Michigan State Senior Safety & Captain Kurtis Drummond Accepts Invitation to Play in Senior Bowl
Reese’s Senior Bowl announces first players for 2015 game
First 11 players accept invites to nation’s premier all-star game
MOBILE, Ala. (Nov. 10) – With the 66th Reese’s Senior Bowl game 75 days away, 11 of the nation’s top college football players have already accepted invitations to play in the 2014 game in Mobile.
The first group of ‘accepted invites’ – to be announced each Monday by the Reese’s Senior Bowl – includes the game's first quarterback, East Carolina's Shane Carden. He will be joined at the game by his top target, wide receiver Justin Hardy.
"I had a chance to see this dynamic duo in-person a few weeks ago and they have been one of the most prolific combinations in all of college football this year," said Reese’s Senior Bowl Executive Director Phil Savage.
Also accepting their invitations, along with Carden and Hardy: Michigan State safety Kurtis Drummond, Oklahoma linebacker Geneo Grissom, Utah defensive end Nate Orchard, Penn State linebacker Mike Hull and safety Adrian Amos, Iowa defensive tackle Carl Davis, Northern Iowa running back David Johnson, Samford safety Jaquiski Tartt and Navy long snapper Joseph Cardona.
"We are so pleased that these invited players have responded so quickly in accepting to play in our 2015 game,†Savage said. “The importance of this event in the timeline of the NFL Draft cannot be understated and these prospects really understand the opportunity here."
The Reese’s Senior Bowl will invite 110 players to fill the rosters of the North and South squads for this year’s game. Practices are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January 20. The game is set for Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile.
All of the practices and the game will be televised by NFL Network.
Announcements of accepted invites will first be made on twitter (@seniorbowl) and on our Facebook page very Monday through mid-January.
ACCEPTED INVITES 11.10.14 | alphabetical order
Adrian Amos | S | Penn St: All-Big 10 honorable mention in 2013, has 24 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups.
Shane Carden | QB | East Carolina: A Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist (best QB), has thrown for 2,791 yards (348 yds./game) and 18 touchdowns in just eight games this season.
Joseph Cardona | LS | Navy: Three-year starter, one of the top long snappers in the country.
Carl Davis | DT | Iowa: Second-team All-Big 10 in 2013, has 25 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and a sack through nine games this season.
Kurtis Drummond |FS | Michigan State: First-team All-Big 10 free safety and a preseason First-Team All-American by Sporting News. Named to watch lists for Thorpe, Bednarik and Naguski Awards.
Geneo Grissom | LB | Oklahoma: (pronounced – GEE-no) Defensive end who converted to linebacker this season, has 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in seven games played.
Justin Hardy | WR | East Carolina: A two-time All-Conference USA selection, has 65 receptions for 814 yards and six touchdowns through eight games in 2014.
Mike Hull | LB | Penn State: Leads team with 99 tackles (next closest player has 44), including 8.5 for loss, two sacks and an interception.
David Johnson | RB | Northern Iowa: An all-conference performer for Northern Iowa, led his team in rushing in 2013 with 1,286 yards and already has 1,055 yards and eight touchdowns this season, including 138 yards as they Panthers snapped FCS No. 1 North Dakota State’s 33-game win streak this past weekend.
Nate Orchard | DE | Utah: A relentless pass rusher, has racked up 15.5 tackles for loss this season and 13 sacks in nine games.
Jaquiski Tartt | FS | Samford: First-team All-SoCon and Second Team FCS All-American in 2013, second on team in tackles in 2014 with 57, including three for loss and one interception.
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