The NFL regular season begins Thursday. Which players with Idaho ties made rosters?
NFL teams cut their rosters from 90 players to 53 last Saturday in preparation for Week 1 of the regular season, which begins Thursday with the Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Atlanta Falcons at 6:20 p.m. MT on NBC.
More than two dozen former Boise State, Idaho, Idaho State and Gem State high school football players were fighting for spots on an active roster or practice squad.
Here’s what we know as of Monday, Sept. 3:
BOISE STATE
On roster:
RB Jay Ajayi, No. 26 Philadelphia Eagles
LB Kamalei Correa, No. 44 Tennessee Titans
DL Tyrone Crawford, No. 98 Dallas Cowboys
CB Donte Deayon, No. 38 New York Giants
S George Iloka, No. 23 Minnesota Vikings
DE Demarcus Lawrence, No. 90 Dallas Cowboys
OT Charles Leno Jr., No. 72 Chicago Bears
RB Doug Martin, No. 28 Oakland Raiders
RB Jeremy McNichols, No. 34 Indianapolis Colts (practice squad)
C Matt Paradis (Council High), No. 61 Denver Broncos
CB Orlando Scandrick, No. 22 Kansas City Chiefs
CB Jamar Taylor, No. 28 Arizona Cardinals
LB Tanner Vallejo, No. 54 Cleveland Browns
LB Leighton Vander Esch (Salmon River High), No. 55 Dallas Cowboys
WR Cedrick Wilson, No. 16 Dallas Cowboys (injured reserve)
Cut:
C Marcus Henry, Seattle Seahawks
S Chanceller James, San Francisco 49ers
S Jeron Johnson, Dallas Cowboys
CB Jonathan Moxey, Arizona Cardinals
S Darian Thompson, New York Giants
OL Rees Odhiambo, Seattle Seahawks
IDAHO
On roster:
OT Jesse Davis, No. 77 Miami Dolphins
OL Mike Iupati, No. 76 Arizona Cardinals
DE Benson Mayowa, No. 91 Arizona Cardinals
RB Elijhaa Penny, No. 35 Arizona Cardinals (practice squad)
LB Korey Toomer, No. 56 Green Bay Packers
IDAHO STATE
On roster:
TE Josh Hill (Blackfoot High), No. 89 New Orleans Saints
OL Evan Smith, No. 62 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cut:
OL Skyler Phillips, Seattle Seahawks
HIGH SCHOOL
Still on roster:
QB Taysom Hill (Highland High), No. 7 New Orleans Saints
Cut:
OT Josh James (Coeur d’Alene High), Buffalo Bills
WR Colby Pearson (Blackfoot High), Atlanta Falcons (injury settlement)
Note: Quarterback Brock Osweiler of the Miami Dolphins was born in Coeur d’Alene.
This story was originally published September 1, 2018 at 2:39 PM.