The Reese's Senior Bowl looked in its backyard and found some pretty good football players there - good enough to play in the NFL.
Mobile's all-star game unveiled the rosters on Thursday for its 69th annual contest, and six of the players had Gulf Coast football roots.
The local players coming home for the Senior Bowl included South Carolina cornerback JaMarcus King, who prepped at Blount in Prichard; The Citadel linebacker Myles Pierce, who prepped at Daphne; South Alabama safety Jeremy Reaves, who prepped at Pensacola Catholic; Troy quarterback Brandon Silvers, who prepped at Gulf Shores; Southern Miss running back Ito Smith, who prepped at McGill-Toolen in Mobile; and Auburn linebacker Tre Williams, who prepped at St.