#FromStateToSundays: Week 17 Preview
December 28, 2023 | Football
There are plenty of opportunities this week to catch some of your favorite Mississippi State alumni at the next level with 26 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) and Darryl Williams (Jaguars) are members of the practice squad.
New York Jets at Cleveland Browns | 7:15 p.m. Prime Video
CB Martin Emerson (CLE)
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys | 7:15 p.m. ABC, ESPN
QB Dak Prescott (DAL)
DE Tyrus Wheat (DAL)
Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears | 12 p.m. CBS
DE Montez Sweat (CHI)
Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants | 12 p.m. FOX
OT Tyre Phillips (NYG)
Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles | 12 p.m. FOX
DT Fletcher Cox (PHI)
CB Darius Slay (PHI)
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 p.m. FOX
S Johnathan Abram (NO)
CB Cameron Dantzler (NO)
S J.T. Gray (NO)
San Francisco 49ers at Washington Commanders | 12 p.m. FOX
CB Emmanuel Forbes (WAS)
Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 p.m. CBS
P Logan Cooke (JAX)
OG Gabe Jackson (CAR)
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans | 12 p.m. FOX
DE Denico Autry (TEN)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks | 3:05 p.m. FOX
OT Charles Cross (SEA)
DT Cameron Young (SEA)
Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs | 3:25 p.m. CBS
LB Willie Gay Jr. (KC)
DT Chris Jones (KC)
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings | 7:20 p.m. NBC
OG Elgton Jenkins (GB)
LB Preston Smith (GB)
