Texas State redshirt junior offensive lineman Kyle Hegel was named to the 2023 Senior Bowl Watch List heading into the 2022 football season.
The announcement was made by the Senior Bowl Wednesday, Aug. 24 during the Bobcats’ “mock week” prior to game preparation. The Senior Bowl is played annually and is made up of a select group of seniors and eligible graduating juniors from around college football. The game is played at Hancock Whitley Stadium in Mobile, Al., and hosts a plethora of NFL and professional football scouts.
Many players from smaller universities can make a name for themselves and jump up draft boards because of the game. In 2021 NCAA Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater offensive lineman Quinn Meinerz didn’t have a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and significantly raised his draft stock after playing in the game. The Denver Broncos eventually drafted Meinerz with the 98th pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Meinerz started nine games for the Broncos in 2021.
