Bleacher Report

College football's bowl season serves two purposes: It gives programs an opportunity to showcase themselves on a national stage, but from the player's perspective, it's the best platform for a job interview with the NFL they could hope for. Even though scouts are watching players for years, keeping track of their performances on and off the field, there's a tangible effect to seeing talent under the bright lights of a bowl game. The ability to handle pressure, and perform under it, can move a player up or down a draft board. Looking ahead to the 2016 draft, which is still too far away to make declarative statements about which players might go where, team needs have largely been made clear, and adding high-impact talent will be the first step toward building a championship roster for next season.