The final day of practices in Mobile for the Senior Bowl are in the books. They featured two outdoor practices, well one full practice for the North team and a half practice for the South team.

The South squad turned in an abbreviated session with some special teams, stretching and a live scrimmage portion to wrap up the day. If there’s one thing that’s safe to say about the game, it is that we are certain to see a lot of Deebo Samuel on Saturday.

SHOW STOPPER

WR Deebo Samuel, South Carolina – There’s no doubting after the last practice that Deebo Samuel is not only the best receiver in Mobile but he did so well on Thursday that they just went ahead and called practice early. The guy is a fluid mover that can cut on a dime and turn on the jets to run away from just about anybody. He’s also got the ball skills to make defenders pay the price for not being able to stick with him. Samuel put on a clinic with a variety of moves in redzone drills, he did Lonnie Johnson dirty in the corner of the end zone with a toe tap catch and he beat another corner to the opposite site on an out route. He caught passes thrown behind him, above him, everyway you could make a play this kid made it happen. There’s no doubt that Samuel will be a difference maker at the next level but he also has a chance to really develop into a key cog on offense for a team if given the opportunity. Deebo earned his nickname and flat out beat up every corner here.

IMPRESSIVE

TE Dax Raymond, Utah State – Dax basically hauled in everything thrown his way today and that’s probably what you expected in an event like this. He’s done well flashing the ball skills in drills, he made catches with guys draped over him and he made an excellent touchdown catch in redzone drills off of a Jaun Thornhill tip, showing off his concentration and hand/eye coordination. He’s a receiving threat and more of a faux wide receiver because his blocking as of this moment is still very much a work in progress but there’s no denying his ability as a pass catcher. He is a hands catcher, that is a long rangy receiver that can get loose from defenders and make plays on the ball. He profiles as a dangerous up field threat at the position and this event clearly helped him as an early graduate underclassmen.

CB Lonnie Johnson, Kentucky – Lonnie Johnson killed a guy! In one of the more unfortunately plays of the practice, Will Grier threw a bubble screen for Hunter Renfrow but dialed it up a little late and that made no difference to Lonnie Johnson who made the hit of practice when he laid Renfrow out on the Ladd Peebles field. Fortunately Renfrow was alright and to Lonnie’s credit, he didn’t chirp too hard after what was a blow up hit. He’s a big physical corner with terrific height and long levers to jab those receivers, stunt their routes and keep them off shcedule. Teams like Seattle, Jacksonville and San Francisco should be all over Lonnie with his style of play and build. He’s a true breakfast corner, built for press and ready to rock. Johnson is part of a strong Kentucky contingent, all of which are playing well, and he’s putting his stamp on an outstanding week.

TE Foster Moreau, LSU – I’ll be honest that I underestimated Mr Moreau and he has done nothing but solidify his draft stock as one of the more versatile options at the poisition in this draft class. He’s got blocking ability, he has tremendous length as well as ball skills and he has special teams experience. Moreau has been shining during his contested catch opportunities and really shows off some power in inline blocking drills as well as during the scrimmage portions this week. The guy loves ball and that’s been clear all week with how he gets after it out there. He’s a real swiss army knife that will appeal to a lot of teams and while we had a 7th round grade coming into this event, he looks to be right in the middle of day three after the week of practices.

ROUGH WEEK

QB Will Grier, West Virginia – The case of Will Grier is a difficult one, considering his long road to Morgantown. Grier has been super inconsistent this week and that culminated on Thursday. He appears to be more than half a second late on all his throws. The ball not only comes out late but countless times, he couldn’t place the football and put it on the receiver or throw them open. Against air, he struggled mightily. To be fair, none of the south quarterbacks looked like an NFL starter out there at any point but Grier did not help his stock out there this week. He can spin the rock and can throw with anticipation but I think he was obviously out of his comfort structure at West Virginia and it showed in a big way today.

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