#FromStateToSundays: Week 1 Preview
September 07, 2023 | Football
Mississippi State opens the 2023 season with 22 alumni on NFL rosters.
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), Tyre Phillips (Eagles), Marquiss Spencer (Jets), Jordan Thomas (Panthers), Tyrus Wheat (Cowboys) and Darryl Williams (Jaguars) are members of the practice squad.
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs | 7:20 p.m. NBC
LB Willie Gay Jr. (KC)
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns | 12 p.m. CBS
CB Martin Emerson (CLE)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts | 12 p.m. FOX
P Logan Cooke (JAX)
Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints | 12 p.m. CBS
DE Denico Autry (TEN)
S J.T. Gray (NO)
DT Jeffery Simmons (TEN)
Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders | 12 p.m. FOX
CB Emmanuel Forbes (WASH)
DE Montez Sweat (WASH)
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears | 3:25 p.m. CBS
OG Elgton Jenkins (GB)
LB Preston Smith (GB)
Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots | 3:25 p.m. CBS
DT Fletcher Cox (PHI)
CB Darius Slay (PHI)
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks | 3:25 p.m. FOX
OT Charles Cross (SEA)
DT Cameron Young (SEA)
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants | 7:20 p.m. NBC
QB Dak Prescott (DAL)
