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Longhorns in the NFL: Over 30 former Texas football players make 53-man rosters

Steve Habelby: Steve Habel08/30/23stevehabel
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There are 31 former Texas players on NFL rosters after the final cuts of the 2023 preseason, with a handful of those making big plays and continued strong showings for their teams in advance of the regular season kicking off on Sept. 7.

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Below are a listing of the players listed alphabetically by teams, with some highlights of performances and updates from the just concluded second week of preseason:

Arizona

Kris Boyd, CB

Keaontay Ingram, RB

Geoff Swaim, TE

Atlanta

Ta’Quon Graham, DT

Bijan Robinson, RB

There’s a lot of expectations on Robinson’s shoulders this season:

Baltimore

Devin Duvernay, WR

Justin Tucker, PK

Tucker is nothing less than the greatest kicker in NFL history:

Buffalo

Poona Ford, DT

Ford is ready to make some noise for his new team:

Carolina

D’Shawn Jamison, CB

Jamison was claimed off waivers from San Francisco on Wednesday after impressing in the preseason, especially in return game:

Chicago

D’Onta Foreman, RB

Foreman is a load and expected to get the ball often in the Windy City:

Roschon Johnson, RB

Cincinnati

Joseph Ossai, DE

Cleveland

Marquise Goodwin, WR

Goodwin is back on the field after a bizarre condition:

Denver

P.J. Locke, S

Caden Sterns, S

Houston

Andrew Beck, TE

Hassan Ridgeway, DT

Ridgeway will be in the trenches for a new team this fall:

Indianapolis

Sam Ehlinger, QB

Ehlinger has had a productive preseason:

Kansas City

Keondre Coburn, DT

Coburn may even have a chance to start for the Chiefs because of the holdout of Chris Jones and the suspension of former Texas player Charles Omenihu:

Los Angeles Chargers

Cameron Dicker, PK

Miami

DeShon Elliott, S

You get two for one in this post by Elliott:

Brandon Jones, S

Connor Williams, C

Minnesota

Jordan Hicks, LB

Hicks has been the man with the Vikings, and should continue that trend:

New England

Calvin Anderson, T

Adrian Phillips, S

Brenden Schooler, S

New Orleans

Malcolm Roach, DT

Roach’s high-revving motor has him on the cusp of stardom in the Big Easy:

Philadelphia

Moro Ojomo, DT

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Seattle

Michael Dickson, P

Quandre Diggs, S

Even Madden likes Diggs making plays in the secondary, this one against the Jets and Aaron Rogers:

Washington

Samuel Cosmi, G

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