BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell defensive end
Brevin Allen and offensive tackle
Mike Edwards have both been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000.
The list is compiled from all four levels of football in consultation with NFL and college personnel to put together the best 1000 players for the NFL level, with the aim for the Shrine Bowl 1000 to serve as a look into the scouting process, as well as to begin to preview college players who are currently all-star game eligible for the 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl and 2023 NFL Draft class.
Allen is coming off an
All-American season for the Camels in 2021, leading the Big South in sacks (9.5) and tackles for loss (17.5), while ranking in the top-20 nationally in both categories.
The Big South Defensive Player of the Year was also a finalist for the Stats Perform FCS Buck Buchanan Award, setting a Campbell single season record for sacks, while tying the program single season mark in stops for loss, adding 44 total tackles with a fumble recovery, a pass breakup and six hurries.
Edwards, meanwhile, was a bookend for a CU offense that set a school record for passing yards (2,901) and passing touchdowns (24) in 2021. Edwards helped the Camels lead the Big South in passing offense at 261.6 yards per game, ranking 22nd in the FCS, posting a school single season record four 300-plus yard passing games, including a single game record 424 yards in a win over Presbyterian.
Edwards started the first seven games of the season at left tackle before being lost for the remainder of the year.
Campbell will begin its 15
th Division I FCS season on Thursday, September 1, hosting The Citadel at 6:00 p.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium.
About the East-West Shrine Bowl
Since 1925, the East-West Shrine Bowl has benefited Shriners Children's and its mission to provide advanced care for children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate, regardless of the families' ability to pay for services.
The East-West Shrine Bowl is the longest running college all-star football game in the nation. The East-West Shrine Bowl is an important part of America's football tradition, giving top college players a chance to showcase their talents to NFL scouts and a national television audience.
For more than 90 years, some of football's greatest athletes and coaches have contributed to the tradition of the East-West Shrine Bowl. Players like Gale Sayers, Tom Brady, John Elway, Allan Page, Dick Butkus, Brett Favre, Gino Marchetti and Walter Payton, along with coaches Don Shula, Dick Vermeil, Paul "Bear" Bryant and Jerry Glanville, to name a few, have supported the East-West Shrine Bowl.
