A comprehensive list of local faces making NFL rosters

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Final cutdowns for 53-man rosters for each of the 32 organizations in the National Football League came Tuesday afternoon. Here’s a comprehensive list of local high school and collegiate products who made rosters across the league, broken down by franchise:

• Arizona Cardinals
  • Isaiah Simmons, linebacker, Olathe North
    • The former Clemson star enters his third season in the NFL after starting all 17 games for the Cardinals in 2021.
• Atlanta Falcons
  • Timmy Horne, defensive lineman, Kansas State
    • Horne, a 24-year-old rookie for the Atlanta Falcons, made the roster following his lone season at Kansas State. He recorded 20 tackles and two sacks as a Wildcat
  • Beau Brinkley, long snapper, Missouri
    • Brinkley, a product of Kearney High School, enters his 11th NFL season on injured reserve for the Falcons
• Chicago Bears
  • Larry Borom, offensive lineman, Missouri
  • Byron Pringle, wide receiver, Kansas State
    • Former Wildcat and Kansas City Chief signed a one-year deal with the Bears this offseason.
  • Duke Shelley, defensive back, Kansas State
  • Cody Whitehair, offensive lineman, Kansas State
  • Teven Jenkins, offensive lineman, Topeka High
• Dallas Cowboys
  • Dorance Armstrong, defensive end, Kansas
    • The former Jayhawk is entering his fifth season in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys. Last season, Armstrong started five games and accumulated five sacks in 13 total games.
• Los Angeles Rams
  • Russ Yeast, safety, Kansas State
• Minnesota Vikings
  • Akayleb Evans, cornerback, Missouri
• Philadelphia Eagles
  • Kyron Johnson, defensive end, Kansas
• Seattle Seahawks
  • Tyler Lockett, wide receiver, Kansas State
  • Drew Lock, quarterback, Missouri/Lee’s Summit
    • Lock was named the Seahawks backup quarterback following a training camp battle with Geno Smith.
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Rachaad White, running back, Center High School
    • White, a third-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Arizona State, should serve as insurance for the Buccaneers if star running back Leonard Fournette were to get hurt.
  • Blaine Gabbert, quarterback, Missouri
• Washington Commanders
  • Cornelius Lucas, offensive lineman, Kansas State
  • Daniel Wise, defensive end, Kansas
• Buffalo Bills
  • Mitch Morse, center, Missouri
    • Former Kansas City Chiefs center and Missouri Tiger will begin his eighth season in the NFL helping protect Bills’ star quarterback Josh Allen
• Cincinnati Bengals
  • Hakeem Adeniji, offensive lineman, Kansas
• Cleveland Browns
  • Jordan Elliott, defensive tackle, Missouri
• Denver Broncos
  • Dalton Risner, offensive lineman, Kansas State
  • Damarea Crockett, running back, Missouri
    • Will begin his second season in the NFL on injured reserve.
• Houston Texans
  • Justin Britt, offensive lineman, Missouri
  • Maliek Collins, defensive lineman, Center High School
  • Jonathan Owens, safety, Missouri Western State
• Indianapolis Colts
  • Braden Smith, offensive lineman, Olathe South
    • Former Auburn lineman is entering his fifth season with the Colts
• Kansas City Chiefs
  • Nick Bolton, linebacker, Missouri
    • Bolton led the Chiefs in tackles (112) as a rookie. This offseason, he changed his jersey number to 32 -- the number he wore at Missouri -- following the departure of safety Tyrann Mathieu.
  • Elijah Lee, linebacker, Blue Springs + Kansas State
    • Lee was cut as a vested veteran during Tuesday’s deadline but is expected to join the 53-man roster once two injured players are moved to injured reserve.
• Las Vegas Raiders
  • Sam Webb, cornerback, Excelsior Springs + Missouri Western State
• Los Angeles Chargers
  • Chase Daniel, quarterback, Missouri
    • Daniel will surpass $40 million in career earnings this year and is one of the highest-paid backup quarterbacks of all-time.
• Miami Dolphins
  • Skylar Thompson, quarterback, Kansas State
    • Thompson stood out during the preseason, leading the NFL in passing yards and passing touchdowns in that span.
• New England Patriots
  • Joshuah Bledsoe, safety, Missouri
  • Sam Roberts, defensive tackle, Northwest Missouri State
• New York Jets
  • Connor McGovern, center, Missouri
  • D.J. Reed, cornerback, Kansas State
  • Greg Zuerlein, kicker, Missouri Western
• Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Steven Sims, wide receiver, Kansas

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