East-West Shrine Football at the Trop Saturday

Just two weeks ago, the nation’s top high school football players came to Tropicana Field to play in the game, as they prepared to become college athletes.

This weekend, some of the nation’s top collegiate players will be looking in impress NFL scouts at the East-West Shrine game at Tropicana Field.

The 87th East-West Shrine Game kicks off at 4 p.m. from the Trop and will be televised on the NFL Network.

The East coach is Bobby Ross, who played college football at the Virginia Military Institute and was an NFL coach for 11 years.

Brad Childress is the West coach. Childress most recently coached the Minnesota Vikings. 

Fans can purchase tickets for the game online at www.shrinegame.com, www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 727-342-5777. 

All game tickets are $15 general admission tickets.

East-West Shrine Rosters

East Roster 

#

Name

Pos.

College

26

Justin Bethel

DC

Presbyterian

38

Emanuel Davis

DC

East Carolina

4

Gary Gray

DC

Notre Dame

11

R.J. Blanton

DC

Notre Dame

14

Charles Brown

DC

North Carolina

2

Micah Pellerin

DC

Hampton University

31

Josh Norman

DC

Coastal Carolina

94

Matt Conrath

DL

Virginia

97

Julian Miller

DL

West Virginia

98

Jabaree Tuani

DL

Navy

95

Kyle Wilber

DL

Wake Forest

99

Akiem Hicks

DL

Regina

90

Nick Jean-Baptiste

DL

Baylor

54

Micanor Regis

DL

Miami

92

Travian Robertson

DL

South Carolina

48

Bruce Figgins

FB/TE

University of Georgia

35

Brandon Lindsey

LB

Pittsburgh

42

Najee Goode

LB

West Virginia

10

Shawn Loiseau

LB

Merrimack College

29

Steven Erzinger

LB

Army

55

Max Gruder

LB

Pittsburgh

50

Joshua Linam

LB

Central Florida

7

Nick Sukay

LB

Penn State

53

Quentin Saulsberry

OC

Missisippi State

65

Tyler Horn

OC

Miami

63

Derek Dennis

OG

Temple

70

Jeremiah Warren

OG

South Florida

73

Desmond Wynn

OG

Rutgers

75

Rishaw Johnson

OG

California - Pennsylvania

76

Jeff Adams

OT

Columbia

72

Lamar Holmes

OT

Southern Mississippi

79

Joe Long

OT

Wayne State

78

Bradley Sowell

OT

Mississippi

57

Blair Walsh

PK

Georgia

45

Shawn Powell

PT

Florida State

19

BJ Coleman

QB

Tennessee - Chattanooga

12

Austin Davis

QB

Southern Mississippi

16

John Brantley

QB

Florida

32

Alfred Morris

RB

Florida Atlantic

28

Tauren Poole

RB

Tennessee

15

Davin Meggett

RB

Maryland

40

Matt Daniels

SAF

Duke

1

Jerrell Young

SAF

South Florida

33

Christian Thompson

SAF

South Carolina State

8

Tysyn Hartman

SAF

Kansas State

9

Chase Ford

TE

Miami

44

Emil Igwenagu

TE

Massachusetts

88

Evan Rodriguez

TE

Temple

3

Tim Benford

WO

Tennessee Tech.

17

LaRon Byrd

WO

Miami

21

B.J. Cunningham

WO

Michigan State

13

Kevin Hardy

WO

Citadel

20

Lance Lewis

WO

East Carolina

18

Thomas Mayo

WO

California - Pennsylvania

5

A.J. Jenkins

WO

University of Illinois

West Roster

#

Name

Pos.

College

27

Chris Greenwood

DC

Albion

17

Brandon Hardin

DC

Oregon State

3

Rodney McLeod

DC

Virginia

28

Shaun Prater

DC

Iowa

23

Keith Tandy

DC

West Virginia

24

Trevin Wade

DC

Arizona

40

Tyrone Crawford

DL

Boise State

31

Kentrell Lockett

DL

Mississippi

45

Arnaud Nadon

DL

Laval

91

Justin Francis

DL

Rutgers

90

Dominique Hamilton

DL

Missouri - Columbia

95

Vaughn Meatoga

DL

Hawaii

49

Kaniela Tuipulotu

DL

Hawaii

97

Dajohn Harris

DL

Southern California

34

Jerry Franklin

LB

Arkansas

43

Tank Carder

LB

Texas Christian

52

Steven Johnson

LB

Kansas

33

Brandon Marshall

LB

Nevada

58

Josh Kaddu

LB

Oregon

11

Ronnie Thomton

LB

University of Southern Mississippi

78

David Snow

OC

Texas

54

Moe Petrus

OC

Connecticut

56

Brandon Brooks

OG

Miami - Ohio

53

Markus Zusevics

OG

Iowa

61

Ben Heenan

OG

Saskatchewan

77

Josh LeRibeus

OG

Southern Methodist

76

Tom Compton

OT

South Dakota

73

Ryan Miller

OT

Colorado

75

Al Netter

OT

Northwestern

70

Matt Reynolds

OT

Brigham Young

79

Marcel Jones

OT

Nebraska

16

Greg Zuerlein

PK

Missouri Western State

6

Matt Prewitt

Punter

Kentucky Christian

19

Bryan Anger

Punter

California

9

Tyler Hansen

QB

Colorado

12

Chandler Harnish

QB

Northern Illinois

14

Dan Persa

QB

Northwestern

5

Lennon Creer

RB

Louisana Tech

26

Marc Tyler

RB

Southern California

30

Bobby Rainey

RB

Western Kentucky University

7

Aaron Henry

SAF

Wisconsin

8

Austin Cassidy

SAF

Nebraska

21

Blake Gideon

SAF

Texas

2

Duke Ihenaho

SAF

San Jose State

86

Kevin Koger

TE

Michigan

87

Cory Harkey

TE

UCLA

84

George Bryan

TE

North Carolina State

47

David Paulson

TE

Oregon

85

Greg Childs

WO

Arkansas - Fayetteville

82

Junior Hemingway

WO

Michigan

13

Dale Moss

WO

South Dakota State

89

Tyler Shoemaker

WO

Boise State

4

Jarius Wright

WO

Arkansas

25

Devon Wylie

WO

Fresno State

10

Darius Hanks

WO

Univeristy of Alabama

According to the game’s website:

“Since 1925 the East-West Shrine Game has been more than just a football game. It’s been a showcase for the next generation of NFL greats and a priceless benefit event for Shriners Hospitals for Children. The East-West Shrine Game is the longest-running all-star college football game, combining great football with a great cause and creating experiences for players that will last a lifetime.”

Fifty-two players from the 2011 East-West Shrine Game are currently on active NFL rosters and 18 players on NFL practice squads.

“This is the 87th annual edition of this college all-star football game, making it the longest running college all-star game in the country,” said Harold Richardson, Executive Director of the East-West Shrine Game in a news release.

“We are happy to be playing for the first time at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg and are pleased by the overwhelming community support we have received. This is a great family event and supports a great cause, helping Shriners Hospitals for Children provide state of the art medical care to children in need,” Richardson said.