The 99th annual East-West Shrine Bowl, the nation’s oldest college football all-star game, will be nationally televised in primetime on the NFL Network as players showcase their skills ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft.
The game, which will be played at the The Ford Center at The Star in Waco, Texas, benefits Shriners Children’s healthcare system. Only the Rose Bowl Game is older than the East-West Shrine Bowl among all post-season bowl games over the past century.
More than 120 of college football’s finest seniors, along with a select group of juniors who were cleared to play in all-star games this year by the NFL, will be coached by a full squad of NFL assistant coaches from the various teams.
East-West Shrine Bowl week includes four days of practice, one-on-one interviews with NFL scouts, and speaking seminars from NFL officials, NFLPA officials and patients from Shriners Children’s.
Some of the top prospects playing in the game include: Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas tight end; Christian Mahogany, Boston College guard; Leonard Taylor III, Miami defensive lineman; Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M linebacker; and Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland quarterback.
NFL assistants Richard Hightower and Mike Kafka will serve as head coaches for the 99th East-West Shrine Bowl.
Hightower will coach the East team after recently finishing his second season as the Bears' special teams coordinator. He has been a coach in the NFL since 2006, working with the Texans, Commanders, Browns, 49ers, and Bears.
Kafka, currently the Giants' offensive coordinator, will oversee the West team. He just completed his second season with New York after five seasons with the Chiefs. Kafka served as the Chiefs' quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the team’s Super Bowl win in 2020.
For the East team, Drew Terrell, passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach, Cardinals), will serve as offensive coordinator. Bears linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi will be defensive coordinator and Jets special teams assistant Michael Ghobrial will coach special teams.
The West team’s offense will be under the guidance of Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb and Panthers outside linebackers coach Tem Lukabu will be defensive coordinator. Stephen Bravo-Brown from the Browns will coach special teams.
What channel is the East-West Shrine Bowl on?
- TV channel (national): NFL Network
- Live stream: Fubo (United States)
The East-West Shrine Bowl will air nationally on the NFL Network. Viewers can also stream the game on Fubo, which offers a free trial.
East-West Shrine Bowl start time
- Date: Thursday, Feb. 1
- Time: 8 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. CT
The East-West Shrine Bowl will kick off at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, on Thursday, Feb. 1. The game will be played at The Ford Center at The Star in Waco, Texas.
East-West Shrine Bowl roster 2024
Quarterbacks
Devin Leary, Kentucky
John Rhys Plumlee, UCF
Jack Plummer, Louisville
Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
Kedon Slovis, BYU
Jordan Travis, Florida State
RUNNING BACK
Jonathon Brooks, Texas
Deshaun Fenwick, Oregon State
Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss
Isaac Guerendo, Louisville
Jaden Shirden, Monmouth
Carson Steele, UCLA
Tyrone Tracy Jr., Purdue
Blake Watson, Memphis
Wide Receivers
Jalen Coker, Holy Cross
Ryan Flournoy, Southeast Missouri State
Anthony Gould, Oregon State
Lideatrick Griffin, Mississippi State
Jadon Janke, South Dakota State
Jaxon Janke, South Dakota State
Cornelius Johnson, Michigan
Bub Means, Pittsburgh
Tejhaun Palmer, UAB
Tayvion Robinson, Kentucky
Malik Washington, Virginia
Tahj Washington, USC
David White Jr., Western Carolina
Isaiah Williams, Illinois
Tight Ends
McCallan Castles, Tennessee
Zach Heins, South Dakota State
Dallin Holker, Colorado State
Mason Pline, Furman
Tip Reiman, Illinois
Isaac Rex, BYU
Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas
Offensive Tackles
Gottlieb Ayedze, Maryland
Andrew Coker, TCU
Anim Dankwah, Howard
Josiah Ezirim, Eastern Kentucky
Tylan Grable, UCF
Garret Greenfield, South Dakota State
Julian Pearl, Illinois
Walter Rouse, Stanford
Nathan Thomas, Louisiana
Caedan Wallace, Penn State
Interior Offensive Linemen
Karsen Barnhart, Michigan
X'Zauvea Gadlin, Liberty
Matt Goncalves, Pittsburgh
C.J. Hanson, Holy Cross
Donovan Jennings, South Florida
Trente Jones, Michigan
Matt Lee, Miami (FL)
KT Leveston, Kansas State
Christian Mahogany, Boston College
Mason McCormick, South Dakota State
Dylan McMahon, N.C. State
Hunter Nourzad, Penn State
Willis Patrick, TCU
Nick Samac, Michigan State
Jalen Sundell, North Dakota State
Interior Defensive Linemen
Evan Anderson, Florida Atlantic
Khristian Boyd, Northern Iowa
Jowon Briggs, Cincinnati
Jamree Kromah, James Madison
Logan Lee, Iowa
Zion Logue, Georgia
Fabien Lovett Sr., Florida State
Jordan Miller, SMU
Myles Murphy, North Carolina
Nathan Pickering, Mississippi State
Justin Rogers, Auburn
Leonard Taylor III, Miami (FL)
Edge
Sundiata Anderson, Grambling State
Solomon Byrd, USC
Khalid Duke, Kansas State
Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Notre Dame
Trajan Jeffcoat, Arkansas
Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State
Eyabi Okie-Anoma, Charlotte
Xavier Thomas, Clemson
Zion Tupuola-Fetui, Washington
David Ugwoegbu, Houston
Linebacker
Levelle Bailey, Fresno State
Aaron Casey, Indiana
Steele Chambers, Ohio State
Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
Kalen DeLoach, Florida State
Dallas Gant, Toledo
Curtis Jacobs, Penn State
Jackson Mitchell, UConn
Darius Muasau, UCLA
Maema Njongmeta, Wisconsin
Cornerback
Chigozie Anusiem, Colorado State
Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia
M.J. Devonshire, Pittsburgh
Renardo Green, Florida State
Myles Harden, South Dakota
Daequan Hardy, Penn State
Jarrian Jones, Florida State
Dwight McGlothern, Arkansas
Jarius Monroe, Tulane
Deantre Prince, Ole Miss
Christian Roland-Wallace, USC
Qwan'tez Stiggers, Toronto Argonauts
Tarheeb Still, Maryland
Ro Torrence, Arizona State
Mikey Victor, Alabama State
Josh Wallace, Michigan
Safety
Daijahn Anthony, Ole Miss
Omar Brown, Nebraska
Jaylon Carlies, Missouri
Marcellas Dial, South Carolina
Dominique Hampton, Washington
Jaylen Key, Alabama
Kenny Logan Jr., Kansas
Tyler Owens, Texas Tech
Mark Perry, TCU
Trey Taylor, Air Force
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, Texas Tech
Ryan Watts, Texas
Specialists
Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt (P)
Cam Little, Arkansas (K)
Harrison Mevis, Missouri (K)
Marco Ortiz, Nebraska (LS)
Ryan Rehkow, BYU (P)
Joe Shimko, N.C. State (LS)
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