The Reese’s Senior Bowl kicks off this week in Mobile, Alabama and the Minnesota Vikings will be watching closely as they prepare for the 2017 NFL Draft.

Considered the mecca of NFL scouting events, the 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl is upon us. The highest profile collegiate prospects will compete in front of many NFL and CFL scouts in Mobile, Alabama.

Competing in multiple drills, it is an eventful week that has previously hosted football legends in Joe Namath, Walter Payton and most recently Dak Prescott.

Under the Leslie Frazier regime, the Vikings coaching staff led the North Team during the 2012 Senior Bowl. There, they found arguably the cornerstone of their defense in Pro Bowl safety Harrison Smith.

The franchise has made it well-known that they pay very close attention at the Senior Bowl as they have drafted multiple participants the past three seasons (Jerick McKinnon, T.J. Clemmings, Willie Beavers, Kentrell Brothers).

Although not having much recent success with in-game participants, look for the franchise to once again target many prospects during this week’s events.

Before we go more in depth, let’s look at the rosters* for each team (via NFL.com).

North Team Coaching Staff: Chicago Bears Quarterbacks:

C.J. Beathard, Iowa

Sefo Liufau, Colorado

Nathan Peterman, Pittsburgh Running Backs:

Corey Clement, Wisconsin

Kareem Hunt, Toledo

Sam Rogers (FB), Virginia Tech

De’Veon Smith, Michigan Wide Receivers/Tight Ends:

Amara Darboh, Michigan

Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse

Zay Jones, East Carolina

Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington

Mike Roberts (TE), Toledo

Jonnu Smith (TE), Florida International

Jeremy Sprinkle (TE), Arkansas

Jamari Staples, Louisville

Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech Offensive Linemen:

Zach Banner (OT), USC

Adam Bisnowaty (OT), Pittsburgh

Julie’n Davenport (OT), Bucknell

Dion Dawkins (OG), Temple

Dan Feeney (OG), Indiana

Kyle Fuller (C), Baylor

Dorian Johnson (OG), Pittsburgh

Jordan Morgan (OG), Kutztown

Taylor Moton (OT), Western Michigan

Tyler Orlosky (C), West Virginia Defensive Linemen:

Tarell Basham (DE), Ohio

Ryan Glasgow (DT), Michigan

Jaleel Johnson (DT), Iowa

Larry Ogunjobi (DT), Charlotte

Isaac Rochell (DE), Notre Dame

Dawuane Smoot (DE), Illinois

Stevie Tu’ikolovatu (DT), USC

Chris Wormley (DE), Michigan Linebackers:

Vince Biegel (OLB), Wisconsin

Ben Gedeon (ILB), Michigan

Connor Harris (ILB), Lindenwood

Harvey Langi (ILB), BYU

Carroll Phillips (OLB), Illinois

Haason Reddick (ILB), Temple

Derek Rivers (OLB), Youngstown State Defensive Backs:

Chidobe Awuzie (CB), Colorado

Rasul Douglas (CB), West Virginia

Nate Garry (S), Nebraska

Josh Harvey-Clemons (S), Louisville

John Johnson (S), Boston College

Jourdan Lewis (CB), Michigan

Desmond King (CB), Iowa

Brendan Langley (CB), Lamar

Obi Melifonwu (S), UConn Specialists:

Toby Baker (P), Arkansas

Zane Gonzalez (K), Arizona State

Colin Holba (LS), Louisville

South Team Coaching Staff: Cleveland Browns Quarterbacks:

Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee

Antonio Pipkin, Tiffin

Davis Webb, Cal Running Backs:

Matt Dayes, North Carolina State

Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State

Freddie Stevenson (FB), Florida State

Jamaal Williams, BYU Wide Receivers/Tight Ends:

Travin Dural, LSU

Evan Engram (TE), Ole Miss

Gerald Everett (TE), South Alabama

O.J. Howard (TE), Alabama

Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M

Fred Ross, Mississippi State

Artavis Scott, Clemson

Ryan Switzer, North Carolina

Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky Offensive Linemen:

Isaac Asiata (OG), Utah

Jessamen Dunker (OG), Tennessee State

Antonio Garcia (OT), Troy

Danny Isidora (OG), Miami

Forrest Lamp (OT), Western Kentucky

Conor McDermott (OT), UCLA

Ethan Pocic (C), LSU

Justin Senior (OT), Mississippi State

Nico Siragusa (OG), San Diego State

Jon Toth (C), Kentucky Defensive Linemen:

Montravius Adams (DT), Auburn

Josh Carraway (DE), TCU

Keionta Davis (DE), Chattanooga

Daeshon Hall (DE), Texas A&M

Tanoh Kpassagnon (DE), Villanova

Tanzel Smart (DT), Tulane

Dalvin Tomlinson (DT), Alabama

Eddie Vanderdoes (DT), UCLA

Carlos Watkins (DT), Clemson

Jordan Willis (DE), Kansas State Linebackers:

Ryan Anderson (OLB), Alabama

Alex Anzalone (ILB), Florida

Ben Boulware (ILB), Clemson

Tyus Bowser (OLB), Houston

Duke Riley (ILB), LSU Defensive Backs:

Corn Elder (CB), Miami

Justin Evans (S), Texas A&M

Johnathan Ford (S), Auburn

Rayshawn Jenkins (S), Miami

Damontae Kazee (CB), San Diego State

Ezra Robinson (CB), Tennessee State

Jordan Sterns (S), Oklahoma State

Cam Sutton (CB), Tennessee

Marquez White (CB), Florida State

Tre’Davious White (CB), LSU Specialists:

Jake Elliott (K), Memphis

Cole Mazza (LS), Alabama

Justin Vogel (P), Miami



*Rosters have yet to be finalized at this point in time.

Senior Bowl practices are scheduled to begin Jan. 23, inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium. NFL Network and ESPN2 will broadcast live coverage, interviews and practices throughout the week. Game coverage will broadcast on the NFL Network, Jan. 28 at 1:30 p.m. ET.