladejo also had a nice inside spin counter to separate from Grey Zabel.
Oladejo has popped a few times in run defense too. I’d argue he was better setting the edge and shooting gaps to generate tackles for loss at UCLA than actually rushing the passer. He has a nice floor for a player who is still learning the position.
Jalen Travis, LT Iowa State
Travis struggled to protect his chest and keep the B-gap closed on Tuesday but played with more poise and tighter hands on Wednesday.
Check out this 1-on-1 rep of Travis staying in front of a Mike Green spin move, maximizing his length, and repositioning his feet to keep Green framed. At 6'7 5/8", 341 lbs., Travis is actually taller and slightly heavier than Deone Walker, so being able to match a player with as much burst and agility as Green speaks volumes to Travis’ potential if his development continues.
Travis showed off his impressive power too, delivering punishing blows with heavy hands. He punched David Walker hard enough that the Central Arkansas product skidded out and ended up on the turf. Travis also gave Landon Jackson the business and pancaked the Arkansas star when he attempted a B-gap swim.
Donovan Edwards, RB Michigan
Edwards had the linebackers in hell during the coverage 1-on-1s. This has been a trend throughout both days of practice. Even matched up against former safety Jeffrey Bassa, Edwards easily breezes past the would-be defender to win downfield and then posts an even better rep with detailed route running that forces Bassa to hold.
Karene Reid fell down trying to cover Edwards in the 1-on-1s. The Utah linebacker lost right off the line and accidentally stepped on Edwards’ back foot. Even if Reid stayed upright, he wasn’t going to stick with the cut.
Mike Green, Edge Marshall
Green is now wanted in Mobile for the murder of Josh Conerly Jr. All joking aside, Green’s 1-on-1 reps blowing the Oregon offensive tackle off his feet might be the single most dominant play from this week. Green’s spin move hasn’t provided him with consistent wins this week, but he’s posted some impressive plays bending the corner.
Overall, I think I’m lower on Green’s performance this week than some of my peers in the media. He’s been more inconsistent than dominant, but his best reps rank among the top for any player here.
American Team Top Performers
Jackson Slater, LG Sacramento State
Slater opened his Senior Bowl experience with strong Day 1 before building on it was another impressive showing on Wednesday. Slater’s anchor, strike timing and placement, and refitting hands have helped him post wins against elite prospects like Walter Nolen. His footspeed has also stood out to help him stay attached to and mirror rushers.
Slater beat Nolen twice yesterday in the 1-on-1s, including once at right guard and once at center. I think Slater’s base narrows too much at times, and he’s occasionally been caught with his hands low and wide. However, he’s showcased the full body power and stout anchor to take a hit, recover, and reset.
Slater has also made some impressive blocks in the 11-on-11 sessions. Here’s a play from Tuesday where he works to the second level and takes away the linebacker’s angle to the ball. That’s a long distance to travel and requires both good explosiveness and timing. Slater showed off some pop against a stunting Sai'vion Jones yesterday.
Mason Taylor, TE LSU
Taylor had one of the best Day 2 performances by any player. He routinely stacked and separated from safeties in the 1-on-1s and showed up as a blocker in drills too. I wasn’t high on Taylor’s blocking coming into the week, but I might need to re-examine his film after some of the quality 1-on-1 reps he had here.
Taylor sat Oklahoma’s Billy Bowman Jr. down on a 1-on-1 rep and blew past Dan Jackson despite the Georgia safety having a five-yard cushion. Jaxson Dart threw the ball late, so Jackson recovered to break the play up. A better quarterback would’ve had Taylor walking in for a touchdown on that rep.
Smael Mondon Jr., LB Georgia
Mondon is an elite athlete with excellent range and explosiveness. He’s had some dominant reps covering in the 1-on-1s and as a blitzer. He dropped a would-be interception in the coverage 1-on-1s yesterday on a rep where he used his burst to undercut the running back’s route. Mondon’s patient approach in coverage and reactive athleticism make him an excellent match for playmakers in space.
