UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A total of 39 Penn State football alumni are populating the rosters of 23 National Football League teams.
The Nittany Lions annually are among the top 20 programs nationally in producing players in the NFL. In addition, six former Nittany Lions are members of NFL coaching staffs and two PSU student-athletes from sports other than football are on rosters.
Here is a look at how these Nittany Lions greats fared in Week 13.
Marcus Allen (2014-17) S, Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers 20, Ravens 19
Allen saw action in the Steelers win over the Ravens.
Adrian Amos (2011-14) DB, Green Bay Packers
Bye Week
Troy Apke (2014-16) S, Washington Football Team
Washington 17, Raiders 15
Apke saw action in Washington's win over Las Vegas.
Saquon Barkley (2015-17) RB, New York Giants
Dolphins 20, Giants 9
Barkley had 11 carries for 55 yards and had six catches for 19 yards in the Giants loss to Miami.
Ryan Bates (2015-18) OT, Buffalo Bills
Patriots 14, Bills 10
Bates saw action in Buffalo's loss to New England.
Nick Bowers (2015-19) TE, Las Vegas Raiders
Washington 17, Raiders 15
Bowers was inactive in Las Vegas' loss to Washington.
Cam Brown (2016-19) LB, New York Giants
Dolphins 20, Giants 9
Brown recorded one tackle in the Giants loss to the Miami.
Austin Johnson (2013-15) DT, New York Giants
Dolphins 20, Giants 9
Johnson had five tackles in the Giants loss to Miami.
Jason Cabinda (2014-16) FB, Detroit Lions
Lions 29, Vikings 27
Cabinda saw action in the Lions win over the Vikings.
Dan Chisena (2015, 18-19) WR, Minnesota Vikings
Lions 29, Vikings 27
Chisena saw action in Minnesota's loss to Detroit.
Jack Crawford (2008-11) DT, Arizona Cardinals
Cardinals 33, Bears 22
Crawford is on injured reserve.
Sam Ficken (2011-14) K, Tennessee Titans
Bye Week
Ficken is on injured reserve.
Pat Freiermuth (2018-20) TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers 20, Ravens 19
Freiermuth had three catches for 26 yards in the Steelers win over Baltimore.
Will Fries (2020) OG, Indianapolis Colts
Colts 31, Texans 0
Fries saw action in the Colts win over the Texans
Mike Gesicki (2014-17) TE, Miami Dolphins
Dolphins 20, Giants 9
Gesicki had seven catches for 46 yards in Miami's win over the Giants.
Blake Gillikin (2016-19) P, New Orleans Saints
Cowboys 27, Saints 17
Gillikin averaged 51.3 yards on his six punts in the Saints loss to the Bills.
Kevin Givens (2015-18) DT, San Francisco 49ers
Seahawks 30, 49ers 23
Givens saw action in the 49ers loss to the Seahawks.
Chris Godwin (2014-16) WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Buccaneers 30, Falcons 17
Godwin set a Buccaneers single game receptions record with fifteen. He totaled 143 yards in the Bucs win over Atlanta.
Robbie Gould (2001-04) K, San Francisco 49ers
Seahawks 30, 49ers 23
Gould hit kicked a 50-yard field goal 49ers loss to the Seahawks.
Yetur Gross-Matos (2017-19) DE, Carolina Panthers
Bye week
Grant Haley (2014-17) CB, Los Angeles Rams
Rams 37, Jaguars 7
Haley is on the Rams practice squad.
DaeSean Hamilton (2014-17) WR, Denver Broncos
Chiefs 22, Broncos 9
Hamilton is on injured reserve.
KJ Hamler (2018-19), Denver Broncos
Chiefs 22, Broncos 9
Hamler is out for the remainder of the season with an injury.
Jesse James (2012-14) TE, Chicago Bears
Cardinals 33, Bears 22
James saw action in the Bears loss to the Cardinals.
DaQuan Jones (2011-13) DE, Carolina Panthers
Bye Week
Connor McGovern (2018) OG, Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys 27, Saints 17
McGovern started at guard in the Cowboys win over the Saints.
Trace McSorley (2014-18) QB, Arizona Cardinals
Cardinals 33, Bears 22
McSorely was inactive for the Cardinals in their win over Chicago.
Carl Nassib (2013-15) DE, Las Vegas Raiders
Washington 17, Raiders 15
Nassib was inactive in the Raiders loss to Washington.
Amani Oruwariye (2015-18) CB, Detroit Lions
Lions, 29, Vikings 27
Oruwariye had seven tackles in the Lions win over the Vikings.
Odafe Oweh (2018-20) OLB, Baltimore Ravens
Steelers 20, Ravens 19
Oweh tallied four tackles and a pass deflected in the Ravens loss to Pittsburgh.
Micah Parsons (2018-20) LB, Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys 27, Saints 17
Parsons recorded five tackles and a sack in the Cowboys win over New Orleans.
John Reid (2015-19) CB, Seattle Seahawks
Seahawks 30, 49ers 23
Reid recorded one tackle in the Seahawks win over San Francisco.
Allen Robinson II (2011-13) WR, Chicago Bears
Cardinals 33, Bears 22
Robinson was inactive in the Bears loss to Arizona.
Miles Sanders (2016-18) RB, Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles 33, Jets 18
Sanders had 24 carries for 120 yards and had three catches for 22 yards in an Eagles win over the Jets.
Nick Scott (2015-18) S, Los Angeles Rams
Rams 37, Jaguars, 7
Scott had three tackles in the Rams win over the Jaguars.
Donovan Smith (2011-14) OT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Buccaneers 30, Falcons 17
Smith started at left tackle in the Buccaneers win over the Falcons.
Shaka Toney (2017-20) DE, Washington Football Team
Washington 17, Seahawks 15
Toney saw action in Washington's win over the Raiders
Robert Windsor (2015-19) DT, Indianapolis Colts
Colts 31, Texans 0
Windsor is on injured reserve.
