What future Eagles might we see at this year's East-West Shrine Game?

by JimmyK on Jan 17, 2011 2:00 PM EST

If you caught the East-West Shrine Game last year, you got to see future Eagles QB Mike Kafka lead a game-winning drive for the East when he found future Packers TE Andrew Quarless in the end zone with no time left on the clock. You might have also seen future Eagles DT/DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim in that game as well.

This year's East-West Shrine Game will be this Saturday, and if history holds true, you're likely to see at least one future mid-round Eagle draft pick playing in that game. The Eagles have drafted at least one East-West Shrine Game participant in each of the last 4 years, some good, some bad:

Eagle drafted	Year	Round
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	2010	3
Mike Kafka	2010	4
Fenuki Tupou	2009	5
Quintin Demps	2008	4
King Dunlap	2008	7
Brent Celek	2007	5

I requested credentials for the game (still pending), since the jerks at the Senior Bowl already denied me, although I'm not holding my breath. The entire roster for this year's game can be found here, and for your convenience I've compiled a list of the players that appear in our sister site Mocking The Draft's Top 200 (after the jump):

Player	Position	School	MTD rank
EAST
Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina	32
Pat Devlin	QB	Delaware	81
Delone Carter	RB	Syracuse	115
Terrence Toliver	WR	LSU	124
Bruce Miller	DE	UCF	135
Chris Hairston	OT	Clemson	141
Scott Lutrus	ILB	Connecticut	145
Cecil Shorts	WR	Mt. Union	158
Tyrod Taylor	QB	Virginia Tech	168
Pierre Allen	DE	Nebraska	171
Jermale Hines	SS	Ohio State	173
Douglas Hogue	OLB	Syracuse	174
Brian Lainhart	FS	Kent State	188
WEST
Dontay Moch	OLB	Nevada	78
Chris Carter	OLB	Fresno St.	101
Jeffrey Maehl	WR	Oregon	126
Brandon Bair	DT	Oregon	146
Ricky Elmore	DE	Arizona	150
Andrew Jackson	OG	Fresno St.	154
Brandyn Thompson	CB	Boise St	160
Joseph Barksdale	OT	LSU	177
Aldrick Robinson	WR	SMU	182

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Now I may be a little biased but I think Brandon Bair would be a great fit for us but now that I don’t know what our new defense is going to be like I guess I should hold off on that. I think Andy will still want an attacking defense so I think Bair will be a great fit.

by The Legend on Jan 17, 2011 2:08 PM EST reply actions

I think we should always call him “East West Shrine Game Legend” Mike Kafka

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by JasonB on Jan 17, 2011 2:09 PM EST reply actions

I like the way you think.

Eagles- 10-6, NFC East Division Champs, but still a disappointing year!
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by bdawk4ever on Jan 17, 2011 2:42 PM EST up reply actions

Pat Devlin’s going to be a star (I’m still mad he left PSU, though I understand why).

by iamrobk on Jan 17, 2011 2:10 PM EST reply actions

He really had a great career at Delaware.

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by JasonB on Jan 17, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions

Daryll Clark...I spit on yo' grave!!

by DLawrence55 on Jan 17, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions

I remember when...

Devlin & Downingtown East knocked my HS (Neshaminy) out of the playoffs my Sr. year. He had like 3tds & a ton of yards. That’s when he was committed to Miami. Too bad that Delaware D couldn’t hold on and win the championship this year. Devlin is a good QB & I hope he succeeds at the next level.

by DannyO on Jan 17, 2011 5:09 PM EST up reply actions

I put us drafting him at #45 in my post a few days back.

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by wild_eagle on Jan 17, 2011 5:48 PM EST up reply actions

If you caught the Senior Bowl last year, you got to see …

Don’t you mean “If you caught the East-West Shrine game last year”?

by Smitty2K3 on Jan 17, 2011 2:17 PM EST reply actions

Gah! Fixed.

by JimmyK on Jan 17, 2011 2:23 PM EST up reply actions

Celek

Everyone else is a bust

by CornOnTheKolb on Jan 17, 2011 3:07 PM EST reply actions

Hard to call anything past the 3rd round a “bust.”

by JimmyK on Jan 17, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions

Wouldn't call Kafka a bust.

Sure, he wasn’t spectacular in preseason, but we haven’t seen a whole lot from him (not that I hope we have to anytime soon).

by laxer298 on Jan 17, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions

Kafka is a backup for life

I agree. 3rd and below can carry the bust lable. I tend to include 4th round picks as well since we always seem to stockpile in that area

by CornOnTheKolb on Jan 17, 2011 5:26 PM EST up reply actions

huge syracuse fan and would love delonte carter as a backup

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by NJEagle on Jan 17, 2011 3:40 PM EST reply actions

Same here.

Hard runner. Good hands (in terms of fumbling, though his pass-catching is just fine). He would be a good third-down/change of pace back. His blocking needs work though. Hopefully he addresses that leading up to the draft and beyond.

by NOLACuse on Jan 18, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

i like andrew jackson a lot, the coaches say he is as nasty as logan makins

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by dday on Jan 17, 2011 4:37 PM EST reply actions

chris carter from fresno state, boy is fast but undersize, and dontay moch

is a speed demon supposedly ran a 4.28 at his college pro day last year

McNabb + votes = Honolulu = 3rd rounder, Lets get em Tiger!
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by dday on Jan 17, 2011 4:39 PM EST reply actions