#STATEtoSundays: Week 16 Preview
December 21, 2024 | 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, coaching staffs and more.
Among the Bulldogs that have made the move #FromStateToSundays are Pro Bowl selections Darius Slay (6x), Chris Jones (5x), Dak Prescott (3x), Elgton Jenkins (2x), Jeffery Simmons (2x), J.T. Gray and Montez Sweat.
MSU also has four first-round picks currently in the league in Simmons, Sweat, Charles Cross and Emmanuel Forbes as well as Super Bowl Champions in Jones (3x) and Willie Gay Jr. The Bulldogs also boast the 2016 NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year and 2022 Walter Payton Man of the Year in Prescott.
Among the Bulldogs in the NFL, Marcus Banks (Buccaneers) and Tyre Phillips (Giants) are practice squad members. Prescott (Cowboys) and Cameron Young (Seahawks) are both on injured reserve and will not play this week.
Several other State alums are making an impact on the sidelines and beyond throughout the NFL. Stephen Adegoke is the safeties coach for the Houston Texans and Fred Walker is working as the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Former Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champ K.J. Wright is in his first year as the defensive quality control coach for the San Francisco 49ers while fellow linebacker DeAndre Ward is now the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Dr. Allen Sills also serves as the league's chief medical officer.
Houston Texans (9-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (13-1) | 12 p.m. NBC
DE Denico Autry (HOU)
DT Chris Jones (KC)
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) at Baltimore Ravens (9-5) | 3:30 p.m. FOX
LB Preston Smith (PIT)
Arizona Cardinals (7-7) at Carolina Panthers (3-11) | 12 p.m. FOX
DT Jaden Crumedy (CAR)
Detroit Lions (12-2) at Chicago Bears (4-10) | 12 p.m. FOX
DE Montez Sweat (CHI)
Tennessee Titans (3-11) at Indianapolis Colts (6-8) | 12 p.m. CBS
DT Jeffery Simmons (TEN)
Los Angeles Rams (8-6) at New York Jets (4-10) | 12 p.m. CBS
CB Emmanuel Forbes (LAR)
Philadelphia Eagles (12-2) at Washington Commanders (9-5) | 12 p.m. FOX
CB Darius Slay (PHI)
Cleveland Browns (3-11) at Cincinnati Bengals (6-8) | 12 p.m. CBS
CB Martin Emerson (CLE)
LB Nathaniel Watson (CLE)
Minnesota Vikings (12-2) at Seattle Seahawks (8-6) | 3:05 p.m. FOX
OT Charles Cross (SEA)
Jacksonville Jaguars (3-11) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-12) | 3:25 p.m. CBS
P Logan Cooke (JAX)
CB Decamerion Richardson (LV)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6) at Dallas Cowboys (6-8) | 7:20 p.m. NBC
DE Tyrus Wheat (DAL)
New Orleans Saints (5-9) at Green Bay Packers (10-4) | 7:15 p.m. ESPN, ABC
LB Willie Gay Jr. (NO)
S J.T. Gray (NO)
OG Elgton Jenkins (GB)
