One of the best parts of the college football bowl season is watching the guys who are going to play on Sundays in the very near future.

Here at Cheesehead TV, we're attempting to list all the senior pro prospects (even the longshots) and a couple very highly rated junior ones as well, as a de facto viewing guide.

Las Vegas Bowl–Wednesday Dec. 22, 7 p.m. on ESPN

Boise State

• Wide receiver Titus Young–Young is ranked as the third-best senior wide receiver by Tony Pauline of Sports Illustrated, which seems high until you consider the junior wide receivers are going to dominate the position if they declare early. Guys like A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Jonathan Baldwin and more will all come off the board before any senior wideout. That said, Young is intriguing because of his 4.4 40-yard dash speed and return ability. He'll be a mid-round draft choice.
• Wide receiver Austin Pettis–Pettis is ranked as the fourth-best senior wide receiver by Mocking the Draft, but I've read that he's sliding down draft charts. He has 59 catches and nine touchdowns this season earning him first-team All-WAC honors, but what I've read is that he doesn't have the speed scouts thought he did, and he's probably overrated. He has good size at 6-3 and 202 pounds and could be a decent possession receiver.
• Safety Jeron Johnson–Johnson is a tackling machine. He led the Broncos in tackles for the third consecutive season in 2010 earning him first-team All-WAC honors. He's ranked as high as the 4th-best strong safety prospect in this year's draft class by NFL Draft Scout, although some services have him much lower. He's likely a mid-round draft choice.
• Defensive lineman Ryan Winterswyk–His junior season was better than his senior season. As a junior he had nine sacks and 17 tackles for a loss compared to only 2.5 sacks and 7 TFLs this season. Was it a regression or because teams were more prepared for him this year? He's the 16th-ranked defensive end in this year's draft class by NFL Draft Scout.
• Linebacker Winston Venable–As a linebacker, he's far undersized at 5-11, 218, which accounts for the reason he's 50th-ranked outside linebacker by NFL Draft Scout. He's probably more of a rover. He was productive in college earning first-team All-WAC this season. But productive in college doesn't always translate to productive in the pros. Not only would he probably have to become a safety in the NFL, he would have to show the speed to do it as well, the combination of which might be too much to overcome.
• Kicker/punter Kyle Brotzman–He's probably best known for missing the field goal against Nevada that would have kept Boise State undefeated this season and receiving threats because of it. Despite all the attention for the negative, he's one of the nation's better kickers, ranked 9th by NFL Draft Scout. It will be important for him to show he's not rattled by all the negative attention.
• Running back Jeremy Avery–Overshadowed by fellow running back Doug Martin this season, Avery isn't chopped liver, however. He has a nose for the endzone scoring 11 touchdowns on the ground on only 83 carries. He averaged 5.3 yards per carry. He's the 44th-ranked running back by NFL Draft Scout. Can run the Wildcat.
• Cornerback Brandyn Thompson–Led Boise State with three interceptions this season, earning him second-team All-WAC, but he's only 5-10, not Packers material. He's the 29th-ranked cornerback by NFL Draft Scout.

Utah

• Center Zane Taylor–I'm amazed at how well the Utah offensive line performed this season, ranking fifth in the nation in sacks allowed, averaging less than one per game. Taylor is the 7th-ranked center in this year's draft class by NFL Draft Scout. He figures to be a late-round choice. I think he could be a starter in the NFL at some point.
• Guard Caleb Schlauderaff–Schlauderaff was good enough to earn second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation, but there's reservations about his ability to make the jump to the pros. "Senior Caleb Schlauderaff is the star up from earning First Team All-Mountain West honors as a pounding, consistent left guard who doesn’t have next-level athleticism, but will go down as one of the program’s greatest blockers," writes Pete Fiutak of College Football News.
• Running back Eddie Wide–There's a two-headed running  attack at Utah, but Wide is the more highly regarded of the two. He's the 20th-ranked running back in this year's draft class by NFL Draft Scout. It'll be tough sledding against Boise State's disciplined front seven.
• Running back Matt Asiata–At over 225 pounds, Asiata is more of a power back than Wide. He's the 29th-ranked running back. He's proven he's a threat to catch the ball out of the backfield with 31 receptions this season.
• Wide receiver Shaky Smithson–More of a return specialist, Smithson led the nation in punt return yardage this season and had two touchdowns. In one game against Iowa State this season Smithson had a 78-yard punt return for a touchdown, a 61-yard touchdown reception and a 32-yard touchdown pass. On flat-talent, he'll get a tryout with some NFL team.
• Defensive end Christian Cox–He earned first-team All-Mountain West by notching 50 tackles and four sacks this season, but he's the 72nd-ranked defensive end by NFL Draft Scout, probably because at 6-1, 250, he's undersized.
• Wide receiver Jereme Brooks–Only the 87th ranked wide receiver by NFL Draft Scout, but he has over 50 receptions in each of the past two seasons and has 19 career collegiate touchdowns.
• Kicker Joe Phillips–He's not highly rated, but he's accurate making 20 of 22 field goals last season and 12 of 14 this season.