The NFL season will begin this week with 70 former Mid-American Conference players on roster, including a league-best 14 from the University of Toledo.
Five former MAC players made the Pro Bowl last season: Tennessee punter Brett Kern (Toledo), Oakland receiver Antonio Brown (Central Michigan), Kansas City offensive tackle Eric Fisher (Central Michigan), Chicago linebacker Khalil Mack (Buffalo), and Philadelphia guard Brandon Brooks.
New England receiver Julian Edelman (Kent State) was the Super Bowl MVP. Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (Findlay) led the NFL last season with 5,129 passing yards.
Pittsburgh has the most MAC players on its roster with nine, followed by Tennessee with six.
Here are the MAC’s NFL players listed by school:
TOLEDO (14)
■ Cleveland: RB Kareem Hunt
■ Dallas: WR Jon’Vea Johnson (injured reserve)
■ Green Bay: DB Ka’Dar Hollman
■ Houton: OL Greg Mancz
■ Indianapolis: DB Rolan Milligan (practice squad)
■ Kansas City: WR Cody Thompson (practice squad)
■ Pittsburgh: DE Ola Adeniyi
■ Pittsburgh: WR Diontae Johnson
■ Pittsburgh: LB Tuzar Skipper
■ Pittsburgh: DB Trevon Mathis (practice squad)
■ Tennessee: RB David Fluellen
■ Tennessee: P Brett Kern
■ Tennessee: QB Logan Woodside (practice squad)
■ Washington: DL Treyvon Hester
CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11)
■ Dallas: S Kavon Frazier
■ Dallas: QB Cooper Rush
■ Houston: DB Jahleel Addae
■ Houston: DB Xavier Crawford
■ Kansas City: OL Eric Fisher
■ Minnesota: TE Tyler Conklin
■ Oakland: WR Antonio Brown
■ Philadelphia: DL Joe Ostman (injured reserve)
■ San Francisco: OT Joe Staley
■ Seattle: LB Nick Bellore
■ Tampa Bay: DB Sean Murphy-Bunting
WESTERN MICHIGAN (7)
■ Carolina: OL Taylor Moton
■ Cincinnati: DB Darius Phillips
■ N.Y. Giants: DB Sam Beal (injured reserve)
■ Pittsburgh: OL Chukwuma Okorafor
■ Pittsburgh: LB Robert Spillane (practice squad)
■ Seattle: LB Justin Currie (practice squad)
■ Tennessee: WR Corey Davis
AKRON (6)
■ Dallas: LB Justin March
■ Indianapolis: LB Jamal Davis (practice squad)
■ L.A. Chargers: LB Jatavis Brown
■ L.A. Rams: WR JoJo Natson
■ N.Y. Jets: DB Kyron Brown (practice squad)
■ Pittsburgh: LB Ulysees Gilbert III
NORTHERN ILLINOIS (6)
■ Atlanta: WR Christian Blake (practice squad)
■ Detroit: WR Kenny Golladay
■ Detroit: DB Rashaan Melvin
■ Houston: OL Max Scharping
■ Minnesota: WR Chad Beebe
■ San Francisco: DB Jimmie Ward
BUFFALO (5)
■ Atlanta: DL Steven Means (injured reserve)
■ Buffalo: DB Cam Lewis (practice squad)
■ Chicago: LB Khalil Mack
■ Cincinnati: TE Mason Schreck (practice squad)
■ Tampa Bay: DL Demone Harris
KENT STATE (4)
■ Minnesota: OL Josh Kline
■ New England: WR Julian Edelman
■ N.Y. Jets: OL Brian Winters
■ Pittsburgh: FB Roosevelt Nix
MIAMI (OHIO) (3)
■ Buffalo: TE Nate Becker (practice squad)
■ Pittsburgh: QB Ben Roethlisberger
■ Philadelphia: OL Brandon Brooks
OHIO (3)
■ Cleveland: DB T.J. Carrie
■ N.Y. Jets: DE Tarell Basham
■ Tennessee: WR Papi White (practice squad)
BALL STATE (2)
■ Baltimore: WR Willie Snead
■ Carolina: OL Kitt O’Brien (injured reserve)
BOWLING GREEN (2)
■ Kansas City: OL Ryan Hunter
■ Tampa Bay: WR Scott Miller
EASTERN MICHIGAN (2)
■ Jacksonville: OL Ka’John Armstrong (practice squad)
■ Kansas City: OL Andrew Wylie
First Published September 5, 2019, 7:27 p.m.
