Oregon State running back Deshaun Fenwick spins on Missouri safety JC Carlies as Kansas State's KT Leveston blocks FAU defensive tackle Evan Anderson.
On Day 2 of the East practice sessions, special teams periods were intense. Did that come as any surprise? Chicago Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower served as the East team’s head coach for the week. Hightower has consistently led some of the NFL’s best special teams units, whether coordinating in San Francisco or Chicago.
A former Pac-12 starting left tackle transitioned well into the Big 12 and competed well in Frisco, Texas. Speaking of the Big 12, a disciplined road grader from Manhattan sneaks into our photo gallery.
We locked in on the eventual 2023 Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year early last fall. Did he step up to the plate during the week? Did a former Auburn Tiger and four-time All-Sun Belt defender build on a breakout senior campaign?
Western Kentucky QB Austin Reed pitches the ball to Purdue RB Tyrone Tracy on Day 2 of 2024 East-West Shrine practices. Tracy -a former wide receiver at Iowa- caught 36 passes for 589 yards (16.3 YPR) and 3 TDs in 2019.
Ole Miss safety Daijahn Anthony (No. 33 pictured) battles 2023 Jim Thorpe Award winner Trey Taylor (No. 27 pictured) in a punt hold-up drill on Day 2 of East-West Shrine practices. Kansas DB Kenny Logan, Jr. attempts to release versus Furman TE Mason Pline (No. 85 pictured).
Wyoming LB Easton Gibbs picks off a pass intended for UAB wide receiver Tejhaun Palmer (No. 19 pictured) during a Red Zone team drill on Day 2 of the East team's practice. Gibbs finished his Cowboys career with 361 tackles, 7 QB sacks and 22.5 tackles for losses.
Indianapolis Colts assistant DL coach Bryan Bing instructs Colorado State's Mo Kamara bending on a bag drill on Day 2 of the East's practice. The 2023 MWC Defensive Player of the Year finished his career with 30.5 quarterback sacks and 45.5 tackles for losses (five forced fumbles).
Oregon State running back Deshaun Fenwick spins on Missouri safety JC Carlies as Kansas State's KT Leveston blocks FAU defensive tackle Evan Anderson.
Troy's Richard Jibunor (No. 97 pictured) attempts to get past Maryland tackle Gottlieb Ayedze. On other side, East OL -OU's Walter Rouse (No. 75 pictured) and Michigan's Karsen Barnhart battle Kansas State's Khalid Duke and JMU's Jamree Kromah.
Furman TE Mason Pline (No. 85 pictured) and Illinois TE Tip Reiman stretch prior to practice. Pline -a former college basketball player- averaged 8.2 PPG and 4.7 RPG for Ferris State in 2019-20.
Former Oklahoma and Houston OLB David Ugwoegbu wins to the inside of Boston College OG Christian Mahogany during a Day 2 one-on-one drill of the East practice sessions. Ugwoegbu posted a career-high 109 tackles for Oklahoma in 2022.
FSU DT Fabien Lovett throws Louisville RB Isaac Guerendo to the turf during a team drill on Day 2 of East practices. Lovett's 84-inch wingspan and heavy-handed nature make him one of the 2024 NFL Draft's most intriguing interior defensive run stuffers.
Chicago Bears special teams coach Richard Hightower -the head coach for the East squad- talks to the team at the end of practice on Day 2. Whether in Chicago or San Francisco, Hightower's special teams units have consistently ranked at or near the top half in multiple special teams categories.
