Every year in Mobile, the city gets to host one of its events of the year with NFL coaches and scouts descending upon the Gulf Coast for Senior Bowl week. With three practices during the week before the game on Saturday, the best college football players from around the nation get the chance to show their skills in the first step of the draft process.
Coaches at the game knew what they were doing though when they pitted two of the stars from the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers against each other, and it produced one of the moments of the week so far.
Alabama superstar pass rusher faced off against Auburn standout offensive lineman Jeremiah Wright for an epic 1-on-1 rep which Wright got the better of Overton on.
When you’re in Mobile…
You’ve gotta matchup @AuburnFootball vs @AlabamaFTBL in the one-on-ones. #TheDraftStartsInMobile pic.twitter.com/p564aqg1lP
— Panini Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) January 27, 2026
On game day, the two rivals will be wearing the same uniform of the American team taking on the National squad, but it’s clear that there’s no love lost between Overton and Wright after facing off wearing uniforms of the two most hated rivals in the sport.
Now at the Senior Bowl, that level of competitiveness has not changed, but the stars are fighting for draft status at the next level rather than just trying to beat their rival.
