13 former Arizona State Sun Devils are currently in the National Football League as of Week 1 of the 2024 season. Eight of them are on their team’s respective 53-man rosters, four more are on a practice squad, and another is on injured reserve.
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- WR Brandon Aiyuk, San Francisco 49ers
- RB Rachaad White, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- DB Jack Jones, Las Vegas Raiders
- DL D.J. Davidson, New York Giants
- DL Nesta Jade Silvera, Las Vegas Raiders (Practice Squad)
- TE Messiah Swinson, Carolina Panthers
- LS Mitchell Fraboni, Denver Broncos
- TE N’Keal Harry, Minnesota Vikings (Practice Squad)
- RB Xazavian Valladay, New York Jets (Practice Squad)
- DB Chase Lucas, San Francisco 49ers
- DB Chris Edmonds, Cleveland Browns (Practice Squad)
- DB Ro Torrence, Chicago Bears (Practice Squad)
- OL Quinn Bailey, Denver Broncos (Injured Reserve)
The biggest name of that group is 49ers top receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Aiyuk was selected by the 49ers with their first round selection four years ago and has since signed a four-year extension after a heated negotiation. White and Jones are also expected to play key roles on their respective teams in 2024, with the former as the lead back in Tampa Bay’s rotation and the latter a starting cornerback for the Raiders. Fraboni won the long snapper job in Denver to replace Jacob Bobenmoyer, who signed with the Raiders in the offseason.
Swinson was originally signed to the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad but was recently signed to the Panthers’ active roster, per Packers Wire, where he’ll spend at least a mandatory three weeks on. Harry is the most notable name of the practice squad players, as he was a former first round pick with the New England Patriots in 2019 but never seemed to fit in or progress before the Patriots cut ties three seasons later. He’s since converted to a tight end with the Vikings before failing to make their roster.
The list doesn’t include some former players who were in the program that transferred and found success elsewhere. 2024 first round picks Jayden Daniels (No. 2) and Ricky Pearsall (No. 31) transferred to LSU and Florida respectively before getting their name called by Roger Goodell in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Michael McDermott covers the Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals, and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @MichaelMcDMLB
