During the all-star game circuit leading up to the NFL draft, the practices during the week — including the one-on-one drills — are much more important than the actual game. It’s not uncommon for teams to send out their coaches and scouts to the Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl for practices and have them return back to the facility by the time teams take the field for their final walkthrough.
According to the Senior Bowl’s Jim Nagy, the executive director of the event, 12 players received multiple “practice player of the week” votes from NFL executives who were at the practices in Mobile last week.