UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A total of 41 Penn State football alumni are populating the rosters of 23 National Football League teams heading into week one of the NFL season.
The Nittany Lions annually are among the top 20 programs nationally in producing players in the NFL. In addition, seven former Nittany Lions are members of NFL coaching staffs and two former PSU student-athletes from sports other than football are on rosters.
Six players from PSU's 2020 squad are on NFL teams.
Seventeen-year veteran and San Francisco All-Pro placekicker Robbie Gould is Penn State's elder statesman in the NFL. Former Penn State men's lacrosse player Chris Hogan signed with the New Orleans for his ninth season in the NFL. Additionally, former men's basketball player Ross Travis joined the Arizona Cardinals ahead of his sixth season.
Penn State's home opener at Beaver Stadium on Sept. 11 against Ball State will kick off at 3:30 on FS1. The Nittany Lions' 2021 schedule with updated kick times and TV designations can be found here: https://bit.ly/3fVFuhc.
For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and reserving new season tickets for the 2021 Penn State Football season presented by PSECU, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.PSUnrivaled.com, or call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
The 2021 Penn State Football season is presented by PSECU.
Nittany Lions on NFL Rosters:
Arizona Cardinals (3): Jack CrawfordIR (10), Michal Menet (R), Ross Travis (6, former MBB player)
Baltimore Ravens (2): Trace McSorley (3), Odafe Oweh (R)
Buffalo Bills (1): Ryan Bates (3)
Carolina Panthers (2): Yetur Gross-Matos (2), DaQuan Jones (9)
Chicago Bears (2): Jesse James (7), Allen Robinson II (8)
Dallas Cowboys (2): Connor McGovern (3), Micah Parsons (R)
Denver Broncos (2): DaeSean HamiltonIR (4), KJ Hamler (2)
Detroit Lions (2): Jason Cabinda (4), Amani Oruwariye (3)
Green Bay Packers (1): Adrian Amos (7)
Indianapolis Colts (2): Will Fries (R), Robert WindsorIR (2)
Las Vegas Raiders (2): Nick Bowers (2), Carl Nassib (6)
Los Angeles Rams (1): Nick Scott (3)
Miami Dolphins (1): Mike Gesicki (4)
Minnesota Vikings (1): Dan ChisenaIR (2)
New Orleans Saints (2): Blake Gillikin (2), Chris Hogan (9)
New York Giants (3): Saquon Barkley (4)C, Cam Brown (2), Austin Johnson (6)
Philadelphia Eagles (1): Miles Sanders (3)
Pittsburgh Steelers (2): Marcus Allen (4), Pat Freiermuth (R)
San Francisco 49ers (2): Kevin Givens (3), Robbie Gould (17)
Seattle Seahawks (1): John Reid (2)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2): Chris Godwin (5), Donovan Smith (7)
Tennessee Titans (2): Sam Ficken (5),Jan Johnson (2)
Washington Football Team (2): Troy Apke (4), Shaka Toney (R)
Italics indicates practice squad | C Team Captain | IR Injured Reserve
*As of September 6 , 2021
SIX FORMER LIONS ON NFL COACHING STAFFS
Six former Nittany Lions are patrolling the sidelines as part of NFL coaching staffs in 2021.
Matt Rhule (Carolina, head coach)
Bobby Engram (Baltimore, tight ends)
Al Golden (Cincinnati, linebackers)
D'Anton Lynn (Baltimore, defensive backs)
Mike Munchak (Denver, offensive line)
Jeff Nixon (Carolina, senior offensive assistant/RBs)
