By RON HIGGINS, Journal Sports
Six Louisiana college football programs have 59 active players on NFL rosters for this weekend’s season-opening games.
LSU, with six rookies making their debuts, has 40 active players on 21 teams including three teams with three or more former Tigers each.
Tulane has 7 active players, Louisiana Tech and UL-Lafayette 5 each and Northwestern State and Grambling both with 1.
The Tennessee Titans have the most former Louisiana players on their active roster with 7, including 4 from LSU, 2 from Tulane and 1 from Louisiana Tech.
The defending world champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Baltimore Ravens tonight in the NFL’s first game of the regular season.
2024 NFL OPENING DAY ROSTERS WITH FORMER LOUISIANA COLLEGE PLAYERS
*Denotes rookie
STARTERS IN BOLD FACE
LSU
ACTIVE (40) including 6 rookies
Buffalo: Reid Ferguson, LS
Miami: Blake Ferguson, LS, Duke Riley, LB
New England: Kayshoun Boutte, WR, Davon Godchaux DT
New York Jets: Jarrick Bernard-Converse, S
Cincinnati: Joe Burrow, QB, Ja’Marr Chase, WR
Cleveland: Grant Delpit, S, Ethan Pocic, C
Pittsburgh: Donte Jackson, CB, Patrick Queen, LB
Houston: Danielle Hunter, DE, Derek Stingley Jr., CB
Jacksonville: *Jordan Jefferson, DT, *Maason Smith, DT, *Brian Thomas Jr., WR
Tennessee: Jamal Adams, S, Lloyd Cushenberry III, C, Arden Key, LB, Ali Gaye, DE
Los Angeles Chargers: DJ Chark, WR, Kriston Fulton, CB
Dallas: Damone Clark, LB
New York Giants: Cordale Flott, CB, *Malik Nabers, WR
Philadelphia: Devin White, LB
Washington: *Jayden Daniels, QB, Cade York, PK
Detroit: *Mehki Wingo, DT
Minnesota: Ed Ingram, OG, Justin Jefferson, WR, Jay Ward, S
Carolina: K’Lavon Chaisson, LB, Damien Lewis, OG
New Orleans: Tyrann Mathieu, S, Foster Moreau, TE
Los Angeles Rams: *Omar Speights, LB, Tre’Davious White, CB
Seattle: Anthony Bradford, OG
PRACTICE SQUAD (8): Will Clapp, C Buffalo, Chasen Hines, OG Miami, Neil Farrell, DE Kansas City, Tyrion Davis-Price, RB Philadelphia, *Andre Sam, S, Philadelphia, Micah Baskerville, LB, Chicago, Austin Deculus, OT New Orleans, Terrace Marshall Jr., WR San Francisco
INJURED RESERVE (2): Badara Traore, OL, Carolina, BJ Ojulari, LB, Arizona (torn ACL out for the year)
NON-FOOTBALL INJURY LIST (1): Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB Kansas City (post-traumatic stress disorder)
PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (1): Odell Beckham, Jr. WR Miami
GRAMBLING
ACTIVE (1)
Washington: Trent Scott, OT Washington
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
ACTIVE (5)
New York Jets: Max Mitchell, OT
Dallas: John Stephens Jr., TE
Washington: Percy Butler, S
Carolina: Robert Hunt, OT
Los Angeles Rams: Kevin Dotson, OG
PRACTICE SQUAD (2): Andre Jones Jr., DE Washington, Tracy Walker III, DB, San Francisco
INJURED RESERVE (2): *Nathan Thomas, OT Dallas, Elijah Mitchell, RB, San Francisco
LOUISIANA TECH
ACTIVE (5)
Tennessee: L’Jarius Sneed, CB
Philadelphia: Milton Williams, DT
Washington: Jeff Driskel, QB
Detroit: Amik Robertson, CB
Carolina: Xavier Woods, FS
PRACTICE SQUAD (1): Trent Taylor, WR, San Francisco
NORTHWESTERN STATE
ACTIVE (1), a rookie
CAROLINA: *Shemar Bartholomew, CB
SOUTHEASTERN
PRACTICE SQUAD (1): Carlos Washington, RB Atlanta
SOUTHERN
INJURED RESERVE (1): Cameron Peterson, DE, New Orleans
TULANE (including 1 rookie)
ACTIVE (7)
Buffalo: Dorian Williams, LB
Tennessee: *Jha’Quan Jackson, WR, Tyjae Spears, RB
Philadelphia: Patrick Johnson, LB
Chicago: Cairo Santos, PK
Minnesota: Ryan Wright, P
Atlanta: Darnell Mooney, WR
PRACTICE SQUAD (1): *Michael Pratt, QB, Tampa Bay
INJURED RESERVE (2): *Lance Robinson, CB Cincinnati, Cameron Sample, DE Cincinnati
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