The East-West Shrine Bowl, one of the premier showcases for NFL draft prospects, was expected to be a platform for Shedeur Sanders to demonstrate his skills. However, the Colorado quarterback and potential No.

Sanders is tabbed as one of the top two quarterback prospects in this draft class along with Miami's Cam Ward. His performance this past season boosted his draft stock, guiding Colorado to a 9-4 record and an Alamo Bowl appearance, where they fell to BYU.

As Saturday’s practices kicked off the Shrine Bowl week, Sanders was in street clothes with the West team. While it’s not uncommon for top-level prospects to eschew on-field practices, both the Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowl made noise about not allowing that for this year’s editions of the most significant all-star games.

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With Shrine Bowl practices scheduled to start Saturday ahead of next Thursday night’s game, here’s a look at 15 players to watch:

However, Sanders did not practice as he looks to impress the Browns and the other teams at the top of the draft. And is not going to practice. He did the media day in a scrum but that is all that Sanders will do this week in Frisco, Texas.

Colorado Buffalos quarterback and potential No. 1 NFL draft pick Shedeur Sanders was spotted deep in conversation with the New York Giants front office at the Shrine Bowl, amplifying speculation that the college star may be headed to NY.

Sanders said his father, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, called him several times to check in during his interview with the Titans.

While many of the players the Patriots will likely target with the No. 4 overall pick didn’t participate in either game, there’s a strong chance that every player they take after the first round at least practiced ahead of them.

The East-West Shrine Bowl was played on Thursday night after a week of practices and concluded a productive week. There were plenty of players who put out some good tape and here are five of the biggest defensive Shrine Bowl risers.