If Mondon had been healthy all year, I think we’d be talking about him as a top 100 selection. There’s still a good chance he will go that high later this spring.
Arian Smith, WR Georgia
I didn’t see Smith drop a pass on Wednesday, but a friend told me he had one or two drops early in practice. Those will always be a concern for Smith considering his history of inconsistency, but he had a tremendous rep working against Upton Stout that showcased his speed, body control, and concentration.
Smith won the majority of his 1-on-1 reps, creating easy separation over the middle of the field and using his quick footwork and hip sink to lose cornerbacks at the top of the stem.
Jack Bech, WR TCU
Unlike Arian Smith, Bech doesn’t separate naturally with his physical talents. He relies on route running savvy and physicality to defeat tight coverage and converts about 65% of his contested catch opportunities. He had one of the best catches of the week in the 11-on-11 session yesterday.
Bech has developed a solid release package to avoid taking too much contact at the line of scrimmage, and he manipulates leverage at a high level to create space for himself and open easy throwing lanes. When all else fails, he’s mastered subtle push offs to bump weaker cornerbacks off their paths and separate at the top of the stem.
Bech is a dense receiver who offers value as a stalk blocker.
Willie Lampkin, RG North Carolina
Lampkin breaks all of the league’s rules. He’s 5'10 3/8", 270 lbs. with only 32" and a 6'6 1/8" wingspan, but he’s stacking wins in Mobile. Lampkin survived a T.J. Sanders club that was basically a punch in the 1-on-1s and then dropped the South Carolina star before stepping over him.
Lampkin’s quick feet have helped him recover and re-anchor in the 1-on-1s, and he does an impressive job using angles to guide defenders around the pocket. His leg drive has maximized his natural leverage advantage in the run portion of the 11-on-11 sessions.
Trevor Etienne, RB Georgia
Etienne didn’t have the final season he wanted at Georgia, but he’s still an elite physical talent in terms of speed, fluidity, and explosiveness. He dominated running routes against the linebackers in the 1-on-1s. His quick footwork and ability to string together cuts for sudden changes of direction make him a massive athletic mismatch.
Rebounded in a Big Way
Day 2 provided several players with the much need opportunity to overcome slow starts to their Senior Bowl experience. The National Team’s offensive line took full advantage of the day.
Jalen Travis and Ozzy Trapilo had better days. You can read more about Travis higher up in this article. Trapilo looked a little frazzled when lined up out of position at left tackle, but I thought he had more notable wins than on Day 1. He anchored well against power rushers and drove the smaller, speedier options up and around the pocket with firm punches.
Trapilo’s footspeed at times got stressed near the top of the arc, but he held off threats like Mike Green and Landon Jackson for more than three seconds. Most quarterbacks easily get the ball out within that three second window.
Marcus Mbow, despite playing out of position at left tackle in the 11-on-11 and 1-on-1 sessions, played with greater physicality to match power. He definitely brought more intensity, to the point that he and Donovan Ezeiruaku got into a scuffle and needed to be separated after Ezeiruaku won a rep.
Mbow suffered a decent number of losses in the 1-on-1s, but I thought he performed well during the team drills. He even got off a snatch-trap and David Walker.
Repeat Rising Stars
Grey Zabel faced stiffer competition on Day 2 but still won the vast majority of his 1-on-1 reps. He dominated Aeneas Peebles throughout the day and stonewalled him as both teams watched during the competition phase at the end of practice. Zabel played left tackle in 2024 but has experience starting in every role except center. He won during his center reps on Day 2, further showcasing his unique versatility.
Brashard Smith continues to run past everyone the American Team asks to guard him. When I spoke with the former Miami receiver turned SMU running back after practice, he credited his experience going against cornerbacks with making it easy for him to breeze past linebackers.
