#FromStateToSundays: Week 7 Preview
October 19, 2023 | Football
There are plenty of opportunities this week to catch some of your favorite Mississippi State alumni at the next level with 27 Bulldogs currently on NFL rosters and coaching staffs.
Among the Bulldogs that have made the move #FromStateToSundays are Pro Bowl selections Fletcher Cox (6x), Darius Slay (5x), Chris Jones (4x), Elgton Jenkins (2x), Dak Prescott (2x), Jeffery Simmons (2x) and J.T. Gray.
MSU also has six first-round picks currently in the league in Cox, Simmons, Montez Sweat, Johnathan Abram, Charles Cross and Emmanuel Forbes as well as Super Bowl Champions in Jones (2x), Cox and Willie Gay Jr. State also boasts the 2016 NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year and 2022 Walter Payton Man of the Year in Prescott.
Former Mississippi State quarterback Joe Judge serves as the assistant head coach of the New England Patriots, former safety Stephen Adegoke is the safeties coach for the Houston Texans and former linebacker DeAndre Ward is the assistant strength and conditioning coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Among the Bulldogs in the NFL, Abram (Saints), Cameron Dantzler (Saints), Greg Eiland (Seahawks), Marquiss Spencer (Jets), Jordan Thomas (Panthers), Tyrus Wheat (Cowboys) and Darryl Williams (Jaguars) are members of the practice squad.
Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints | 7:15 p.m. Prime Video
P Logan Cooke (JAX)
S J.T. Gray (NO)
Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts | 12 p.m. CBS
CB Martin Emerson (CLE)
Washington Commanders at New York Giants | 12 p.m. CBS
CB Emmanuel Forbes (WAS)
OG Tyre Phillips (NYG)
DE Montez Sweat (WAS)
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks | 3:05 p.m. FOX
OT Charles Cross (SEA)
DT Cameron Young (SEA)
Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos | 3:25 p.m. CBS
OG Elgton Jenkins (GB)
LB Preston Smith (GB)
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs | 3:25 p.m. CBS
LB Willie Gay Jr. (KC)
DT Chris Jones (KC)
Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles | 7:20 p.m. NBC
DT Fletcher Cox (PHI)
CB Darius Slay (PHI)
