The College Gridiron Showcase (CGS) is an independently operated annual post-season college football event hosted each January in Fort Worth, Texas. The event consists of NFL draft prospects who have completed their eligibility in NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the NAIA. CGS also hosts the Pro Gridiron Showcase for non-draft eligible free agents. The event originated as a post-season all star game in 2015, but switched to its current drill showcase and "controlled scrimmage" format in 2016.
In addition to on-field drills, the event also features educational seminars including those on financial acumen and marketing.
History
2015 The inaugural CGS event, an All Star Game format was held in Addison, TX. Of the 104 participants, 10 were selected in the NFL Draft, 53 signed as undrafted free agents, and 22 were rookie camp invitees. The event also featured the number one overall pick in the 2015 CFL draft, Alex Mateas.
Notable participants PlayerCollegeJosh ShirleyUNLVDyshawn DavisSyracuseAntonio JohnsonNorth TexasQuinn EpperlyPrincetonRicky CollinsTexas A&M - CommerceTyree HollinsGrambling StateDominique DavisLibertyAlex MateasUCONNMark RobertsLamar UniversityChris ReedMinnesota St- MankatoJustin HamiltonUL- LafayetteDavid MayoTexas StateRick LovatoOld DominionHarold Jones-QuarteyFindlay University
2016 The 2016 CGS was held at Pennington Field in Bedford, Texas and was the first that featured the showcase format as opposed to all star game.
Notable participants in the 2016 College Gridiron Showcase include CFL stars Juwan Brescacin, Romar Morris, Eric Temple, Robert Porter, Marvin Hall, Jr., and Reggie Begelton, NFL players Jakeem Grant, Trevor Williams, Jackson Branden, Andrew Adams, and JD McKissic, as well as the XFL's Kenneth Farrow and Jake Shenandoah.
2017 The 2017 CGS was held at Pennington Field in Bedford, Texas. Lake Erie's Anthony Kukwa was named offensive MVP. Arkansas State's Chris Odom was the defensive MVP.
Notable participants PlayerCollegeChristophe MulumbaMaineDane EvansTulsaAnthony CioffiRutgersDaQuan PaceEastern MichiganRomond DeLoatchTempleSeth CoateUniversity of Saint FrancisChad GeterGardner-Webb UniversitySamuel WilliamsEast Texas Baptist UniversityDrew WolitarskyMinnesotaQadr SpoonerMcGillYounghoe KooGeorgia SouthernAlex ArmahWest GeorgiaRashaad CowardOld DominionMatt BreidaGeorgia SouthernAdam ButlerVanderbiltJake HollisterWyomingBradley SeatonVillanovaChristian KuntzDuquesneNick JamesMississippi StateTyson GrahamSouth DakotaCasey SaylesOhioDavid RiversYoungstown State
2018 The 2018 College Gridiron Showcase was held at Greenhill School in Addison, TX.
Notable participants PlayerCollegeJulien LaurentGeorgia State UniversityDavid KnevelUniversity of NebraskaDavid MackieWestern (CA)Godfrey OnyekaWilfrid LaurierJackson BennettUniversity of OttawaAndrew PickettUniversity of GuelphTyrone PierreLaval UniversityTrent SherfieldVanderbiltAlvin JonesUTEPMichael LoveUniversity of South FloridaKaare VedvikMarshall UniversityDontrell HilliardTulaneMichael FordSoutheast Missouri StateAlex LightUniversity of RichmondElijah NkansahThe University of ToledoGeorge OdumCentral ArkansasMatthew AdamsUniversity of HoustonTre HerndonVanderbiltDaniel EkualeWashington State UniversitySebastian Joseph-DayRutgers UniversityNathaniel WozniakUniversity of MinnesotaRyan SantosoUniversity of MinnesotaVyncint SmithLimestone CollegeCraig JamesSouthern Illinois UniversityEmmanuel EllerbeeRice UniversityDarius JamesAuburnAustin MacGinnisUniversity of KentuckyTomasi LaulileBrigham Young UniversityLogan Tuley-TillmanUTEPJames ButlerIowaChad KanoffPrinceton UniversityFred LauinaOregon State UniversityDe'Mornay Pierson-ElUniversity Of NebraskaKellen SoulekSouth Dakota StateRyan WhiteVanderbiltJalen TolliverUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello
2019 The 2019 OTA-style format was held January 5–9, 2019 at McNair Stadium in Fort Worth. In addition to the regular showcase and symposium, the 2020 event saw the addition of a "Small School Invitational Showcase" to provide a scouting forum for players from lower tier conferences.
Running back AJ Ouellette from Ohio University and defensive end Kevin Thompson from Bethune-Cookman were named offensive and defensive MVPs, respectively.
Notable participants PlayerCollegeCole SearsUniversity of Arkansas at MonticelloZackary WilliamsUniversity of ManitobaSamuel ThomassinUniversity LavalJamie HarryUniversity of OttawaNate RogersWayne State CollegeDelroy Baker JrIndiana UniversityConnor GriffithsUniversity of British ColumbiaBrady OliveiraUniversity of North DakotaFreedom AkinmoladunNebraskaLuke GiffordNebraskaAustin FortUniversity of WyomingTrinity BensonEast Central OklahomaPJ Locke IIIUniversity of Texas at AustinKabion EntoUniversity of ColoradoTim WardOld Dominion UniversityJody Fortson Jr.Valdosta State UniversityAJ ColeNorth Carolina State UniversityGunner OlszewskiBemidji State UniversityJake DolegalaCentral Connecticut State UniversityDerrick Kelly JrFlorida State UniversityKareem OrrTennessee Chattanooga (UTC)Jonathan HarrisLindenwood UniversityJames O’HaganUniversity at BuffaloJawuan JohnsonTexas Christian UniversityDurrant MilesBoise StateKirk BarronPurdue UniversityBruno ReaganVanderbilt University
2020 CGS 2020 was held January 3–8 at McNair Stadium in Fort Worth.
Notable participants PlayerCollegeIsaac Adeyemi-BerglundSoutheastern LouisianaDante BrownFort Hays State UniversityStavros KatsantonisUniversity of British ColumbiaCameron LawsonQueen's UniversityAdam AuclairUniversité LavalDylan GiffenWestern UniversityNoah HallettMcMaster UniversityMarc LiegghioUniversity of WesternJaylon MooreUT-MartinJoshua ThomasAppalachian State UniversitySam Franklin JrTemple UniversityLachavious SimmonsTennessee State UniversityKendall FutrellEast Carolina universityWillington PrevilonRutgers UniversityTyler DavisGeorgia TechAusten PleasantsOhio UniversityMatt ColeMcKendree UniversityBill MurrayWilliam and MaryBlake GillikinPenn State UniversityCorliss WaitmanUniversity of South AlabamaChase HarrellUniversity of ArkansasGavin HeslopStony Brook UniversityElijah MencerUniversity at AlbanyBenning PotoaeWashingtonAaron BrewerTexas State University
References
External links
Official Website