#FromStateToSundays: Week 15 Preview
December 17, 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, Marquiss Spencer (Jets), Jordan Thomas (Panthers) and Darryl Williams (Jaguars) are members of the practice squad.
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers | 12 p.m. FOX
OG Gabe Jackson (CAR)
Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns | 12 p.m. FOX
CB Martin Emerson (CLE)
DE Montez Sweat (CHI)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers | 12 p.m. CBS
OG Elgton Jenkins (GB)
LB Preston Smith (GB)
New York Giants at New Orleans Saints | 12 p.m. FOX
S Johnathan Abram (NO)
CB Cameron Dantzler (NO)
S J.T. Gray (NO)
OT Tyre Phillips (NYG)
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans | 12 p.m. CBS
DE Denico Autry (TEN)
DT Jeffery Simmons (TEN)
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots | 12 p.m. FOX
LB Willie Gay Jr. (KC)
DT Chris Jones (KC)
Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Rams | 3:05 p.m. CBS
CB Emmanuel Forbes (WAS)
Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills | 3:25 p.m. FOX
QB Dak Prescott (DAL)
DE Tyrus Wheat (DAL)
Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars | 7:20 p.m. NBC
P Logan Cooke (JAX)
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks | 7:15 p.m. ESPN, ABC, ESPN2
DT Fletcher Cox (PHI)
OT Charles Cross (SEA)
CB Darius Slay (PHI)
DT Cameron Young (SEA)
