As the calendar shifts to late December and many football fans have visions of rookie talents dancing in their heads, the pre-draft process begins to heat up.
Under the guidance of Executive Director Jim Nagy, the Senior Bowl has become a critical stop along the whirlwind draft tour. Over the past few seasons, several first-round quarterbacks — and some later-round diamonds in the rough — spent a week down in Mobile, Ala., during January. Carson Wentz, Dak Prescott, Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, Daniel Jones and Garner Minshew are among the passers who improved their draft stock during Senior Bowl Week.