MOBILE, Ala. – Travis Fulgham and Oshane Ximines played their final collegiate football game Saturday afternoon in the Reese's Senior Bowl at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. Fulgham had one catch for seven yards, while Ximines provided pressure on the edge for the South team. North won the game, 34-24.
The Reese's Senior Bowl is a week long event that starts on Sunday with player introduction and orientation, and features meetings with NFL teams, a weigh-in in front of hundreds of media and NFL scouts, and of course practice and the game.
Ximines had a record-setting career for the Monarchs, setting Monarch bests in sacks with 33, tackles for loss with 50.5, forced fumbles with 11 and QB hurries with 33. The Ahoskie, North Carolina native also ranks ninth in ODU history with 12 pass breakups. In 2018, he finished fifth in FBS with 12 sacks and 15th in FBS with 18.5 tackles for loss. His 58 tackles were the fifth most by an FBS defensive linemen and he registered his first career interception against Marshall. Ximines was a two-time first-team All-Conference USA honoree, earning second-team honors as a sophomore and all-freshman honors in 2015.
Fulgham led Conference USA this season with 1,083 receiving yards and a 17.2 yards per catch. He finished the season with an FBS best nine-straight games with a touchdown. A native of Ashburn, Virginia, Fulgham concluded his ODU career with 128 receptions, good for seventh in the ODU record books and recorded 2,044 yards, sixth most in school history and 18 touchdowns. Fulgham earned second-team All-Conference USA accolades this year and earned first-team all-league honors by Pro Football Focus and was named first-team VaSID All-State.
Fulgham will head to Florida, while Ximines will go to Arizona to prepare for the NFL Draft.
See below for articles regarding draft potential for Fulgham and Ximines
Ximines Can Provide Rush - by Hogs Haven
Ximines A Draft Target for Cowboys - by Bloggintheboys
Ximines Determined to Shed Small School Tag - by Tom Rock
Ximines Interview at Senior Bowl Media Day
Fulgham article in Full Press Coverage
Ashburn Natives Trying to Show Out at Senior Bowl - by Rhiannon Walker
CBS Draft Update on Fulgham