Winners and Losers from the 2025 Shrine Bowl

A quick look at who impressed and who didn’t at the Shrine Bowl.

Last Thursday, some of the NFL’s top 2025 prospects took the field for the Shrine Bowl, one of the main All-Star games for college football. In this article, we’ll take a quick look at the highlights from the event and who shined (and who didn’t) at the Shrine Bowl.

Let’s go!

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Winners

CJ West, DT, Indiana

West was a standout player for Indiana this season, one of the players who helped the Hoosiers make the playoffs. He showed that he was a cut above the other OLs they had planned for in practice, showing good leverage and handwork. He’s an intriguing prospect.

Jordan Phillips, DT, Maryland

The Maryland DT has been a very useful player for Maryland over the past two years. Despite that, his statistical output has been limited to 57 tackles and zero sacks. This week of practice has completely changed his game. The 6’1, 318 lbs NT dominated the 1v1s.

Phillips showed an arsenal of moves in the pass rush, making him a threat beyond just the run game. He has natural leverage in the run game, but his quickness and pad level were better than anything the Terrapins have seen.

Jordan shows that he can helps the team in the three downs. He went from possibly being a UDFA, or late on Day 3, to probably hearing his name called early on Day 3.

Cobee Bryant, CB, Kansas

He’s only 5’11” and 171 lbs., with tighter-than-ideal hips, but his nearly 32’ arms, experience, and aggressive mindset mean he’s played with a lot more physicality than expected. It shows in his dominance against WRs (and trash talk).

Perhaps this is what the media and analysts expected from Emmanuel Forbes. He allowed a career-best 54.3 percent completion rate while improving his missed tackle rate from 17.9 percent to 8.5 percent. His ball skills have always offset the mistakes that come with his aggressiveness, as he has produced 13 interceptions and 18 pass deflections, compared to seven touchdowns and 18 turnovers allowed.

Max Brosmer, QB, Minnesota

He played four seasons at New Hampshire before coming to Minnesota, and the jump in competition has brought him his best performance yet. The 6’2, 225-pound player brings a combination of solid, sure-footed passing and experience in the deep.

Brosmer has looked like the best QB playing center, something more unusual at the college level. He has good athleticism and can make good decisions under pressure.

Losers

Shilo Sanders, S, Colorado

If his name was Shilo Nash or something, he might not have been at the event. His practice performance was very similar to his tape in Colorado. Sanders played a solid game in the game, but even so, if he wasn’t part of the Sanders family, he would probably be an undrafted player.

Meetings with the Seahawks

In theory, all prospects should have at least one meeting with each team. Since this rule was implemented, it has become a little harder to find information about who the teams’ scouts met with at the event. However, we did have access to three names:

• Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado;
• Andres Borregales, K, Miami;
• Tyron Herring, DB, Delaware;