UGA Football: Fifty-One Bulldogs On Rosters As NFL Season Begins
THENS, Ga. — A total of 51 Georgia football alums will begin the 2020 season on NFL rosters.
There are currently 32 Bulldogs on 53-man rosters and an additional 15 on practice squads for 22 NFL teams. Another four Bulldogs are on team reserve lists.
The NFL season begins this week with the Thursday contest between Houston and Kansas City. Receiver/Pro Bowl return specialist Mecole Hardman helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV and extend Georgia’s streak of at least one player in the final game to 19 straight seasons.
Several Georgia veterans have joined new teams since last season — running back Todd Gurley to Atlanta, defensive lineman John Jenkins to Chicago, linebacker Leonard Floyd to the Los Angeles Rams, linebacker D’Andre Walker to Seattle, linebacker Alec Ogletree to the New York Jets, and linebacker Thomas Davis to Washington. Davis is the oldest Bulldog in the league at 37.
Fourteen players who were on the 2019 Georgia roster made teams as rookies — quarterback Jake Fromm (Buffalo); running back D’Andre Swift (Detroit); receivers Lawrence Cager (New York Jets) and Tyler Simmons (Houston); tight ends Charlie Woerner (San Francisco) and Eli Wolf (Baltimore); offensive linemen Solomon Kindley (Miami), Andrew Thomas (New York Giants) and Isaiah Wilson (Tennessee); defensive lineman Michael Barnett (New England); linebacker Tae Crowder (New York Giants); defensive backs Tyrique McGhee (Los Angeles Rams) and J.R. Reed (Los Angeles Rams); and kicker Rodrigo Blankenship (Indianapolis).
Chicago has the most Bulldogs with five, followed by Detroit, New England, and the Los Angeles Rams with four apiece.
Georgia has 10 receivers and 10 linebackers in the league, while there are seven each on the offensive and defensive lines. Georgia has at least one player at every position.
| 53-Man Rosters (32) | ||
| David Andrews | OL | New England Patriots |
| Geno Atkins | DL | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rodrigo Blankenship | PK | Indianapolis Colts |
| Lorenzo Carter | LB | New York Giants |
| Nick Chubb | RB | Cleveland Browns |
| Chris Conley | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Tae Crowder | LB | New York Giants |
| Thomas Davis | LB | Washington Football Team |
| Leonard Floyd | LB | Los Angeles Rams |
| Jake Fromm | QB | Buffalo Bills |
| Lamont Gaillard | OL | Arizona Cardinals |
| A.J. Green | WR | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Todd Gurley | RB | Atlanta Falcons |
| Mecole Hardman | WR | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Justin Houston | DE | Indianapolis Colts |
| Jordan Jenkins | LB | New York Jets |
| John Jenkins | DL | Chicago Bears |
| Abry Jones | DL | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Ben Jones | OL | Tennessee Titans |
| Solomon Kindley | OL | Miami Dolphins |
| Isaiah McKenzie | WR | Buffalo Bills |
| Sony Michel | RB | New England Patriots |
| Riley Ridley | WR | Chicago Bears |
| Roquan Smith | LB | Chicago Bears |
| Matthew Stafford | QB | Detroit Lions |
| D’Andre Swift | RB | Detroit Lions |
| Andrew Thomas | OL | New York Giants |
| D’Andre Walker | LB | Seattle Seahawks |
| Shawn Williams | DB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Javon Wims | WR | Chicago Bears |
| Charlie Woerner | TE | San Francisco 49ers |
| Isaiah Wynn | OL | New England Patriots |
| Practice Squads (15) | ||
| Davin Bellamy | LB | Houston Texans |
| Lawrence Cager | WR | New York Jets |
| Reggie Davis | WR | Chicago Bears |
| Terry Godwin | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Elijah Holyfield | RB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Tyrique McGhee | DB | Los Angeles Rams |
| Nick Moore | LS | Baltimore Ravens |
| Isaac Nauta | TE | Detroit Lions |
| Cam Nizialek | P | Atlanta Falcons |
| Alec Ogletree | LB | New York Jets |
| Natrez Patrick | LB | Los Angeles Rams |
| J.R. Reed | DB | Los Angeles Rams |
| Tyler Simmons | WR | Houston Texans |
| Jayson Stanley | DB | Seattle Seahawks |
| Eli Wolf | TE | Baltimore Ravens |
| COVID-19 Reserve (1) | ||
| Isaiah Wilson | OL | Tennessee Titans |
| Injured Reserve (1) | ||
| Michael Barnett | DL | New England Patriots |
| Non-Football Injury (1) | ||
| Jonathan Ledbetter | DL | Miami Dolphins |
| COVID-19 Opt Out (1) | ||
| John Atkins | DL | Detroit Lions |