#FromStateToSundays: Week 5 Preview
October 05, 2023 | 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 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), Cameron Dantzler (Saints), Tyre Phillips (Eagles), Marquiss Spencer (Jets), Jordan Thomas (Panthers), Tyrus Wheat (Cowboys) and Darryl Williams (Jaguars) are members of the practice squad.
Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders | 7:15 p.m. Prime Video
CB Emmanuel Forbes (WAS)
DE Montez Sweat (WAS)
Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills (in London, England) | 8:30 a.m. NFL Network
P Logan Cooke (JAX)
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts | 12 p.m. CBS
DE Denico Autry (TEN)
DT Jeffery Simmons (TEN)
New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots | 12 p.m. CBS
S J.T. Gray (NO)
Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams | 3:05 p.m. FOX
DT Fletcher Cox (PHI)
CB Darius Slay (PHI)
Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings | 3:25 p.m. CBS
LB Willie Gay Jr. (KC)
DT Chris Jones (KC)
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers | 7:20 p.m. NBC
QB Dak Prescott (DAL)
Green Bay Packers at Las Vegas Raiders | 7:15 p.m. ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
OG Elgton Jenkins (GB)
LB Preston Smith (GB)
