For many players, the bowl season is the final chance to show NFL scouts what they have on the field before months of interviews and workouts in shorts. For fans, it's the last chance to take a look at the prospects that will make up the majority of the 2014 NFL Draft.
On Saturday, there is just one bowl games: The BBVA Compass Bowl. Here are the prospects that should be paid the most attention:
BBVA Compass Bowl - Vanderbilt vs. Houston, 1 p.m.
# | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Proj. via NFLDraftScout.com | |
VAND | # | Jordan Matthews | WR | 6-3 | 205 | 2nd |
VAND | # | Kenny Ladler | S | 6-0 | 205 | 3rd-4th |
VAND | # | Wesley Johnson | OT | 6-5 | 290 | 5th |
VAND | # | Andre Hal | CB | 5-11 | 186 | 6th-7th |
UH | # | Zachary McMillian | CB | 5-10 | 178 | 7th-FA |
UH | # | Richie Leone | P | 6-3 | 215 | 7th-FA |
* Junior
** Draft-eligible sophomore
With four BCS games in the books and the BCS National Championship on the horizon, the BBVA Compass Bowl will display much less talent than the other games this week; however, there are still players worth keeping an eye on.
Vanderbilt wide receiver Jordan Matthews racked up 107 receptions for 1,334 yards and five touchdowns in his senior season with the Commodores and has the size and physical attributes necessary to be a No. 1 receiver in the NFL as well.
Due to an increasingly strong class of wide receivers in the 2014 NFL Draft, Matthews might represent a solid value selection in the second day of the draft, as underclassmen like Sammy Watkins, Marqise Lee and Kelvin Benjamin could push the Vandy receiver down.