The Panini Senior Bowl showcases the top NFL Draft prospects in the country, and BYU outside linebacker Jack Kelly and kicker Will Ferrin are among them.
The Senior Bowl is the single most important event to which draft prospects can be invited to showcase their skills and potential. The site in Mobile, Alabama is crawling with NFL front office personnel and talent evaluators. Most of the players invited to participate in the Senior Bowl go on to be selected in the NFL Draft, and their performance in practices throughout the week and in the game itself can determine if, and when, they are drafted.
Both Kelly and Ferrin are members of the "American Team". Here's how you can watch them practice and perform in the game:
How to watch the Senior Bowl
Channel: NFL Network
Practices broadcast: Jan 27-29 beginning at 2:00 PM ET
Senior Bowl game: Saturday, February 1st at 2:30 PM ET
Jack Kelly's NFL draft stock
Kelly is coming off a fantastic final season of college football with 55 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks. He was recognized with All-Big 12 Third Team honors.
The player evaluation site Draft Network currently ranks Kelly as the No. 161 prospect in the draft, which puts him as a fifth round prospect.
The website NFL Mock Draft Database has a similar view ranking the BYU standout as the No. 171 prospect in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Early in BYU's 2024 season, ESPN NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. famously declared, "(Jack Kelly) is quickly rising, as I have him fifth at the position after three weeks. He added his second sack of the season Saturday against Wyoming, and you can see the high-end closing speed on tape. At 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds, Kelly flies all over the field and can also play off the ball." While Kelly has dropped from being the No. 5 linebacker in the draft, he still possesses all of the size, speed, and skill that made Kiper rave about him last year.
Will Ferrin's NFL draft stock
After a spectacular 2024 campaign in which he was named Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year, Will Ferrin regressed a bit to the mean in 2025.
After going 24-of-27 (88.9%) in 2024 and drilling clutch kicks like the game-winner at Utah, Ferrin made 23-of-30 (76.7%) of his attempts this past season, including some unexpected misses from the 40-49 yard range. After hitting a 56-yard bomb in BYU's first game against Portland State, he struggled in his first three Big 12 games going 4-of-7 with a long of 45. After seemingly righting the ship, late in the season he went 2-of-5 against UCF and Texas Tech, though one of those makes was from 50 yards.
It's rare for kickers to be selected in the NFL Draft, so Ferrin is likely auditioning for a priority undrafted free agent gig as he shows what he can do this week to a plethora of NFL scouts.