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Pac-12 well represented in NFL Playoffs, 135 total players with 87 on active rosters

Jan 14, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO- The march to Super Bowl LVI kicks off this weekend with the NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend, and the Pac-12 will be well represented.  The Conference of Champions has 135 players on the 14 teams that made the playoffs with 87 of them on active rosters, the third most among the Power 5 conferences.  Each of the 14 NFL playoff teams has at least one Pac-12 player on its active roster with the Arizona Cardinals leading the way with 15 (nine on active rosters).  Rosters are as of Thursday, January 13 on NFL.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15

AFC:  No. 5 seed Las Vegas Raiders at No. 4 seed Cincinnati Bengals

RAIDERS

Active:  WR DeSean Jackson (California), QB Marcus Mariota (Oregon), DT Solomon Thomas (Stanford), OL Andre James (UCLA), OL Kolton Miller (UCLA), OL Jordan Simmons (USC), OL Jackson Barton (Utah), LB Cory Littleton (Washington), CB Desmond Trufant (Washington)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  DT PJ Johnson (Arizona), OL Hroniss Grasu (Oregon), OL Jeremiah Poutasi (Utah)

BENGALS

Active:  CB Chidobe Awuzie (Colorado), DT Josh Tupou (Colorado), WR Trenton Irwin (Stanford), S Michael Thomas (Stanford), TE Drew Sample (Washington)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  DT Renell Wren (Arizona State), OL Xavier Su’a-Filo (UCLA), QB Jake Browning (Washington)

AFC:  No. 6 seed New England Patriots at No. 3 seed Buffalo Bills

PATRIOTS

Active:  K Nick Folk (Arizona), RB J.J. Taylor (Arizona), DL Lawrence Guy (Arizona State), WR N’Keal Harry (Arizona State), P Jake Bailey (Stanford), TE Devin Asiasi (UCLA), WR Matthew Slater (UCLA), WR Nelson Agholor (USC), DB Myles Bryant (Washington)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  OT Will Sherman (Colorado), DE Henry Anderson (Stanford), G Alex Redmond (UCLA), DT Daniel Ekuale (Washington State)

BILLS

Active: P Matt Haack (Arizona State), S Jordan Poyer (Oregon State), DT Harrison Phillips (Stanford), DT Star Lotulelei (Utah), RB Zack Moss (Utah)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  QB Davis Webb (California), WR Isaiah Hodgins (Oregon State), DT Eli Ankou (UCLA), CB Olaijah Griffin (USC)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16

NFC:  No. 7 seed Philadelphia Eagles at No. 2 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers

EAGLES

Active:  CB Steven Nelson (Oregon State), G Nate Herbig (Stanford), DT Marlon Tuipulotu (USC), OT Andre Dillard (Washington State), QB Gardner Minshew (Washington State)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  OT Casey Tucker (Arizona State), TE Richard Rodgers (California), LB Davion Taylor (Colorado), OG Isaac Seumalo (Oregon State), TE Noah Togiai (Oregon State), WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (Stanford)

BUCCANEERS

Active:  TE Rob Gronkowski (Arizona), RB Ronald Jones II (USC), OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (Washington), DL Vita Vea (Washington)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  RB Kenjon Barner (Oregon), CB Richard Sherman (Stanford), DL Benning Potoa’e (Washington)

NFC:  No. 6 seed San Francisco 49ers at No. 3 seed Dallas Cowboys

49ERS

Active:  LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (Arizona), WR Brandon Aiyuk (49ers), C Alex Mack (California), DL Arik Armstead (Oregon), DB Deommodore Lenoir (Oregon), LB Curtis Robinson (Stanford), OL Jake Brendel (UCLA), S Talanoa Hufanga (USC), P Mitch Wishnowsky (Utah), WR River Cracraft (Washington State)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  WR Connor Wedington (Stanford)

COWBOYS

Active: P Bryan Anger (California), CB Nahshon Wright (Oregon State), WR Simi Fehoko (Stanford), TE Dalton Schultz (Stanford), DT Osa Odighizuwa (UCLA), OT Tyron Smith (USC), LB Francis Bernard (Utah)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  TE Ian Bunting (California), DT Austin Faoliu (Oregon), DE Bradlee Anae (Utah), DT Josiah Bronson (Washington)

AFC:  No. 7 seed Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 2 seed Kansas City Chiefs

STEELERS

Active:  RB Kalen Ballage (Arizona State), CB Ahkello Witherspoon (Colorado), DE Henry Mondeaux (Oregon), OT Zach Banner (USC)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  DE Tyson Alualu (California), WR Juju Smith-Schuster (USC), WR Tyler Vaughns (USC)

CHIEFS

Active:  OL Kyle Long (Oregon)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  OT Mike Remmers (Oregon State)

MONDAY, JANUARY 17

NFC:  No. 5 seed Arizona Cardinals at No. 4 seed Los Angeles Rams

CARDINALS

Active:  RB Eno Benjamin (Arizona State), OL Sean Harlow (Oregon State), TE Zach Ertz (Stanford), OLB Devon Kennard (USC), DT Leki Fotu (Utah), S Budda Baker (Washington), TE Darrell Daniels (Washington), CB Byron Murphy Jr. (Washington), S Jalen Thompson (Washington State)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  CB Jace Whittaker (Arizona), ILB Joe Walker (Oregon), DE Josh Mauro (Stanford), OLB Kylie Fitts (Utah), ILB Ezekiel Turner (Washington), WR Andre Baccellia (Washington)

RAMS

Active:  LB Justin Hollins (Oregon), P Johnny Hekker (Oregon State), S Terrell Burgess (Utah), K Matt Gay (Utah), DL Greg Gaines (Washington), S Taylor Rapp (Washington), OL Coleman Shelton (Washington)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  TE Johnny Mundt (Oregon), WR Robert Woods (USC), S Eric Weddle (Utah)

BYE WEEK

NFC No. 1 seed Green Bay Packers

Active:  QB Aaron Rodgers (California), OT David Bakhtiari (Colorado), K Mason Crosby (Colorado), WR Juwann Winfree (Colorado), C Jake Hanson (Oregon), LB Krys Barnes (UCLA), DL Kenny Clark (UCLA), TE Marcedes Lewis (UCLA), CB Kevin King (Washington)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  CB Kabion Ento (Colorado), LB Peter Kalambayi (Stanford), K JJ Molson (UCLA)

AFC No. 1 seed Tennessee Titans

Active:  DB Dane Cruikshank (Arizona), DT Kyle Peko (Oregon State), LB Jayon Brown (UCLA), CB Elijah Molden (Washington)

Injured/Practice/COVID:  TE Tommy Hudson (Arizona State), QB Kevin Hogan (Stanford), C Daniel Munyer (Colorado)

Pac-12 School Total Players Active Roster Players
Arizona 7 5
Arizona State 9 6
Cal 8 4
Colorado 10 6
Oregon 12 7
Oregon State 10 6
Stanford 17 9
UCLA 14 10
USC 12 8
Utah 12 8
Washington 19 15
Washington State 5 4