#FromStateToSundays: Week 2 Preview
September 14, 2023 | Football
There are plenty of opportunities this week to catch some of your favorite Mississippi State alumni at the next level with 26Â 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), Greg Eiland (Seahawks), Tyre Phillips (Eagles), Marquiss Spencer (Jets), Jordan Thomas (Panthers), Tyrus Wheat (Cowboys) and Darryl Williams (Jaguars) are members of the practice squad.
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles | 7:15 p.m. Prime Video
DT Fletcher Cox (PHI)
CB Darius Slay (PHI)
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons | 12 p.m. FOX
OG Elgton Jenkins (GB)
LB Preston Smith (GB)
Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions | 12 p.m. FOX
OT Charles Cross (SEA)
DT Cameron Young (SEA)
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 p.m. CBS
P Logan Cooke (JAX)
LB Willie Gay Jr. (KC)
DT Chris Jones (KC)
Los Angeles Chargers at Tennessee Titans | 12 p.m. CBS
DE Denico Autry (TEN)
DT Jeffery Simmons (TEN)
New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys | 3:25 p.m. CBS
QB Dak Prescott (DAL)
Washington Commanders at Denver Broncos | 3:25 p.m. CBS
CB Emmanuel Forbes (WASH)
DE Montez Sweat (WASH)
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers | 6:15 p.m. ESPN
S J.T. Gray (NO)
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers | 7:15 p.m. ABC, ESPN+
CB Martin Emerson (CLE)
