The new NFL season kicks off Thursday night when the Baltimore Ravens visit the Kansas City Chiefs.
Once again, several former Minnesota Golden Gophers are on NFL teams and continuing their quest for a trip to the Super Bowl.
While rosters are always in flux throughout a season, the 2024 campaign begins with 16 Gophers on NFL teams — all on active rosters compared to practice squads, and with over half of them in starting roles.
Thirteen of the 32 NFL teams have at least one Gopher on their roster to start the season.
Below is the full list of Gophers on NFL teams as of Thursday.
- S Antoine Winfield Jr. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers, starter
- TE Ko Kieft — Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- CB Benjamin St-Juste — Washington Commanders, starter
- OL John Michael Schmitz — New York Giants, starter
- LB Carter Coughlin — New York Giants,
- CB Terrel Smith — Chicago Bears,
- LB Jack Gibbens — Tennessee Titans,
- LB Boye Mafe — Seattle Seahawks, starter
- S Eric Murray — Houston Texans,
- DL Esezi Otomewo — Jacksonville Jaguars,
- S Jordan Howden — New Orleans Saints, starter
- WR Tyler Johnson — Los Angeles Rams,
- OT Daniel Faalele — Baltimore Ravens, starter
- WR Rashod Bateman — Baltimore Ravens, starter
- LB De’Vondre Campbell — San Francisco 49ers, starter
- LB Blake Cashman — Minnesota Vikings, starter
Good luck to them all, especially Bateman and Faalele, who are in action Thursday night!
A total of 13 NFL teams have at least one former Gopher on their roster to start the new campaign, and many are in starting roles.
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Go Gophers!!
He had a great block on Williams' TD, and then a very nice catch and run that was by all accounts DOA. If Puka misses time, I really hope he carves out a role with the Rams!!!
