CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference is well represented across NFL rosters as clubs have ended the preseason and turn their attention to the regular season as 63 former MAC student-athletes earned a spot on team’s initial rosters.
The Buffalo Bills (Cam Lewis, Joe Andreessen, Ja’Marcus Ingram, Reggie Gilliam) and Kansas City Chiefs (Kareem Hunt, Mike Caliendo, Jaylon Moore, Carson Steele) lead the league with four MAC representatives each, while 17 other franchises have multiple players from MAC institutions.
The most represented school on the initial rosters is Western Michigan, who has 11 former student-athletes in the league. Central Michigan and Toledo have eight representatives each, while Buffalo (seven) is also well represented across the NFL.
The 2025 season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 4 as Quinyon Mitchell and the Philadelphia Eagles host Marshawn Kneeland and the Dallas Cowboys inside Lincoln Financial Field on NBC at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Former MAC Student-Athletes on NFL Rosters: 63 (as of Friday, Aug. 29, 2025)
Arizona Cardinals
Sean Murphy-Bunting, Central Michigan (7)*
Atlanta Falcons
Elijah Wilkinson, UMass (9)
Dylan Drummond, Eastern Michigan (1)$
Storm Norton, Toledo (6)#
Baltimore Ravens
Cooper Rush, Central Michigan (8)
Bilhal Kone, Western Michigan (R)#
Buffalo Bills
Cam Lewis, Buffalo (6)
Joe Andreessen, Buffalo (2)
Ja’Marcus Ingram, Buffalo (2)
Reggie Gilliam, Toledo (6)
Carolina Panthers
Thomas Incoom, Central Michigan (3)
Taylor Moton, Western Michigan (9)
Chicago Bears
Dominique Robinson, Miami (4)
Cincinnati Bengals
Tycen Anderson, Toledo (4)
Cleveland Browns
Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green (R)
Cade McDonald, Miami (R)
Gage Larvadain, Miami (R)
Dallas Cowboys
Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan (1)
Detroit Lions
Loren Strickland, Ball State (2)$
Kayode Awosika, Buffalo (4)
Pat O’Connor, Eastern Michigan (7)
Green Bay Packers
Karl Brooks, Bowling Green (3)
James Ester, Northern Illinois (1)$
Houston Texans
Reid Holskey, Miami (R)$
Indianapolis Colts
Danny Pinter, Ball State (6)
Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan (4)
Coleman Owen, Ohio (R)$
Jacksonville Jaguars
Quintin Morris, Bowling Green (4)
Keni-H Lovely, Western Michigan (1)
Kansas City Chiefs
Kareem Hunt, Toledo (9)
Mike Caliendo, Western Michigan (3)
Jaylon Moore, Western Michigan (5)
Carson Steele, Ball State (2)$
Las Vegas Raiders
Malcolm Koonce, Buffalo (5)
Maxx Crosby, Eastern Michigan (7)
Los Angeles Chargers
Jordan Oladokun, Bowling Green (R)#
Khalil Mack, Buffalo (12)
Tyler Conklin, Central Michigan (8)
Los Angeles Rams
Shaun Dolac, Buffalo (R)
Nate Valcarcel, Northern Illinois (R)$
Desjuan Johnson, Toledo (3)
Miami Dolphins
Dee Eskridge, Western Michigan (5)
Minnesota Vikings
Isaiah Rodgers, UMass (5)
New England Patriots
Brock Lampe, Northern Illinois (R)#
Robert Spillane, Western Michigan (7)
New York Giants
Nic Jones, Ball State (2)
Darius Alexander, Toledo (R)
Zaire Barnes, Western Michigan (3)$
New York Jets
Chukwuma Okorafor, Western Michigan, 7
Philadelphia Eagles
Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo (2)
Pittsburgh Steelers
Scotty Miller, Bowling Green (7)
Donte Kent, Central Michigan (R)#
Max Scharping, Northern Illinois (7)
San Francisco 49ers
Kurtis Rourke, Ohio (R)*
Austin Pleasants, Ohio (1)
Skyy Moore, Western Michigan (4)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green (R)
Luke Goedeke, Central Michigan (4)
Tennessee Titans
Thomas Odukoya, Eastern Michigan (2)
Mike Brown, Miami (3)
Samuel Womack III, Toledo (4)
Washington Commanders
Nick Bellore, Central Michigan (15)
Andrew Wylie, Eastern Michigan (8)
* Reserve/Non-Football Injury
$ Practice Squad
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