NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt has seven student-athletes on the 2025 Senior Bowl candidate list.

Quincy Skinner Jr., Eli Stowers, Steven Losoya, Gunnar Hansen, De’Rickey Wright, Mark Davis and CJ Taylor all made the watch list, as announced at the Senior Bowl on Wednesday morning.

Skinner has played in 28 career games for Vandy, catching 37 passes for 442 yards and five touchdowns. The Pompano Beach, Florida, native had a catch in nine of 10 games last season and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll twice.

Stowers is entering his first season at Vandy. The Denton, Texas native began his college career as a four-star quarterback at Texas A&M before transferring to New Mexico State. After a shoulder injury, Stowers switched to tight end and had 35 catches for 366 yards and two touchdowns for the Aggies last fall. His efforts earned him honorable mention All-Conference USA honors.

Losoya is also entering his first season with the Commodores after previously playing for Mississippi State and Middle Tennessee. He returns to his hometown of Nashville after playing in 43 career games, including 32 starts for the Bulldogs and Blue Raiders. He started all 12 games for Mississippi State last fall and did not allow a sack in 697 snaps.

Hansen enters his final season at Vandy having started 23 career games, including all 12 last fall. His 18 consecutive starts through 2024 give him the longest active streak on the team. He has played 1,400 snaps for the Dores and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore.

Wright enters his fifth season at Vanderbilt as an All-SEC pick out of Athlon. In 35 career games, the Gadsen, Alabama, native has 26 starts, 131 tackles, seven tackles for loss, five interceptions and three forced fumbles. He finished 11th among SEC safeties in pass coverage last season, according to Pro Football Focus, and was named Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week after throwing two interceptions in the decisive game against Hawai’i.

Davis will miss the 2024 season, his first at Vanderbilt, due to injury. The Bradenton, Florida native began his career in Buffalo, where he played in eight games for the Bulls before transferring to Southern Illinois. At SIU, he developed into an honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference player in 2023, starting all 13 games and making 33 tackles and three interceptions. In two years with the Salukis, Davis recorded 45 tackles.

Taylor is Vandy’s active career leader in tackles through 2024. He has played in 29 career games with 17 starts, totaling 117 tackles, 14.5 for loss, in addition to 11 passes defensed and three interceptions. Taylor, who was selected as a preseason All-SEC pick by Phil Steele and Athlon this fall, had the fourth-best PFF defensive grade among linebackers in the league last year.

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Source: Vanderbilt
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