By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports
Here’s an updated list of University of Tennessee players in the National Football League, with stats from the fourth and final week of the 2019 NFL preseason. I’ve also included some notes, jersey numbers, unofficial depth chart positions, breakdowns by position and much more.
You will also see the list of players that were at UT at one time before transferring and others that have local ties to the Knoxville area that did not attend the University of Tennessee.
NFL rosters are expanded right now. However, NFL teams have until 4pm ET Saturday, August 31 to reduce their rosters down to 53 players. That means a maximum of 37 players per team will be released. That’s 1,184 players that must go. Some players will technically remain in the league when placed on the Physically Unable To Perform, Non-Football Injury or Reserve-Injured List. In addition, a few hundred players will get to return to practice squads.
I’ll update this list throughout the season here on my blog “Vince’s View.” Bookmark my blog page and check back often.
Most Recent News – Tennessee Vols/Local Non-UT Players in the NFL
-Colts signed DB Micah Abernathy
Numbers – Vols in the NFL
-Currently 39 U. of Tennessee players on NFL teams
-38 are on active 90-player rosters (Jordan Williams-IR-Titans)
-3 VFL rookies are in the NFL right now (none are draft picks)
-Pittsburgh has the most UT players with 4
-LB is the largest position of VFLs in the league right now with 6
-20 of the 32 teams have a UT player
-There are 7 players that were once at U. of Tennessee but then transferred
-There are 3 players that didn’t attend UT, but have Knoxville/East TN ties
Tennessee Volunteers On NFL Teams as of 8/30/19 (39) x = rookie
#Includes stats from last week and game results
Atlanta Falcons
Luke Stocker (80) TE (2nd team TE) DNP
Matt Simms (9) QB (4th team QB) DNP
*Win vs. Jaguars
Baltimore Ravens
Morgan Cox (46) LS (starting LS) DNP
*Win vs. Redskins
Buffalo Bills
Jason Croom (80) TE (4th team TE) 2 rec 27 yds
*Win vs. Vikings
Carolina Panthers
Michael Palardy (5) P (starting P/H) 4 punts 46.5 yds per
Rashaan Gaulden (28) DB (2nd team SS) Started at SS, 4 tackles, 1 TFL
*Win vs. Steelers
Chicago Bears
Tyler Bray (9) QB (3rd team QB) Started at QB, 28-of-40 334 yds, 1 TD (8 yds)
Cordarrelle Patterson (84) WR/KR (2nd team WR & starting KR) DNP
*Loss vs. Titans
Cincinnati Bengals
Josh Malone (80) WR (2nd team WR) Started at WR, 2 rec 21 yds, 2 KOR 37 yds, 1 tackle
*Loss vs. Colts
Cleveland Browns
Britton Colquitt (4) P (starting P/H) DNP
*Win vs/ Lions
Dallas Cowboys
Jason Witten (82) TE (starting TE) DNP
*Loss vs. Buccaneers
Denver Broncos
Alexander “AJ” Johnson (45) LB (2nd team ILB) Started at ILB, 1 tackle
Ja’Wuan James (70) OT (starting RT) DNP
*Win vs. Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Jalen Reeves-Maybin (44) LB (2nd team OLB) DNP
Justin Coleman (27) DB (starting CB) DNP
*Loss vs. Browns
Houston Texans
Zach Fulton (73) OL (starting RG) DNP
Trevor Daniel (8) P (starting P/H) 3 punts 44 yds per
*Loss vs. Rams
Indianapolis Colts
Micah Abernathy (36) DB (4th team SS) 4 tackles
*Win vs. Bengals
Jacksonville Jaguars
Ethan Wolf (46) TE (4th team TE) no stats
*Loss vs. Falcons
Kansas City Chiefs
Dustin Colquitt (2) P (starting P/H) 2 punts 44 yds per
