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POSTED: Saturday, January 24, 2009

MOBILE, Ala. » The Senior Bowl quarterbacks all have something to prove.

Graham Harrell and Pat White want to show they can thrive in a prostyle offense like they did in college ball. Nathan Brown and Rhett Bomar aim to convince NFL teams they're not just small-school stars.

John Parker Wilson and Cullen Harper also hope to use today's showcase for top senior NFL prospects as a launching pad for pro careers, one coming off a 12-win season and the other off a disappointing year.

None of them are as coveted by NFL teams as underclassmen Matthew Stafford of Georgia and Mark Sanchez of Southern California. It's hard to argue with their college credentials, though.

Harrell finished his Texas Tech career with an NCAA-record 134 touchdown passes, 15,793 passing yards—second on the all-time list—and some questions he is eager to answer.

“;More than anything, I think this is an opportunity to break some of the stereotypes that come with being a quarterback at Texas Tech,”; he said. “;A lot of people act like it's just the system. Obviously the system helps you put up great numbers, but there's a little more to it than just the system at Texas Tech.”;

Today, he'll spend more time actually huddling and take more snaps under center than he's accustomed to. The game, though, is merely the finale of a weeklong series of meetings, interviews and practices where the players could attempt to put themselves in better position for the draft.

Among the top prospects participating are Southern Cal linebacker Rey Maualuga, Mississippi left tackle Michael Oher, Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji, Virginia left tackle Eugene Monroe and Oklahoma State tight end Brandon Pettigrew.

Three players with Hawaii ties are in the game: UH defensive end David Veikune and long snapper Jake Ingram and Oregon offensive lineman Max Unger.

The game marks a homecoming for White, a Daphne native who will play in “;a game I've watched since the very first year of my life, probably.”;

Once again, he gets to prove he can play quarterback. Auburn and Alabama weren't convinced of that when he was being recruited out of high school, leading him to head to West Virginia.

The prolific and athletic White is trying to answer skeptics who wonder if he will land at quarterback or possibly wide receiver in the NFL.

“;That's the position that got me here. I played quarterback for six years, two in high school,”; White said.

Like Harrell, he is a record-setting college player with much to show the NFL. He was 4-0 as a starter in bowl games—a first for a quarterback—and a two-time Big East Offensive Player of the Year. White also set the NCAA mark for career rushing yards by a quarterback with 4,480.

What does he want to prove? “;That I can play the game of football. That's what we're all here to show.”;

Wilson and Harrell showed they could lead teams into national championship contention as seniors, even if the teams couldn't finish the job. Wilson directed Alabama to a 12-0 regular season record and finished as the school's all-time leading passer.

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1 Darius Butler	DB	Connecticut
2 Derrick Williams	WR	Penn State
4 Brandon Gibson	WR	Washington St.
4 Macho Harris	DB	Virginia Tech
6 DeAngelo Smith	DB	Cincinnati
6 Graham Harrell	QB	Texas Tech
7 Rhett Bomar	QB	Sam Houston St.
9 Juaquin Iglesias	WR	Oklahoma
10 Nathan Brown	QB	Central Arkansas
11 Ramses Barden	WR	Cal Poly
11 William Moore	DB	Missouri
15 Patrick Chung	DB	Oregon
16 Keenan Lewis	DB	Oregon State
22 Manuel Johnson	WR	Oklahoma
23 Kory Sheets	RB	Purdue
24 Jeremiah Johnson	RB	Oregon
25 Louis Delmas	DB	Western Michigan
29 Morgan Trent	DB	Michigan
27 David Bruton	DB	Notre Dame
35 Louie Sakoda	K	Utah
36 Eric Kettani	RB	Navy
37 Cedric Peerman	RB	Virginia
40 Scott McKillop	LB	Pittsburgh
43 Tony Fiammetta	RB	Syracuse
47 Kevin Huber	P	Cincinnati
50 Clint Sintim	LB	Virginia
51 Alex Mack	OL	California
51 Larry English	DL	Northern Illinois
52 Cody Brown	DL	Connecticut
54 Tyrone McKenzie	LB	USF
55 Marcus Freeman	LB	Ohio St.
56 Zack Follett	LB	California
57 Mark Estermyer	DS	Pittsburgh
60 Max Unger	OL	Oregon
63 Kraig Urbik	OL	Wisconsin
64 William Beatty	OL	Connecticut
66 Andy Levitre	OL	Oregon State
68 Xavier Fulton	OL	Illinois
72 Ryan Shuman	OL	Virginia Tech
76 Trevor Canfield	OL	Cincinnati
79 Phil Loadholt	OL	Oklahoma
80 Brian Robiskie	WR	Ohio State
81 Will Davis	DL	Illinois
82 Connor Barwin	TE	Cincinnati
85 John Phillips	TE	Virginia
87 Brandon Pettigrew	TE	Oklahoma St.
90 B.J. Raji	DL	Boston College
91 Tim Jamison	DL	Michigan
92 Ron Brace	DL	Boston College
95 Alex Magee	D	L Purdue
94 Ziggy Hood	DL	Missouri
97 Mitch King	DL	Iowa

South

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

1 Coye Francies	DB	San Jose State
2 Alphonso Smith	DB	Wake Forest
2 Mike Thomas	WR	Arizona
3 Derek Pegues	DB	Mississippi St.
4 Ellis Lankster	DB	West Virginia
5 Pat White	QB	West Virginia
6 Sherrod Martin	DB	Troy
6 Quan Cosby	WR	Texas
7 Patrick Turner	WR	Southern Cal
9 Chip Vaughn	DB	Wake Forest
9 Mike Wallace	WR	Mississippi
10 Cullen Harper	QB	Clemson
10 Brian Cushing	LB	Southern Cal
11 Ashlee Palmer	LB	Mississippi
14 John Parker Wilson	QB	Alabama
15 Thomas Morstead	P	SMU
16 Domonique Johnso	n DB	Jackson State
18 Greg Carr	WR	Florida State
21 Antone Smith	RB	Florida State
22 James Davis	RB	Clemson
23 Rashad Jennings	RB	Liberty
24 Andre Brown	RB	NC State
25 Michael Hamlin	DB	Clemson
40 Patrick McAfee	K	West Virginia
45 Quinn Johnson	RB	LSU
47 Clay Matthews	LB	Southern Cal
48 Darry Beckwith	LB	LSU
49 Rashad Johnson	DB	Alabama
57 Jake Ingram	DS	Hawaii
58 Rey Maualuga	LB	Southern Cal
59 Moise Fokou	LB	Maryland
59 Antoine Caldwell	OL	Alabama
60 Eric Wood	OL	Louisville
63 Jonathan Luigs	OL	Arkansas
71 Tyronne Green	OL	Auburn
74 Michael Oher	OL	Mississippi
75 Fili Moala	DL	Southern Cal
76 Troy Kropog	OL	Tulane
77 Jason Watkins	OL	Florida
79 Herman Johnson	OL	LSU
81 Shawn Nelson	TE	Southern Miss
83 Travis McCall	TE	Alabama
84 Kyle Moore	DL	Southern Cal
85 Anthony Hill	TE	NC State
90 Corvey Irvin	DL	Georgia
91 Robert Ayers	DL	Tennessee
92 David Veikune	DL	Hawaii
95 Lawrence Sidbury	DL	Richmond
98 Peria Jerry	DL	Mississippi
99 Vance Walker	DL	Georgia Tech