The Reese’s Senior Bowl is the final rite of passage for college football athletes, before they transition to the National Football League. It’s the first of three events that players must prove to NFL scouts, owners, general managers and coaches that they can hang with the big boys.

According to Mike Herndon, writer for al.com., the Senior Bowl staff released its watch list Tuesday. The list features 375 of the top senior prospects nationally, who will be evaluated by the committed throughout the 2015 season. Alabama had 12 players to make the list.

Alabama players on Senior Bowl watch list

• QB Jake Coker
• RB Kenyan Drake
• OL Ryan Kelly
• OL Dominick Jackson
• DL Jarran Reed
• ILB Reggie Ragland
• OLB Dillon Lee
• OLB Denzel Devall
• WR Richard Mullaney
• CB Cyrus Jones
• CB Bradley Sylve
• S Geno Matias-Smith

The committee will invite 110 players to participate in the senior bowl. It will occur on Jan. 30, 2016 at Mobile’s (Ala.) Ladd-Pebbles Stadium. Seniors and fourth-year graduate juniors are the only ones permitted.

Stephen M. Smith is a senior analyst and columnist for Touchdown Alabama Magazine and SB Nation. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @ESPN_Future.

Stephen M. Smith

Stephen Smith is a 2015 graduate of the University of Alabama. He is a senior writer and reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. He has covered Alabama football for 15 years and his knowledge and coverage of the Crimson Tide's program have made him among the most respected journalist in his field. Smith has been featured on ESPN and several other marquee outlets as an analyst.