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Samori Toure impresses with pair of TDs in Shrine Bowl performance
By Paul Harvey
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Samori Toure is looking to build his stock for the 2022 NFL Draft after wrapping up his career at Nebraska, and the wide receiver put in a strong performance during Thursday’s East-West Shrine Bowl.
Playing as a member of the East Team, Toure put up a pair of touchdowns. He scored in different ways and was able to put his skill set on display multiple times.
The first touchdown came on a short out route where Toure put on an impressive spin move to break free and get in the end zone:
Samori Toure hit ‘em with the spin cycle for the TD
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— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) February 4, 2022
The second touchdown came late in the game with Toure working on the outside. This time, Toure hit an out-and-up move before reeling in the touchdown near the sideline in the end zone:
Come for the Samori Toure touchdown
Stay for the Samori Toure cellie pic.twitter.com/XmsqJUXucb— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) February 4, 2022
Toure finished the game with 5 catches, the most of any player in the game for either team. Those catches went for 32 yards and a game-high 2 receiving touchdowns.
Toure was a big-play threat for Nebraska in 2021, leading the team with 896 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. Hopefully he can build off of Thursday’s performance heading into the NFL Draft in April.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.