2018 East–West Shrine Game


The 2018 East–West Shrine Game was the 93rd staging of the all–star college football exhibition to benefit Shriners Hospital for Children. The game was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 20, 2018, with a 3:07 PM EST kickoff; televised on the NFL Network. It was one of the final 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game featured NCAA players and a few select invitees from Canadian university football, rostered into "East" and "West" teams.
The game featured more than 100 players from the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season and prospects for the 2018 draft of the professional National Football League. In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended team practices.
Coaches and game officials were supplied by the NFL. Head coaches in the game were assistant coaches with NFL teams who did not advance to the postseason; Jonathan Hayes of the Cincinnati Bengals for the East team, and Bobby Johnson of the Oakland Raiders for the West team.
The day before the game, the East–West Shrine Game Pat Tillman Award was given to J. T. Barrett ; the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service. The award is about a student-athlete's achievements and conduct, both on and off the field."

Coaching staffs

East team

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Players

Full roster is available .

East team

Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website.
No.Pos.PlayerCollege2017 season
bowl game		Notes
1QBRiley FergusonMemphisLiberty Bowl-
5WRDaeSean HamiltonPenn StateFiesta BowlSubsequently invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl
6LBMatthew ThomasFlorida StatenoneThomas was injured and did not play
7RBRalph WebbVanderbiltnone-
9QBQuinton FlowersSouth FloridaBirmingham Bowl-
10WRDaurice FountainNorthern Iowan/a Fountain was named the game's Offensive MVP
16QBJ. T. BarrettOhio StateCotton Bowl-
22RBChase EdmondsFordhamn/a Edmonds was injured and did not play
23RBD'Ernest JohnsonSouth FloridaBirmingham Bowl-
25WRJustin WatsonPennn/a Subsequently invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl
27KDrew BrownNebraskanone-
33DEMarcus MartinSlippery Rockn/a Martin caught a touchdown pass, playing at fullback
35RBRay LawryOld Dominionnone-
40LBJason CabindaPenn StateFiesta Bowl-
49PJoseph DavidsonBowling Greennone-
50GTony AdamsNC StateSun Bowl-
57CAustin KuhnertNorth Dakota Staten/a -
62TKC McDermottMiami Orange Bowl-
64CBrian AllenMichigan StateHoliday Bowl-
83WRRegis CibasuMontrealn/a Canadian invitee
99DEChad ThomasMiami Orange BowlSubsequently invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl

Matthew Thomas opted not to play in the Independence Bowl

West team

Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website.
No.Pos.PlayerCollege2017 season
bowl game		Notes
2LBJoel LanningIowa StateLiberty Bowl-
6QBJeremiah BriscoeSam Houston Staten/a -
7QBNick StevensColorado StateNew Mexico Bowl-
12SNatrell JamersonWisconsinOrange BowlJamerson was named the game's Defensive MVP
15KMatt McCraneKansas StateCactus Bowl-
16QBNic ShimonekTexas TechBirmingham Bowl-
18PShane TripuckaTexas A&MBelk BowlGrandson of Frank Tripucka, nephew of Kelly Tripucka
21RBJustin JacksonNorthwesternMusic City Bowl-
23RBPhillip LindsayColoradonone-
31CBMalik ReavesVillanovan/a -
38RBJordan ChunnTroyNew Orleans Bowl-
48LBTegray ScalesIndiananone-
65OTMark KorteAlbertan/a Canadian invitee
75GJacob AlsadekArizonaFoster Farms Bowl-
76GCody O'ConnellWashington StateHoliday Bowl-
85WRSteven Dunbar Jr.HoustonHawaii Bowl-
95DTPoona FordTexasTexas BowlSubsequently invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl

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