Miles Frazier had another tremendous day while getting work at right guard and right tackle. He took fewer than 100 career snaps in college at right tackle but played more than 550 snaps at both tackle spots and left guard. Frazier has the kick step and explosiveness to hold up on an island, but his excellent anchor, developing but sudden hands, and inconsistent ability to mirror twitch are best utilized inside at guard.
Cam'Ron Jackson had fewer notable moments on Day 2 than on Day 1, but his power still popped a few times. Hopefully he develops some more counters off his long-arm to generate quick pressures.
Remaining Day 2 Notes
RJ Oben did the thing again! Watch him swipe and then bolt past Thomas Fidone II before spinning off Mason Taylor for a “sack” on Jalen Milroe. That pressure might’ve contributed to Milroe throwing his interception to Jack Kiser.
Shemar Stewart hasn’t been the most consistent rusher in Mobile, but his best moments are all in the top five from the week, which fits the trend of his college tape. He ran right past Emery Jones to get a strip-sack on Seth Henigan. That much explosiveness in a 6'5 1/8", 281 lb. frame with 34 1/4" arms is crazy.
People always love small school success stories, and I think we’ve had many along the offensive line for both the Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl this year. The trio of Jackson Slater, Carson Vinson, and Clay Webb have more than justified their invitations.
Carson Vinson impressed on Day 1 but took a few more losses on Day 2. He just about broke my hand when I introduced myself to him at the media day. Vinson is a massive human being who I hope lands in Buffalo, Philadelphia, or Tennessee, where one of the league’s top offensive line coaches can mold him into a more polished player.
The quarterback play continues to disappoint. After Day 2, you can still make the argument that Seth Henigan has had the best week of the attendees. The Jalen Milroe and Jaxson Dart camps can’t be happy.
Jack Kiser continued to look good on Day 2. He baited Jalen Milroe into an interception in the 11-on-11 drills and placed close coverage in the 1-on-1s against running backs. He fit the run well in the team drills too.
Jah Joyner beat Marcus Mbow through the B-gap with a clean swim counter. While inconsistent, Joyner has the size, arm length (34 1/8"), and acceleration to provide production as a rotational rusher at the next level.
Josh Conerly Jr. suffered a pair of losses in the early 1-on-1 session. Landon Jackson beat him inside with a B-gap rip, and Donovan Ezeiruaku beat him around the outside with his insane bend.
Darien Porter reached 21.89 miles per hour on Day 2, making him more than a full mph faster than the next fastest National Team player (Jaylin Noel at 20.55). His speed showed up covering some fade routes, including one to Kyle Williams in the 7-on-7 session.
Joshua Farmer didn’t light the world on fire today, but he beat Grey Zabel once and put some stress on him in a second rep. Farmer showcased some nice speed to power throughout the day and put a few counters on tape, including rips and spins, that gave his rush plan a second life.
Life isn’t getting any easier for Emory Jones Jr. and Jonah Savaiinaea at tackle. They’ve both had moments against Shemar Stewart, but their overall bodies of work here cement their status as guard prospects. These aren’t offensive tackles.
Wisconsin’s Hunter Wohler got beat in a 1-on-1 rep against Mason Taylor but also had great reps against Thomas Fidone II and Jake Briningstool. I didn’t expect him to succeed in tight coverage against tight ends as much as he has.
Cody Lindenberg picked off Tyler Elgersma in the 7-on-7 session. He read the play the whole way and made a nice play on the ball.
Jaylin Noel has become the favorite target for the National Team quarterbacks to the point that they’ve forced him some throws. He’s been the best separator and most consistently available target on his team.
Kyle Williams is one of several light and lean future slot options here, and he’s been among the best performers in the 1-on-1s. His twitchy footwork in his releases and sudden explosiveness are generating some immediate separation. His overall route tree still needs to fill out, but he’s crushing in on the vertical plane.
Shemar James got dealt a bad hand having to (try to) cover Brashard Smith in the 1-on-1s. That didn’t go so well for James, but he fit the run well several times in the 11-on-11 session.