Richmond’s Lauletta goes from FCS to Senior Bowl star.

MOBILE, ALA. » Kyle Lauletta more than held his own in elite quarterback company.

A standout at FCS Richmond, Lauletta threw three second-half touchdown passes and TexasSan Antonio’s Marcus Davenport scored on a 19-yard fumble recovery to lead the South team to a 45-16 victory over the North in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.

Lauletta capped the weeklong audition for NFL teams in strong fashion, thriving amid more heralded passers from the North team. That group included Oklahoma Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield and Wyoming’s Josh Allen, a potential No. 1 overall draft pick who also had a huge third quarter.

“We knew that we were underdogs coming into the game for whatever reason,” said Lauletta, chosen as the game’s Most Valuable Player. “I guess that kind of motivated us. We knew that those quarterbacks on the other side were getting all the attention. So we just went out there and played our game. We did what we know how to do.”

Lauletta completed 8 of 12 passes for 198 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown strike to LSU’s DJ Chark and some other nice downfield throws. Davenport, projected as a likely first-rounder and potential top 10 pick, scooped up a fumble forced by Mississippi’s Marquis Haynes to punctuate a big third quarter.

Allen finished 9-of-13 passing for 158 yards, all but 14 coming in the third quarter, along with a pair of touchdowns.

Mayfield played only the North’s first two drives, going 3 of 7 for 9 yards. He left before the second half to fly to Austin, Texas, to be with his ailing mother.

Mayfield was named the game’s top quarterback after the practice sessions led by the Denver Broncos staff. Team officials requested him for the North squad.

“He’s a great dude, the ultimate competitor,” Allen said. “I think we actually made each other better this week.”

Allen and Lauletta forged a nice third-quarter duel with each launching a couple of touchdown passes.

Allen led an 81-yard touchdown drive to start the second half with the North trailing 18-3. He ran for a first down and passed for a fourth-down conversion before faking an end around handoff and hitting Central Michigan tight end Tyler Conklin in the right corner of the end zone for a 16-yard touchdown.

He followed that with two throws right on target: A 31-yarder to Colorado State’s Michael Gallup and a 27-yard TD to Notre Dame tight end Durham Smythe.