Longhorns in the NFL: Over 30 former Texas football players make 53-man rosters
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
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
You get two for one in this post by Elliott:
Minnesota
Jordan Hicks, LB
Hicks has been the man with the Vikings, and should continue that trend:
New England
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
Seattle
Even Madden likes Diggs making plays in the secondary, this one against the Jets and Aaron Rogers:
Washington
Samuel Cosmi, G
