ALABAMA & LSU LED ALL COLLEGES WITH 39 NFL PLAYERS
SEC COUNTRY: Alabama and LSU tied for the most players on NFL Kickoff 2017 active rosters with 39 each, the NFL announced today. LSU has ranked first the past three years, with 42 players in 2016, 40 in 2015 and 38 in 2014 on Kickoff Weekend rosters.
A total of 259 colleges were represented on Kickoff Weekend active rosters. The colleges with the most players in the NFL:
| COLLEGE | PLAYERS | COLLEGE | PLAYERS | COLLEGE | PLAYERS |
| Alabama | 39 | Ohio State | 35 | California | 28 |
| LSU | 39 | Florida State | 34 | Notre Dame | 28 |
| Southern California | 37 | Miami | 34 | UCLA | 27 |
| Clemson | 35 | Georgia | 30 | Auburn | 26 |
| Florida | 35 | Oklahoma | 30 | Michigan | 25 |
A breakdown by position of colleges with the most players in the NFL:
| POS. | SCHOOL | PLAYERS | POS. | SCHOOL | PLAYERS |
| C | Florida, Missouri | 3 | DT | Alabama | 7 |
| G | Alabama | 4 | DE | Arkansas, Penn State, Southern California | 5 |
| T | Florida, Iowa | 5 | LB | Florida State | 8 |
| TE | Notre Dame, Stanford | 5 | DB | Florida | 10 |
| QB | Michigan State, Southern California | 4 | P | Miami, Tennessee | 3 |
| RB | Alabama, Oklahoma | 6 | K | Florida State, Texas, UCLA | 2 |
| WR | Clemson | 7 |
QB BREAKDOWN: Quarterbacks were in the spotlight once again on Kickoff Weekend and the NFL has now had at least one rookie quarterback start in Week 1 in 10 consecutive seasons, the longest streak in the NFL since at least 1950.
A by-the-numbers look at the 32 starting quarterbacks in Week 1 (including projected starters for Miami and Tampa Bay):
| 4 | Rookie or 2nd-year | Kizer, Cle (Rookie); Prescott, Dal; Goff, LAR; Wentz, Phi |
| 17 | 1st-round Draft picks | Palmer, Az; Ryan, Atl; Flacco, Bal; Newton, Car; Stafford, Det; Rodgers, GB; Bortles, Jax; Smith, KC; Rivers, LAC; Goff, LAR; Cutler*, Mia; Bradford, Min; Manning, NYG; Wentz, Phi; Roethlisberger, Pit; Winston*, TB; Mariota, Ten |
| 5 | 6th-Round Draft picks or later, or undrafted | Taylor, Buf (Round 6); Siemian, Den (Round 7); Tolzien, Ind (undrafted); Brady, NE (Round 6), Hoyer, SF (undrafted) |
| 8 | No. 1 overall picks | Palmer, Az; Newton, Car; Stafford, Det; Smith, KC; Goff, LAR; Bradford, Min; Manning, NYG; Winston*, TB |
| 10 | Drafted No. 75 overall or later, or undrafted | Taylor, Buf; Prescott, Dal; Siemian, Den; Savage, Hou; Tolzien, Ind; Brady, NE; McCown, NYJ; Wilson, Sea; Hoyer, SF; Cousins, Was |
| 18 | Younger than 30 years old | Taylor, Buf; Newton, Car; Glennon, Chi; Dalton, Cin; Kizer, Cle; Prescott, Dal; Siemian, Den; Stafford, Det; Savage, Hou; Bortles, Jax; Goff, LAR; Bradford, Min; Carr, Oak; Wentz, Phi; Wilson, Sea; Winston*, TB; Mariota, Ten; Cousins, Was |
| 6 | From California, most of any state | Palmer, Az; Rodgers, GB; Smith, KC; Goff, LAR; Brady, NE; Carr, Oak |
| *Projected starter | ||
THE TALL AND SHORT OF IT: On NFL Kickoff rosters, there were 291 players weighing under 200 pounds, 286 players under six feet tall, and 332 players weighing over 300 pounds.
San Francisco has 14 players weighing less than 200 pounds, the most of any team in that category. New England and Tampa Bay have the most players under six-feet tall with 13 each. Detroit and Green Bay both have 13 players weighing over 300 pounds, the most in the league.
