As the 2016 NFL season reaches its climax with the conference title games Sunday and the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, the NFL draft buildup is just getting started.
Along those lines, two college all-star games will be played Saturday:
• The East-West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. (2 p.m., NFL Network)
• The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. (3 p.m.. FS1).
These games, as well as the practice days that precede them, are important parts of the pre-draft evaluation. Many players on the field Saturday in St.