The best QB at the Senior Bowl was not who everyone expected
The North All-Stars may have had the big names like Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen, but it was the South All-Stars who prevailed in the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Saturday in Mobile, Alabama.
The South jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, cruising to a 45-16 win in the game meant to showcase college football’s best talent to NFL coaching staffs.
The biggest star of the game was unheralded Richmond Spiders quarterback Kyle Lauletta.
Lauletta put up better numbers than any other quarterback and was named the game’s MVP.
Congrats to our Most Outstanding Player QB @kylelauletta from @SpiderFootball > finished 8-12 passing, 198 yards, 3 TD in South's 45-16 win. #SeniorBowl #CompeteAndConnect pic.twitter.com/f2f2uP8xB9
— Reese's Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) January 27, 2018
He was 8-for-12 passing for 198 yards and three touchdowns.
Lauletta’s first touchdown was a bomb to LSU’s D.J. Chark that went for 75 yards.
Don't blink or you'll miss a touchdown!@kylelauletta finds @DJChark82 for the 75 yard TD!
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— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 27, 2018
Later in the third quarter, Lauletta rolled out and threw a bullet to Deon Yelder from Western Kentucky for another touchdown.
.@kylelauletta throws a laser for his 2nd TD of the day!
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— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 27, 2018
For his third and final touchdown, Lauletta fit a ball into a tight space to Oklahoma State receiver Marcell Ateman for a 14-yard score.
ANOTHER ONE!@kylelauletta throws his 3rd TD of the game.
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— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 27, 2018
Josh Allen, the highly regarded quarterback from Wyoming, produced the most offense for the North team. He started slowly and missed a few throws early, but soon found his groove and connected on two impressive touchdown passes.
WHAT A THROW!@JoshAllenQB drops it perfectly in the bucket for the Tyler Conklin TD.
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— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 27, 2018
.@JoshAllenQB leads a quick scoring drive that ends with another TD toss!
This time to Durham Smythe.
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— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 27, 2018
Baker Mayfield played only two series for the North team, and they were uneventful. He completed just three of seven passes for nine yards before leaving the game at halftime, reportedly to be with his ill mother.
While the small sample size of this game isn’t likely to have a huge impact on any NFL draft boards, it could very well help Kyle Lauletta, who is currently projected to be a late-round pick or free agent.
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