The East-West Shrine game is a great platform for underrated NFL Draft prospects to display their skills to jump up general managers’ draft boards.
Most of the players playing in the game will be mid- or late-round draft picks, as their college production and physical attributes are lacking compared to other prospects, who typically wind up being selected much earlier on draft day.
However, there are always hidden gems in the Shrine game who will turn out to be steals. In fact, the San Francisco 49ers‘ very own quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, was the 2014 East-West Shrine game MVP.