Most casual fans likely don’t know when the official cut day is for NFL teams to trim their rosters down to 53 active players. Due to the insanity that is college football, TROs and certain programs, more people might have been tuned in this season.
Most Rebel fans likely know where Jaxson Dart, AJ Brown and DK Metcalf are at these days, but we need to check in on all our former Rebs, especially the rookies who made teams out of camp.
Dawson Knox – Buffalo Bills
AJ Brown – New England Patriots
Tavious Robinson – Baltimore Ravens
Cedric Johnson – Cincinnati Bengals
DK Metcalf – Pittsburgh Steelers
Tahj Chambers – Indianapolis Colts
Kapena Gushiken – Indianapolis Colts (claimed off waivers from Philadelphia)
Laquon Treadwell – Indianapolis Colts
Evan Engram – Denver Broncos
D.J. Jones – Denver Broncos
Diego Pounds – Kansas Chiefs (via trade with Baltimore Ravens)
JJ Pegues – Las Vegas Raiders
Tre Harris – Los Angeles Chargers
Deane Leonard – Los Angeles Chargers
Jonathan Mingo – Dallas Cowboys
Jaxson Dart – New York Giants
Elijah Moore – Philadelphia Eagles
Laremy Tunsil – Washington Commanders
Trey Amos – Washington Commanders (IR)
Jared Ivey – Atlanta Falcons
Princely Umanmielen – Carolina Panthers
Walter Nolen – Arizona Cardinals
Jayden Williams – Arizona Cardinals
Wydett Williams Jr. – Arizona Cardinals
De’Zhaun Stribling – San Francisco 49ers
Jordan Watkins – San Francisco 49ers
So the Colts and Cardinals tie for the most former Rebs with three apiece. While each team in the NFC East has at least one former Ole Miss player, there is no representation at all in the NFC North. Of the 26 NFL Rebs at the moment, the largest position group is wide receiver with eight. There are seven(ish) defensive lineman. Some rosters show Ivey and Umanmielen as linebackers.
Tomorrow we will go over those who did not make the 53 man rosters and see who has landed on which practice squads.