Kahlil McKenzie (66) OG (2nd team LG) no stats
*Loss vs. Packers
Los Angeles Rams
John Kelly (42) RB (3rd team RB) Started at RB, 4 car 1 yd
*Win vs. Texans
New England Patriots
Jacob Johnson (47) FB/TE (3rd team TE) 1 tackle
*Loss vs. Giants
New Orleans Saints
Alvin Kamara (41) RB (starting RB/2nd team KR) DNP
Shy Tuttle (74) DT (4th team DE)-x 2 tackles, 1 QBH, 1 PD
Colton Jumper (51) LB (4th team WLB) Started at LB, 2 tackles
*Loss vs. Dolphins
New York Jets
Kyle Phillips (98) DE (3rd team DE)-x 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 3 QBH
Matt Darr (3) P (2nd team P) 3 punts 47.3 yds per
*Win vs. Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
Derek Barnett (96) DE (starting DE) DNP
Malik Jackson (97) DT (starting DT) DNP
Alex Ellis (48) TE (6th team TE) Started at TE, 2 rec 19 yds, 2 tackles
*Loss vs. Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ramon Foster (73) OG (starting LG) DNP
Daniel McCullers (93) NT (2nd team NT) Started at DT, 1 tackle
Cameron Sutton (20) DB (2nd team NCB & CB) Started at RCB, 4 tackles, 1 INT (2 yd ret), 1 PD
Joshua Dobbs (5) QB (2nd team QB) Started at QB, 3-of-5 for 21 yds, 1 car 11 yds, 1 fumble, 1 FR (own)
*Loss vs. Panthers
San Francisco 49ers
Emmanuel Moseley (41) CB (4th team CB) DNP
*Loss vs. Chargers
Tennessee Titans
LaTroy Lewis (45) LB (3rd team OLB) Started at OLB, 5 tackles, 2 QBH
Quart’e Sapp (40 ) LB (4th team ILB) 2 tackles, 1 TFL
Jordan Williams (40) DE/OLB (reserve list) Injured List
*Win vs. Bears
One-Time Vols That Transferred (7) x = rookie
Buffalo Bills
Lee Smith TE (85) *Powell HS/Tennessee/Marshall (2nd team TE) DNP
*Win vs. Vikings
Miami Dolphins
Preston Williams (82) WR *Tennessee/Colorado St (3rd team WR)-x DNP
Dewayne Hendrix (73) DE *Tennessee/Pittsburgh (4th team DE)-x 3 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL< 1 FF, 1 QBH
*Win vs. Saints
Oakland Raiders
Nathan Peterman (2) QB *Tennessee/Pittsburgh (3rd team QB) 30-of-27 for 158 yds, 3 car 8 yds, 2 sacls, 1 FR
*Loss vs. Seahawks
San Francisco 49ers
Jalen Hurd (17) WR *Tennessee/Baylor (2nd team WR)-x DNP
Daniel Helm (43) TE *Tennessee/Duke (5th team TE)-x 2 rec 16 yds
*Loss vs. Chargers
Tennessee Titans
D’Andre Payne (28) CB *Tennessee/Iowa State (5th team CB)-x 2 tackles
*Win vs. Bears
Knoxville Area Players That Didn’t Play At U. of Tennessee (3) x = rookie
Dallas Cowboys
Randall Cobb (18) WR *Alcoa HS/Kentucky (starting WR) DMP
Chris Jones (6) P *Carson-Newman (starting P/H) no stats
*Loss vs. Buccaneers
Minnesota Vikings
Harrison Smith (22) S *Catholic HS/Notre Dame (starting SS) DNP
*Loss vs. Bils
Recent Free Agents From Late Last Season That Played at U. of Tennessee
Eric Berry S
Justin Hunter WR
James Stone OL
Justin Martin DB
Alexis Johnson Jr. NT
Keller Chryst QB
Kendal Vickers DE (CFL) 5 tackles, 1 sack in 10 GPs
Jonathan Kongbo (CFL) 8 tackles in 4 GPs
Teams Without Any Players On Current Expanded Rosters From UT (10)
Arizona Cardinals
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Chargers
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New York Giants
Oakland Raiders
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington Redskins
UT Players In The NFL By Position (39)
QB – 3
RB – 2
WR – 2
TE – 5
FB – 1
OL – 4
DL – 5
LB – 6
DB – 5
P – 5
PK – 0
LS – 1
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