Players to watch in College Gridiron Showcase all-star gam

Saturday's College Gridiron Showcase all-star game doesn't have near the cachet of the Reese's or even the East-West Shrine Game, but there will be some draftable players in the first-year event. Saturday's game, in Arlington, Texas, begins at 2:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed There are no prospects who will be taken on the first two days of the draft, but there are numerous potential third-day selections. Among them: Alabama G : Brown is a mauler with good size (6-foot-6, 320 pounds), and NFL Media analyst Lance Zierlein said he "has the potential to make a team as a backup." He played two seasons for the Tide after transferring in from junior college, serving as a backup at tackle in 2013 and starting at guard this season. Zierlein says he strictly is a guard in the NFL. Texas WR John Harris: Harris (6-2, 218) basically was an offensive non-entity until this season. He had nine receptions for 190 yards in his first three seasons, then blo somed as a senior under a new coaching staff, finishing with 68 catches for 1,051 yards and seven touchdowns. He is a physical receiver who also saw some time at tight end during his career, and was a solid special-teams player. Harris also was a high-jumper in high school. Colorado State RB Dee Hart: Hart (5-8, 189), who will attend the NFL , began his career at Alabama and transferred to Colorado State for the 2014 season as a graduate transfer. He ran for 1,275 yards and 16 TDs for the . His size obviously precludes him from ever being more than a situational player and special-teamer. But Hart -- who was a five-star recruit in high school at powerhouse Orlando Dr. Phillips -- has excellent quickne s and is a make-you-mi s kind of back. He had Rashee Rice Jersey injury and off-field i sues at Alabama. Utah State DE B.J. Larsen: Larsen (6-5, 275) was a two-year starter for the Aggies, and Zierlein calls him "a high-effort, highly productive pa s rusher." Larsen had nine sacks this past season and 17 in his career, and added 26.5 career tackles for lo s. He is nimble for a guy his size, not surprising when you consider he was a member of his high school tennis team. Baylor WR : Norwood (6-2, 200) had a big season in 2013 with 47 receptions for 733 yards (15.6 yards per catch) and eight TDs, but lost playing time to more talented youngsters this season. He lacks top-end speed, but Zierlein says Norwood "has a unique ability to make tacklers mi s after the catch with elusive hips rather than foot quickne s" and that he "has a hidden accelerator when getting north-south after the catch." His dad, Brian, is a Baylor a sistant, and he comes from a family of athletes: His brother, Gabe, was a starter on George Mason's 2006 Final Four team and his brother, Jordan, was a wide receiver at Penn State and for the . South Carolina DT : Surratt (6-2, 310) started for his final two seasons with the Gamecocks. "Surratt's effort is good inside the tackle box and he's tough at the point of attack, but he won't impre s with production or game-changing plays," Zierlein says. Surratt is impre sive with his ability to hold his ground against double-teams, and Zierlein thinks he can be a rotational player in the NFL. Other familiar names include Northwestern LB Chi Chi Ariguzo, Arizona S Tra'Mayne Bondurant, Syracuse LB Dyshawn Davis, Kansas FB/TE Jimmay Mundiane, Alabama SS and Toledo LB Junior Sylvestre. Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter . Mecole Hardman Jersey

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