A team-by-team player dimension breakdown based on 2017 Kickoff rosters:
AFC
TEAM |
UNDER 200 LBS. | UNDER 6-FEET | OVER 300 LBS. | |||
| Baltimore | 7 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Buffalo | 11 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Cincinnati | 7 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Cleveland | 5 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Denver | 8 | 11 | 8 | |||
| Houston | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Indianapolis | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||
| Jacksonville | 9 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Kansas City | 9 | 8 | 12 | |||
| LA Chargers | 6 | 10 | 9 | |||
| Miami | 8 | 6 | 11 | |||
| New England | 8 | 13 | 10 | |||
| NY Jets | 8 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Oakland | 7 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Pittsburgh | 8 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Tennessee | 8 | 10 | 11 | |||
NFC
TEAM |
UNDER 200 LBS. | UNDER 6-FEET | OVER 300 LBS. | |||
| Arizona | 11 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Atlanta | 12 | 11 | 9 | |||
| Carolina | 8 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Chicago | 11 | 9 | 11 | |||
| Dallas | 9 | 7 | 9 | |||
| Detroit | 10 | 11 | 13 | |||
| Green Bay | 8 | 7 | 13 | |||
| LA Rams | 9 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Minnesota | 13 | 8 | 10 | |||
| New Orleans | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
| NY Giants | 9 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Philadelphia | 13 | 11 | 8 | |||
| San Francisco | 14 | 9 | 11 | |||
| Seattle | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Tampa Bay | 10 | 13 | 10 | |||
| Washington | 10 | 8 | 11 | |||
HEIGHT, WEIGHT & AGE AVERAGES FOR 2017 AFC & NFC ROSTERS
| AFC | ||||||
| Team | Height | Weight | Age (Years) | Experience | Rookie & 1st year | Players Age 30 & Over |
| Baltimore | 6.20 | 248.15 | 26.72 | 4.34 | 11 | 14 |
| Buffalo | 6.15 | 245.83 | 26.81 | 4.74 | 12 | 10 |
| Cincinnati | 6.20 | 246.43 | 25.45 | 3.75 | 14 | 7 |
| Cleveland | 6.19 | 248.72 | 24.17 | 2.55 | 16 | 3 |
| Denver | 6.19 | 245.38 | 26.02 | 3.92 | 7 | 5 |
| Houston | 6.19 | 246.00 | 25.70 | 3.75 | 11 | 6 |
| Indianapolis | 6.19 | 244.96 | 25.66 | 3.60 | 13 | 6 |
| Jacksonville | 6.19 | 245.83 | 25.62 | 3.74 | 9 | 6 |
| Kansas City | 6.20 | 243.90 | 25.90 | 4.02 | 7 | 6 |
| LA Chargers | 6.19 | 244.89 | 25.94 | 3.75 | 13 | 6 |
| Miami | 6.18 | 245.04 | 26.55 | 4.53 | 11 | 11 |
| New England | 6.16 | 247.51 | 26.47 | 4.74 | 5 | 8 |
| NY Jets | 6.20 | 243.89 | 25.68 | 3.55 | 11 | 3 |
| Oakland | 6.19 | 248.45 | 25.96 | 3.79 | 11 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 6.22 | 248.00 | 26.13 | 4.34 | 9 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 6.16 | 246.81 | 26.45 | 4.64 | 8 | 10 |
| AFC Average | 6.19 | 246.24 | 25.95 | 3.98 | 10.50 | 7.13 |
| NFC Average | 6.18 | 244.54 | 26.15 | 4.22 | 10.56 | 7.81 |
| All NFL Average | 6.18 | 245.39 | 26.05 | 4.10 | 10.53 | 7.47 |
| * AFC high | ||||||
| + AFC low |
| NFC | ||||||
| Team | Height | Weight | Age (Years) | Experience | Rookie & 1st year | Players Age 30 & Over |
| Arizona | 6.21 | 246.34 | 27.47 | 5.43 | 8 | 14 |
| Atlanta | 6.14 | 239.32 | 26.45 | 4.32 | 8 | 6 |
| Carolina | 6.19 | 247.58 | 26.77 | 4.91 | 9 | 13 |
| Chicago | 6.17 | 243.75 | 26.49 | 4.28 | 6 | 9 |
| Dallas | 6.15 | 244.00 | 26.02 | 4.36 | 10 | 7 |
| Detroit | 6.19 | 246.96 | 25.68 | 3.62 | 15 | 6 |
| Green Bay | 6.19 | 246.53 | 25.81 | 4.17 | 11 | 9 |
| LA Rams | 6.19 | 243.75 | 25.11 | 3.42 | 12 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 6.20 | 242.11 | 26.19 | 3.98 | 12 | 6 |
| New Orleans | 6.17 | 244.32 | 26.23 | 4.19 | 13 | 9 |
| NY Giants | 6.19 | 246.08 | 25.70 | 3.85 | 12 | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 6.13 | 243.96 | 26.47 | 4.75 | 9 | 9 |
| San Francisco | 6.17 | 244.08 | 25.75 | 3.85 | 14 | 8 |
| Seattle | 6.19 | 242.58 | 25.77 | 3.92 | 11 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 6.17 | 245.36 | 26.42 | 4.62 | 7 | 10 |
| Washington | 6.17 | 245.92 | 26.02 | 3.81 | 12 | 5 |
| NFC Average | 6.18 | 244.54 | 26.15 | 4.22 | 10.56 | 7.81 |
| AFC Average | 6.19 | 246.24 | 25.95 | 3.98 | 10.50 | 7.13 |
| All NFL Average | 6.18 | 245.39 | 26.05 | 4.10 | 10.53 | 7.47 |
| * NFC high | ||||||
| + NFC low |
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