NFL cut day: Which former Boise State, Idaho standouts made a 53-man roster?
NFL teams had until 2 p.m. Mountain time on Tuesday to trim their rosters to 53 players.
Each NFL team also has a 16-player practice squad, which can be assembled once the claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction expires at 2 p.m. MT on Wednesday.
The regular season begins Thursday, Sept. 9, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Dallas Cowboys (6:20 p.m., NBC). There are 14 games Sunday, Sept. 12, and Monday Night Football kicks off with the Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders on Sept. 13.
Below is a list of players with Idaho ties who were on NFL rosters during the preseason. This list will be updated as cuts and practice squads are announced.
BOISE STATE
Made roster
TE, John Bates, No. 87 Washington Football Team
G, Ezra Cleveland, No. 72 Minnesota Vikings
CB, Dont’e Deayon, No. 21 Los Angeles Rams (practice squad)
WR, John Hightower, Philadelphia Eagles (practice squad)
DE, DeMarcus Lawrence, No. 90 Dallas Cowboys
OT, Charles Leno Jr., No. 72 Washington Football Team
RB, Alexander Mattison, No. 25 Minnesota Vikings
RB, Jeremy McNichols, No. 28 Tennessee Titans (Reserve/COVID-19)
DT, David Moa, No. 96 New York Giants (practice squad)
G, John Molchon, No. 75 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
C, Matt Paradis (Council High), No. 61 Carolina Panthers
QB, Brett Rypien, No. 4 Denver Broncos (practice squad)
S, Darian Thompson, Dallas Cowboys (practice squad)
ILB, Tanner Vallejo, No. 51 Arizona Cardinals
LB, Leighton Vander Esch (Salmon River High), No. 55 Dallas Cowboys
DE, Curtis Weaver, No. 59 Cleveland Browns (practice squad)
CB, Avery Williams, No. 35 Atlanta Falcons
WR, Cedrick Wilson, No. 1 Dallas Cowboys
Cut
OL, Marcus Henry, Arizona Cardinals (waived/injured)
WR, A.J. Richardson, Arizona Cardinals (Confirmed by NFL.com)
IDAHO
Made roster
WR, Jeff Cotton, No. 88 Jacksonville Jaguars (practice squad)
G/T, Jesse Davis, No. 77 Miami Dolphins
LB, Kaden Elliss, No. 55 New Orleans Saints
DE, Benson Mayowa, No. 95 Seattle Seahawks
RB, Elijhaa Penny, No. 39 New York Giants
Cut
LB, Christian Elliss, Minnesota Vikings (Confirmed by NFL.com)
HIGH SCHOOLS
Made roster
DE, Porter Gustin (Emmett High), No. 94 Cleveland Browns (practice squad)
QB, Taysom Hill (Highland High), No. 7 New Orleans Saints
DT, Tommy Togiai (Highland High), No. 93 Cleveland Browns
DL, Jonah Williams (Rocky Mountain High), No. 92 Los Angeles Rams
Cut
OL, Tristen Hoge (Highland High), New York Jets (Confirmed by NFL.com)
This story was originally published August 31, 2021 at 1:28 PM.
