East-West Shrine Bowl Day 1 Standouts and Observations

The first day of The East/West Shrine Bowl has been completed. Here's what you may have missed

East/West Shrine Bowl practices are always a difficult thing to project, but these same games can make or break a 2026 NFL Draft prospect’s stock.

Last season, Maryland defensive tackle Jordan Phillips and Indiana defensive tackle C.J. West helped boost their stock, becoming Day 3 picks and immediate contributors at the NFL level. While their stocks weren’t built strictly off the Shrine Bowl practices, those events helped those players land on the radar of NFL Draft fans.

On Friday, the Shrine Bowl kicked off its practices at The Star in Frisco, Texas. In between a combination of stretching and position-specific drills, multiple players impressed during one-on-ones and team drills, potentially boosting their stock.