2018 Senior Bowl invite tracker: Baker Mayfield will join Mason Rudolph in Mobile

Mayfield will bring plenty of energy to the Senior Bowl, but his trip to Mobile doesn't come without risk

By Chris Trapasso

Dec 22, 2017 at 3:29 pm ET • 2 min read

Two of the most productive quarterbacks in Bedlam series history will take their take their talents to the Reese's Senior Bowl in January.

The Senior Bowl's official Twitter account announced Baker Mayfield's invitation acceptance on Friday, joining his Oklahoma State rival Mason Rudolph, who accepted his invitation on December 13.

Most of the scouting community advocates participation in the week-long exhibition mainly due to what it says about a prospect's willingness to compete, even in an unfamiliar environment. Obviously, competitiveness is one of Mayfield's positive traits, so it's logical that he's giving it a go at the Senior Bowl. He has a chance to clearly separate from the other quarterbacks in attendance, with Rudolph currently being his biggest competition.

However, Mayfield will be running the risk of exposing some of his flaws while playing with a fresh batch of wide receivers, which could hurt his draft stock. It's the exact reason why most of the top signal-caller prospects decline Senior Bowl invites -- they have more to lose than gain.

His presence will certainly increase the profile of the event from year's past at the quarterback spot.

As always, the Senior Bowl will take place at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The game is on January 28 at 12:30 p.m. ET.

The week of practice before the game is when a large portion of the NFL scouting community -- both team employees and media members -- ascend on Mobile to do most of their evaluation.

Only a small fraction of the media contingent stays for the game, which will air on NFL Network.

Here's a list of those who've accepted invitations, by position: