Former Rutgers Football players on initial 53-man NFL rosters
On Tuesday afternoon, NFL teams were mandated to reduce rosters to 53 players ahead of the start of the season in a few weeks and Rutgers Football was pretty well represented well across the league as franchises head into the 2025 season.
There are nine former Scarlet Knights on initial 53-man rosters and three others who are still on the roster, but were designated to the Injured Reserve since they will miss significant time.
| PLAYER | POSITION | NFL TEAM | PLAYED AT RUTGERS |
| Isiah Pacheco | RB | Kansas City Chiefs | 2018-21 |
| Kyle Monangai | RB | Chicago Bears | 2020-24 |
| Sebastian Joseph-Day | DL | Tennessee Titans | 2013-17 |
| Max Melton | CB | Arizona Cardinals | 2020-23 |
| Bo Melton | CB | Green Bay Packers | 2017-21 |
| Eric Rogers | CB | Los Angeles Chargers | 2023-24 |
| Christian Braswell | CB | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2021–22 |
| Christian Izien | S | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2018-22 |
| Andrew DePaola | LS | Minnesota Vikings | 2005-09 |
| Mike Burton **Injured Reserve** | FB | Denver Broncos | 2011-14 |
| Kyonte Hamilton **Injured Reserve** | DL | Houston Texans | 2021-24 |
| Robert Longerbeam **Injured Reserve** | CB | Baltimore Ravens | 2020-24 |
Numerous players were cut, but they will still have the chance to be picked up on waivers and eventually signed to a team or added to a practice squad.
Here’s the list of former Rutgers Football players who were on training camp rosters, but were cut before the roster deadline Tuesday.
- WR Dymere Miller (New York Jets)
- WR JaQuae Jackson (Los Angeles Chargers)
- TE Shawn Bowman (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- OL Hollin Pierce (Philadelphia Eagles)
- DL Isaiah Iton (New England Patriots)
- DL Michael Dwumfour (Denver Broncos)
- LB Tyreem Powell (New Orleans Saints)
- CB Tre Avery (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- S Shaquan Loyal (Cincinnati Bengals)
- S Desmond Igbinosun (Baltimore Ravens)
- K Jude McAtamney (New York Giants)
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